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App reviews for adventure games

57 results
  • Review
    Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin

    Surprisingly fun game despite strange, gross premise.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Slender-Man

    Slender-Man, slender plot, and not even paper-thin fun.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Walking Dead: The Game

    Gory zombie game forces you to make tough moral decisions.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Adventure Time - Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess

    Good looking but rather hollow adventure game.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Everest: Hidden Expedition

    Complex scenes offer nice challenge in race to mountaintop.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Aquaria

    Stunning undersea adventure is about character development.
    AGE
    11
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    SpinTrip

    Challenging yet forgiving platformer with positive message.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Drawn: Dark Flight HD

    Adventure's puzzles will challenge, scenery will enchant.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story - Collector's Edition HD

    Spooky, atmospheric puzzle adventure best for older kids.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Cowboy Guns HD

    Spaghetti western has cartoon violence, buggy controls.
    AGE
    14
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    N.O.V.A. 2 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance

    Multiplayer boosts violent sequel, but controls hamper it.
    AGE
    16
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Emberwind

    Lousy controls outweigh fun elements of fantasy game.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Sid Meier's Pirates! for iPad

    Classic swashbuckling adventure fun and engaging on iPad.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Gesundheit! HD

    Use snot to fight a monster in cute but gross game.
    AGE
    9
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    BackStab

    Console-style action game is filled with bloody violence.
    AGE
    16
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Haunted Manor: Lord of Mirrors HD (Full)

    Great -- but spooky -- hidden object game for older players.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure

    Adorable, simple adventure game designed by a 5-year-old.
    AGE
    3
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect HD

    Entertaining adventure/puzzle hybrid for iPad gamers.
    AGE
    12
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Storm in a Teacup

    Imaginative twist on the standard platform game.
    AGE
    6
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Bug Heroes

    Insect smackdown app is cartoony but uses violent themes.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Amazon: Hidden Expedition

    Search-and-find app with very challenging mini-games.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Spoing

    Tricky and challenging (but fun) physics-based adventure.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Army of Darkness Defense HD

    Violent tie-in to popular horror cult film, but no blood.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Imaginary Range HD
    Innovative comic-game combo, but the story is confusing.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    City of Secrets
    Surreal point-and-click adventure with a dash of humor.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)