AppSmile's Scores

  • Games
For 594 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 69% higher than the average critic
  • 12% same as the average critic
  • 19% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 81
Highest review score: 100 Dead Space
Lowest review score: 50 Random Runners
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 594
594 game reviews
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Combining beautiful graphics, fun flying/gliding mechanics, and interactive environmental elements, NyxQuest offers a nice mix of puzzle and platformer that's good clean fun for the whole family.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Featuring charming characters, outstanding puzzle design, terrific visuals, and catchy music, Gesundheit! fires on all cylinders to provide an overwhelmingly enjoyable experience.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    More a visual story than a game, Year Walk provides plenty of chills, odd imagery, and mild freak-out moments to go with its head-scratching puzzles.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Featuring frantic gameplay, easy controls, and a fun crossover with League of Evil, The Blocks Cometh provides plenty of excitement to balance out the frequent frustrations.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    As is becoming a new trend, Burn The Rope: Worlds offers largely the same experience as the original with a couple of fairly minor additions to entice fans into downloading a separate app rather than enjoy a hefty update.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    While Sir Lovalot doesn't bring a ton of freshness to this overcrowded genre, it does manage to win us over with its fun graphics, varied platforms, collectible items, and love-chasing storyline.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Despite the familiar neon graphics and side-to-side arcade shooter style, the included twists really up the ante and make this a compelling challenge.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Featuring intuitive swipe controls, elaborate level design, and non-stop action, Mirror's Edge was well worth the wait.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Replay value is great, as the endless nature gives you plenty of opportunity to best your score and compete against others.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Boasting more of everything that made the original so great, Kingdom Rush Frontiers provides fans with all-new ways to keep peace in the kingdom.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Drawing some inspiration from Mirror's Edge and giving gamers an early look at the environment of the upcoming Hoverworld, Diversion provides a startling amount of content in a crazy fun little package.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Featuring an innovative collapsing mechanic, great music, upgradeable skills, and tons more, Scurvy Scallywags manages to make Match-3s fun again.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring multiple characters with unique abilities and a cast of cleverly coordinated dogs, Mailmen delivers (yup… we went there) a charming old-school experience.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is terrific, as returning to previously-completed areas can yield some nice surprises and secondary objectives may require a few extra tries to complete.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Now that we've actually been able to advance past the menus and delve into the gameplay, we are reminded why we enjoyed their previous release so much.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is very good, as there are plenty of unlockables and mixing up your loadouts can have an impact on how the battles play out. Additionally, enemy placement varies from one effort to the next, so that helps to keep things fresh.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a great mixture of dumb luck and strategic gameplay, Dead Man’s Draw is a compelling challenge hampered mainly by its IAP push and its lack of an online multiplayer option.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring unlockable vehicles, multiple race types, and a bevy of heavy weaponry, Motorblast provides a fun, albeit pared down, combat racing experience.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring levels in the triple digits, creative puzzles, and a great light-darkness mechanic that dictates where you can and cannot go, Penumbear makes for a compelling offering.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is pretty good, as your results on each level take into account the number of coins you collected, whether or not you found the card, and a letter grade for your overall performance.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Though it's not the most visually impressive game out there, Clock Blocks manages to delight with a solid concept, dead simple controls, and multiple game modes.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring an appealing graphic style, a large cast of unique characters, and light-hearted strategic challenges, Rune Raiders is a fun and casual adventure for gamers of all ages.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Utilizing advanced liquid simulation, Liqua Pop is both visually striking and serenely addicting.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The graphics are quite polished and appealing, utilizing colorful and varied environments and great lighting effects to create environments that feel alive.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Offering Team Phobic's distinctive style with interesting level designs and a female lead character, Undead Island is another solid addition to the platforming genre.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring gorgeous art design, smooth controls, and heady puzzles, Splice is a bit of a head-scratcher that ultimately satisfies.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is good, as you'll need to try several strategies before hitting on the optimal solution and earning gold. Also, forked pathways on the level map allow you to bypass some of the 50 available levels if you like, so you'll probably have additional puzzles to go back and solve even after working through the game.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The graphics are clean and cartoonish, the sound effects complement the military theme, and the controls are very responsive.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a dreamy storybook style, character attributes that create strengths and weaknesses for each, and challenging time-based puzzles, Home Sheep Home 2 is a satisfyingly fun experience (or it will be once its crashing issues are eliminated).
