LostWinds, a hauntingly beautiful platformer from Frontier Developments, is now available from the app store. Despite its pretty visuals and engaging story, the swipe-based control method is simply too imprecise, causing a great deal of frustration that ultimately squelches our enjoyment. LostWinds Pros: Beautiful graphics with rich colors and great lighting/shading effects Top-notch soun... more.

Trenches II, the follow-up to the WWI-themed castle defense title developed by Thunder Game Works and published by EA, is now available from the app store. Though it offer much of the same as the original, there are enough improvements that allow Trenches II to stand on its own. Trenches II Pros: Cartoonish graphics and plenty of cover-based objects in the battlefield Crisp militaristic t... more.

Infinity Blade II, Chair Entertainment’s follow-up to their massively popular sword-fighting adventure, is now available from the app store. While the sequel emulates the original in many ways, there is a healthy dose of new items, weapons, enemies, and locations, as well as a deeper story to boot. Infinity Blade II Pros: Gorgeous visuals and smooth animations make for stunning visual expe... more.

It remains common for a lot of developers to release multiple versions of the same game geared toward both the iPod/iPhone and iPad. Sometimes, both versions don't make it to the app store at the same time for one reason or another. Typically, the iPad version lags behind, as is the case with a couple of recently released apps. The other is something of a re-release with a number of improvements. ... more.

Our latest installment has us checking out a Pong-inspired arcade game, a line-drawing casual title, and an Angry Birds-type physics puzzler. Ninja Pong Ninja Pong is a fun casual title from Alien Worm that uses a modified pong mechanic to safely deliver leaping ninjas across a gap between buildings. Ninja Pong includes both Arcade and Endless modes, with a couple of difficulty levels, a... more.

Corpse Granny, a zombie-themed physics puzzler developed by Fresh Gem and published by Bulkypix, is now available from the app store. With a great cartoonish presentation and nice level design, Corpse Granny’s gameplay is enjoyable enough to overcome its awful scoring system. Corpse Granny HD Pros: Appealing cartoon graphics and interesting level design Upbeat funhouse-style soundtrack ... more.

Fruit Ninja: Puss In Boots, a movie tie-in version of the ultra-popular produce-slicing game from Halfbrick Studios, is now available from the app store. While remaining very similar to its predecessor, the Puss In Boots version brings with it an exciting new game mode that makes the sequel a worthwhile pick-up. Fruit Ninja: Puss In Boots Pros: Same terrific graphical presentation as the or... more.

The latest installment of Quick Reviews features a cerebral chemistry puzzler, a physics-based puzzler, and an endless high-scoring trip. SpaceChem Mobile SpaceChem Mobile is a challenging puzzle game from Zachtronics Industries. In a style reminiscent of Trainyard, you must create pathways and commands to move atoms and molecules from the input area to the output area in the most effici... more.

Crazy Escape, a line-drawing puzzler developed by KoolFing and published by Bulkypix, is now available from the app store. With a focus on efficiency, speed, and timing, Crazy Escape proves to be a fun challenge for all. Crazy Escape Pros: Cute cartoon graphics and fun animations Nice variety of challenges and environments to keep gaming fresh Simple control methos Action-oriented gam... more.

Forever Drive, a crowd-sourced racing title from Supermono, is now available worldwide from the app store. While Canadian and Irish gamers have been able to play for some time, now all gamers can create tracks and wend their way through terrain built by fellow players as they seek to unlock a variety of items and challenge for leaderboard supremacy. Forever Drive Pros: Great neon graphics a... more.

Our latest installment of Quick Reviews sees us tackle a Match-3 battle game, a fantastic foosball game, and another Match-3 style game, albeit with a decidedly '80's feel. After The Fall Puzzle After The Fall Puzzle from ArianeSoft is a Match-3 battle akin to Dungeon Raid, though it is decidedly less involved, easier to grasp the full experience, and not terribly compelling when compare... more.

DrawRace 2, the follow-up to the top-down, line-drawing racer developed by RedLynx and published by Chillingo, has just been released and is available from the app store. While the original impressed us with its fun visuals, stellar controls, and flat-out addicting gameplay, the reboot takes each of these components to a whole new level. DrawRace 2 Pros: Graphical reboot looks amazing Tig... more.

We just love it when our favorite games get updates, especially when it's much more than just a couple of bug fixes. A few recent updates of note: Reckless Getaway from Polarbit also received an update that doubles its content, giving gamers access to a green semi rather than the flashy sports car used to avoid the cops. This time around, the goal of the new Wreckless mode is not to avoid c... more.

This week's installment has us checking out a new spin on an old game, a quirky puzzler, a dual-stick shooter, and a buggy (in a good way) RTS-style game. Check 'em out! CurveBot CurveBot is elpixo’s stylish 3D take on the old Qix gameplay mechanic that requires you to draw lines that successively whittle a gameboard down to a small percentage of its original size. Usually this game is... more.

A bunch of notable updates for some of our favorite games have been released lately. Be sure to check these out or pick them up if you don't already own them. Flick Golf Extreme! HD One of our favorite games of June 2011, Flick Golf Extreme from Full Fat Games has shown some love to their iPad fans and released the HD version of their hit game. Playing the exact same as its iPhone coun... more.