Touch Arcade

Not that I won't keep playing MLB Manager and struggle in vain against the baseball gods to make my Texas Rangers win a World Series. Because despite all my complaints about little things, I'm hooked once again. Send help. This is the only way to get a good, deep, baseball simulator on mobile, and it is a good way to get a taste of what it might be like in comparison to a full-fledged game. If it's your first time, I'm sorry about the rest of your life that you will no longer have because you're stuck managing a bases loaded, one-out situation in an August 2023 game. It could be the most value you get out of a $4.99 game. If the little annoyances got to be too much in earlier years, well, unfortunately, many of them are still here. But whether you can see the forest for the trees is question you'll have to consider for yourself.

Kami 2 is a gorgeous puzzle game packed with challenging content, but it allows its sense of style to get in the way of a smooth experience for the player. It's fine that the game throws out difficult and complex puzzles, but the game seemingly goes out of its way to make the process of solving those challenges as tedious as possible. Between its generous pay model, stunning presentation, and heaps of puzzles to solve, Kami 2 is probably worth taking at least a few swings at. It's at least a few folds away from the gameplay living up to the slick visual designs, however, and there are clearly some kinks to work out with the online modes.

So, is it worth spending time playing Krosmaga? If you're looking for another CCG that plays differently than the likes of Hearthstone, I would say definitely give Krosmaga a try. Its mechanics will have you thinking in fresh ways compared to most other CCGs, and the fun art and card ideas will entertain as well. Krosmaga is pretty fun, and I think you should give it a try; just be prepared for all the randomness-created shenanigans.

Versus: The Elite Trials is an excellent gamebook, and I will wait with great anticipation for the next part of the story.

What I'm saying is that you have to play Death Road to Canada. Controller support is the one thing that would make this better, and that's coming shortly after this review.

Now, I really like TypeShift. I think it's an awfully fun game, and I always found myself coming back to it not long after putting it down over some irritating puzzle or another. But its various parts don't quite lock together as well as smoothly as you might hope, leaving the overall experience a little wanting. It's also a bit of a battery hog, surprisingly enough. If you enjoy word games, you'll almost certainly want to check this one out in spite of the little problems I've mentioned. There are tons of free puzzles to try out that should give you a solid idea of whether this is your thing or not. TypeShift might not have the accessible charms of SpellTower, but it does quite well in carving out a different sort of enjoyment all to itself.

Once again, the extremely reasonable price makes it hard for me to say you shouldn't even consider buying Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando Mobile. If you think you can deal with the control quirks, this is a good technical conversion of the arcade game. Provided that's all you're looking for, I can think of worse ways to spend a couple of bucks. Between the control issues, the relatively low amount of content, and the inconsistent difficulty settings, Commando Mobile is probably the hardest one of these releases to recommend so far, however.

My chief complaint about Golf Zero is that there isn't more of it. This is the kind of game I could play for hundreds of levels at a time, and although there is more content in the pipeline it couldn't come soon enough. The 40 standard levels won't take you that long to blaze through, but that's because they're so addicting to knock out in rapid succession. With a more forgiving ad system and some extra levels it would be even easier to recommend.

Runt of the Litter makes a good impression while it lasts, but the overall experience feels like it's missing some essential nutrients. It's almost like I can see the lore that I'm craving sitting over on the counter, but it's just out of my reach. The pace of the story starts moving a little too quickly for my tastes in the back half, and it truly feels like there should have been something more after the game's second act. It's a pleasant enough read and just about everything involving the gryphons is a joy, but it's hard to give this one a strong recommendation when it feels like it's lacking so much.

This is a game that becomes a real battery-killer if you give it a shot. Also, because on my (shockingly old!) iPhone 6 Plus, the game drains battery quickly. It might not click right away, but it will click eventually, and there's so much of a rewarding experience here, with new content to unlock. I do wish there was iCloud, so that I could keep my progress going on my iPad and maybe not kill my battery so fast. However you play it, this is a must-play, and a game I don't see leaving my iPhone any time soon. Just be patient.