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An iPad-only release with picture book appeal and simple gameplay mechanics, Monster Burner provides both a casual experience and a fun high-scoring challenge.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a cute main character, intuitive controls, interesting puzzles, and great graphics, Unmechanical is a worthwhile, albeit short, adventure.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A mostly text-based affair, Uplink's minimalistic interface still manages to create more tension and excitement than most games we've come across.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a cold, industrial visual style, cleverly challenging controls, and plenty of action, Project 83113 (aka BELLE for the leet-challenged) has a little something for everyone.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring an appealing aesthetic, lots of explosions, and fun gameplay, iBomber Attack succeeds at meeting our expectations of what an iBomber game should be.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With two gameplay modes, intuitive controls, and a graphic style that’s reminiscent of Cut The Rope, Tasty Tadpoles is a cute and simple offering that seems geared toward younger gamers.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a terrific aesthetic, quirky obstacles, and simple controls, Daddy Was A Thief provides a fun high-score-chasing experience that’s accessible for gamers of all ages.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With its charming hand-drawn art style, simplified gameplay, and physics-based puzzles, Catch The Candy is a sweet and relaxing treat that's tuned toward younger gamers.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Less of a game and more of an adventure in existence, Junk Jack offers a rich environment to farm and craft to your heart's content.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A cover-based shooter with RPG elements and great visuals but little to no story, Mass Effect Infiltrator offers enjoyable, quick-burst gameplay in bite-sized pieces that feels right at home on a mobile device.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a pleasant aesthetic, simple gameplay, and intuitive touch controls, On The Wind is a relaxing journey that's a breeze to play.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring gorgeous graphics with terrific lighting effects and combat-focused gameplay, Death Rally manages to excite and delight even after you've exhausted its limited content.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring new locales, new vehicles, improved graphics, and Origin integration for social gaming elements, Shift 2 Unleashed doesn't bring a lot of innovation but it does continue to provide a high level of racing excitement that the casual user can enjoy.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Eschewing the gritty realism of the past for a more cartoonish look, Alive4ever mini delivers similar gameplay that lacks the gruesome excellence that made their other offerings stand out.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Utilizing a style that more closely resembles Super Mario Land for the OG Gameboy and pretty tight controls to match, Stardash is a fiendishly fun offering that has the bite to back up its bark.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring an appealing soundtrack, challenging gameplay, and more cats than you can shake a stick at, Disco Kitten is surprisingly fun.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring similar gameplay to the first with a more polished presentation and a ton of new levels to enjoy, Stupid Zombies 2 is sure to suck up a considerable amount of your free time from now until Halloween.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Commando Jack is a fairly standard addition to the TD genre save for its ability to put you into the thick of the action.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game has some fun puzzling elements and is generally fun to delve into for short bursts. For $1.99, Max and the Magic Marker is a cute and clever 4-Dimple offering.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring simple mechanics, plenty of special items to snag, and an endless high-scoring challenge, Fling a Thing is a decent little timewaster.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring great graphics and enjoyable enemy-smashing gameplay, Wraithborne makes up for its short campaign by offering a journey that's a lot of fun.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hank's quick-burst play and interesting puzzles combine to form a fun, albeit short, experience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a polished presentation, a genuinely interesting storyline, and a clever tap-based combat mechanic, Spiral Episode 1 is an entertaining offering that promises more to come.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As expected, Dead Trigger ups the graphics bar and provides a nice variety of weaponry and perks, though many will require a little extra monetary investment to use.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a futuristic industrial aesthetic, cool musical tracks, and an unforgiving requirement of precision movements, Gear Jack is a captivating exercise in trial-and-error gaming.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A freemium offering with great visuals and challenging gameplay, Storm The Train is a worthy addition to any iDevice.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring fun sliding physics, a plethora of collectible and avoidable elements, and multiple challenges to attempt for each level, Powerslide Penguin HD is a great game for players of all ages.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a robot searching for life's meaning and towers of blocks to manipulate in order to reach the end goal, Robo5 provides a heady challenge that will test your spatial skills.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring multiple graphic styles, generous paddle control, and lengthy vertically-scrolling levels, Hyper Breaker Turbo breathes life into a weary genre.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a variety of characters in distinct classes, strategic gameplay, and an evil goo to vanquish, Squids Wild West builds upon the original's solid foundation and makes for an even more enjoyable experience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a charming graphical style, simple slingshot controls, and light RPG elements, Squids is a promising title that's fun for all ages.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A pure arcade experience, Destructopus! offers cartoon mayhem in an attractive package.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You and up to three additional players hold mankind’s fate in your hands as you attempt to cure four diseases that threaten our continued existence.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a great retro look and simple, no-frills gameplay, Gunman Clive is a great addition to your platforming collection.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As educational as it is fun, Type:Rider uses environments composed of letters to teach the history of fonts.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The gameplay is identical to the original, allowing you to drag our hero's body to slingshot him around the board, collecting items and avoiding/killing any enemies in your way.