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PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist (Android) Mini Review

October 1, 2015 by Ramon Angel Leave a Comment

So this past week I was browsing the ‘Play Store’ on my phone for something new to play. I needed something new to play that would keep me busy until Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection comes out next week. Enter PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist by Outerminds Inc. It is a cute little 8-bit platformer. The game is something like a Mario… or Adams Family for the SNES, except with a bit wonkier controls. You may find it a bit difficult to control your character while jumping in the air. The touch-screen is a little sensitive, or at least it was for me.

It’s a short game, something that you could probably beat in one day; if you play on easy mode that is. Now I’m not a big PewDiePie fan, I’ll admit that I have watched a good number of his videos, however in this game there seems to be references to his videos that only loyal fans will understand. Friends of his are also in this game as playable characters; if you’re not a fan of playing as PewDiePie, then maybe you’ll like playing as Markiplier… or how about CinnamonToastKen… or Cry? Personally, I played JackSepticEye all the way through the game once I unlocked him. Speaking of all these YouTubers, there is also voice acting in this game, which means you get to hear these YouTubers give out some cringe worthy performances.

I know it sounds like I am bashing the game, and that is not what I want to do. I actually really liked this game. It’s really really tough on the harder difficulties. I’ve only beat the first two levels on lvl. 2 difficulty; don’t judge. If you have $5 to spare, I would recommend this game, and you don’t even have to be a fan of Felix or his friends to enjoy this game. If you’re looking for a mobile game to pass the time, then this one is for you. So try it out, have fun, and go ahead and rage while you play it on the harder difficulties.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Android, Bro, Brofist, CinnamonToastKen, Cry, Felix, gaming, indie, iPhone, JackSepticEye, Markiplier, mobile, PewDiePie, platformer, retro, YouTube

Fallout Shelter (Android) Mini Review

September 1, 2015 by Ramon Angel Leave a Comment

This game has only been out for about three weeks, on Android, and it doesn’t seem that I’ll stop playing it anytime soon. When Bethesda announced this game back during E3, I was excited to play something new that was Fallout related; though I would have to wait two months to get my hands on the Android version, but it was worth the wait. Not a day has passed since I haven’t been on this game; leveling up their abilities or sending them out in the Wasteland.

The game is simple enough. You are the Overseer or your own Vault, sort of like the big boss, and your job is to build your Vault while making sure the people that live in your vault don’t die. You’ll have to build water treatment plants, diners and power plants to be able to keep your Vault up and running. While running your Vault, you’re also going to have to deal with fires breaking out, Radroach and Mole Rat infestations, Raider invasions, and the scariest of all… Deathclaw invasions. I’ve had two Deathclaw invasions in a row and let me tell you, it is the worst thing that can happen to you. Your power, water and food storage goes down quickly and they can (and will) kill your Vault dwellers so fast that you had better equip every dweller with good weapons to defend themselves.

I really don’t know how long this game lasts. Is it never ending? Will it game over once you reach your 1000th vault dweller? I’m not sure if I’ll ever find out that answer because once Fallout 4 comes out this November, like so many others, I will probably be playing this game a whole lot less. It’s a fun game. Even if you are not a fan of the Fallout series you can still have fun, trying to see how big you can make your Vault. Thank you Bethesda, for such a simple yet addictive and fun game; I can’t wait to see how your main title is going to turn out.

I give this mobile game an 8/10. So long from Vault 47.

Filed Under: Games, Reviews Tagged With: Android, Apple, Bethesda, fallout, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, iPhone, mobile, phone

Marvel Puzzle Quest Review

May 2, 2014 by Ramon Angel Leave a Comment

I was never a big fan of mobile games so naturally I’ve never heard of Marvel Puzzle Quest. Even though this game had been out since October 2013, it wasn’t until a week ago when I was persuaded to try the game for the first time. Here’s a fun fact about myself: I’m not a fan of Marvel Comics – I’m more of a a DC man myself. At first I didn’t want anything to do with this game; my friends then compared it to Bejeweled which didn’t help their case either, but in the end, I gave in and ended up downloading it on my phone. And lo and behold, in just a matter of minutes, I got hooked on the game. I guess the features of leveling up your characters and having hit points for each really got to the RPG fan in me. Since each of your characters have HP, and it takes seconds to restore just one hit point, this is not a game that you are going to be stuck on for hours and hours. If your character(s) get beat down at the end of the match, it may take them hours to regenerate back to full health, causing you to take a break from playing if you have no health kits to cure them – so at least you’re not going to be spending your whole day playing this game non-stop.

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