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App reviews for strategy games

57 results
  • Review
    Bloons TD 5

    Monkeys pop balloons in tower defense game; needs tutorial.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    SpongeBob Diner Dash

    Aggressive push to purchase drags down dull clone in series.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Fieldrunners 2

    One of the best tower-defense games gets even better.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Kingdom Rush

    Tower defense game breaks mold with heavy focus on strategy.
    AGE
    12
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Siegecraft

    Tower defense games meet Angry Birds, with so-so results.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Jelly Defense

    Tower defense app is cute, fun -- but a combat game at core.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Fieldrunners HD

    Tower defense game entertains with bloodless combat.
    AGE
    12
     
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    Platforms: Android, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Crimson: Steam Pirates

    Well-done pirate app most appropriate for teens and up.
    AGE
    14
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Royal Envoy HD

    Intuitive style gives city-building game wide appeal.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Anomaly Warzone Earth HD

    Clever twist on tower defense genre; violent, but no blood.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Jet Set Go

    Exotic locales contribute to great time-management sim.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Trenches: Generals

    So-so strategy game with notable control issues.
    AGE
    12
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    War Grimoire HD

    Challenging tower defense game best for older kids.
    AGE
    12
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Save Our Sheep HD

    Keep wolves away with zany weapons in tower defense game.
    AGE
    11
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Swords and Soldiers

    Unique strategy game contains frenetic, explosive action.
    AGE
    11
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Epic War TD - iPad Edition

    Bloody but unique tower-defense game isn't for little kids.
    AGE
    14
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Polar Puzzles HD

    Penguin puzzler with some pep, but a sense of sameness.
    AGE
    7
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim

    Well-done strategy app with dubious politics, some violence.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: Android
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Megaplex Madness - Now Playing HD

    Fun time management sim set in busy movie theater.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Diner Dash 2
    Familiar favorite Flo in a difficult-to-use package.
    AGE
    9
     
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    Platforms: Android
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Airport Mania: First Flight

    Time-management fun for aspiring air traffic controllers.
    AGE
    9
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Traffic Rush
    Addicting strategy game with some violence in collisions.
    AGE
    9
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Max and the Magic Marker

    Great strategy adventure with physics lessons built in.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Tapper World Tour
    Players serve drinks in time-management sim set in bar.
    AGE
    14
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Beyond Ynth

    Strategic adventure with a fun, unique way to travel.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)