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Welcome to a new feature from Gamers on the Go. As the name implies, “Micro” are to be shorter episodes (~30 minutes) and focused on mobile and bite-sized play experiences.
For the debut of GOTG Micro, we’ve got the founder of Living the Nerd Life, Ryan Dampf, to talk with Chase about 2015′s Lara Croft Go.
Level design, writing, programming, art... these are the building blocks for designing the various worlds of video games. Hear everything under the sun about how to become a designer in video game, what the day-to-day expectations look like, and more! The guests discuss just how many opportunities there are for you to become a game designer your self!
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Genese Davis - http://genesedavis.com - https://twitter.com/GeneseDavis
Carol Mertz - http://happybadgers.com - https://twitter.com/carolmertz
Seth Coster - http://www.butterscotch-shenanigans.com - https://twitter.com/BScotchShenani
Ben Triola - http://happybadgers.com - https://twitter.com/bentriola
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Tap Titans by Game Hive Corp.
“The world has been devastated by massive beings known as titans. With his power sword, this hero has taken it upon himself to restore peace and order.”
So how do you defeat these Titans? You Tap! That's it you just tap. Surprisingly enough just tapping your screen is quite a bit of fun. The characters are fun to watch as you slice and dice your way to victory. Now they don't attack back and honestly there is no real way to lose at the game. Boss fights are the same as other fights but of course they take more damage. You get 30 seconds to defeat the boss and if you lose you just go back to defeating other characters to make more gold to upgrade both your main character and the others you obtain along the way. Then you can go back anytime to try your luck at the boss fight.
Positive
- Freemium: Another free game that is pretty fun and addicting
- Game Design: Levels & Characters are both visually enticing
- Easy to Play: Key to any free game
- Game still plays while you're away
Negative
- Freemium: in-app purchases (nothing's ever free)
- Tap: All you do is tap thats it... over and over...
- Ads: you can watch a 15 second ad to get more loot which isn't all that bad because they were all Game of War ads with Kate Upton... So wait I guess its not really a negative...
- Tap: I'm going to say this one again... all you do is tap... real fast
Other than excessive tapping this game was surprisingly a lot of fun. I caught myself playing for like 30 plus minutes at a time when I only anticipated playing for like 5 minutes. If you're looking for something fun and Free to play on either iOS and Android devices I'd recommend this game. Plus it's free so if you don't like it just delete it and forget that I ever recommended it.. ha
What are you guys currently playing? Let me know in the comments below so I can try it out!
Happy Tapping!
Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd
From the creators of the award winning platform game League of Evil comes Ravenous Games' new action platformer Random Heroes!! SUMMARYA group of unlikely heroes are set out to save the world. Monsters from another dimension are trying to take over Earth. Blast your way through these invaders in this action platformer! Collect coins and upgrade your weapons and characters to become stronger, faster and more lethal!Choose your hero and save the world! FEATURES- Over 30 Levels- 15 Characters- 10 Weapons- GameCenter Achievements- Universal and retina enabled. Source GameFaqs.com
Hey everyone! Joe here again with another mobile game review this time its Random Heroes. I was on a bit of an 8-bit frenzy where I was trying to buy some more NES titles for my collection and I thought to myself I need to find an iOS game with 8-bit characters. I then stumbled upon this game.
Positive
- 8-bit graphics
- Great characters both Heroes and Aliens
- Easy to use controls
- Challenging enough for experience plays yet easy enough for noobs
Negative
- Some controls are more dificult when changing directions
- A few enemy characters seem to always hit you no way of avoiding it
- 8-bit graphics may not be everyones favorite
- Freemium: in-app purchases buy coins to upgrade guns and your character
Overall this game is a lot of fun. Again for those of you looking for a bit of nostalgia with this graphics and the platform gameplay this should fill your itch. Android or iOS its worth the space on your device especially with a FREE download.
Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd
When looking for new games to play its always simple to filter my search for Top Paid, Top Free and Top Grossing games games in the App Store. Smash Hit came up as one of the Top Free games and with over 12,000 positive reviews and I'd say 4.8 stars out of 5.
