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Deal Alert: Seven Disney Windows Phones games available free for a limited time

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Disney Games

If you have been waiting for a deal on your favorite Windows Phone 8 game from Disney, today may be your lucky day.  Seven titles went on sale today for a limited time and it is tough to beat the marked down price (free).  That's right, seven game for free!  All totaled about fifteen bucks worth of savings.

The seven Windows Phone 8 games are as follows:

Monsters University

Monsters University:  Enjoy two games in one with Monsters University.  There is Catch Archie where you are chasing Archie the Scare Pig through campus and a Toxicity Challenge where you race against the clock and run through the sewers before time runs out.

Monsters University features three characters from the movie: Mike, Sulley and Squishy.  It is available for Windows Phone 8 devices, currently free (regularly $.99) and you can find Monsters University here in the Windows Phone Store.

Where's My Water?

Where’s My Water?:  Where’s My Water? is a challenging, physics-based puzzle game for Windows Phone 8 that includes three separate games, three story lines and over four hundred levels.

Where’s My Water? is normally priced at $.99 but you can find your free copy here in the Windows Phone Store.

Wreck-it Ralph

Wreck-it Ralph: Wreck-it Ralph is a collection of five arcade games that are all based on the movie of the same name.  You have Fix-it Felix Jr. where you play the role of the handyman, fixing everything Ralph has smashed.  Then there is Hero’s Duty where you play the role of Sergeant Calhoun and blast away at cy-bugs level after level.

Sweet Climber is an endless climbing game feature Ralph, Turbo Time is a racing game and Flight Command is a flight combat game pitting you against the cy-bugs.

Wreck-it Ralph normally runs $.99 and is available for Windows Phone 8 devices.  You can find Wreck-it Ralph here in the Windows Phone Store.

Where's My Mickey?

Where’s My Mickey?: Much like Where’s My Water? , Where’s My Mickey? is a physics-based game for Windows Phone 8.  Instead of working to supply water to an alligator for his shower, you are working to supply Mickey water for various tasks (making lemonade, putting out a fire, and watering a garden).

The game has over one hundred levels plus six bonus levels featuring Goofy.  As with Where’s My Water? animations and graphics are top notch with Where’s My Mickey?  The game normally runs $.99 and is available for Windows Phone 8 devices.  You can find Where’s My Mickey? here in the Windows Phone Store.

Avengers Initiative

Avengers Initiative:  Take control of either the Incredible Hulk or Captain America in this fantasy combat game.  Avengers Initiative features such villains as Abomination, The Kronan, The Skrulls and Wendigo that you have to smash and pound into the pavement.

While graphics and animations are spot on, the biggest downside to Avengers Initiative is the storage space the game takes up, about 1.6GB of storage.  Beyond that, you will need about 4GB of additional storage to install additional assets.

Avengers Initiative is normally running in the neighborhood of $4.99 and while the game is free for a limited time only, the space requirements may outweigh the savings.  Avengers Initiative is available for Windows Phone 8 and you can find it here in the Windows Phone Store.

Toy Story: Smash It!

Toy Story: Smash It! : Here is another physics-based puzzle game for Windows Phone 8 where you play the role of Buzz Lightyear who has to smash alien fortresses with bouncing balls.  The game features ninety challenging levels of play that span six episodes.

There are no complaints about the graphics and animations that represent the Toy Story movie line-up rather well.  Toy Story: Smash It! would normally cost $4.99 and is available for Windows Phone 8 devices.  The game does not feature a trial version so now is your chance to save a bundle.  You can find Toy Story: Smash It! here in the Windows Phone Store.

Where's My Perry?

Where’s My Perry?: Yet another physics-based puzzle game from Disney, this go around feature Perry the Platypus from the popular cartoon show Phineas and Ferb.

Where’s My Perry? Includes over eighty puzzles that are spread out across four chapters.  The game calls on you to direct water in all its different forms (ice, steam and liquid) to solve various puzzles and free Agent P (a.k.a. Perry).

Where’s My Perry? normally runs $.99 and is available for Windows Phone 8 devices.  You can find Where’s My Perry? here in the Windows Phone Store.

Again, if you have been on the fence about picking up any of these entertaining games from Disney now is your chance to save a bit of cash.  The free offers are only available for a limited time and not knowing what "a limited time" is exactly, you may not want to wait too long before picking up these games.  

Thanks, everyone, for the tips!

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Star Wars: Assault Team blasting its way to Windows and Windows Phone this spring

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Star Wars Lede

The official Star Wars Twitter profile has announced that a new game will be launching on not only Android and iOS, but Windows 8 and Windows Phone too – Star Wars: Assault Team. Prepare those blasters as Disney will be releasing a brand new experience for you to travel to a galaxy far, far away.

So just what is Star Wars: Assault Team? We're not entirely sure, but according to the screenshot teased by the social team on Twitter, we could well be looking at a strategic card game. It's interesting to note that we're likely to see a simultaneous cross-platform launch, something previously unheard of when it came to Windows Phone.

Star Wars: Assault Team

We'll hopefully have more details in the coming weeks as to exactly what Star Wars fans can expect to see in this latest mobile title. For now, consider yourself teased with the above and stay tuned for updates on our part should we learn anything else.

Source: Twitter (@starwars)

Dish Network signs deals with ESPN, Disney to enable mobile content streaming

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Watch ESPN

Dish and Disney have reached a distribution deal that will allow subscribers to watch Disney content on their computers and mobile devices.

