

Standing in the way will be walls of dirt, puddles, buzz saws and all manner of obstacles that make each level a rewarding, silly challenge. Your goal? Tee off the ball so that it arcs, bounces, ricochets or otherwise finds its way to the final hole through impressive feats of physics. Super Stickman Golf 3 is more of a physics-based puzzle game than anything else, rich with diverse courses, collectible cards and a wacky list of power-ups to spice up the action. OK, so this isn’t really a golf game - at least not the sort you’re used to. Get it from: iOS App Store Super Stickman Golf 3 Each level takes players another step through a story of techno-dystopian intrigue that has left some people wanting, but which sits well within the Deus Ex canon. Powers like hacking turrets and platforms add dimension, while using invisibility cloaks, and timing moves to avoid guards, provides tension and action - all within the familiar look and feel of the franchise. Playing Deus Ex GO’s star, Adam Jensen, you move him around like a piece on a gameboard through cleverly designed puzzles that require sound foresight and timing. With Deus Ex GO, Square Enix elaborates on the formula it’s made work well with games like Hitman Go and Lara Croft Go, managing to make their characters, stories and environments work within the context of board-like puzzle games. The gritty cyberpunk world of Deus Ex has been getting expanded upon for years, but until now it’s always been a first-person shooter. Clash Royale’s rules and mechanics are elegant enough to make it fun and action-packed, while allowing for elaborate and subtle strategizing. Players’ cards represent units with various traits that can be strategically deployed, forming the basis for long-term replay using massive decks, or quick runs with friends for casual play. The basic goal of the game is to destroy your enemy’s towers and base. No surprise then that Clash Royale was the most-downloaded, top-grossing app in the iOS App Store in the United States. Throw in a pleasing pace and delightful character designs, and you’ve got a worthy addition to SuperCell’s line of super-popular, super-addicting freemium mobile games. Get it from: Steam Store Best iOS games of 2016 Clash RoyaleĬlash Royale is part collectible card game, part tower defense, part multiplayer battle arena.
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At any point, you can switch back to the original VGA version of the game developer commentary and a full concept art gallery make this remastering anything but redundant. While it might look and sound a bit like a Saturday morning cartoon, it’s a deeply funny and thoughtful game with genuinely challenging, often brilliantly designed puzzles, punctuated by entertaining sardonic dialog. The remastered edition includes high-definition, completely redrawn characters and environments, with remastered sound and music. Put too simply, DOTT follows a trio of friends as they seek to stop an evil, talking purple tentacle from taking over the world.

Day of the Tentacle is one of the most beloved titles in gaming history, one which helped define the point-and-click adventure genre that reigned in the ’90s. It’s not wise to mess with perfection, but remastering it is a pretty great idea.


Get it from: Mac App Store Day of the Tentacle Remastered The brainchild of first-time game maker Chris Remo (who also composed the music for the game), Firewatch is lovingly made, and offers a break from the typical run-and-gun gameplay that typifies first-person games. Their relationship builds over time in a compelling and convincing way, adding a unique emotional dimension. Henry communicates with his supervisor, Delilah, via walkie talkie throughout the game. And Firewatch is an adventure game that’s pretty much all about the journey. You take the role of Henry, a ranger in the imaginary Shoshone National Forest in 1989, patrolling a vast and gorgeous landscape modeled after Yosemite.Īs poetic as it is fun to play, Firewatch has you encountering evidence not just of kids who don’t clean up their beer cans, but of a deep mystery that draws you into intrigue and a beautifully unfolding, dynamic world with regular cycles of day and night. In games as in life, oftentimes the joy is in the journey.
