The term “remaster" started losing all meaning in the early PS4 and Xbox One generation when we saw a few … Continue reading "‘Braid, Anniversary Edition’ Review – Revisiting an Indie...
After the Among Us collaboration DLC, I had no real idea what to expect from Vampire Survivors (Free) for its … Continue reading "‘Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns’ DLC Review – Explos...
Thinking back to when I first got my iPhone, one of the earlier games I bought was a decent little … Continue reading "‘PiKuBo’ Review – A Solid Take On ‘3D Picross’, But A Little S...
https://toucharcade.com/2024/05/08/pikubo-mobile-review-picross-3d-style-puzzle-game-iphone-android/
Over the last few years, there have been many indie games that debuted on PC and consoles that felt like … Continue reading "‘Loop Hero’ Mobile Review – Almost Impeccable"
https://toucharcade.com/2024/05/03/loop-hero-mobile-review-iphone-15-pro-ipad/
I’m surprised I actually didn’t know about Slice & Dice (Free) until I saw it pop up on our forum … Continue reading "‘Slice & Dice’ iOS Review – Don’t Read, Just Download It Now ...
Here on TouchArcade, we try to cover the best games each week and highlight our favorite as the Game of … Continue reading "‘Wildfrost’ Mobile Review – Superb, but Not for Everyone"
Ever since I got the Razer Kitsune, I’ve been getting more and more used to leverless controllers. The Kitsune works … Continue reading "Haute42 T16 Review – A Near Perfect Leverless Cont...
https://toucharcade.com/2024/04/11/haute42-t16-review-2024-vs-razer-kitsune-leverless-controller/
Ever since I bought my first 8BitDo Arcade Stick, I’ve gotten a bit obsessed with different sticks, controllers, and more … Continue reading "Haute Board mini Review – A Fantastic Budget ...
Over the last few years, I’ve been buying and using quite a few controllers across different consoles, PC, and mobile … Continue reading "8bitdo M30 Bluetooth 2024 Review – One of the Bes...
Yesterday, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the remaster) (Free) hit iOS and Android worldwide following its release on PC and consoles … Continue reading "‘Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective’...
It sure has been wild watching Suika Game ($2.99) and its growth over time. Its roots are apparently in some … Continue reading "‘Suika Game – Aladdin X’ Review – Merging Multiple Mel...
https://toucharcade.com/2024/03/28/suika-game-mobile-review-iphone-ios-english-version-aladdin-x/
Ten years. Ten danged years. That’s how long it has been, minus a couple of months, since I reviewed the … Continue reading "‘Adventure to Fate Lost Island’ Review – Get Lost For Hour...
https://toucharcade.com/2024/03/20/adventure-to-fate-lost-island-mobile-review-rpg/
Given how busy the release season is leading into the end of March before things calm down a bit, it … Continue reading "‘Hades’ iOS Netflix Games Review – A Fantastic Portable Version ...
Warframe(Free) finally launched worldwide on iOS last month after being revealed for mobile a few years ago. Due for Android … Continue reading "‘Warframe’ iOS Review – Controller Suppo...
When Playdigious announced that MassHive Media’s Potion Permit ($6.99) was coming to mobile, I was excited to see how the … Continue reading "‘Potion Permit’ Mobile Review – A Great G...
When there was a rumor about Persona 3 being remade, I had so many thoughts about how it could go. … Continue reading "‘Persona 3 Reload’ Steam Deck Review – Perfect for Deck?"
When Coffee Stain Publishing and Coffee Stain Malmo announced Goat Simulator 3 ($4.99) for mobile, I was excited to finally … Continue reading "‘Goat Simulator 3’ Mobile Review – A Fun ...
Funselektor’s Art of Rally ($7.99) is a gorgeous racing game that managed to live up to the hype when I … Continue reading "‘Art of Rally’ iOS Review – A Great Game With a Not So Grea...
When Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth was revealed, I was actually a bit disappointed. I adore the series, but I … Continue reading "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Steam Deck Review – An RPG ...
https://toucharcade.com/2024/01/23/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-steam-deck-review-pc-settings-ps5/
As someone who grew up with the first three Tekken games on PS1, I didn’t enjoy Tekken 7 much at … Continue reading "Tekken 8 Steam Deck Review – The Full Game Tested Online and Offline"
Alright, let’s do this one more time. Not the last time, mind you. We still have Garou left. But the … Continue reading "‘Metal Slug X ACA NEOGEO’ Review – A Redo of a Redo, But Still...
https://toucharcade.com/2024/01/22/metal-slug-x-aca-neogeo-review-mobile-android-iphone/
The biggest successes SNK had in the early years of the NEOGEO platform were in the fighting genre. With Capcom’s … Continue reading "‘Fatal Fury Special ACA NEOGEO’ Review – The Orig...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/27/fatal-fury-special-aca-neogeo-review-the-origin-of-a-legend/
Back in September last year, Gameloft released Disney Dreamlight Valley on consoles and PC platforms as an early access release … Continue reading "‘Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition�...
