Mobile Reviews

LEGO Legends of Chima Ultimate Stickers
Video Game Review

LEGO Legends of Chima Ultimate Stickers

Dorling Kindersley’s Ultimate Sticker apps are an interesting idea, essentially turning one of the publisher’s high-end sticker books into an interactive mobile experience, in this case with LEGO Legends of…

Toontastic Jr. Shrek Review
Video Game Review

Toontastic Jr. Shrek

The world of Shrek is a favourite in our house, as it likely is in yours. Our kids (and even we) love the movies and the mashup of classic fairy…

LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes
Video Game Review

LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes

I love LEGO games, both for myself and for my family. They are consistently among the best family choices for console and handheld gaming devices. But they haven’t quite made…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run Review
Video Game Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run

Endless running games have been out long enough now that just making a new endless runner isn’t enough to stand out. Because excellent options exist like Temple Run, Jetpack Joyride,…

iOOTP Baseball 2013 Review
Video Game Review

Out of the Park Baseball 2013

If you are a baseball simulator fan, once again this year you’re going to be hard-pressed to find a better offering on your iPhone than Out of the Park 2013…

The Seed Review
Video Game Review

The Seed

We review indie iOS title The Seed. It really grows on you. That’s right, we said it.

Toy Story Smash It Review
Video Game Review

Toy Story Smash It!

Toy Story Smash It might not be the most original app available for your phone or tablet, but its combination of tried-and-true gameplay and beloved characters is enough to earn…

Monsters Inc. Run Review
Video Game Review

Monsters Inc. Run

Boo is in trouble, and it’s up to Mike, Sully and several other monsters to run, run, run to save her in Monsters Inc. Run.

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
Video Game Review

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

My five year-old daughter loves the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic TV show, and her Christmas presents were almost exclusively ponies. So in our house, we welcome all things…

Boo Seeker Review
Video Game Review

Boo Seeker

Boo Seeker is an augmented reality (AR) game that uses your iPhone or iPad to look for Boo Buddies who are hiding in your surroundings. When you find them, you…

AppFishing
Video Game Review

AppFishing

I like surprises. Finding something you thought was lost, discovering your kids have cleaned up their rooms without even being told, or something you expected to be kind of dumb…

Apptivity The Dark Knight Rises
Video Game Review

Apptivity The Dark Knight Rises

(Editor’s Note: Value is one of the key components we use in our review scores. Our review score is based on the U.S. MSRP. In Canada, we’re typically seeing up…

Robot Race Review
Video Game Review

Robot Race

Robot Race, despite the presence of robots, is essentially a kart racer. You race three laps on the track, drift around corners for speed boosts, pick up items on the…

The Simpsons Tapped Out Review
Video Game Review

The Simpson Tapped Out

The best thing I can say about The Simpsons Tapped Out is that it won’t cost you anything to play. The worst thing I can say is pretty much anything…

LeapsterGS Review
Toy Review

LeapsterGS

I’ve seen Letter Factory more times than I can possibly count, to the point where I sometimes feel I could recite the entire show by heart. I bring that up…

The Great Cookie Thief Review
Video Game Review

The Great Cookie Thief

My absolute favorite thing about Sesame Street is its timelessness. Of course the show has grown and evolved over more than 40 years, but in many ways, the same things…

PyroTouch (iOS) Review
Video Game Review

PyroTouch

The iTunes App Store has a seemingly endless supply of games available for your favourite iOS device. Some are great, some are okay, and some, well, aren’t. Navigating through this…

Pocket Planes Review
Video Game Review

Pocket Planes

What is it about some mobile games that just “clicks”? Amongst the thousands of games that are released on iOS and Android (and maybe Blackberry as well, assuming anyone still…

Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal Review
Video Game Review

Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal

I grew up with point and click adventure games, spending many hours working my way through countless Sierra and LucasArts games on the Commodore 64 and early 4-colour PC graphics….

Paper Bees (iOS) Review
Video Game Review

Paper Bees

Paper Bees for iOS is the first foray into video games for London, Ontario-based Wiggles 3D, who are better known for their series of board games. That a board game…