Choo Choo Steam Trains (Review) iPhone/iPod/iPad

Ever wish you could be a train conductor?  Choo Choo Steam Trains by Chillingo (Iphone $0.99) grants your wish.  You start off with 3 options: Play, Build, Watch. You can also click on a crystal and validate your e-mail address to get into Crystal where you can view your achievements, find friends, look at recommended games, my games, account settings, and switch users. When you click play... more.

The zombies from Laughing Jackal’s latest PlayStation minis title, OMG-Z, the gore-splattered chain reaction shooter, will be shambling out onto PlayStation minis on the 3rd of August in Europe and the 2nd of August in America. Priced at £2.49 in the UK and $3.49 in the US http://www.laughingjackal.co.uk/post/omg-z-is-shambling-onto-playstation-minis-this-august. When asked how OMG-... more.

EnjoyUp Games today announced that 99Bullets will be released on Thursday 21th July 2011 by Nintendo of Europe on the Nintendo DSiWare service and Nintendo eShop. Pricing: 500 Nintendo DSi Points. The Nintendo DSi Shop is accessible through the Nintendo DSi system. The Nintendo eShop is accessible through the Nintendo 3DS system. Trailer: ... more.

SNK fans rejoice; a brand-new King of Fighters has arrived on portable devices with redrawn graphics, smooth animation, and stable Virtual Pad controls. According to SNK-PLAYMORE , The King of Fighters-I for iPhone is compatible with Game Center. It also comes with four game modes: Team Battle for classic KOF 3-on-3 matches, Single Battle for 1-on-1 fights, Endless mode for endurance chal... more.

Cubic Ninja from Ubisoft is an original game that uses the 3DS' gyroscope technology. As a carbon cube named CC, your mission is to rescue some friends and ultimately rescue a kidnapped princess.  As a puzzle game, the player must tilt the 3DS back, forward, and side-to-side to navigate CC through a series of mazes laden with hazardous obstacles and traps. Like all puzzle games, the first few ... more.

Video games are usually play-tested before foisting them on paying customers.Therefore it's's baffling to think what Food Processing, an iOS arcade puzzler from Chillingo, went through (or didn't) between the "final" line of code and the App Store. Both the visuals and controls render this game largely unplayable, making a game that's not very original a rare instance where it's not even worth the... more.

Something different and still fun is a too-rare occurrence in the App Store, so when a game like Play Kalei lets you toy with the world through a kaleidoscope there's much rejoicing. A short cheer, but nonetheless spirited. I had an odd liking for kaleidoscopes as a kid, to the point of indulging in one of those overpriced yuppie desktop toys early in my professional career (alas, it's generall... more.

Dead on Arrival - Developer Diaries, get hands on with playable dev builds! We will be releasing several Developer Diaries over the next couple of weeks so you can all get your hands on the progression of the game from the start of development to the release version. We hope you enjoy getting your hands dirty and trying out each build over the last 4 months first hand Playable Build: ... more.

There's a reason Dragon's Lair has been rereleased ad nauseum despite its massive lack of player content. There's also a reason its sequel, arguably a much better game just rereleased in highly playable form for the iPhone, barely registers in the collective memory of gaming history. Dragon's Lair, of course, was a fascinating novelty in 1983 for its first-rate animation as much as its quirky l... more.

Fans of BIT.TRIP have something to be excited about. The complete game is coming to retail for WII and Nintendo 3DS this September. The WII version will be released as a six-game retail compilation, packaged with a BIT.TRIP Soundtrack Sampler CD. BIT.TRIP SAGA (Nintendo 3DS) and BIT.TRIP COMPLETE (Wii) will ship to retailers on September 13th, 2011. BIT.TRIP COMPLETE includes: BIT.TRIP... more.