Chris Buffa (Modojo): One of the coolest things about Nintendo's Metroid Prime trilogy is the ability to transform hero Samus Aran into a morph ball and guide her through hostile 3D worlds, hitting switches and navigating past different obstacles. If you love these sequences but wish they were longer, we strongly suggest downloading Gears for the iPhone and iPad. While not a direct Metroid knockoff, this challenging and physics based App bears a striking resemblance to Nintendo's classic sci-fi adventures. Both gorgeous and incredibly thrilling, it's without question one of the App Store's best.
Having enjoyed a popular run — or rather roll — on iOS devices with a reported 1.5 million downloads to date, Mobot Studios has confirmed that it will be porting and publishing hit title Gears to Wii U for release sometime this Spring.
The Pocket Gamer team has thought long and hard, played some games, Googled furiously, thought some more, and come up with a list of ten great Unity-powered time wasters.
Gamesradar: For a legion of modern console gamers, Gears has become accepted shorthand for the Gears of War series – especially now, as the Gears of War 3 beta rages on in advance of its September release. But you won't find Delta Squad, COG Tags, or grotesque violence in Gears for iPhone and iPad.