Smash Hit is a forward scrolling game from Mediocore AB. While the game scrolls you are given a certain amount of balls which you use to smash objects that impeads your way through the level. Some objects you smash to get you through the level and others you smash to earn more balls.
POSITIVE
- For something so simple it can be challenging
- Environments are futuristic gives off a Tron'esque vibe
- High Score progression: I both like and hate this at the same time. Like Flappy Bird I always keep playing just to try and beat both mine and my friends high score.
- FREE: The free version is all you need but there is a Premium version for $1.99 that would unlock more levels.
NEGATIVE
- Monotonous: This game is very repetitive.
- Defeat in this game is harder to swallow since you have to restart the whole game everytime you die.
- Did I say Monotonous?
Overall its a great game. Like I said for something so simple the graphics look great and the game play is smooth. I would even go out on a limb and suggest buying the Premium version of the game for $1.99 to get the full experience.
Reviewed by: Joe @thee.social.nerd
Found this game thanks to the recent increase of mobile gaming commercials on television from Kate Upton and Game of War to SUPERCELLS smash hit Clash of Clans and of course every little old ladies favorite, Candy Crush. Mobile Gaming is becoming a much bigger market for small developers and have always been around but within the past couple of years Mobile Gaming is becoming more mainstream.
Play with your friends in the better and most recent MOBA RPG, HEROES CHARGE! Collect and train your heroes, gather your team members, upgrade your units and destroy your enemies! Collect your heroes among 50+ different options, each one with 4 unique skills and characteristics. -Source: Heroes Charge wiki
POSITIVE
- Design: Characters are cute and cheeky which helps draws you in initially.
- Free to Play: This is a "Freemium" title which means that this game does support in-app purcchases. However, from what I have noticed you can get by without making any purchases.
- Quests: Fun and easy to understand which lends to enjoyable gameplay.
- Collecting new Heroes is fun and adds to the depth of this game.
- Special Attacks: It's been fun watching my Heroes special attacks which vary between Heroes.
NEGATIVE
- Freemium: You can play this game without purchasing anything BUT to add more Heroes in app purchases is an option. This also isn't cconfirmed but I would assume that only certain Heroes can be purchased with gems the in-app currency.
- No streaming capabilities
- Character: This is something small for me but the initial character you begin the game with is a female. It would have been nice to have been given the option of also a male character.
- Leveling: Some features of the game take a long time to be able to gain access to.
Overall this game has been a pleasant little surprise. Obviously it had to be doing something right for Ucool to float the advertising bill which lead me to see their commercial on national television. I know I said this before but the characters are cute little devils and because of that I like to try my best in leveling them up.
Should you download this game? If you have and Android or iOS device absolutely. It's free so whats the worse thing that could happen?
Reviewed by: Joe @thee.social.nerd
Recently I have been looking to add to my mobile gaming repertoire so I was scanning through the iTunes Store looking at the top picks and found Kings Road. I have never been a huge action RPG fan but I am a fan of class selection and character leveling. To my surprise I have thoroughly enjoyed this game at this point.
The story line of the game is similar to a fairy tale. In the absence of the king, a kingdom was captured by some evil enemies. As warrior for the King, players band together and fight enemies in order to free the princess. The game has 3D-style graphics that use Flash Player. -Source: Kings Road wiki
POSITIVE
- Beautiful graphics for both character and mission designs.
- Free to Play: This is a "Freemium" title which means that this game does support in-app purchases. However, from what I have noticed you can get by without making any purchases.
- MMORPG, team up with some of your friends to tackle different quests together.
- In depth character classes.
- Easy to use and understand HUD (heads up display) Screen Layout is easy to jump right into playing.
NEGATIVE
- Freemium: You can play this game without purchasing anything BUT to speed up your leveling process in app purchases is an option.
- No streaming capabilities
- Armor: I know you have to start somewhere but the opening level gear looks terrible especially for my class selection - Wizard.
Overall this game is a lot of fun and definitely worth the download. Grab a few friends to join you and this game from Rumble will be a mainstay on your mobile device. Go check it out, it's playable on your web browser, android and iOS.
Reviewed by: Joe @thee.social.nerd
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