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iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [After Burner Climax]
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsApp Name: After Burner Climax Developer: SEGA Launch Date: 2-7-13 Price: $2.99 / €2.20 App-Aholic Rating: 4.3/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer The old legacy that is Sega is still pumping out the occasional adrenaline-enthralling adventure. Their latest iOS endeavor, After Burner Climax, capitalizes... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Table Top Racing]
Posted on February 3, 2013 | No CommentsApp Name: Table Top Racing Developer: Playrise Edge Ltd. Launch Date: 1-26-13 Price: $2.99 / €2.19 App-Aholic Rating: 5/5 Hey, ’80s and ’90s kids! Remember Micro Machines? Welcome them to the mobile gaming realm in this mini road racer, Table Top Racing, by Playrise Edge... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Cracking Sands]
Posted on January 27, 2013 | No CommentsApp Name: Cracking Sands Developer: Polarbit Launch Date: 1-24-13 Price: $4.99 / €3.74 App-Aholic Rating: 3.6 / 5 Everyone loves Mario. Everyone loves go-carts. So naturally, everyone loves Mario and his brigade of friends driving go-carts. While this game has nothing to do with our... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Infestor]
Posted on January 20, 2013 | No CommentsApp Name: Infestor Developer: Ravenous Games Inc. Launch Date: 1-17-13 Price: $0.99 / €0.74 App-Aholic Rating: 4.8/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer Ravenous Games isn’t exactly new to the AppStore, nor are they new to the platformer genre. Refining the overall aesthetics of everything... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Little Amazon]
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsApp Name: Little Amazon Developer: Bulkypix Launch Date: 1-10-13 Price: $Free / €Free App-Aholic Rating: 3.8/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer BulkPix has been one of my more favored developers since the likes of Terra Noctis and JAZZ: Trump’s Journey graced the AppStore. With... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: 2013 Shout-Out
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No CommentsWelcome to the 8DAG of 2013, app-aholics! Since this year kicked off a little lethargically in the AppStore, I thought I would take the week to highlight the changes that will be taking place here on iOSA3. As the 8DAG crew continues to expand across... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Ravensword Shadowlands]
Posted on December 23, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Ravensword Shadowlands Developer: Crescent Moon Games Launch Date: 12-19-12 Price: $6.99 / €5.31 App-Aholic Rating: 5/5 Crescent Moon games, fronted by Josh Presseisen, has had an incredibly productive (and undoubtedly successful) year. At the rate and quality of titles they’ve released since last... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Google Maps]
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Google Maps Developer: Google Inc. Launch Date: 12-12-12 Price: FREE App-Aholic Rating: 5/5 Thanks to a dull contribution to the iOS gaming market, this week’s iOSA3 spotlight strays away from entertainment and illuminates a newfound gem that just corrected the problem, which never... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Developer: Rockstar Games Launch Date: 12-6-12 Price: $4.99 / €3.86 App-Aholic Rating: 4/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer A dark side; everyone’s got one. Whether you’d prefer to steal a car or launder thousands of dollars, the... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders]
Posted on December 2, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders Developer: Atypical Games Launch Date: 11-27-12 Price: $4.99 / €3.84 App-Aholic Rating: 3.8/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer I’ve been conflicted on the Sky Gambler series from the start. Rise of Glory, their WWI flying experience, was mediocre... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Skylanders Battlegrounds]
Posted on November 25, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Skylanders Battlegrounds Developer: Activision Publishing Inc. Launch Date: 11-15-12 Price: $6.99 / €5.43 App-Aholic Rating: 4/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer The mid-week releases on the AppStore came early this Thanksgiving, and with a fair line of contenders for our iOSA3 spotlight,... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Verticus]
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Verticus Developer: Moonshark Launch Date: 11-8-12 Price: $1.99 App-Aholic Rating: 2/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer The endless runner has officially become a “thing” among the AppStore, and you’re either going to like it, or developers will chase you until you do.... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Wraithborne]
Posted on November 11, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Wraithborne Developer: Crescent Moon Games & Alpha Dog Games Launch Date: 11-7-12 Price: $2.99 App-Aholic Rating: 5+/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer Unreal Engine has become the backbone for many of this year’s beautiful mobile gaming endeavors. So it’s no mystery that... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Need for Speed: Most Wanted]
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Need for Speed: Most Wanted Developer: Electronic Arts Inc. Launch Date: 10-18-12 Price: $6.99 App-Aholic Rating: 4/5 Need for Speed: Most Wanted was a near and dear favorite in my younger youth. While that still remains true, the iOS rendition of Most Wanted... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe]
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Developer: Chillingo Ltd Last Update: 10-22-12 Price: $0.99 App-Aholic Rating: 4/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer There’s no need to embellish: He-Man was never really my cup-a java when I was growing up. However,... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Carmageddon]
Posted on October 21, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Carmageddon Developer: Stainless Games Ltd Launch Date: 10-11-12 Price: $1.99 App-Aholic Rating: 3.8/5 It was either by sheer luck or an immense stroke of irony that all good pickin’s for this week’s iOSA3 subtracted zero bucks from my bank account. Unfortunately, that also... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Polara]
Posted on October 14, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Polara Developer: Hope This Works Games Inc. Launch Date: 10-10-12 Price: $0.99 (limited launch pricing!) App-Aholic Rating: 5/5 Endless runners are like bad breath: they come and go and they all stink in their own way. Okay, maybe that’s a bit harsh, but... -
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iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Order & Chaos]
Posted on October 7, 2012 | No CommentsOf course, folks, it’s that time of year again. The air’s cold, and the holidays threaten to suck your wallet free of any loose change. Whatever is a mobile gamer supposed to do without the funds to feed the addiction? It just so happens that... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous: [Lili]
Posted on September 23, 2012 | No CommentsApp Name: Lili Developer: BitMonster Inc. Launch Date: 9-19-12 Price: $4.99 App-Aholic Rating: 4.8/5 Watch it Here: Official Game Trailer Lili is unreal! But no, seriously, Unreal Engine 3 has been making its way into many mobile games these days. Lili is no exception, and... -
iOS App-Aholics Anonymous DUAL EDITION: [Mole Kart 2 Evolution / Megatroid Chapter Two]
Posted on September 16, 2012 | No CommentsThis is what happens when Apple hogs the spotlight. With Apple’s massive keynote event clogging up the headlines, this past week in iOS gaming was a bit…er, stale. How can we keep it exciting for you wonderful folks? Easy. We put in some overtime to...