In a mobile market saturated with clones and "me too" copycats trying to ride the coattails of the mega hits, it can be rare to come across a game that genuinely feels fresh and unique. That was certainly not the case though when Rule With an Iron Fish [$2.99] launched early last month. This is one of those games that blends a lot of popular concepts together, but not in a way that feels like its treading familiar territory.
Its main "hook" if you will (HEH) is in its fishing portions, which are extremely simplistic but totally satisfying and even relaxing, just like real fishing. Rule With an Iron Fish has the soul of an idle clicker, as incremental upgrades and new equipment are what keep you pressing on and immediately picking the game back up just moments after you've thought you were finished. Then there's an RPG-ish element to it, not just in terms of the upgrading but in that there's a well-realized tiny little world in the game that you get to explore, complete with humorous characters, interesting locations, and lots and lots of corny pun-filled dialogue. (But in a good way!) The game's title is just the tip of the iceberg.
All these elements come together extremely well to make for one of the more interesting and entertaining games on the App Store, and we loved Rule With an Iron Fish in our review. Anyway, there was one big problem with Rule With an Iron Fish, and that was that it was an iPhone-only game. iPad owners could play the game in ...