Less mood, more substance Browsing through the Play Store today I stumbled upon a game that looked familiar. Ever since playing Monument Valley I have longed for more levels, more wonder and more of that atmosphere. Mekorama certaintly does not compare in this respect to my aforementioned favorite, but plays in a similar fashion. You will not be defying perspective in...Continue to app
Without ruling out I must confess that I sometimes find myself putting a ruler over the monitor to check distances. Mostly because I am feeling to lazy to take a screen shot and copy it in an image processing tool. If you're like me, then you might be interested in MB Ruler. MB Ruler is a measuring tool box and can be used to measure and track elements on your...Continue to app
Yay... banana... Despite my disdain for what I consider to be an idiotic and sexually suggestive array of characters, I cannot but admire how the phallic minions from Despicable Me have been elevated to stardom by being featured in their own animation film. Of course Gameloft also jumped on the hype bandwagon and released the endless runner Minion Rush. In...Continue to app
Going somewhere? I usually am very apprehensive of travel arrangements. I'm awful with maps and get phobic when I see Airline or travel sites. So I usually let the other person do the arrangements for me. How convenient. Well that was until I had actually needed to take care of it myself. Facing my inevitable apprehensive reaction, I decided to get an app that...Continue to app
Steady as it goes I'm sure most of you played, or at least heard of Lunar Lander. Since the 1979 original, this game has seen countless clones, from simple wireframe reproductions to somewhat complex gameplay and enhanced graphics. I remember playing such a game in the early 2000's. It seems that the fascination of landing a box with lateral thrusters and a big...Continue to app
Piano Tiles? When I played Piano Tiles (or Don't Tap The White Tile) for the first time it evoked images of Charlie Chaplin's character working hard on the assembly line in Modern Times. 'This game is very close to being work'. After a few minutes fiddling around the settings menu and trying out different play modes, It finally dawned on me that I have played...Continue to app
Not the claw! Well, don't be scared by this totally inappropriate title. Prize Claw is not about a ghastly creature with oversized fingernails (although some elements within are somewhat unnerving). Here you actually simulate operating a motorized claw in picking toys inside a sealed container, just like you'd find in old arcade venues. The premise and...Continue to app
Stay in the loop You must know some of those games that have adopted a blocky look and simple mechanics, in which you need to control a character as long as you can in a dangerous environment. This description sums up many a game and also describes Loop Taxi quite well. Here you will need to pick up passengers from one side of a busy multi-lane highway and...Continue to app
Foreign chirps Duolingo has been inhabiting the space of one of my Android tablets (yes, I have more than one) for some time now. I initially installed it out of curiosity. I then started exploring the Dutch course and got up to about 9 lessons. I must say that for a free app, it is mighty impressive. The Duolingo language courses are developed by the...Continue to app
The sleeping giant From the olden days of the late nineties, the mp3 file format has been associated with Winamp. One of the most versatile and accessible audio players on the market, Winamp has maintained its identity and capabilities till 2013 when AOL discontinued support and subsequently sold Nullsoft to Radionomy. Since then, Winamp is no longer updated and...Continue to app