Spirit Walkers: Curse of the Cypress Witch is a hidden-object/puzzle game, but with a lot more story than you usually get on this type of game, especially for an iPhone version.

I loved the old SNES Final Fantasy games. In many ways, they set the standard of what the system could do visually, fun though grindish gameplay and the tone for what is now considered “standard” trope usage for storytelling. Back then, it felt fresh and unique. And it was because new ground was being covered and created. So fast forward from the early 1990s to today and Square-Enix has released Final Fantasy Dimensions on the Google Play Store and iTunes. Is a game that is a throwback to yesteryear worth either a $20 or $40 admission fee? The short answer is “no.” The long answer is “it’s complicated.”

My BabyChicks for iPad is a neat little game for kids that allow them to raise virtual chickens. Kids can learn a lot about managing a little chicken farm.

I love the original Darksiders. It still felt fresh when I played it two years ago. What was so engrossing about it, you might ask? It is a game that took Christian mythos and ran with the idea. It was dark. It was gory. And it was awesome. So where in the world does Darksiders II stand when the original was so good? In short, it’s a good game in its own right. It just isn’t a good Darksiders game.

Space Shuffle Extreme is one of those arcade gems that are a must-have.