Although they've been branching out in some big ways in recent years, Tin Man Games is still best known for one thing: digital gamebooks. Whether wholly original works like their Gamebook Adventures series or adaptations of physical books like the Fighting Fantasy line, Tin Man's gamebooks generally have featured excellent presentation while remaining quite faithful to the paperbacks that inspired them. They've released quite a few such titles on mobile, but it's been a little while since the last one came out. Fighting Fantasy Classics [Free] is Tin Man's return to digital versions of traditional gamebooks, and what a comeback it is.
Fighting Fantasy Classics is a hub app where all of Tin Man's future Fighting Fantasy gamebook conversions will be delivered. The initial free download allows you to play Bloodbones in its entirety at no cost. Additional books are available through IAPs, allowing you to add to your library as you see fit. The starting line-up is a nice mix of previously-released hits and some long-requested new conversions, and more books will be added as time goes on. The books all share the same engine and basic interface, though each of them is tailored somewhat to the needs and style of the original text. I'm not sure if this is a new engine or an enhanced version of the previous one, but in practice these work a lot like the older stand-alone releases. That's a good thing. Turning pages and making selections is easy and intuitive. For the bits that used t...