Blogcritics Category: Gaming: Mobile

iPhone Game Review: WordsWorth

Robert M. Barga — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:53:27 EST

It's like Bookworm, but for your iPhone and iPod Touch.
Are you addicted to flash games that play with words? Do you play Scrabble® at every family gathering? Do you do crosswords in your spare time? Do you love looking at words and coming up with various anagrams or their palindromes? If so, then WordsWorth is the perfect iPhone of iPod Touch game for you.WordsWorth is your typical online flash...

Top 10 Applications for the iPhone from 2008

Robert M. Barga — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:34:22 EST

What you should have on your iPhone.
Picking the top ten applications for the iPhone from 2008 was a very tough job to do. I had to decide between many qualified apps. Some of them are popular, some are unknown. Some are free, some cost a bit of money. Some are games, others are utilities. While this list is subjective (as are all top-ten lists), I did my best to base this on actual...

iPhone Game Review: Crystal Quest

Robert M. Barga — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:02:54 EST

The retro classic reemerges onto your iPhone and iPod Touch.
Are you into playing retro classics? Do you like top-down shooter games? Have you always wanted to be a little ball in space just floating around searching for crystals? Are you interested in playing an old-school game that introduced those using Macs to gaming? Well, if so, then Crystal Quest is the game for you.Twenty-one years after it became...

iPhone Game Review: Pool Rebel

Robert M. Barga — Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:57:25 EST

Play pool, with real physics, on your iPhone and iPod Touch!
Are you a pool hustler? Do you love to stand around a felt-topped table, beer in one hand, a large stick in another, trying to tap balls into pockets? Do you want a game of pool for the iPhone that ACTUALLY uses real physics? If so, then this pocket-pool application for your phone is right up your alley.Pool Rebel is an application that offers a...

Guitar Hero: World Tour Mobile is Released for Cell Phones Nationwide

Robert M. Barga — Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:32:02 EST

The worldwide best seller is now giving you carpal tunnel syndrome on your mobile device.
Are you traveling by bus, car, or plane and still want to get your Guitar Hero fix? Do you want to get the best selling game on your phone, and play it anywhere? Are you tired of playing the copy cats (TapTap, I am looking at you) on your cell phone, and want to play the real thing? If you said 'YES' to any of the above questions, then I...

iPhone Game Review: Baccarat Pro

Robert M. Barga — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:06:31 EST

Bond�s trademark card game at your fingertips.
Have you always wondered what James Bond's favorite card game is all about? Have you seen the high rollers playing a game that you can't understand but intrigues you? Are you interested in playing a game where you can actually bet on losing? If so, then the new application from Avalinx is for you.Baccarat Pro (pronounced bah-kuh-RAH) is an...

iPhone Game Review: 21 Pro: Blackjack - Sponsored

Robert M. Barga — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:03:37 EST

Everything that a novice or even an expert blackjack player wants in an iPhone application.
Are you interested in playing blackjack on your iPhone? Do you want to hone your skills before your trip to Vegas or Dubai? Are you interested in learning how to play one of the most addictive gambling games of all time? Finally, are you interested in doing all of this without risking any money, or even paying anything to learn it? If so, then the...

The Skeptic's Guide to Violent Video Game Studies

Nathaniel Edwards — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:05:39 EST

Why you should doubt what you read about the effects of violent video games.
A few days ago, The Washington Post published an article entitled "Study Links Violent Video Games, Hostility" that combined some fairly old American research with two new Japanese studies that claimed there is "conclusive evidence" that violent video games are a "public health risk". I propose that researchers who say they have conclusive evidence...

Mac, motion, mobile and miscellaneous 2008 Gift Guide

Tall Writer — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:52:14 EDT

MacIntosh computer games, casual titles and portable players like the iPod, iPhone and mobile phones offer plenty of holiday gift options.
Mac games include futureU: The Prep Game For SAT, Sid Meier’s Pirates!!, Spore, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and the adventure Jack Keane. Space Trader (Oct. 13) lets players buy and sell with side bounty missions while discovering a World of Goo (Nov. 10) involves sticky structures in puzzle gameplay. Mini Motion Skate (Oct. 13) continues...

Comic-Con International 2008: Four Days of Fandom, Part One

El Bicho — Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:59:25 EDT

Day One of Comic Con 2008 offers vampires, serial killers, and puppets
Thursday morning’s drive down to San Diego on Interstate 5 provided an unknowing bit of foreshadowing to Comic-Con weekend as four lanes of freeway were slowed to a crawl. Before dawn, a very bad accident causing a tractor-trailer to roll over, its contents of meat to be strewn across the road, and a few fires to break out snarled up traffic...