Using apps found in Apple's App Store, Google Play, the Amazon Appstore and the Windows store, viewers will be able to watch live programming from ABC Family, Disney Channel and Disney XD, as well as live network streams of ABC, which are currently available in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Fresno, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham.

The press release follows below.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the weeks immediately following the announcement of their groundbreaking, multi-year distribution deal, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) today announced the availability of WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC Family, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WatchESPN, enabling DISH’s 14 million video subscribers to access live and on-demand news, entertainment and sports programming on computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices. Access to WATCH Disney Junior as well as authenticated services from SEC ESPN Network and Longhorn Network will launch later this year.

DISH customers can now conveniently watch live programming from ABC Family, Disney Channel and Disney XD as well as live network streams of ABC, which are currently available in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Fresno, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham. Additionally, live events and programming from ESPN networks – including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes – are now accessible. ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater will also be available on WatchESPN when those channels are in season. Video subscribers will need to log in with their DISH online IDs and passwords to access all services.

In addition to live streaming, DISH video subscribers can watch the most current episodes of ABC and ABC Family original series the day after they air online at ABC.com and ABCFamily.com or on smartphones and tablets via the WATCH ABC and WATCH ABC Family apps, which are available free to download in the App Store, Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore and Windows Store. WATCH ABC is also accessible on Apple TV.

DISH customers can access live and popular on-demand programming from Disney Channel and Disney XD online at WATCHDisneyChannel.com and WATCHDisneyXD.com. The WATCH Disney Channel and WATCH Disney XD apps are free to download in the App Store and Amazon Appstore. The networks are also accessible on Apple TV and Roku.

For WatchESPN, DISH video subscribers can visit WatchESPN.com on their computers for live access to ESPN networks. Customers with a supported smartphone or tablet can also download the free WatchESPN app by visiting the App Store, Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore or Windows Store. The app features access to live content and on-demand video clips. WatchESPN live programming and on-demand clips are also available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV and Roku.

Source: Dish Network

Disney Solitaire comes to the Windows Store, includes OneDrive syncing

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Disney Solitaire

If you had a childhood similar to ours you probably played a lot of solitaire on the nearest computer. Now you can get your kids into the game, but with a little bit of Disney flair. Head to the Windows Store and you’ll find a new game called Disney Solitaire that combines your favorite Disney characters and the very popular card game. Let’s check it out.

Let’s get this out of the way: Our favorite part of Disney Solitaire is that it syncs across all your Windows 8.1 devices using OneDrive. Every game needs to do something like that, kudos to Disney on the syncing powers.

Here’s what you can look forward to with Disney Solitaire on Windows 8:

  • 120 levels of exciting solitaire challenges!
  • Two modes of play—Try “Adventure Mode” to test your skill on challenge-based tri-peaks solitaire levels or switch to “Free Play Mode” to try a variety of solitaire game styles in classic Disney enviro
  • Hear classic music and see clips from each movie while you play!
  • Beautiful level maps take you through the stories of Peter Pan and The Lion King with original artwork based on each film!
  • Unlock unique animated power ups featuring your favorite characters like Nala, The Lost Boys and more!
  • Use in-game boosts to move past obstacles and tricky Adventure Mode levels!
  • Adventure Mode challenges include timed levels, card limit levels, and more!
  • Save game progress to OneDrive and to continue your adventure across your Windows 8.1 devices!

Disney Solitaire

We’ve got to give it Disney. The past year we’ve seen a lot of Disney games come to both Windows Phone and Windows 8. Now Disney fanatics can enjoy solitaire on Windows 8.1. The game looks pretty sweet and we’re sure a ton of you will like it.

Now for the not so fun part. Disney Solitaire is $4.99, which isn’t too bad, but you don’t have a free trial to see if game is for you. Anyone picking it up?

Update: We should also mention that this game is coming to Windows Phone "soon" as well

You can download Disney Solitaire from the Windows Store for $4.99. The game clocks in at 399 MB. 

WMW? XYY, the latest Windows Phone 8 game from Disney

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WMW? XYY

WMW? XYY is the latest installment with Disney’s Where’s My Water? series of Windows Phone games. WMW? XYY features Chinese TV cartoon character XYY on an epic adventure through China to save his friends trapped in an underground city and defeat the Big Bad Wolf.

The physics game plays much like the previous versions of Where’s My Water? with new fire and oil mechanics. WMW? XYY may have an odd gaming title but it makes a nice first impression.

WMW? XYY

Game play includes over eighty levels of play with both Weslie the sheep and Wolfie the Big Bad Wolf featured. You route oil, water, fire and other elements through a maze of pipes and obstacles to supply your gaming character.

Along the way there are ancient collectible to discover that will unlock bonus puzzles and a few power-ups to help your character tackle the more difficult levels.

WMW? XYY starts out slow but quickly becomes a challenging game for your Windows Phone 8 gaming library. The most obvious downside to WMW? XYY is the lack of a trial version.

The full version is currently running $.99 and is available for all Windows Phone 8 devices. You can find your copy of WMW? XYY here in the Windows Phone Store. There is also a Windows 8 version of WMW? XYY that is running $4.99 (no trial version either). You can find the Windows 8 version of WMW? XYY here in the Windows Store.

Thanks, Mohamed, for the tip!

