Tower defense games have been around for a while, but Tesla Wars 
manages to make the game play feel new. Hurling bolts of lightning at your enemies from the game’s central Tesla coil is entertaining and works smoothly with the iPhone and iPad’s touch interface. Tesla Wars eschews the usual strategy elements that are common in these sorts of games, focusing instead solely on the action — and letting you buy a series of upgrades that make your tower even stronger. It’s violent, but its a cartoon violence. And, admittedly, it’s repetitive, but if the game play hooks you, it can chew up several hours of your time.
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App review: My First Puzzles
Puzzles on the iPhone are a concept that just makes sense – and 
My First Puzzles gets it right. It’s an incredibly polished game that’s easy for children to pick up and play. As a child selects a piece with his or her finger, the others fade away, removing all distractions as players find the right spot for it. Though there are only 12 puzzles for kids to choose from — a number we wish was a bit higher — the replay value of the app is incredibly high. Your kids won’t get bored, even long after they’ve figured out how to solve the puzzles.
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