We love all things retro here at AppTrawler and so when we got a copy of Attack of the Kraken by Quantum Sheep we were made up. Kraken is a side scrolling shooter that sees you flying about taking out UFOs and a series of giant metal Krakens in the shape of octopi, crabs and […]
A set of screenshots were just released mere moments ago on EA Mobile’s fantastic Facebook page of R-Type, a classic arcade style side scrolling shooter originally released in 1987 which has since been ported to almost every platform imaginable. Set in the future, players control a futuristic fighter and set off to destroy Byrdo Empire. […]
Before you get too excited from the title, no, this is not The Simpsons Arcade you’re probably thinking of. Instead, it’s a upgraded port of a J2ME game which still manages to be quite a bit of fun, especially for fans of the show. The premise of the game involves some secret plans stored on […]
The Metal Slug franchise made a surprise appearance in the App Store this evening. SNK Playmore has brought a version of the classic game to the iPhone: “METAL SLUG”, the 2D action shooter which has fascinated game fans from all over the world with its beautiful dot pixel art and gaudy action, has arrived on […]
Fogey Fu by Fundane is a side scrolling beat-em up with a great concept. You pay an ageing warrior fighting his way out of a hospital, you must battle through level after level of orderlies, nurses, doctors and more. You start the adventure by naming your Fogey or using the name generator to pick one […]
If you’re a child of 80’s video games like me, few games likely bring back more traumatic memories of horrifying difficulty than Ghosts ‘n Goblins. While the game was originally released in arcades in 1985, it wasn’t until 1986 that Ghosts ‘n Goblins cursed the NES with its presence and quickly grew in fame as […]
As is the case with all fairy stories, there are various versions of Little Red Riding Hood. Sometimes granny hides in the cupboard, sometimes the woodsman has to slice open the wolf pull out granny’s corpse. There’s probably even some exotic versions in which the wolf and Red Riding Hood live happily ever after by […]
Tap Fu offers a fun casual fighting game that can be played in short spurts or in more prolonged sessions when you’re looking for a little more action. While it isn’t a particularly deep game, Tap Fu provides an enjoyable enough gameplay experience that makes it worth considering. The game has 4 modes: Story, Survival, […]
Shoot-’em-ups are so commonplace it takes genuine skill to give them the edge they so desperately need to stand out on the App Store both in aesthetics and in gameplay. So newcomer Games Faction has its work cut out, but fortunately it seems to have paid close (and quite literal) attention to both these factors. […]