Thrown forward into the future, can you clean up the Earth and find your way home? Never Future is an RPG with a difference, and that difference is in an educational storyline that is paired up with a competent game engine.
Is it possible to implement the ultimate composer's tool on a 4.5" screen on a smartphone? Is it possible to cram every possible combination of scale type, every chord, every inversion, all into a tool that's usable on something so relatively small? Yes, but only just.
Developed by Amanita Design, the point and click adventure that is Machinarium will ask you to guide a cast-out robot called Josef who has to rebuilt himself. Returning to the city of Machinarium, Josef stumbles over a plot to blow up the city's central tower... right before he is captured and thrown in jail. You'll work through this plot to start with, and then the rest is up to you.
GoMusic from developer Minh Thai is a replacement music player for your Windows Phone. It promises an 'elegant UI' to view your music collection and listen to tracks. It certainly looks the part in the screenshots, but dig a little deeper and you realise just how good Microsoft's music player actually is.
Papyrus is one of many note taking applications for your Windows Phone, so what makes this one stand out? It's a mix of quick access to drawing tools, good zoom facilities, and cloud support for your notes.
The Nokia Lumia 1320 is, it has to be said, pretty good value - positioned in the burgeoning 'phablet' market (i.e. doubling as phone and tablet) and with relatively few compromises, it can be found in the lower half of the price scale (£238 SIM-free and delivered in the UK, for example). When you think of the converged capabilities and software package, the 1320's main competitors in the value money stakes are, appropriately, its own predecessors.
The DT-601 Wireless Charging Plate is the most recent addition to Nokia's line-up of Qi compatible charging accessories. There are now a decentnumber of Qi wireless charging pads on the market, and the technology, while not exactly mainstream, does feel more established than a year ago. So, for this review, the key question is what makes the DT-601 different and who should look at buying this accessory?
The problem is this. Anyone from the older generation will know that games that tie-in to major media properties are, as a general rule, a bit rubbish. While there are notable exceptions (I'm looking at the original 8-bit versions of Robocop here), if it's a movie or a TV show, it's not going to be any good. And now I have to review Top Gear's 'Race The Stig'.
Rafe took a brief look at CloudSix when prolific developer Rudy Huyn released the app at the start of the month, but I wanted to take a bit more time over the new Dropbox client and the app's utility in the real world. Let's just say it's more than worth the quirks in the UI, and is a recommended download if you are a Dropbox user.
QuizBowl is a simple idea. Take two people, ask them questions, and see who scores the most. Everyone gathers points to unlock new levels, you can challenge friends or simply build up your own experience, and it all happens in a bright and friendly environment. There is a lot to like about Bernardo Zamora's quiz game.