The Post Arcade Weekend Hitlist ? Layton Arrives on the iOS in time for Canada Day

Every week independent video game studios release artistic, innovating, and challenging games.

Some are good, some are great, and some are just downright addictive, so here?s a roundup of the best games for your weekend from around the indie game community.

Layton Brothers Mystery Room

It?s not exactly Professor Layton, but it?s the closest you can get on the iOS.

Layton Brothers Mystery Room, developed by?Level-5 Inc., brings the series quality puzzles for the first time to mobile devices, but only on the iOS.

The game follows Inspector Alfendi Layton and Detective Lucy Baker as they research the extraordinary cases in the ?Mystery Room?.

It?s certainly new territory for the series, but it brings the depth of intrigue, narrative, and puzzles the Professor Layton games are known for.

The Post Arcade will be bringing you a review of the full game from yours truly next week.

Until then you can find Layton Brothers Mystery Room on the?iTunes store?and there is a free version as well.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Oh man, I?ve been waiting for this one to be released on mobile.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown,?developed by Firaxis Games, is a PlayStation Network turned iOS title that features some of the best turn-based action available today.

It has a bold presentation and even bolder characters, and for the price it?s a great find on the mobile platform.

Enemy Unknown?has been available for almost a year now, but it?s been hailed as one of the most critically acclaimed turn-based strategy games last year.

For more be sure to check out our very own Controller Freak Chad Sapieha?s review of the game on the Post Arcade.

You can find?XCOM: Enemy Unknown?on the iTunes store.

Magic 2014

Remember those days playing Magic: The Gathering in the school cafeteria? I do, and I remember the competition and the sense of loss at being decked.

Magic 2014, developed by Wizards of the Coast, brings just that to the iPad, Xbox, PS3 and Steam with a whole collection of cards at your disposal including the Planeswalkers.

Its amazing to see the interactive special effects when the cards attack and ?holding? a Black Lotus, which is normally a few hundred dollars, is pretty awesome.

There are a number of in-app purchases available to players:

1. Magic 2014 Premium Content Pack$9.99
2. ?Sliver Hive? Deck Key$0.99
3. Magic 2014 Sealed Play Slot$1.99
4. ?Avacyn?s Glory? Deck Key$0.99
5. ?Mind Maze? Deck Key$0.99

It makes building you own deck almost like building a real one, and it?s a far less expensive. Our very own Download Code coloumnist Dan Kaszor is hard at work writing up a review of this one, so be sure to check back at the Post Arcade for all the details.??(ED note: Early micro review from DK ? Much like the other ?Duels of the Planeswalkers? games this one is great for about 10 hours then starts kicking you to play the tabletop game.)

You can find Magic 2014?on the iTunes store, XBLA, the PSN store and Steam.

Source: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/29/the-post-arcade-weekend-hitlist-layton-arrives-on-the-ios-in-time-for-canada-day/

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