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App reviews for action games

105 results
  • Review
    LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes

    Well-done (but not perfect) port of console hit.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run

    Turtles burst into endless-runner genre; lots of fighting.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Subway Surfers

    Bright, entertaining take on endless-runner genre.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Temple Run: Oz

    Movie tie-in offers fun, familiar gameplay in new setting.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Respawnables

    Multiplayer shooter with nonstop violence; no blood or gore.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Temple Run 2

    Well-done sequel even better than original phenomenon.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour

    Violent shooter with domestic terrorism theme; adults only.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Mobile version of console hit just as violent as original.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Clay Jam

    Beautiful, fun action game kids and parents will love.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Pocket Climber

    Mild violence, in-app purchase push in Temple Run-style app.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe

    Awkward controls hamper nostalgia-powered platform game.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Avengers Initiative

    Hulk fights in epic-but-not-bloody brawls in well-done game.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Glow Bugs

    Kids guide ladybug in simple yet entertaining freemium app.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Shellrazer

    Shoot-'em-up game not afraid to embrace its ridiculousness.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    The Dark Knight Rises

    Repetitive, slow movie tie-in with lots of fighting.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Spy vs Spy

    Polished update of beloved arcade classic; cartoony fights.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    TheEndApp

    Temple Run clone has a Mad Max vibe, mild violence.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    The Amazing Spider-Man

    Web-slinging players thwart crime in well-made action app.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Catapult King

    Angry Birds clone adds tricky 3-D twist; some violence.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Temple Run: Brave

    Fusion of runaway-hit app and movie is still pure fun.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Men in Black 3

    Running agency fun at first, but it's easy to lose interest.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Hambo

    Seemingly cute kids app has cartoonish but violent premise.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    AddictingGames

    Free game portal offers dozens of titles, many of them iffy.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Max Payne Mobile

    Flawed port of classic shooter still for adults only.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Fancy Pants Adventures

    Platformer is silly and fun, despite loose controls.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)