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Android Game Review: Wind-up Knight
Here at Mobile Syrup, we pride ourselves on a lot of things, but being gaming afficionados is not one of them. For every thousand hours of writing, The Walking Dead and cups of coffee (yes, we drink a...
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Here’s how to stream all games from NHL GameCenter, even if they’re blacked out
If you’re a hockey fan and you haven’t heard of NHL GameCenter, then you might want to consider the breadth of streaming content NHL GameCenter offers for the 2013-14 season. Under normal settings, it...
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Apps that make music sound better in your car
Now that mobile devices are the music player of choice for many drivers on the road nowadays, it might help to augment the experience even more by using apps that enhance the audio quality of the tunes...
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iOS 8 Review: Subtle Charms
iOS 8 is here, and while it’s not the comprehensive visual update that iOS 7 was over its predecessor, Apple has garnished its mobile operating system with enough new functionality to keep developers...
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TomTom GO Review: Traffic relief for a price
Portable GPS units hit the market with a bang, only to have been subverted by the versatility of smartphones in less than a decade. TomTom has ridden this wave somewhat cautiously, committing itself to...
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OneTap app tackles distracted driving [Review]
It’s always on a sombre note that one is reminded of the fact distracted driving now accounts for more traffic collisions and deaths in Canada than drunk driving. The laws governing phone usage while...
View ArticleHow Canadian indie hit Alto’s Adventure was inspired by Tiny Wings, Ico and...
Snowman’s Alto’s Adventure is an interesting anomaly, one that hopefully continues as smartphone and tablet gaming grows in popularity. The game falls into the endless runner category, hardly a...
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Transistor review: Some PC to mobile ports shouldn’t happen
It was at some point during my second or third hour of playing Transistor that I began to wish PC/console ports like this would stop coming to iOS and Android – they just don’t really work. Transistor...
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Monument Valley: Ida’s Dream review
Monument Valley was one of the best mobile games of last year, and that trend continues with the title’s second expansion, Ida’s Dream. Ida’s Dream, which was actually released last year as part of an...
View ArticleApp of the week: Bandcamp
We’re back once again with weekly app of the week feature. This week, we’re taking a look at Bandcamp, one my favourite music apps and platforms. On Tuesday, the company behind the app released a...
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You Must Build a Boat review: I can’t stop (building this boat)
I’ve taken about five brief breaks while writing this review to play You Must Build a Boat (#ymbab). The game has its hooks in my brain. Yes, EightyEightGames’ latest title really is that good and...
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Clandestine Anomaly review: Good ideas that should have remained ideas
Clandestine Anomaly is the type of game that on paper sounds incredibly innovative and this is a big part of why it caught my attention. The game takes the player’s real GPS location and builds a...
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Fallout Shelter review: Perfect for mobile, but lacks depth
It’s true: Fallout Shelter is an interactive advertisement for Bethesda’s upcoming blockbuster console release, Fallout 4, complete with the franchise’s undeniably cute 1950s Pip-Boy art style. Unlike...
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Review: Angry Birds 2 is a great game ruined by ridiculous microtransactions
Somewhere underneath the ridiculousness of Angry Birds 2’s micro-transactions is a great game, possibly the best mobile game I’ve played since Alto’s Adventure. This is why I still find myself playing...
View ArticleAndroid Game Review: Wind-up Knight
Here at Mobile Syrup, we pride ourselves on a lot of things, but being gaming afficionados is not one of them. For every thousand hours of writing, The Walking Dead...
View ArticleHere’s how to stream all games from NHL GameCenter, even if they’re blacked out
If you’re a hockey fan and you haven’t heard of NHL GameCenter, then you might want to consider the breadth of streaming content NHL GameCenter offers for the 2013-14 season....
View ArticleApps that make music sound better in your car
Now that mobile devices are the music player of choice for many drivers on the road nowadays, it might help to augment the experience even more by using apps that...
View ArticleReview: Lara Croft Go is another hit for Square Enix Montreal
In 2014, Square Enix Montreal released Hitman Go, a turn-based reimagining of the Hitman franchise, a series few thought could ever translate to mobile devices. But to the shock of many, especially...
View ArticleHumble Mobile Bundle 14 is now available
The latest Humble Mobile Bundle has been released, now offering up yet another great selection of DRM-free Android games at “pay what you want” prices. In total, the six games...
View ArticleGame of the Week: Need for Speed: No Limits
I’ve fallen out of touch with the Need For Speed series over the last few years, instead opting to play the various iterations of Turn10’s popular Forza franchise in order to get my racing game fix....
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