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In a year of big-name console ports like Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi, plus original mobile games based on popular brands like Total War Battles and Sonic Jump, one of Sega's biggest iOS hits is based on a new IP: Kingdom Conquest. Sega told us that the…

Have you played Tiny Wings? If so, Time Surfer will feel very familiar, but in a good way. Like its inspiration, Time Surfer has you control a character by making him dive into a landscape of rolling hills. Dive onto a downward slope, and your surfer gains…

Who doesn't enjoy a little vehicular combat every now and then? Playrise, a studio started by a co-creator of the Wipeout series, has just announced that their first title will be Table Top Racing, a game inspired by Micro Machines and Mario Kart. Read on for…

So we’ve apparently reached a point where we can consider the “Infinity Blade style” a thing now. For better or worse the game has changed the face of iOS gaming and there’s going to be a lot of imitators. Some, like Avengers Initiative or Dark Meadow,…

The National Rifle Association has released an iOS game called NRA: Practice Range. It's a free target shooting app that features a variety of real guns. You can unlock more guns for a buck apiece via in-app purchase. The game's release is surprising, because…

Joe Danger made a splash on the Playstation network a few years ago, selling at least 100,000 copies and earning itself a sequel in 2012. Hello Games has now brought the character and his friends to iOS, using the strengths of the touchscreen to create a…

Julius, the popular Paul Frank sock monkey icon, now has his own endless runner that takes him across several islands to rescue his buddy Birdie. How does he do so? In a variety of different ways. Julius is forced to contend with several hazards during his…

Mighty Wardens has received its first substantive update, and it brings some nice new additions, albeit with questionable freemium-style delivery. The major changes you’ll notice are a few new enemies, sub-bosses, and bigger bonuses for multiplayer (likely…

Wheel of Fortune has been around for three decades. To mark the occasion, Sony has released a new game to the App Store to allow fans of the show to celebrate by participating from the comfort of their own homes, or while on the go.All said, the game itself is…

Most people know the Bible's version of the story of Noah's Ark, but Catch the Ark tells the tale from a different perspective. You control three animals that were left behind. But instead of resigning themselves to perish in the flood, they hop on a raft and…

Since we last checked in with Cut the Rope (or The Game That Keeps On Giving), they've added several additional level packs and grouped the level packs together into seasons for easier access. This is a very good thing, because with 13 boxes of 25 levels each,…

Do you know that old nursery rhyme that starts off, “Rub-a-dub-dub, three squirrels in a tub?” No? Well, there’s not much to tell you beyond the fact they all went flying off a cliff at a magnificent speed. Noble Nutlings is a game about a trio of…

Every week in Under the Radar, we look for the undiscovered indie gems that help make iOS gaming great. This week, we're launching Russian dogs into space, cleaning up the planet with a giant robot cat, and mastering the art of the movie chase scene. Robocat…

Repulze is a sci-fi hovercraft racer that certainly tries its best to nail down the visual stylings of the PlayStation classic WipeOut. Without a doubt, it’s a great-looking game and has an excellent sense of speed, along with some tweaks on the genre that…

For a long time, our review of the original Kingdom Conquest was one of the most-read articles on this site. That's probably because it was one of the early freemium games to offer the just right amount of content and strategy, without making players feel like…

Put away your hot dogs and marshmallows. Southington, the Connecticut town that proposed collecting and burning violent video games in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting has backed down on its resolution because it would “create an unnecessary amount of…

Madfinger Games has been a busy company lately. At the end of last summer they released Dead Trigger, a frenetic first-person shooter with jaw-dropping graphics. They've just announced that the sequel, Dead Trigger 2, will be coming to iOS in a few months.…

Now that it's a new year, developers are slowly readjusting to the regular Wednesday night launch cycle. Wednesday night is a prime time to launch new iOS games, because on Thursday, Apple adjusts their New and Noteworthy and other high-visibility App Store…

The iPhone is so popular and widespread that even the name “iPhone” is practically a generic term for a smartphone. But while Apple is still the go-to brand for most folks’ smartphone needs, there’s been a noticeable market shift in recent months:…

Just when you thought it was safe to play games using your iPhone's touchscreen, iFrogz has announced a new physical controller for the iPhone 5 called the Caliber Advantage. The company has also announced a partnership with Epic Games and Chair Entertainment,…