The End Escape: Overhead survival game that’s fun for a few minutes until you get sucked into grindsand. 2/5 Free itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-end…
KnightScape: Grindy Pitfall clone with the addition of duff combat sequences. Univ. 2/5 Free itunes.apple.com/us/app/knights…
Banana Kong: Cute endless runner tribute to Donkey Kong but a touch fiddly and really nothing new. Univ. 3/5 $0.99 itunes.apple.com/app/banana-kon…
Mutant Storm (iPad): Staccato twin-stick shooter. Dull initially but soon ramps up and becomes exciting. 4/5 $2.99 itunes.apple.com/app/mutant-sto…
Retroid: Half art experiment, half terrible game. The latter very much overpowers the former. Avoid. 1/5 $1.99 itunes.apple.com/app/retroid/id…
BBC Sport: Awful web wrapper that shows precisely how not to craft a usable, beautiful app experience. 1/5 Free itunes.apple.com/app/bbc-sport/…
BreakTime: Simple break timer. Nice enough but 30/30 beats it on iOS. (BreakTime for OS X is fab, tho’.) 3/5 $2.99 itunes.apple.com/gb/app/breakti…
Score!: Interesting path-drawer w/ you recreating classic goals. Little replay value but fun for a while. 3/5 Free itunes.apple.com/app/score!-cla…
Freebie alert: Dungelot itunes.apple.com/app/dungelot/i… Fast, playable ‘roguelike’, perfect for on-the-move gaming.
Amusing Friday freeb: Donut Dance itunes.apple.com/app/donut-danc… – Figure out which naughty bear has the tasty donut when the music stops.