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Disney's Maleficent Free Fall casts a match-3 spell on Windows Phone

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Maleficent Free Fall

Disney has kicked off a new game for their upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie called Maleficent Free Fall. The play is more or less standard match-3 fare, only following the theme of Sleeping Beauty's classic villainess. Players are presented with a grid of colored gems, and must swap adjacent tiles to match up those of the same color so they disappear. Every stage requires players to eliminate a certain number of gems in a limited number of moves. The standard freemium tropes are employed here, including in-app purchases for power-ups and a timer-based energy system.

The game is free-to-play, with all of the usual tropes like energy and timers, Disney has also made a similar title for their successful film Frozen, not to mention more popular puzzle titles like Where's My Water? It makes sense that Disney continues to pair up their major releases with mobile titles, and the match-3 genre is one a lot of folks are familiar with (even if it's a bit tired for many mobile gamers). Anybody interested in seeing the movie at least? Do you play match-3 titles regularly?

You can download download Maleficent Free Fall for Windows here, or on Windows Phone.

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Disney's Maleficent Free Fall, a magical match three puzzle game for Windows Phone 8

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Maleficent Free Fall

Maleficent Free Fall hit the Windows Phone Store last week in advance of the Disney movie Maleficent that is due out in theaters on May 30th. The latest Windows Phone 8 game from Disney Studios places a dark twist on the match three game.

The multi-level, multi-chapter game has you following a young Maleficent through the years tackling a wide assortment of match three challenges. You earn magic that can be used to unlock power-ups that will help you survive the puzzles.

Maleficent Free Fall is a well animated, entertaining gaming option for Windows Phone 8 and if you're looking for a challenging puzzle game, it's worth checking out.

Game Layout

Maleficent Free Fall has an opening home screen that has the option to jump into game play and in the upper left corner of this screen, you will see an "M" tab that will pull up your gaming options. This tab will appear throughout the chapter views and gaming screens. Options include turning on/off the game sounds and music, view the help screens, view the about screen and return to the home screen.

Maleficent Free Fall Menus

Game play with Maleficent Free Fall has seventy-five levels of play that are spread out across five chapters. Each chapter represents a stage in Maleficent's life with the first starting at her childhood.

The chapters are illustrated as pages in a book that has the level path spanning these pages. In the upper right corner of the chapter pages, you will see your number of lives and your magic counter. Lives are replenished periodically (you'll see a countdown timer or you can purchase lives via in-app purchase ($.99 to re-fill to the full 5 lives). Magic is earned through game play or you can buy magic through in-app purchase as well (prices vary from $.99 to $49.99). Just tap the display banner to pull up IAP options.

Game Play

At the heart of game play with Maleficent Free Fall is your typical match three styled game. You are presented with a collection of gems that you have to swap around to create matches of three or more to have them removed from game play and earn points.

Maleficent Free Fall Game Screen

Where Maleficent Free Fall makes the game more challenging is that with each level, you have a set number of moves to achieve two goals, a scoring goal and a performance goal. The performance goals range from converting a dark section of the gaming board to light by creating a match on that section to unchaining gaming pieces by creating a match involving those pieces.

Matches of more than three can generate bonus items that can eliminate rows of gems, destroy all the adjacent gems and more. You can also generate a cascade of matches that will help you reach the scoring goal.

Maleficent Free Fall does a good job to walk you through each challenge when you face them for the first time. The tutorials will also walk you through using magic points that can be used to launch power-ups during game play. Magic can also be used to generate extra moves, launch Maleficent's raven, Diaval, to eliminate gaming pieces and more.

Maleficent Free Fall

Game play, as well as the chapter screens, supports vertical and horizontal orientations. Maleficent oversees your gaming progress and will gesture towards you every now and then. One neat feature of the game is that if you tilt your Windows Phone, the background will shift with your movements.

If you fail a level of play, it'll cost you a life. Run out of lives and you will have to wait until time allows your lives to replenish or cough up $.99 to replenish your lives through an in-app purchase.

Game play is rather challenging. While many match three games concentrate on scoring or the number of pieces you remove, Maleficent offers quests that require a little more strategy.

Overall Impression

Maleficent Free Fall is a fun game to pass the time with and with seventy-five levels of play (that aren't push overs) it has plenty of staying power.

The graphics throughout the game are well drawn-up, even though the young Maleficent is a little on the creepy side. I like the duel challenges with game play, which adds to the challenge of the game.

Overall, Maleficent Free Fall is an appealing addition to the match three genre of Windows Phone games and worth the download. Maleficent Free Fall is a free gaming title with plenty of in-app purchase opportunities. The game is available for Windows Phone 8 devices and you can find your copy of Maleficent Free Fall here in the Windows Phone Store.

There is also a Windows 8 version of Maleficent Free Fall available for those looking to play the game on a larger screen. You can find that copy of Maleficent Free Fall here in the Windows Store (free as well).

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As expected, Disney Solitaire comes to Windows Phone 8

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Disney Solitaire

Last month Disney released Disney Solitaire for Windows 8 with word that a Windows Phone 8 version would be released soon. We are happy to report that "soon" happened today with the release of the Windows Phone 8 version of Disney Solitaire.

Disney Solitaire does feature saving your game progress to OneDrive, which will allow to pick up things where you left off from a Windows 8 device.

Disney Solitaire

The Windows Phone version of Disney Solitaire shares the same features as the Windows 8 version. Game play is centered around two Disney worlds, Peter Pan's Neverland and the Lion King's Pride Rock, and has two gaming modes (Adventure and Free Play).

