Pros: The art is nice in “Legend of Master 2.” The environment and game play is very Zelda-inspired-forest-maze, and I liked being able to...

Cons: The point of entry into “Legend of Master 2” is an excessively long, overly dramatic text-soliloquy about grandiose ideas like eternity...

Pros: The art is nice in “Legend of Master 2.” The environment and game play is very Zelda-inspired-forest-maze, and I liked being able to choose my preferred attack style (I went with warrior, because the sword is comically large).

Cons: The point of entry into “Legend of Master 2” is an excessively long, overly dramatic text-soliloquy about grandiose ideas like eternity and existence. I held on as long as I could, but skipped most of it.

I then ended up in a forest with no equipped weapons and bad guys galore. I, of course, quickly died, and then was immediately placed into the magical realm of the developer’s online store, where I could buy some reviving whatnot that costs $1.99 real money. When I refused, I found an in-game merchant whose potions I could not afford, and when I revisited the bad guys on very little health, I could not defeat them for the cash (even with an equipped weapon).

As a new player, I want to be romanced before jumping into some financial investment. I want to have my weapons already equipped and the first bad guys to be so easy that they nearly fall at my presence. To maintain this feeling of power and importance, I would gladly shell out the required cash, but I will not pay for promises of a potential fun future.

Pros: “Spell Sword” is a series of levels, in which the player collects magic spell cards to combine with their sword, while fighting a...

Cons: Everything is only Ok in “Spell Sword.” The graphics are fine, the tutorials / hints make sense, and the music is tolerable. Game...

Pros: “Spell Sword” is a series of levels, in which the player collects magic spell cards to combine with their sword, while fighting a barrage of enemies of animal / insect / other origin (the coolest being a giant eyeball hanging from a tree by its own tendon – so dark, so cool).

However, the coolness of “Spell Sword” stops at the evil eyeball, which legitimately might be enough for others. Also, I must admit that the controls are quick on the response time, and I appreciate a high jump mechanic.

Still, I was looking for a more special experience – (A) magic cards + (B) a sword + (C) pixilated platforms = (D) a washed-up game premise. If just one of those three norms had been changed to something random, like a banana, I would have been on board, but instead, I was just bored.

Cons: Everything is only Ok in “Spell Sword.” The graphics are fine, the tutorials / hints make sense, and the music is tolerable. Game play is move-jump-attack, just like it always is. Again, the only point of special interest was the enemies, so why do I have to destroy the only cool part of the game?

Also, I’m just going to admit it – when I saw the title “Spell Sword,” I initially thought this was an educational spelling game, and I was actually disappointed when the intended use of “spell” popped into my head. “Oh, ‘SPELL’ Sword. Oh.” I was then later disappointed again, when I didn’t find any typos in the text, because a game titled “Spell Sword” with incorrect spelling throughout would have been amusingly ironic.

Pros: “Rush” is a psychedelic, blue smiley face take on “Simon Says.” Consistent with the original inspiration, “Rush” game play...

Cons: In order to consistently play with the iconic 60’s imagery, the smiley faces really should have been yellow. I wonder if there’s a...

Pros: “Rush” is a psychedelic, blue smiley face take on “Simon Says.”

Consistent with the original inspiration, “Rush” game play is very simple – just do as you are told. To play, a smiley face is displayed on the top of the screen, and the player taps the smiley faces of the same expression in a grid of fifteen. Once all are collected, another smiley face is displayed, and so on, until the timer runs out or enough faces are collected for that level.

I assumed that the simplicity of game play would get boring after a while, but an hour into it felt like just a couple minutes. Speed (hence “Rush”) truly does become a key tactic to success. I was feverously tapping all over the screen, trying to outdo my previous best score and collect all the random, floating power ups I could muster.

Although, I found that the power ups seemed to be more trouble than they were worth. They were decoys, distracting me from collecting the correct faces, and never really proving to be helpful when used. I recommend ignoring them, but to appreciate the moments that they are collected without deliberate intent.

I recommend “Rush” to those who enjoy simple game play, with the potential of outrageously high scores.

Cons: In order to consistently play with the iconic 60’s imagery, the smiley faces really should have been yellow. I wonder if there’s a patent out there for the yellow smiley face, holding these guys back.

