Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the Classic Reload, the monthly feature where we goo what we want. Each month, we take a look at a classic game from the annals of iOS history to see how it holds up in the here and now. It's a chance to revisit old favorites, reflect on their place in the overall library, or simply to take a deeper dive than our reviews typically allow. As the King Slime, I try to choose a balanced plate of games from month to month, but if there's something you really want to see, let me know by posting in the comments below. You might not see your suggestion soon, but I will add it to the master list for future consideration.

Way back in 2006, when the whole indie developer ball had really just got rolling, a couple of former Electronic Arts employees came together to create a company called 2D Boy. After spending two years of their time and $10,000 of their savings, the development team finally had their first game ready to go. World of Goo [$4.99] made its debut on Windows PC and the Nintendo Wii on October 13th, 2008. An OS X version came mere weeks later, and a Linux version arrived early in 2009. The game received high praise from critics and players like, and appears to have sold well enough to keep the developer going. Later in 2009, 2D Boy announced via their blog that they were trying to port the game to iPhone. That ended up proving to be a difficult task, but hope was just around the corner. The April 2010 release of the original iPad ins...