Articles and Reviews by Shawn Leonard

Armed with a Communications degree from Cal State Long Beach and a love of gaming that goes back more than two decades, Shawn found his calling as a game reviewer on the iOS platform. He is now a regular contributor on Slide to Play and Padvance.



Tubulous Is An Intriguing Idea...That I'm Not Sold On

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Tubulous Global Social Podcasting - I’m usually up on all the latest trends pertaining to the nebulous “Web 2.0” movement, but the team over at Interlacia has got my attention with their debut application for the iPhone. Tubulous Global Social Podcasting is setting out to create a community around the podcasts that we love to [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: , ,


Assassin's Creed - Altair's Chronicles Stands Alone

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Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chronicles - In what’s arguably one of the biggest releases yet on the iPhone, Gameloft has taken on the ambitious task of making the first iPhone game based on Ubisoft’s Assassin's Creed. The franchise was launched in 2007 and introduced gamers everywhere to a bad-ass assassin named Altair terrorizing ruthless characters during [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 5.0/5 | Category: ,


UniWar is a TENsational Turn-based Strategy Game for iOS

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UniWar - Please briefly indulge me while I provide a little preamble for this review…I consider the turn based strategy genre as an acquired taste. In my experience, folks tend to either love them or hate them, with few falling somewhere in the middle of those extremes. So if you’re not a fan of the [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 5.0/5 | Category: ,


iPlay Unleashes It's Fast and Furious Sequel

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Nearly two months ago I reviewed a fun yet flawed racer in Fast and Furious: Pink Slip. It was a game that admirably represented it’s license with a solid racing experience packed with interesting gameplay modes. iPlay has recently taken another crack at the franchise with its new game dubbed, Fast and Furious The Game [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Here's Squashem: An Unintentional Tech Demo

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Squashem - If like getting your roll on, you may want to pay attention. To be clear, I’m not referring to anything related to drugs or dancing, but rather, a brand new game brought you from the bunch over at Jelly Biscuits. Their colorful confection has been dubbed Squashem, and they’re looking to raise the [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 3.0/5 | Category:


A Classic Reborn...Myst Engulfs the iPhone

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Myst for iPhone - Yes, this review is about that Myst, the legendary PC game that essentially put point and click adventure games on the map. Though that style of game isn’t so popular in the age of first person shooters and advances in technology, there is a simple and elegant quality to the genre that [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


Water Balloon Drop Hollywood is All About Mindless Fun

Ever been to Hollywood? If not, what would be the first thing you’d want to do? Check out the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grauman’s Chinese Theater, or have a bite at the world-famous Pink’s Hot Dogs? Those quirky guys over at 3D Joe has given us all a clue into their ideas about what’s [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.0/5 | Category:


Hell Yeah! StickWars Uses Simple Gameplay, Requires Real Strategy

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Get ready to get stuck up! Not in a literal sense, but rather, a new addictive game from indie developer John E. Hartzog which has blazed its way to the top of the App Store. StickWars is a frenetic war game that aims to capture the perfect balance of simple gameplay and meaningful strategy. In [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


Prepubescent Boys Rejoice... Bikini Times Are Here!

The team over at Golden Plum collectively has a big pair by moving forward with their audacious new application. Bikini Alarm Clock is the fruit of their labor that’s intended to get a rise out of their audience. It’s a glorified alarm clock that features scantily clad women in a variety of fantasy backdrops. Anyone [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 3.0/5 | Category:


iBrawl - Hail to the Chief Will Grab And Lose Your Attention in Short Order

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Are you fed up with the economic recession? Do you wish you can lay into a corporate goon that’s stealing our tax money from government handouts? I know I am, and Icarus Interactive is hoping you are too. iBrawl — Hail to the Chief, a comedic fighting game, has arrived at the perfect time to [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 3.0/5 | Category:


Touch Ski 3D is an Original iPhone Game, Done Right for Sport-loving Gamers

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Touch Ski 3D - I’ve always had a weird fascination with extreme winter sports. Granted I’m not a skier or snowboarder by any stretch of the imagination, I’ve always enjoyed watching some of the amazing feats that professional “extreme” athletes pull off at the ESPN X-Games. As a result, it’s my feeling that you have [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Bowman Is An Enjoyable Work In Progress

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Lentrica Software’s debut iPhone application is Bowman, a quick-hitting game that is all about playing up the one-on-one archery duel. In terms of its origin, Bowman is a port of a popular game available on several flash gaming portals. It’s gameplay mechanics were entirely wrapped around using the mouse, so it makes for a good [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


Rowmote Will Make You Hug Your Macs

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Rowmote - Most advertising and marketing messages I encounter registers as background noise somewhat akin to what you’d hear in a crowded mall around the holiday season. You see messages everywhere on your television, favorite websites, mobile phone, billboards, airline tray-backs, and even urinals. Even though I can usually tune them out, the sheer volume [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


StuntCopter Perfectly Ports a 22-Year-Old Game to the iOS Platform

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The latest case of a highly regarded classic being reborn comes from independent developer nerdgames. In their debut application for the iPhone, they are bringing back StuntCopter developed by the late Duane Blehm. While this game was considered innovative and novel a couple decades ago, I’m sure you’re all wondering whether it’s still relevant today. [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 3.0/5 | Category: ,


2XL Supercross ... The Best Looking Game on the iPhone

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Welcome to the high octane world of Motocross racing brought to you courtesy of 2XL Games. 2XL Supercross is a game that is looking to place a fat stamp on the racing genre. After spending some quality time with 2XL Supercross, it’s fair to say that headline racers like Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart, Fastlane Street [...]


Shawn Leonard rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


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