While Shadowgun has been accused of borrowing a bit too much from the Gears of War franchise, there’s enough in this app that differentiates itself from the console hit. The shooting elements that dominate the game certainly follow the same pattern — enter a room, then fight your way through it, using cover to protect yourself. But the inclusion of puzzles and pattern recognition games are nice breaks to the fighting. The controls handle well, which is a relief. And the graphics are incredibly well done. This is certainly one of the best looking iOS games to date.

It’s an expensive title, though, and one that gets repetitive after a while — but that won’t be enough to turn away core fans of the shooter genre.

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