After Apple Arcade and Netflix, Crunchyroll entered the game subscription service party (?) with its Crunchyroll Game Vault for mobile … Continue reading "‘River City Girls’ Mobile Review...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/19/river-city-girls-mobile-review-iphone-ipad-pro-crunchyroll/
I almost gave up hope on Rockstar Games’ remake/remaster of the classic GTA trilogy ever making it to mobile after … Continue reading "‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edit...
After releasing Resident Evil Village on iPhone 15 Pro and supported iPad models a few months ago, Capcom has released … Continue reading "Resident Evil 4 Remake iPhone 15 Pro Review"
I think Hamster and SNK might be speedrunning these now. Another week has passed, and we’ve got another ACA NEOGEO … Continue reading "‘Metal Slug 2 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Double the Ac...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/15/metal-slug-2-mobile-game-review-aca-neogeo-iphone-android/
It seems fairly clear by now that SNK and Hamster are going to re-issue new Arcade Archives versions of all … Continue reading "‘The King of Fighters ’97 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – The Fan ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/13/king-of-fighters-97-review-kof-97-aca-neogeo-mobile/
When Cygames announced Granblue Fantasy Versus, a fighting game developed with Arc System Works for PS4 and PC, I was … Continue reading "Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Steam Deck Review –...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/13/granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-steam-deck-review-pc-port-online/
The last two months have been so busy that I’ve not been able to make time to play many games … Continue reading "‘Refind Self: The Personality Test Game’ iOS Review – How You Refind ...
Well, here we go again. The latest addition to SNK and Hamster’s mobile Arcade Archives line is none other than … Continue reading "‘Metal Slug ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Another Tour of Du...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/05/aca-neogeo-metal-slug-review-mobile-android-iphone/
What an unusual day we have arrived upon today. Now, Sonic the Hedgehog games aren’t a new thing for iOS … Continue reading "‘Sonic Dream Team’ Apple Arcade Review – Sweet Dreams Are ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/12/05/sonic-dream-team-review-apple-arcade/
Many years ago, I remember seeing a few copies of the Hitman Absolution collector’s edition in stores. Those didn’t end … Continue reading "‘Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal’ iOS Revi...
Somebody once told me that leverless controllers for fighting games were a gimmick or cheating. I didn’t really know what … Continue reading "Razer Kitsune Arcade Controller Review – I’...
Is that the full title then? Gubbins – It’s A Word Game (Free)? I’m just going to call it Gubbins … Continue reading "‘Gubbins – It’s A Word Game’ Review – Sometimes The Extra...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/11/28/gubbins-word-game-review-mobile-iphone-android-ipad/
Short Circuit Studio is up-sizing their scope. No longer content to dwell in the realms of the Teeny Tiny, the … Continue reading "‘Tiny Connections’ Review – It Really Is All About You...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/11/27/tiny-connections-puzzle-game-review-mobile-iphone-android-ipad/
I keep thinking that I might not need to review all of these double dip ACA NEOGEO releases that are … Continue reading "‘Samurai Shodown II ACA NEOGEO’ Review – It’s Time For Another...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/11/22/samurai-shodown-2-neogeo-review-mobile-android-iphone-ipad-aca/
SEGA and Sports Interactive released multiple versions of Football Manager 2024 across different platforms earlier this month. While that has … Continue reading "‘Football Manager 2024 Revi...
All the way back in August of 2012, Dotemu and SNK released an iOS version of the NEOGEO classic Metal … Continue reading "‘Metal Slug 3 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – SNK’s Biggest Slugfest Re...
Having largely exhausted the supply of NEOGEO games that hadn’t been ported to mobile before, Hamster has been moving in … Continue reading "‘Blazing Star ACA NEOGEO’ Review – A Bonus...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/11/13/blazing-star-neo-geo-review-mobile-iphone-android-ipad/
Well it happened again. I’m reviewing a game that Jared picked as our Game of the Week. I’d like to … Continue reading "‘Kingdom Eighties’ Mobile Review – iOS, Switch, and Steam Dec...
When Apple usually shows off a few games for its new iPhone models during phone events, they are either older … Continue reading "‘Resident Evil Village’ iPhone 15 Pro Review – A Stunni...