Additional gaming features include:

  • 120 levels of game play
  • Classic music and clips from each movie
  • Unlock unique animated power-ups featuring your favorite characters such as Nala, the Lost Boys and more
  • Use in-game boosts to move past obstacles and the Adventure Mode levels

The only downside we can see to Disney Solitaire is that it lacks a trial version. Otherwise, it comes across as an entertaining game and a nice addition to the card game genre.

Disney Solitaire

The full version of Disney Solitaire is currently running $1.99 and the game is available for Windows Phone 8 devices. You can find Disney Solitaire here in the Windows Phone Store.

The Windows 8 version of Disney Solitaire is currently running $4.99 (no free trial here either) and you can pick that version up here in the Windows Store.

Thanks, Kevin, for the tip!

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Disney releases two new Windows Phone 8 games, Lost Light and JellyCar 3

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Disney's JellyCar 3 and Lost Light

Disney seems to be on a roll lately releasing several Windows Phone 8 games over the past week. We've seen Maleficent Free Fall and Disney Solitaire already hit Store shelves and today we are seeing the Disney gaming titles Lost Light and JellyCar 3 arrive in the Windows Phone Store.

JellyCar 3 and Lost Light have been available for a while over on iOS and Android platforms and it is nice to see Disney giving the Windows Phone platform more attention. Both games look interesting and if you prefer your gaming from a larger screen, both have Windows 8 versions available as well.

Lost Light

Lost Light

Lost Light is a puzzle adventure where you journey to the heart of the Enchanted Forest and help restore the light hidden away by the wicked Beasties. Game play is a matching game with a numbers twist.

The game has 225 levels of play, 9 unique puzzle challenges and 3 power-ups that will help you survive the puzzle challenges.

Lost Light lacks a trial version with the Windows Phone 8 version currently running $1.99. The Windows 8 version of Lost Light also lacks a trial version and will cost you $4.99.

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JellyCar 3

 

JellyCar 3 is a racing game where you are behind the wheel of a squishy car trying to navigate through squishy worlds. You race through the fifty levels of game play trying to make it from the starting line to the finishing line.

JellyCar 3

Platform obstacles move, rotate and trigger special effects that you will have to navigate around, soar over with the Balloon ability, and climb over with sticky tires. You can even tap the care to make it grow.

 JellyCar 3 also has car customizations where you can give your JellyCar a custom color, style and sound effects.

As with Lost Light, JellyCar 3 lacks a trial version with the Windows Phone 8 version currently running $1.99. The Windows 8 version of JellyCar 3 also lacks a trial version and is currently running $4.99.

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Thanks, Saksham, for the tips!

Disney's classic 'Castle of Illusion' jumps from Sega to Windows Phone and Windows 8.1

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Castle of Illusion

Disney and Microsoft have been rolling out the hits lately, introducing three new games in the last few days, including Lost Light, Jelly Car 3 and Disney Solitaire. This morning, the classic Mickey Mouse game ‘Castle Of Illusion’ arrives on Windows Phone and Windows 8.1, making it quite the combo.

Castle of Illusion came out for iOS and Android late last year, so while the game is not brand new, it’s not that old either. Clearly Microsoft and Disney have a partnership going where they’re bringing all new (and older) titles over to the Windows ecosystem, something that should sit well for those with children.

What can you expect from Castle of Illusion? Over at Microsoft’s Fire Hose, they describe the game thusly:

“The evil witch Mizrabel has kidnapped Minnie Mouse and taken her to the castle, where Mickey must seek her out. Mickey must travel through enchanted forests, take on armies of rebellious toys and navigate mazes of living books – all in search of his captive sweetheart. There are five magical worlds filled with Mizrabel’s powerful minions, twists and turns, and hidden challenges to uncover and master.”

It sure sounds like a wild ride, especially for fans of the classic game now re-imagined for tablets, PCs and your phone.  Check out the trailer for the game to get an idea of what to expect.

Castle of Illusion

That’s the good news; the bad news is both pricing and the lack of trial. For the Windows version, you’re looking at a $14.99 price tag, while Windows Phone is still a super expensive $9.99, (and no, these are not even Xbox Live titles). Throw in the fact that there is no trial for either version, and we’re not sure how many of you will blindly jump at this offer.

In anticipation of your complaints, we’ll be working on a demo video of both games in the next day, so sit tight, and we’ll give you our initial thoughts and impressions.

Castle of Illusion

  • Download Castle of Illusion for Windows 8.1 ($14.99) – 470 MB
  • Download Castle of Illusion for Windows Phone 8 ($9.99) – 467 MB; Needs 1 GB of RAM or more!

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Check out Disney's new 'Castle of Illusion' running on the Surface Pro 3 and Lumia Icon

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Castle of Illusion

Castle of Illusion lets you play as Mickey Mouse in this classic game re-imagined for tablets, PCs, and phones. It has been available on iOS and Android since late last year, but we’re glad that we can now play it on Windows and Windows Phone devices.

Priced at $14.99 and $9.99 without any free trial at the Windows and Windows Phone Store, you’re probably wondering if it’s worth it. We’ve spent some time with both versions of the game, so head past the break to see some gameplay.

Features:

  • Play as Mickey Mouse in this reimagining of the classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game.
  • Experience a world of wonder, brought to life with all-new graphics and magical adventures.
  • Journey across five magical worlds filled with Mizrabel’s powerful minions.
  • Complete hidden challenges to customize Mickey with classic costumes.

