'Best Action Game' ( Hero of Sparta, iPhone).

But we'll all benefit as developers try.' Rare is the frame rate problem that slows the 'hellzapoppin' action, even when the screen explodes with fantastic lighting effects at the height of an epic boss battle.

Hero of Sparta is hands-down the most console-esque iPhone game yet, featuring incredibly detailed models wrapped in crisp, colorful textures. 'It's no secret that the iPhone is a powerful gaming device, but after seeing Hero of Sparta in action, you may want to sell your PSP.'Best Graphics Technology' ( Hero of Sparta, iPhone).Castle of Magic feels like a lost eight-bit game you would have played on the NES. You are a little wizard that must transform into animals and fight off giant snowmen and an octopus. Gameloft's Castle of Magic is a platformer that takes absolutely no risks and instead delivers a pitch perfect example of the genre: fantastic run-and-jump fun in a fantastical setting. 'Not every game needs to rewrite the rules of a genre.'Best Platform Game' ( Castle of Magic).IGN's 'Best of 2008' Awards provided Gameloft with four winning categories: Tokyo City Nights Java Game The following year (2008) Gameloft had several more noteworthy accomplishments.

Gameloft should definitely keep its writers happy because with winning words like these, the publisher's games will soon read better than most pop culture rags.' The game is loaded with whip-smart dialogue that doesn't feel remotely fake or forced and the scenario exposition is very clever - but not too-clever-by-half.

'Mobile games aren't exactly heralded for their storytelling prowess, but Gameloft's American Popstar deserves serious kudos for its ace writing.

'Best Story' ( American Popstar: Road to Celebrity).

Rise dresses up an already involving game with excellent graphics and a great soundtrack, complete with digitized voice'. Heroes for either side build up strongholds, train new troops, and march into epic battles. But you don't necessarily need to choose sides, because Rise has two campaigns - one for each faction - giving it twice the value.

' Rise of the Lost Empires is an exceedingly deep strategy game pitting humans against orcs in a battle for nothing more than the fate of the world.

'Best Strategy Game' ( Rise of the Lost Empires).

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