Review
by George Ponder
Oct 15, 2012
Drive To Home is an odd sort of game for your Windows Phone. Odd in that the object of the game is to... well... drive your car home. Which sounds like a simple task except for when you throw a hand...
Article
by George Ponder
Oct 12, 2012
Windows Phone Central's Roundup of the top Shooter games
For this week's Windows Phone Central Roundup we're focusing on Shooter Games for your Windows Phone. More specifically, the top...
Article
by Robert Brand
Oct 11, 2012
The next version of Windows Phone is just around the corner, with it comes some fantastic hardware and the promise of new features. But what about the next gen apps?
While we have spent a great deal...
Review
by George Ponder
Oct 11, 2012
The Windows Phone game Combat Helicopter 2 is fast paced, entertaining combat game that has you piloting a helicopter through various locations, taking out enemy helicopters and bases. While we didn...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 11, 2012
Way back in February, Microsoft announced a handful of Xbox Windows Phone games. Only two of those games have yet to be released: Pinball FX2 and Carcassonne. The Windows Phone version of Pinball...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 10, 2012
Electronic Arts’ UK-based Chillingo label has been a terrific supporter of the Windows Phone platform. They’re primarily known for their puzzle games – including Cut the Rope,...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 09, 2012
We’ve had lots to say about Rocket Riot lately. A few weeks ago it received an update that added Avatar Awards and asynchronous multiplayer, and not long after that we published our exclusive...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 09, 2012
Last week’s Xbox release, Extraction: Project Outbreak (review coming tomorrow!) was a surprising strategy title mixed with elements of action. This week, we get another strategy title, but...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 08, 2012
Extraction: Project Outbreak differs from what we’ve come to expect from Chillingo games on Windows Phone. Besides a complete lack of cuteness, it’s also pretty tough! At first players...
Review
by George Ponder
Oct 08, 2012
XIMAD has a new Windows Phone game. Free Billy joins the likes of Pandas vs. Ninjas, De-Bugs Pool and Bubble Birds as an entertaining game that will help you pass short bits of time.
Billy is an...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 06, 2012
Very seldom does an Xbox for Windows Phone game get cancelled after its announcement. In fact, Microsoft hardly even announces new mobile games in advance any more, making practically every game...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 05, 2012
Xbox Live Arcade is heating up to a boiling point lately, with top-shelf titles coming out pretty much every week (sometimes more than once a week). We’ve just posted impressions of SEGA...
Review
by George Ponder
Oct 04, 2012
Twisted is an online, multi-player, boggle styled game for your Windows Phone. As with most boggle styled games, you are presented with a 4x4 grid of letters that you have to build as many words as...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 03, 2012
As I’ve said on a few occasions, getting a platformer to work just right on mobile phones can be very challenging for developers. Whether they opt for touch screen controls, tilt, or even a...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 02, 2012
This week’s Xbox Windows Phone release is a title we didn’t know was coming, but it comes from fan favorite publisher Chillingo and sells for a low price, so let’s call it a good...
Review
by George Ponder
Oct 02, 2012
QONQR (pronounced conquer) is a MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game for your Windows Phone that is location based. You find yourself in the middle of a battle between the Legion, the Swarm and the...
Review
by George Ponder
Sep 29, 2012
While the Xbox Windows Phone game Hydro Thunder GO may be tops as far as boat racing goes, 3D Boat Race hopes to offer an alternative boat racing challenge.
3D Boat Race has three game modes, two...
Article
by Rich Edmonds
Sep 28, 2012
There have been a number of updates being pushed through the Windows Phone Store today, including new versions for ARMED!, Farm Frenzy 2, Adobe Reader and USA Today. While we've only managed to...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 28, 2012
In case you missed it, Electronic Arts’ Tetris recently dropped to $2.99 (AKA the maximum price it ever should’ve cost). That’s all well and good, but how about a price drop on...
Article
by George Ponder
Sep 28, 2012
Windows Phone Central's Roundup of Ninja Games
In this week's Windows Phone Central Roundup we sneak around with ninja games. The are games of skill and stealth that pit you against fruit,...
Review
by George Ponder
Sep 27, 2012
Defender 3D is a fast paced shoot 'em up type game for your Windows Phone. You have to defend your position against a wide assortment of monsters that will be coming at you from all directions....
Article
by George Ponder
Sep 26, 2012
If your are a fan of the Xbox Windows Phone game Tetris but the $4.99 price tag has given you cold feet, now is your chance to save a couple of bucks.
We aren't sure as to the why or the when...
Article
by George Ponder
Sep 26, 2012
JumpWheel is a new multi-level, platformer styled game for your Windows Phone. You control a wheel that has to navigate through a series of platforms, gathering tokens for points.
The 3D graphics...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 25, 2012
Gooooooooaaaaaal!
As promised, Gameloft’s long-in-development soccer simulator, Real Soccer (also known as Real Football in Europe) has made it to the Windows Phone Store. It took some digging...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 25, 2012
It’s Gameloft week on Windows Phone, folks. Not only do we get a long, long, long-awaited new Xbox release from the big G (Real Soccer), but another one of their titles is going on sale as...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 25, 2012
The July release of Gameloft’s Asphalt 5 surprised us in more ways than one. First, a non-Mango Xbox Live game in mid-2012 is entirely unheard of. Second, before hearing otherwise from...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 24, 2012
Rocket Riot was among the first Xbox Live games released on Windows Phone, way back at the end of 2010. Despite the game’s age, developer Code Glue continues to pump out updates for it, with a...
Article
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 24, 2012
In our recent review of Crimson Dragon Side Story, I called the fantasy-themed shooter “one of the best Xbox games on Windows Phone.” But I also noted a few flaws, like the wonky GPS...
Review
by George Ponder
Sep 24, 2012
Pegs 'n Holes is a puzzle game for your Windows Phone where you are presented with a series of colored boxes and circles. The goal is to match the circles (the pegs) with the boxes (holes) to...
Article
by George Ponder
Sep 20, 2012
We received some disheartening news today concerning the Windows Phone game Wheel of Wealth. The developer has received an intellectual property infringement notice from the Windows Phone Store and...