Also, the music seemed to be for another game, some terrible trivia game. It didn’t feel poppy or psychedelic or even speed inducing. It cheapened a decent game with its somewhat tropical elevator music medley and occasional saxophone solo.

Pros: “European War 3” is a take on the board game “Risk,” and if you’re into that kind of thing (allocating and shifting resources on...

Cons: The tutorial is helpful, BUT the avatar that is explaining things to you is a busty, blond, giving you the come hither look, and calling...

Pros: “European War 3” is a take on the board game “Risk,” and if you’re into that kind of thing (allocating and shifting resources on a map to dominate the world), then this is the game for you.

The game play is easy to pick up, but intricate enough to set up some complex scenarios. I also like the randomness and animation of the occasional die roll.

The art is very well done – beautiful and clean. Also, I am a sucker for war games with embedded videos of actual wars / soldiers. I found this especially odd (and therefore striking) in a cartoon / board game.

So if you want to rule the world through careful allocation of minion resources on a game board, then pick up “European War 3.”

Cons: The tutorial is helpful, BUT the avatar that is explaining things to you is a busty, blond, giving you the come hither look, and calling you “Commander.” I’ll take the Commander title, but geez, we’re at war, woman, cover yourself.

Pros: “Coign of Vantage” is a 3-D puzzle game, in which the player rotates a cluster of cubes that, once in proper position, create a...

Cons: Occasionally, I swear I had the cubes in the right position, but the image did not click into place, while the timer kept on running - so...

Pros: “Coign of Vantage” is a 3-D puzzle game, in which the player rotates a cluster of cubes that, once in proper position, create a pixilated image. Images range from common icons to the random – an envelope, a key, a baboon in a compromising position, the Mona Lisa, a brown creature that looks like a baby Snuffleupagus, and a lot of images that I have yet to sort out what they are. (Is that purple thing a catcher’s mitt holding a gold engagement ring?)

Game play is moderately fun. It reminds me of “Zen Bound,” because of the process of rotation to create art, but “Coign of Vantage” is not nearly as relaxing (because there is a timer) and the finalized “art” is not nearly as compelling. (Wait, maybe that purple thing is a spider dancing on a crown?)

Mostly I just ignored the timer and enjoyed discovering new images, even if some were mundane or undecipherable. I also spent a lot of time in the gallery, trying to figure out what some of those things are. (Maybe that purple thing is just a flower or an enigma of a Rorschach test to drive me, personally, crazy. Tell me what you are!).

Cons: Occasionally, I swear I had the cubes in the right position, but the image did not click into place, while the timer kept on running - so frustrating. I would rather the experience be more relaxing, especially because the game play is so simplistic.

Pros: “Moskee” feels like a game for a high-powered business executive or perhaps a tool for someone hell-bent on cracking every code known...

Cons: * If my description of game play sounds confusing, then you’re not alone. When I played the first level I had no idea what I was...

Pros: “Moskee” feels like a game for a high-powered business executive or perhaps a tool for someone hell-bent on cracking every code known to man. This observation is based on the game art being various shades of cold metal and that the game play reminds me of that golf tee / triangle-of-pegs brain teaser found on any given office desk in corporate America (except mine, instead I have the obligatory Statue of Liberty figurines that showed up one day, and have never been reclaimed).

Despite my somewhat callous / random opening, I found “Moskee” quite enjoyable. The goal is to eliminate all of the pieces on the grid, except one. Each piece contains a number, and connecting two pieces of like numbers results in one piece of +1 number high to the two you just connected.* This isn’t math, so connecting two “3” pieces creates one “4” piece. Also, to connect, the pieces must be on the same line and without any other piece between them.

Ok, so after rereading my description, this game sounds really boring, but it’s NOT. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and it looks really cool. If you like puzzles and spatial reasoning, then definitely pick up “Moskeez,” and marvel at how smart you can be.

Cons: * If my description of game play sounds confusing, then you’re not alone. When I played the first level I had no idea what I was supposed to do, and there were only 3 pieces on the grid. However, once I got the hang of it, I started to run through levels quickly, until I immediately reached a mental breakdown. Some levels are brutally hard, but I guess that’s the fun of it.