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App reviews for action games, superheroes & pirates

9 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
    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
    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
    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
    Batman Arkham City Lockdown

    Gritty action game heavy on violence and feels repetitive.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty

    Fun comic book action, but lacks originality and length.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    X-Men

    Cartoon violence with no blood in arcade remake.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Iron Man 2 for iPad

    Impressive action game would be at home on a console.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2010)