PIXEL GRAVE

I don't know anything about pinball, nothing - not a damn thing except that it involves pinging balls around a theme based boards, bazillions of points and a ton of wasted money. Zen Studios, creators of Zen Pinball, the game in which you can buy one of the three Star Wars pinball games on, have captured these ‘old school’ elements perfectly - without the endless theft of money. £1.50 is a fair deal for a game that captures the best of Star Wars and puts it all into a vibrant and active pinball machine. Boba Fett will at times move around the game board, meet and have a chat with Darth Vader and at times, being the gentleman that he is, save your ball from escaped via his grappling hook. Despite only seeing these few animations, the look, sound and movement of Boba Fett is executed and resembles one of the greatest Star Wars characters brilliantly. I’m no Pinball wizard and not even the a huge Star Wars fan but this doesn’t stop me from picking this up and having another go at be...

Joe Danger returns with Joe Danger Touch. Leaving the Xbox and PS3 in the dust, does this exclusive iOS version match up to it’s dangerous older brothers? Unlike the PS3 and Xbox Joe Danger games, Joe auto accelerates and it’s up to the player to tap on key objects or hold to duck and release to jump. There are a number of other methods to move and manipulate Joe and as the game progresses and you’ll discover that you need to really concentrate and at times use two hands to fully complete some levels. It does get a bit fiddly later on, making the game almost unplayable in a slouched or casual position, but the overall experience is very smooth and the game uses the touch controls well. Aesthetically the game is stunning and runs incredibly smooth. The characteristic approach, the same as the Xbox and PS3 versions, holds it’s graceful presence beautifully on the iPad screen and at times I found myself pausing the game just to get a close up look at the comical and magnificent worl...