You know that Vince McMahon reaction meme? That is almost how I reacted when I saw the email notification for … Continue reading "‘Subpar Pool’ Review – Amazing on iPhone, iPad, Switch,...
I’ve wondered if and when this would happen, but now the day has come. For those who haven’t followed the … Continue reading "‘KOF ’98 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Today’s Bout Is A Mir...
I reviewed the ACA NEOGEO version of Baseball Stars Professional a while back and had some folks disagreeing with my … Continue reading "‘Baseball Stars 2 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Swing Bat...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/10/03/baseball-stars-2-neo-geo-review-mobile-iphone-android-ipad-ios/
I first played Daniel Benmergui’s Storyteller (Free) through its Nintendo Switch and Steam releases. Read my original review of it … Continue reading "‘Storyteller’ Mobile Review – Pe...
Let me make something clear before we even get started with this review, friends. I personally consider Punch-Out!! to be … Continue reading "‘Thunder Ray’ Review – The Kid’s Got Moxi...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/09/20/thunder-ray-review-mobile-punch-out/
The Top Hat Club ($0.99) is a nostalgic little game in some ways. It’s a platformer with (mostly) single-screen stages … Continue reading "‘The Top Hat Club’ Review – I Would Not Join...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/09/18/the-top-hat-club-mobile-game-review-iphone-ipad-ios/
Back when NBA 2K16 released, I ended up having a ton of fun with it even as someone who didn’t … Continue reading "‘NBA 2K24’ Steam Deck Review – How Does the PC Version on Deck Compa...
When Niantic and Capcom announced their previously announced real world hunting action RPG Monster Hunter Now (Free) for iOS and … Continue reading "‘Monster Hunter Now’ iOS Review – La...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/09/18/monster-hunter-now-launch-review-mobile/
I’ve been informed by the shadowy consortium that occupies the penthouse floor of TouchArcade Towers that I am not allowed … Continue reading "‘Zupapa! ACA NEOGEO’ Review – A Welcome ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/09/08/zupapa-aca-neogeo-review/
Oh gosh, it’s Cyber-Lip ($3.99). I was wondering when this game would arrive to SNK and Hamster’s mobile ACA NEOGEO … Continue reading "‘Cyber-Lip ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Cardboard Slu...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/09/06/cyber-lip-neo-geo-review-mobile-snk-port/
Last week, SNK released its 2019-released reboot of the Samurai Shodown series on iOS and Android through Netflix Games. Samurai … Continue reading "‘Samurai Shodown’ (2019) Mobile Review...
That apostrophe still bothers me. It has always bothered me. I’m getting that off my chest now. Ninja Master’s ($3.99) … Continue reading "‘Ninja Master’s ACA NEOGEO’ Review – A T...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/31/ninja-masters-aca-neogeo-review/
Samba de Amigo finally got its first proper sequel on consoles with the release of Samba de Amigo: Party Central. … Continue reading "‘Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go’ Apple Arcade Review –...
While I have my criticisms of the Apple Arcade service, I certainly can’t fault it for its selection of puzzle … Continue reading "‘finity.’ Apple Arcade Review – Tying Your Brain in ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/29/finity-apple-arcade-puzzle-game-review-iphone-ipad/
A provocative title is just the thing to get views, I’m told. Well, if there were ever a cause to … Continue reading "‘Pizza Hero’ Review – Pineapple on Pizza is Justice"
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/28/pizza-hero-game-review-mobile-vampire-survivors-style/
Well, this was a bit of a roller coaster. Publisher Crescent Moon Games is still out here doing its thing … Continue reading "‘Luminaria: Forgotten Echoes’ Review – Shadow Boxing"
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/25/luminaria-forgotten-echoes-ios-review-mobile/
The kinds of games we see come to Apple Arcade has certainly shifted in the general sense over time. I … Continue reading "‘Kingdoms: Merge & Build’ Review – Prince Eddie Proves Unready...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/25/kingdoms-merge-and-build-review-match-2-puzzle-apple-arcade/
While I’m still waiting for a few games from my list of games I’d like to see hit iOS, I’m … Continue reading "‘Unpacking’ Mobile Review – Best on iPad"
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/24/unpacking-mobile-review-iphone-ipad-controller-support/
A few months ago, SNK and Hamster released Savage Reign in the ACA NEOGEO mobile line. In my review, I … Continue reading "‘Kizuna Encounter ACA NEOGEO’ Review – A Lucky Encounter After...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/24/kizuna-encounter-neo-geo-android-iphone-review/
It’s been a bit over five years since the release of Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, a game that … Continue reading "‘Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out’ Review – From Out of the Darkness, An...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/23/six-ages-2-review-mobile-steam-pc/
The mobile ecosystem has done pretty alright with shoot-em-ups over the course of its history. Indeed, some of the earliest … Continue reading "‘Bullet Hell Heroes’ Review – Saving the ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/18/bullet-hell-heroes-mobile-review-shmups-iphone-android/
What do you mean “you used up all of your allowable puns in that headline"? Developer Thomas Young gets to … Continue reading "‘Molecano’ Review – I Really Dig This Hot Word Game"
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/15/molecano-mobile-review-word-game-iphone-android/
When Remnant 2 from Gunfire Games was announced, a friend of mine kept trying to get me to play the … Continue reading "‘Remnant 2’ Steam Deck Review – Verified by Valve but Still Needs...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/15/remnant-2-steam-deck-review-verified-patch-update-august/
Stone Story RPG (Free) is a very carefully crafted game. Every bit of it feels deft and deliberate, both good … Continue reading "‘Stone Story RPG’ Review – ASCII No Questions, I’ll T...
