iPhone and iPad gaming is broken: here’s what we need to do to fix it
In my earlier piece about Flappy Bird, I argued one thing we could do to boost mobile gaming is shout louder about the games that are great rather than expending a lot of energy complaining about (and therefore drawing attention to) those that aren’t. This is the central theme of my latest op-ed for TechRadar, iPhone and iPad gaming is broken: here’s what we need to do to fix it.
Incidentally, for pacing reasons, the editor hacked down the list of games I recommended (which was originally in three blocks), and so here it is in full:
Threes! The Room. Rymdkapsel. Eliss Infinity. Badland. Magnetic Billiards. Ticket To Ride. Slydris. Gridrunner. Galaxy On Fire. Joining Hands. Icycle. Bubble Pets. I Am Level. The Walking Dead. Spice: Tree of Life. Autumn Dynasty. Tiny Wings. Food Run HD…
Mutant Mudds. Death Ray Manta. Contre Jour. Monsters Ate My Condo. Forget Me Not. Pivvot. QatQi. Slingshot Racing. Dark Nebula 2. Super Hexagon. Beat Sneak Bandit. Mos Speedrun. Device 6. World Of Goo. Zen Bound 2. Blackbar. Stickets. Beyond Ynth. Edge. HungryMaster. Monster’s Valley…
Limbo. Critter Panic. Mikey Hooks. Crush. Impossible Road. Year Walk. Saucelifter. Orbital. Boson X. Letterpress. SpikeDislike2, Trainyard. Bit Pilot. Ridiculous Fishing. SpellTower. Lyne. Super Stickman Golf 2. Pinball Arcade. Kingdom Rush.
Craig, thank you for the exhaustive list of recommended games. I know (and love) a few of those titles, while many others are new to me. I would recommend to you W.E.L.D.E.R. and Whirly Word, especially if you enjoy word games, although I recognize that these games might not be available to you in the UK. Also, if you enjoy Ticket to Ride, Ticket to Ride Europe is also quit enjoyable.
I like Welder too—it was included in a word-game round-up I recently wrote for Swipe. The list wasn’t really exhaustive, to say the least. I could easily enough reel off another hundred great games for the system. If I could figure out a way of making it sustainable, I’d set up a ‘great games’ site or magazine.