Castle of Illusion

Mickey has to travel through enchanted forests, take on armies of rebellious toys and navigate mazes of living books to find Minnie. Using the touchscreen display, you can move with the virtual joystick on the left side of the screen. The green jump button is on the right side of the display. The red button is to throw items.

Press and hold the jump button to jump higher. You can also jump on enemies’ head to bounce higher. We were also able to play using the Surface Pro Type Cover on the Surface Pro 3. Spacebar is jump, while Ctrl is throw. Use the directional keys are for moving.

Castle of Illusion

The top left corner shows up to 5 stars. When an enemy hits Mickey, a star disappears and he continues playing from where he was hit. When Mickey runs out of stars, it takes away 1 statue, which is the number below the stars. If Mickey runs out of statues, you go back to the beginning of the level.

The mixture of 2D and 3D graphics is very satisfying. It brings back memories of Crash Bandicoot. The music is playful and doesn’t feel repetitive. There’s also a narrator that makes you feel like you’re a character inside a book.

Castle of Illusion

The bosses are tough in Castle of Illusions, but you can simply keep trying. The first boss requires you to jump on its head a few times, while avoiding getting stomped on or being rolled over. After defeating the bosses, you collect Rainbow Gems, so you can form the Rainbow Bridge required to cross over to Mizrabel’s tower. We don’t want to spoil too much for you, so if the game sounds interesting so far, you should go ahead and get it.

Castle of Illusion

Castle of Illusion’s simple run and jump gameplay makes it an awesome time-waster.  While you can play it on a Windows tablet with just a touchscreen display, we find it more convenient to use the physical keys on a keyboard. It’s also great on Windows Phone. In fact, it feels better to control Mickey on the smaller screen.

Castle of Illusion

Castle of Illusions costs $14.99 for the Windows 8.1 version and $9.99 for the Windows Phone version. We don’t like that it costs more than most games and doesn’t provide a free trial, but this game is actually quite enjoyable. If you are looking for something new to play, we think you should go ahead with the purchase.

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Disney's Words of Wonder now available for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1

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Words of Wonder for Windows

Disney has been pumping out games for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 at an astonishing rate. Castle of Illusion is one of their more recent games that came out just last week. Today we're getting another games from Disney for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1. Ready to play Words of Wonder?

Words of Wonder for Windows

Head into the Windows Phone Store and the Windows Store and you'll find Words of Wonder. The newest game from Disney. It's a Universal Windows app, which means things like in-app purchases should sync between the two versions.

Words of Wonder is a magical word game. In it, you find words to solve more than 70 addictive puzzles with unique and challenging twists.

Words of Wonder is free on both Windows Phone and Windows 8.1. You will find in-app purchases that range in price from $0.99 to $99.99 inside Words of Wonder.

We'll have a review of Words of Wonder up soon. In the meantime, take it for a spin and let us know what you think!

Thanks for the tip everyone!

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Grab a bunch of Disney games for free for Windows Phone and Windows 8

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Free Disney Games on Windows Phone

If you have heard good things about the many Disney published games for Windows Phone but have never downloaded them, today's your lucky day. A number of the games are currently free to download for Windows Phone and Windows 8.

The Windows Store listings all show that this is a temporary promotion but that it will last at least another 13 days, so that's plenty of time to grab these games before they revert back to their normal prices.

Does this change in pricing make you want to jump in and download these games for your Windows Phone or Windows 8 device?

Thanks to Rushab Chopra for the tip!

Disney's Words of Wonder is a wonderful word search game for Windows 8 and Windows Phone

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Disney's Words of Wonder

Last week, Disney released yet another game for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices - Words of Wonder. The game is word search game that has a match three game ( Maleficent Free Fall, Frozen Free Fall, etc.) feel about it.

The game has you following the Disney character Watson the Owl as he fights the grey curse that is erasing the color from his storybook. You use the power of words to unlock bonus items and restore the color to the book.

Words of Wonder is a simple, yet challenging for players of all ages and a nice addition to the Disney Windows 8/Windows Phone gaming collection.

Words of Wonder's Layout

With Words of Wonder is available for both Window Phone 8 and Windows 8, we are going to approach things a little different by looking at the Windows 8 version for this review. Both versions or the game are virtually identical, so it's not a very radical departure.

The layout is simple and straightforward with the game centered on the storybook map. The game's storybook has sixteen chapters that contain over seventy levels of play. The first few levels will have Watson the Owl guide you through game play and as new gaming features become available, Watson will appear to walk you through the new features.

Words of Wonder Storybook

At the top of the storybook map you have the gear cog the will drop down the settings menu (sound/music on or off, help section, exit the map) with your energy and gold levels displayed next to the settings cog. Energy is used to access each level and is replenished as you successfully complete a level, with time or you can convert gold into energy. Gold is used to unlock additional maps, buy boosts and re-charge your energy levels. You begin the game with 25 gold bars and can add more to your inventory through In-App Purchases.

Words of Wonder IAP

As long as you complete the levels on the first try, your energy level shouldn't be an issue in that you seem to earn back the energy you use to play the level, when you complete it. However, if you fail a level then you will see your energy levels drop. If you don't want to fool with IAP, energy levels will increase over time.

Words of Wonder Game Play

Game play follows suit with Words of Wonder's simple layout. You are presented with a playing board filled with lettered tiles. You are tasked with created words by tracing adjacent letters (vertically, horizontally or diagonally). Words have to be at least three letters long and as you create a word, the tiles are removed from the playing board, with new letters falling from the top of the board.