Just like when Jared wrote about it for Game of the Week, I was in two minds about reviewing Red … Continue reading "‘Peglin’ Mobile Early Access Review – Nearly Perfect on iOS"
We’re getting dangerously close to being two decades removed from the launch of the Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable. … Continue reading "‘Gravitas!’ Review – This Puzzler Ta...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/04/gravitas-mobile-review-meteos-inspiration-puzzle-game/
One of the reasons why the NEOGEO hardware was able to last as long as it did is because SNK … Continue reading "‘Ragnagard ACA NEOGEO’ Review – If Only Fenrir Had Swallowed This Game"
Before I go into my review of The Queen’s Gambit Chess (Free) from Netflix and Ripstone, I want to be … Continue reading "‘The Queen’s Gambit Chess’ Netflix Review – They Who Chase ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/02/the-queens-gambit-chess-game-review-netflix-iphone-android/
Roto Force (Free) from developer Anton Klinger aka Accidentally Awesome Games and PID Games is a game I’ve had installed … Continue reading "‘Roto Force’ Mobile Review – Rotating Run ...
What a journey this one is. A title first dropped as a joke in South Park to make Butters look … Continue reading "‘Hello Kitty Island Adventure’ Apple Arcade Review – How Is This So Go...
I don’t have a lot of nice things to say as a whole about 3 Count Bout ($3.99), the latest … Continue reading "‘3 Count Bout ACA NEOGEO’ Review – About As Fun As Taking A Chair Shot T...
So Return to Monkey Island finally hit iOS and Android earlier today following its debut on PC and Switch. When … Continue reading "‘Return to Monkey Island’ Mobile Review – An Amazing ...
Luck be a Landlord ($4.99) from developer TrampolineTales hit iOS and Android last week following its PC release. When Jared … Continue reading "‘Luck Be a Landlord’ Mobile Review – Sla...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/25/luck-be-a-landlord-mobile-review-iphone-ipad-android/
Okay, I’m going to start my review of Geo Gods (Free) by covering some similar ground to Jared’s Game of … Continue reading "‘Geo Gods’ Review – Just Watering My Deities"
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/25/geo-gods-mobile-card-game-review-tinytouchtales/
Gosh, Hamster’s been at this for a while now, hasn’t it? About a year and a half ago, the original … Continue reading "‘King of the Monsters 2’ Review – Give Invading Aliens an Eyef...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/21/king-of-the-monsters-2-mobile-review-android-iphone-snk-game/
The original Oxenfree was a brilliant experience. Whenever an indie game I love has a sequel announced, I’ve become skeptical … Continue reading "‘Oxenfree II: Lost Signals’ Mobile Revi...
Has it really been ten years since Ridiculous Fishing released on iOS? Ten years since it won TouchArcade’s Game of … Continue reading "‘Ridiculous Fishing EX’ Apple Arcade Review – I...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/18/ridiculous-fishing-ex-review-apple-arcade/
Young Horses’ excellent creature collection and charming puzzler Bugsnax (Free) hit iOS as a premium release last week. I had … Continue reading "‘Bugsnax’ iOS Review – The Best Way t...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/17/bugsnax-ios-review-iphone-ipad-controller-support/
When McPixel 3 ($2.99) from Sos Sosowski and Devolver Digital was announced, I was disappointed that it wasn’t coming to … Continue reading "‘McPixel 3’ Mobile Review – Way Better Tha...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/14/mcpixel-3-mobile-review-way-better-than-mcpixel-2-skip-that-game/
It all started so well. Using my meager funds, I purchased Flamma from the gladiator market. I invested in him, … Continue reading "‘Gladiator Manager’ Review – Only a Famous Death Will...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/13/gladiator-manager-game-review-mobile-iphone-ipad-android/
A few months back, Hamster and SNK released Stakes Winner in the ACA NEOGEO mobile line. As I am wont … Continue reading "‘Stakes Winner 2 ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Getting Back On the Horse...
