Indie Review – Avadon: The Black Fortress

Third-Person Isometric RPGs have been around for a long time. Some of the most famous are Baldur’s Gate, Planescape Torment, and the well-loved Fallout series. They’ve fallen to the wayside lately however, replaced with different styles. Even Fallout 3 now uses the same first-person system as Morrowind. Independent games have been taking up the slack, especially Spiderweb software, which has two series of games, concentrating on scripting with incredibly detailed character customization. Will their newest game; Avadon, be as good as Avernum and Geneforge?

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Review – Land-a Panda

Ever wanted to play matchmaker with a couple of pandas? Well get your finger warmed up because only you can unite these little loverbears in Land-a Panda.

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Viper? I hardly know ‘er!

This week, Capcom let loose a little nugget of goodness for fans of their Street Fighter IV release on iOS. It appears the next challenger is on their way and will join the ranks of Zangief and Cammy. Crimson Viper will soon join the portable fight and, like previously released downloadable characters, will be free of charge to current owners of their popular touch controlled fighter. Continue reading for a fresh gameplay video and new screens!

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Bullet Hell Meets Control Hell – Cave Shooters Coming To iOS

One of the most successful top scrolling shooter franchises is coming to iOS. According to Cave’s blog, DoDonPachi Resurrection are headed to your favorite Apple portable device this summer. This is quite an accomplishment because the reveal trailer captures the same intensity and runs the same frame rates as the console and arcade versions. Continue reading…