Words of Wonder Tutorial

Each level has a goal to reach in a set number of moves or before time runs out. The goals range from collecting a number of letter tiles, removing all the tiles stained with ink, dropping items off the bottom of the game board and more. Boosts become available that will aid you in your quest such as adding bonus moves or shuffle the tiles around.

The game screen for Words of Wonder has your statistics displayed across the top of the screen that includes your move count or timer, a progress bar charting your objective, a display of any boosts available. Your score is displayed at the bottom of the screen and as you create words, a banner will appear spelling the word out as you connect the letters.The game board rest center screen and comes in a variety of shapes and styles.

Words of Wonder Game Screen

Once you've reached your goal, Watson will appear to launch a Word Burst, which will award you bonus points (much like the Free Fall portion of Disney's match-three games). Each level has a target score to reach and the closer you get, the more stars you are awarded. Levels can be re-played to better your score and increase your cumulative star count.

Overall Impression

The more I played Words of Wonder the more the game grew on me. The limitation on the number of moves you have to complete your goal requires a little strategy and when you're racing the clock, it calls for a quick eye and hand. Words of Wonder may come across as too easy of a game for some and I have to admit the first handful of levels are a little on the easy side. However, if you are a little patient the game picks up in challenge around level ten.

The Windows Phone 8 version plays just like the Windows 8 version, you just have a smaller screen to play from. The challenge does seem to pick up a little quicker with the Windows Phone 8 version though.

Words of Wonder Windows Phone Screens

While you do have in-app purchase opportunities, you can live without them. Boost become available as you progress through the levels. You may have to sit the game aside for a little while so your energy can replenish but that only gives the game life a little more longevity. Still, I would have liked to have seen a way to earn gold during game play to avoid the in-app purchases completely.

All in all, Words of Wonder is a fun, casual game that is a good choice for those times you need a little help passing the time. The game is appealing for all ages and I can see it being a fun game for the younger crowd that can double as a spelling lesson of sorts. I can Words of Wonder coming in handy at the restaurant while waiting on a table or sitting poolside. Words of Wonder is a puzzle game well worth checking out from both platforms.

  • Words of Wonder - Windows Phone 8 - Free - Store Link
  • Words of Wonder - Windows 8 - Free - Store Link

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Disney Hidden Worlds comes to Windows Phone and Windows 8

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Disney Hidden Worlds

Does Disney ever sleep? The company has been releasing mobile games for Windows Phone and Windows 8 at an ever increasing rate. It feels like just it was just ten days ago that their newest game Words of Wonder hit the Windows Phone Store and Window Store (it was). Today we're getting another Disney treat for both of our favorite platforms. Ready to play Disney Hidden Worlds?

Head into the Windows Phone Store and Windows Store and you'll find Disney Hidden Worlds available for you to play. It's a free game that's supported by in-app purchases that range in price from $0.99 to $99.99 (Insane right?).

Here are some of the highlights and features you can look forward to inside Disney Hidden Worlds:

  • Hidden Object scenes based on Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, and Aladdin!
  • Regular content updates to add even more classic Disney movie scenes!
  • Download now and play in your choice of English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
  • Find over 50 hidden objects in each timeless Disney movie moment.
  • Multiple gameplay modes including Hidden Object and Find the Detail.
  • Difficulty increases as you replay each scene. Use hints to find hard-to-spot objects!
  • Re-live the magic of your favorite Disney Films as you restore dozens of interactive Disney Kingdoms.
  • Get to know Chrona and the Inklings as you work together to defeat a brand new Disney villain!

Disney Hidden Worlds

We'll have a full review and hands-on up later. In the meantime, take the game for a spin and let us know what you think. Another winner for the kids in your life?

Thanks for the tip Dan!

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Disney Checkout Challenge tests your grocery scanning skills

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Disney Checkout Challenge arrives on Windows Phone

Disney Checkout Challenge is a game that tests how fast you can checkout grocery items. It's a fast-paced game where you will climb from "Checker-in-Training" to "Checkout Chairman" based on your barcode scanning skills. The game will also allow you to compete for the highest scores.

Priced at $0.99, here are some of the objected for the Windows Phone 8 game:

  • Complete objectives to "level up" and unlock unique groceries with greater value!
  • Scan quickly to activate "Frenzy" and use tapping to scan items lightning fast!
  • Sign the high score list with your signature – for that extra personal touch!
  • Look out for unique Disney items featuring your favorite characters!

While you're scanning barcodes, be on the lookout for special Disney characters as well.

Download the game and let us know what you think of this deceptively simple supermarket challenge.

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Thanks, Hicham, for the tip!

Disney Hidden Worlds Review: I Spy with a Magic Kingdom flair

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Disneys Hidden Worlds

Disney's Hidden Worlds hit the Windows Phone Store late last month and challenges you to find objects hidden in plain sight. A game of I Spy of sorts that takes you to three different worlds based on three Disney stories.

The story behind the game has you protecting the worlds of Beauty and the Beast, Tangled and Aladdin from a mysterious villain who is threatened these worlds' existence. You team up with Chrona and the Inklings to keep these worlds safe and restore their story lines.

While the game is fun with Hidden Worlds, I couldn't help but feel navigation could have been a little less busy.Nonetheless, Disney's Hidden Worlds has plenty of picture puzzles to solve and, overall, is a fun title to add to your Windows Phone gaming library.

