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RETRO

● Super Mario Run REMAKES ● Day of the Tentacle
No, it’s not a ‘proper’ Mario game, If you favour brain-smashing
but precision platforming fares retro, this remaster of a 1993
poorly on mobile. Instead, this is ON MOBILE point-and-click classic should
an auto-runner – but one with appeal. The aim is to thwart a
24 unique levels, subtle genre despotic disembodied tentacle,
subversion, and new tricks for using objects found across
Mario. Master all that – and add Are you old? Do you hate all games three time periods. It’ll make
perfect timing to the mix – and your head hurt when things
you might just collect every made after 1999? Then get your wrinkly go timey-wimey – redesigning
bonus coin. Blaze through and old mitts around these ports and a flag in the past so it changes in
you’re missing the point. the future, for example.
remixes of much-loved classics
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£free (IAPs) / Android, iOS £4.99 / iOS

● Arkanoid vs ● Pac-Man CE DX ● Sonic the ● Carmageddon
Space Invaders Perfectly decent Pac-Man and Hedgehog The AI’s a buffoon. The physics
Two for the price of one here, Ms Pac-Man mobile ports exist, Poor Sonic is too often these is weird. And you dubiously mow
as Arkanoid’s Vaus bat deflects but this plays out dot-munching days the ‘star’ of IAP-swamped down pedestrians for bonus time
invaders’ bullets right back at in fast-forward. As you belt mobile garbage. But his original (which got the game banned
them (and the bricks they cower around a neon maze, you also adventures have been lovingly in 1997). But there’s something
behind). It takes a while to get attract snoozing ghosts, which remastered for mobile, including infectious about Carmageddon
going – early levels are dull – but form a Snake-style conga; you the first one. Virtual controls are as you zoom along, more
once it clicks, this mash-up is a can then devour them on grabbing sub-optimal at times, but with a interested in smashing up
frenetic arcade blast. And loads a power pill. Ten unique zones physical controller you’ll imagine opponents than completing laps.
of famous Taito faces lurk, waiting and no IAP cement CE DX’s place you’re in front of a Mega Drive… It’s Mad Max meets destruction
to power up the Vaus. at the top of the retro pile. albeit one pumping out 60fps. derby, with extra gore.
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