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring pretty graphics and a ridiculous number of levels, Sporos’ main drawback is its lack of difficulty or challenge. Since it’s touted as a laid-back and relaxing puzzling experience, we cannot fault this oversimplified timewaster too much, though.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Varied and convoluted pathways, team-based tactics, and a handful of exclusive moves for specific players combine to create a compelling and enjoyable strategic challenge.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The graphics are pleasant and the controls are easy to use if you move slowly.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring physics-based challenges and a simple presentation, Juice Belts forces you to put on your thinking cap to solve its myriad of puzzles.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The spiritual successor to Touchgrind (the skateboarding game), BMX utilizes simple finger gestures and ramp-laden courses to provide ample opportunity to show off some insane tricks and rack up megascores.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deriving inspiration from games like Stupid Zombies and Bounce Bullet, Tennis in the Face serves to give gamers a less gory option in an increasingly crowded field.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring clever control mechanics, loot to find/purchase, and interesting strategic gameplay, Pocket Titans may be a short adventure, but it’s certainly an enjoyable one.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a familiar cartoon style and a focus on finding the best angles to meet your objectives, Light The Flower is a fun game that does what it does very well.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Reminiscent of the days of the original GameBoy in both graphics and simplistic style, 1-Bit Ninja reveals itself to be anything but, as you switch frequently from the default 2D presentation to 3D to discover and unlock the game's hidden pathways.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With developer Xoobis bringing similar gameplay to the original, as well as an actual story, a stepped-up challenge, and more zany enemies, Zombie Wonderland 2 is yet another undead title that's worth a look.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a cool silhouette style with simple controls and challenging physics-based gameplay, Spoing is an exercise in both speed and accuracy that frustrates as much as it delights.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring nice graphics, RPG elements, and plenty of references to the movie (including more than 100 lines of actual dialogue), Army of Darkness: Defense provides a decent homage to its source of inspiration and an enjoyable timewaster, to boot.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Unlike most casual games of a similar style, there is no way to fail at Burn The City, and that's just fine with us.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Using eco-friendliness as motivation, you'll need to direct the electric cars safely out of the city while punishing the gas guzzlers by crashing each and every one.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is pretty good if you can adjust to the controls and speed of the game, with lots of cups and tournaments to play, lengthy seasons, and the multiplayer option.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is great, as Time Attack mode always gives you the opportunity to whittle down your best times.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring a gorgeous aesthetic, open-path gameplay, and even a turn-based asynchronous multiplayer mode, Siegecraft TD brings something new and exciting to the table.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An atmospheric little title that leaves your searching through the darkness for answers and the exit, Infinight is a fun path-finding game that kept us engaged.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is pretty good, as you can play very stealthy in one playthrough while blasting baddies at will in another. Your dialogue choices can also differ from one attempt to another, warranting additional playthroughs to see how these decisions play out. The gameplay itself is fun, despite (or maybe even in response to) the somewhat awkward enemy AI that often leaves them exposed like cutouts in a shooting gallery.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Essentially a facelifted air hockey game, the 2 vs. 2 matches, slick graphics, and ultra casual gameplay make this a great way to challenge your friends or nab a quick game when you don't have much time.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Replay value is pretty good, as the game requires you to play the same levels again and again to earn enough money or fill enough plane seats to move on to other game aspects.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring 8-bit graphics, a catchy chiptune soundtrack, and ginormous buttons for easy control, Slayin looks and feels like an old-school arcade game shrunk down to pocket size.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The soundtrack is very nice, too, and the controls were pretty spot-on.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In all, it quite fun and it does make you want to keep playing to see what comes next.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring oversaturated imagery, fun animations, and a healthy attempt at humor, Dungeon Crawlers looks great and offers a fun experience.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Combining dual-stick shooter elements with rise-as-high-as-you-can gameplay, Volcano Escape manages to marry two distinct genres into one exciting adventure.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As usual, there is a great deal of strategy involved in determining which cards to play and when. We enjoyed this game a lot and can see it fitting in nicely with our other Dr. Knizia titles.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Using mechanics similar to Spy Mouse, you must maneuver a trapped creature from start to exit without getting caught.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring increasingly more difficult levels and timing- and momentum-based puzzles, Mummy's Treasure is a worthy entrant into a somewhat tired genre.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring fast-paced action, multiple weapons, and an overwhelming onslaught of guards in your way, Heist: The Score is an enjoyable experience while it lasts.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Akin to Cannon Fodder or even Grunts, you lead small squads of soldiers into battle scenarios, carrying out destruction and evacuation missions while permadeath breathes down your neck.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Though it offers much of the same as the original, there are enough improvements that allow Trenches II to stand on its own.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Featuring lengthy gameplay and cover-based combat mechanics, Shadow Guardian strives to match Gameloft's most popular shooters but must settle for average… which isn't all that bad.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With gameplay focused on conquering territories and building cities and armies, you might think that Match-3 mini-games would feel out of place, but somehow it works in this interesting title.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    After a rocky start that saw the original release pulled for several months, Black Dawn is back with a new moniker, better visuals, and the same great gameplay that attracted gamers in the first place.

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