Hidden Worlds Layout

Hidden Worlds has a user-friendly layout that sends you directly into game play from the get go. When you launch the game, you immediately meet Chrona who is seems to be the caretaker of the three worlds involved in the game. Along with a band of misfits, the Inklings, Chrona protects these worlds from danger and keeps things running smoothly.

Disney Hidden Worlds

A dark ink (that looks like fog) falls over these three worlds and a mysterious villain is threatening to disrupt these three stories. Chrona greets you from the start of the game and walks you through game play rather intensely over the first few missions. Chrona and the Inklings will maintain a presence throughout the game, leaving very little guesswork with missions. Which is a good thing in that there is not a help section that you can tap into for reference or how-to directions.

You still have to do the heavy lifting in finding the hidden objects in the various picture puzzles.

Hidden Worlds

Speaking of which, each picture puzzle represents a key movie moment from the Beauty and the Beast, Tangled or Aladdin. Each picture will have over fifty hidden objects that you'll need to identify through various missions. There will be puzzle where you are given a word description of the item you have to find or a thumbnail section of the picture you have to identify.

Worlds View

The game has a few menu displays that are more or less world maps. There is the Worlds View that displays all three worlds you must protect, the individual view of each world and Inkspire. Across the top of each menu view, you will find your experience points/level, your energy level and your gem counts. Energy is used to take on missions and both gems and energy can be purchased through in-app purchase opportunities that range from $.99 to $99. Fortunately, your energy will be replenished over time and as long as you pace yourself, you should be able to avoid the IAPs.

Hidden Worlds World Map

Gaming world views are laid out in similar fashion with missions or quests line the left side of the screen. In the bottom right corner of the screen, you will find options to visit your Friends hub, visit the craft center and find a mission to play. The Friends Hub is where you can chat with Facebook Friends and gift items or energy.

Hidden Worlds Inkspire

You also have an Inkspire Button that sits about mid-way up the right side of the screen that sends you to Chrona's world that serves as a gaming summary area. Tap on each section of Chrona's world to pull up gaming stats, missions that need to be completed and more.

Hidden Worlds Game Play

Hidden World Challenges

Game play with Hidden Worlds isn't very complicated but has many facets. You have to tackle a series of missions or quests to restore order to the world you are visiting. Along the way you will collect items that can be used to craft items that will also help you restore the story line of the world.

The primary game is where you are presented with a picture and have to identify hidden objects from within. You do have hints available and the quicker you solve the puzzles, the higher your score.

Hidden Worlds hidden object game

Find the object and tap on the screen to pull it out of play. The game does register taps that are not correct so you'll need to be careful at randomly guessing. If you get stumped, there are hints available to highlight the area of the picture you need to concentrate on.

Hidden Worlds

As you solve the puzzles, you will earn items (ink, paper, etc.) that will be used to craft special items to lead characters back on script or to upgrade buildings to restore them to their old selves before damaged by the ink fog.

Hidden Worlds Craft Screen

You may find yourself tackling the same puzzle twice to build up your inventory to craft the needed items or upgrade a building so you can advance to the next mission. As you advance through the game or re-play the same picture puzzle, the difficulty of finding items increases. Luckily, you can zoom into the picture to help you find the items.

Again, you final score is based on the accuracy of finding the items, the speed in which it is done and any consecutive items you discovered. The more points, the more stars you earn and the more items you can earn as well.

Overall Impression

Disney's Hidden Worlds is a fun, challenging game but game play seemed to be all over the place at times. While there is game structure, if Chrona didn't pop-in to make sure you were headed in the right direction I could see players getting frustrated and lose interest quick.

Hidden Worlds isn't a terribly hard game to figure out, there is just a lot to digest.

As far as game performance goes, the puzzles are well drawn up and challenging. The only nit I have is that at times the touch screen can be a little difficult. There were times I would have to double or triple tap an item before the screen recognized things. You do hear a little jingle when you tap the right item but I would like to see some form of feedback on a wrong choice as well to avoid constantly tapping an item.

Hidden Worlds Windows 8

I've gotten used to Disney's IAP's and have learned to pace my game play. While the energy supply is limited, it will replenish in time and to avoid the IAPs all you need to do is pace yourself. This will also help the game from growing stale too quickly or you finishing all the missions too soon.

While I wouldn't mind seeing a better organized menu structure as long as Chrona is around I cannot complain too loud. Overall, Hidden Worlds isn't a bad gaming title from Disney. I don't think it will top Maleficent or the Where's My Water series from Disney, but it is worth checking out.

  • Disney Hidden Worlds - Windows Phone 8 - Free - Store Link
  • Disney Hidden Worlds - Windows 8 - Free - Store Link

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Play football on your Surface with Disney Bola Soccer

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Disney Bola Soccer

Swept up in the action of the World Cup? Then you're probably going to want to take Disney Bola Soccer for a spin. It's a new Disney game for Windows 8.1 that aims to bring the ultimate football adrenaline rush to your tablet or PC.

Here's what you get with Disney Bola Soccer:

  • Quick game sessions for the enjoyment of novice to experienced players
  • Play tournaments in "solo mode"– progress through the map, beat other teams and earn cups
  • Play against other players' teams to earn team XP and climb in the leaderboards
  • Intuitive controls with simple swipe and tap gestures
  • Choose your sponsor to obtain "Bollars" and gain access to the toughest tournaments
  • Visit Facebook.com/BOLA for cool game tips, news and more!