As Hamster and SNK’s tireless mission to get as much of the NEOGEO library onto mobile continues, the wheel finally … Continue reading "‘Thrash Rally ACA NEOGEO’ Review – This Thrashi...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/11/thrash-rally-mobile-review-neogeo-snk-classic-racing-game-aca/
Sticking a thing together with another thing to make a thing is probably the game concept of the 21st century. … Continue reading "‘Teeny Tiny Town’ Review – A Masterful Mellow Merging ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/07/06/teeny-tiny-town-review-a-masterful-mellow-merging-puzzler/
A long time ago, before ‘mobile game’ conjured up visions of free-to-play, hundred-dollar bags of gems, and gatcha up the … Continue reading "‘Tiny Pirate Ship’ Review – Tiny Thrill...
In the last few months, Hamster has by and large been filling out its ACA NEOGEO series of releases with … Continue reading "‘Pleasure Goal ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Not All Goals Can Be Att...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/06/29/pleasure-goal-snk-review-soccer-mobile-iphone-android/
A while back, I took a look at Kairosoft’s Zoo Park Story, my first review of one of the publisher’s … Continue reading "‘Dream Town Island’ Review – Kairosoft Doing What Kairosoft ...
The first game developer who decided to stick a match-3 game and an RPG in a blender sure came up … Continue reading "‘Bright Reappear’ Review – A Bright Spin on the Match-3 RPG"
https://toucharcade.com/2023/06/26/bright-reappear-review-match-3-rpg-game-mobile-iphone-android/
What awakens Shaun from his mobile gaming review slumber? I mean, besides NEOGEO games and the occasional Shovel Knight game. … Continue reading "‘Tomes and Quests – A Word RPG’ Review ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/06/23/tomes-and-quests-a-word-rpg-review-mobile-iphone-ipad-android/
It’s an eye-catching title, isn’t it? Aggressors of Dark Kombat ($3.99) came out in 1994 for the NEOGEO, and by … Continue reading "‘Aggressors of Dark Kombat’ Review – An Ambitious...
I noticed that when news about Jet Dragon () started popping up, its developer Grezzo was mentioned as having worked … Continue reading "‘Jet Dragon’ Apple Arcade Review – Let’s Go Ou...
From the first time I saw Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon (Free), I thought it would be a perfect fit for … Continue reading "‘Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon’ Netflix Games Review – Digging ...
Okay, I’m a little late with this one. Call it a personal failing on my part, but I seem to … Continue reading "‘Laya’s Horizon’ Netflix Games Review – Going Where the Wind Takes Yo...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/06/19/layas-horizon-review-netflix-games-mobile-iphone-android-ipad/
Sometimes I wonder what real ninjas from back in the day would make of their pop culture depictions in modern … Continue reading "‘Ninja Commando ACA NEOGEO’ Review – You Don’t Genera...
While they aren’t the main thing the NEOGEO is famous for, sports games didn’t do too badly on the system. … Continue reading "‘Football Frenzy ACA NEOGEO’ Review – Will Punt for Po...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/06/12/football-frenzy-aca-neogeo-review-mobile-snk-hamster/
Update: With the recent Steam release of Diablo 4 and its new Season, I wanted to update my review from … Continue reading "‘Diablo 4’ Steam Deck Review – Amazingly Portable (Update)"
Look, I don’t know if Chair’s outstanding Infinity Blade (RIP) series was at all inspired by SNK’s Crossed Swords ($3.99) … Continue reading "‘Crossed Swords ACA NEOGEO’ Review – ...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/06/02/crossed-swords-arcade-game-review-iphone-android-aca-neogeo-snk/
When it comes to fighting games, the NEOGEO had more than its fair share. Its top three franchises in terms … Continue reading "‘Real Bout Fatal Fury 2’ Review – A Furious Game, But wit...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/05/25/real-bout-fatal-fury-2-review/
I usually like to keep my Switch reviews inside my little sandbox, but every once in a while a game … Continue reading "‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ Switch Review – Tears...
https://toucharcade.com/2023/05/23/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-review-update/