Ackeron [$2.99] is remarkable for a few reasons. First, it's a remake of a 15+ year old Palm Pilot game, which I can assure you is not something you see every day. Second, it's a large, complex, single-player RPG from an indie developer, something that is becoming rare these days on iOS. Perhaps the most amazing thing about it is just how much effort seems to have been put into this remake. Ackeron could easily pass for a new game on iOS, though its mechanics might quickly disabuse you of that notion. When a developer puts that kind of work into a remake, it's easy to see the passion behind the game. Indeed, Ackeron feels like a massive passion project, but it's also a surprisingly enjoyable RPG if you can stick with it through some of its bumpier parts. In Ackeron, you play as a nameless character who is traveling through space to try to find a way to save Earth's sun. On your journeys, your ship is shot down by the planetary defense system of Ackeron. You emerge from the wreckage only to find yourself in hot water, and no sooner do you get your bearings than you're being sent off on various tasks for the locals. Basically, the planet you've landed on might have just what you need to save your home planet, but you're going to have to save their world first before they can even try to help you. At first glance, Ackeron might remind you of a JRPG, but its mechanics more strongly recall the late-1980s/early-1990s Western CRPG era. There's a lot of sub-questing, exploration, p...