Disney Bola Soccer

We spent a few minutes checking out Disney Bola Soccer. The game mechanics are pretty easy and work well on touch devices like the Surface. Tap/click to pass, hold to shoot and swipe to run are the mechanics you'll be working with the most. Fun game and something that older kids will most likely love to play, especially if they're football fans.

Disney Bola Soccer is a free game (with in-app purchases) for Windows 8.1. Download it and let us know what you think!

Disney Bola Soccer brings the popular world of football to Windows Phone

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Disney Bola Soccer

Do you enjoy soccer (football for everyone outside the borders of the US)? If so, you'll want to check out Disney's latest hit for Windows Phone – Bola Soccer. The game, just like its counterpart already available for Windows 8, enables players to compete against the computer or real players and show off some skill behind the ball (or virtual controls in this case).

Here are some highlights noted on the Windows Phone Store listing:

  • Quick game sessions for the enjoyment of novice to experienced players
  • Play tournaments in "solo mode"– progress through the map, beat other teams and earn cups
  • Play against other players' teams to earn team XP and climb in the leaderboards
  • Intuitive controls with simple swipe and tap gestures
  • Choose your sponsor to obtain "Bollars" and gain access to the toughest tournaments
  • Visit Facebook.com/BOLA for cool game tips, news and more!

Disney Bola Soccer

Disney Bola Soccer is a fun title with easy controls. Players need to tap to pass, hold to shoot and swipe to run, as well as utilizing other gestures to overcome the opposition. It's available for free but has in-app purchases (up to $14.99). It does not support hardware with 512 MB RAM, unfortunately. (Update: We've just learned that support for 512MB devices is coming soon!)

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via: Keith Patton (Twitter)

Disney's Maleficent Free Fall, a magical match three puzzle game for Windows Phone 8

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Maleficent Free Fall

Maleficent Free Fall hit the Windows Phone Store last week in advance of the Disney movie Maleficent that is due out in theaters on May 30th. The latest Windows Phone 8 game from Disney Studios places a dark twist on the match three game.

The multi-level, multi-chapter game has you following a young Maleficent through the years tackling a wide assortment of match three challenges. You earn magic that can be used to unlock power-ups that will help you survive the puzzles.

Maleficent Free Fall is a well animated, entertaining gaming option for Windows Phone 8 and if you're looking for a challenging puzzle game, it's worth checking out.

Game Layout

Maleficent Free Fall has an opening home screen that has the option to jump into game play and in the upper left corner of this screen, you will see an "M" tab that will pull up your gaming options. This tab will appear throughout the chapter views and gaming screens. Options include turning on/off the game sounds and music, view the help screens, view the about screen and return to the home screen.

Maleficent Free Fall Menus

Game play with Maleficent Free Fall has seventy-five levels of play that are spread out across five chapters. Each chapter represents a stage in Maleficent's life with the first starting at her childhood.

The chapters are illustrated as pages in a book that has the level path spanning these pages. In the upper right corner of the chapter pages, you will see your number of lives and your magic counter. Lives are replenished periodically (you'll see a countdown timer or you can purchase lives via in-app purchase ($.99 to re-fill to the full 5 lives). Magic is earned through game play or you can buy magic through in-app purchase as well (prices vary from $.99 to $49.99). Just tap the display banner to pull up IAP options.

Game Play

At the heart of game play with Maleficent Free Fall is your typical match three styled game. You are presented with a collection of gems that you have to swap around to create matches of three or more to have them removed from game play and earn points.

Maleficent Free Fall Game Screen

Where Maleficent Free Fall makes the game more challenging is that with each level, you have a set number of moves to achieve two goals, a scoring goal and a performance goal. The performance goals range from converting a dark section of the gaming board to light by creating a match on that section to unchaining gaming pieces by creating a match involving those pieces.

Matches of more than three can generate bonus items that can eliminate rows of gems, destroy all the adjacent gems and more. You can also generate a cascade of matches that will help you reach the scoring goal.

Maleficent Free Fall does a good job to walk you through each challenge when you face them for the first time. The tutorials will also walk you through using magic points that can be used to launch power-ups during game play. Magic can also be used to generate extra moves, launch Maleficent's raven, Diaval, to eliminate gaming pieces and more.

Maleficent Free Fall

Game play, as well as the chapter screens, supports vertical and horizontal orientations. Maleficent oversees your gaming progress and will gesture towards you every now and then. One neat feature of the game is that if you tilt your Windows Phone, the background will shift with your movements.

If you fail a level of play, it'll cost you a life. Run out of lives and you will have to wait until time allows your lives to replenish or cough up $.99 to replenish your lives through an in-app purchase.

Game play is rather challenging. While many match three games concentrate on scoring or the number of pieces you remove, Maleficent offers quests that require a little more strategy.

Overall Impression

Maleficent Free Fall is a fun game to pass the time with and with seventy-five levels of play (that aren't push overs) it has plenty of staying power.

The graphics throughout the game are well drawn-up, even though the young Maleficent is a little on the creepy side. I like the duel challenges with game play, which adds to the challenge of the game.

Overall, Maleficent Free Fall is an appealing addition to the match three genre of Windows Phone games and worth the download. Maleficent Free Fall is a free gaming title with plenty of in-app purchase opportunities. The game is available for Windows Phone 8 devices and you can find your copy of Maleficent Free Fall here in the Windows Phone Store.

There is also a Windows 8 version of Maleficent Free Fall available for those looking to play the game on a larger screen. You can find that copy of Maleficent Free Fall here in the Windows Store (free as well).

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