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It may seem weird to have a game within the tower defense sub-genre called Tower Defense (it would be like Call of Duty being called First Person Shooter). But this is one of the most challenging and addictive games available at the app store. The game is set in the future; humanity’s greed has led to […]

The manga selection—Japanese comics—offered by Halifax libraries may not measure up to that found on Tokyo’s legendary anime enthusiast paradise, Otome Road, and costumeplay—or cosplay—photoshoots at the Old Burying Ground don’t necessarily compare to the cosplay mecca of Tokyo’s Harajuku. But cosplayers in Halifax are proving just as dedicated and resourceful as their Japanese counterparts. […]

One of the best Nintendo 64 classics has been remade for the Japanese developer’s latest piece of hardware. Maintaining most of the original game design, this is a visual and portable upgrade. For those who already own the N64 version or have it on the Wii’s virtual console, paying top dollar for a 15-year-old game […]

Video games which coincide with movies are notoriously awful; luckily Transformers: War for Cybertron has nothing to do with Michael Bay’s take on the long-running, toy-selling series. In Cybertron, you play as either the good guys (Autobots) or the baddies (Decepticons). The campaign is long and varied enough to keep you hooked for about 15 […]

From the creators of the popular Fruit Ninja comes something completely different, Jetpack Joyride. Remember the helicopter game, or other runner games where you just have to take off to your right at progressively faster speeds, while avoiding obstacles and collecting points? Jetpack Joyride is like that but with far deeper implications. The entire game […]

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The game centers around a tribe which needs a safe haven in the tempest of a cruel Earth. Tsunamis, volcanoes, shifting land, it’s not easy for these nomads, which is why they call upon you, “the breath.” You follow a group of mysterious wanderers who are searching for “the […]

Mouse Bros is a fun, easy-to-play game that harkens back to a simpler time when things like stories and HD graphics were a long way off. Controlling a jumping mouse (or mice), your goal is to catch food that dangles off of hooks while dodging incoming bad guys like bees, planes and bombs. By tilting […]

An oldie but a goodie, Star Wars: Empire at War, is now available at the Mac App Store and nobody should pass on this thrilling real-time strategy game. The game takes place in that galaxy far, far away between episodes III and IV—you can play as either the Rebellion or the Empire. If you don’t feel […]

What happens when you take one of the best first-person shooter franchises and make it into a tactical RPG? Good things, apparently. You command a team of ghosts, super hi-tech soldiers who are in Kazakhstan attempting to foil a plot by an ultranationalist Russian political party. Did I mention this is under the Tom Clancy […]

Limbo is a beautiful gem of a game and anyone with a 360 should buy some points and download it right now. Its creepy aesthetic and philosophical undertones are too much to pass up. At its core Limbo is a side-scrolling platformer— a genre that has really taken off in the downloadasphere, but Limbo is […]

With a deep sense of ambience and mystery, Osmos delivers a really cool, zen-like experience for gamers. You are a single-celled organism (“motes”) floating in open space. You need to consume your fellow motes—if you don’t, they will. The gameplay doesn’t get much easier; you tap the screen, which causes your mote to hurl in […]

This has potential as an intense racing game, but with a lame single player and no multiplayer—thanks, PlayStation Network outage—wait before picking this up. It’s not the fault of the game designers—Evolution Studios—that the PSN is down, eliminating online matches for now, but it is their fault for the crappy single player. The story is […]