iPad’s 10 Biggest, Baddest Games Reviewed
Infinity Blade
Infinity Blade is like the boxing game Punch-Out!, only with swords and magic. Players go up against several nasty monsters in their quest to defeat the God King; after each death, you take on the role of your descendant, retaining equipment and levels.
The combat is enjoyable. You swing your sword by swiping your finger across the screen. Like Nintendo's boxing game, the idea is to stun enemies by blocking, dodging or parrying their attacks and then performing a series of counterattacks. As the game gets more difficult, enemies perform feint attacks, requiring you to pay close attention.
Infinity Blade also boasts the best graphics of any iPad game. Detailed character models, realistic lighting and an absolute minimum of jagged edges or blurry textures make the game look almost as good as a console game.
However, no matter how much the games dresses things up, the endless battles get repetitive after a while. You're performing the exact same moves throughout the game.
There's also no way to walk around and explore. You navigate through areas by panning the camera and touching a glowing dot indicating the entrance to another area. Then you watch a short cut-scene showing your character walking. Other than that, there's nothing to break up the constant fighting.
WIRED Unbelievable console-like graphics.
TIRED As repetitive, but maybe not as sharp, as the title suggests.
Rating:
$5.99, Chair Entertainment Group
John Mix Meyer is Game|Life's intrepid intern/mascot. When not following the sadistic whims of his editor, he plays videogames and sleeps.
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