Last month’s releases sizzled with everything from ‘Firefly’-like space adventures to spicy pigs.
Mention the word February at random, and I’d say the minds of most folks drift to thoughts of love, relationships, and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates. Sorry, but you won’t be getting anything like that from us. We can, however, give you a list of iPhone and iPad games we believe you’ll love as much as we do.
There’s a little something to love for everyone from last month’s releases, ranging from the space-age adventures of Star Traders: Frontiers to the one-finger hacking and slashing of Immortal Rogue. And if you never got around to celebrating the newly arrived Year of the Pig, we strongly recommend you check out Spicy Piggy. Let’s see what treats we have in store, shall we?
Let’s say you’ve been snoozing for 100 years. You’d want to take your time learning about the new world you’re waking up to, right? Not if you’re the protagonist of Immortal Rogue. He’s a vampire that awakes and starts slaughtering folks from different eras with the swiftness that some people reach for their morning coffee. If the samurai or industrial workers he encounters manage to kill him quickly (and they often do, early on), he’s sent back to sleep for another 100 years to regain his strength.
Good thing the story barely matters in this delightful roguelike hack-and-slash. It’s packed with commuter-friendly short levels, and its touch controls for movements, light attacks, and heavy attacks work so well that you can play the whole game with only one finger. Most levels are randomized, but you’ll fight some preset bosses on your way to Dracula himself, and Immortal Rogue enlivens this adventure by letting you choose to kill or recruit specific foes for perks.
Boost Buddies begins with a cute kitty falling from the heavens, who then crashes at the bottom of a cave several meters below the surface.
