The Legend of Zenonia

Zenonia (US$2.99 [at the moment it is on sale at half price!]), is a surprisingly good adventure and quest-based application. Though the name may not give it away, this game is a very detailed, polished and action-packed member of the adventure game genre. GAMEVIL has created another superstar of an application with Zenonia. Zenonia brings back memories of the old Nintendo and GameBoy that everyone loved growing up. Zenonia is a much more advanced mix of the Legend of Zelda and Pokemon games.

The game play in the world of Zenonia is tremendous. You have the ability to create your own storyline, which depends on the characters you choose and which quests you accept or decline. This is an excellent feature as it allows for the game to be played numerous times, without it becoming bland or repetitive. Each character has a gigantic arsenal of weapons, items, upgrades, skills and options. All of these features add to a polished sense during gameplay, as each seperate item, upgrade and skill leads to a different level of ability in your character. This game plays like it has been made for a much bigger console. With that I mean that GAMEVIL have not left anything out simply because it is designed for an iPhone or iPod Touch. All the features you would expect on a big budget, big hype PS3 or Xbox game are included.

The graphics are exceptional and each character, enemy and environment is presented in great detail. The options menu may become cluttered and difficult to decipher during your initiation into Zenonia, but as you play on you will fully learn how utilize all of the options and features you are presented with. The detail that is present in every aspect of the app really highlights the effort that must have been made to make this as seemless transition as possible, from traditional console game to iPhone application. The effort has definitely paid dividends.




Zenonia boasts and impressive and useful variety of ways to play. These features give the user total control over their story and in this senario the total control allows the game play to be manipulated in an infinite number of new and exciting ways. Fantasy and adventure games have not always been my favourite and I tend to become disinterested rather quickly (the crazy characters, strange powers and absurd creatures will do that to you). I wish MyAppSource could rate using half stars, but alas, we cannot, so Zenonia will have to settle for a very respectable four stars. This app is a must-buy for adventure game fans. At the moment it is half price, so purchase it before the price goes back up to $5.99, you will enjoy it immensely.

MyAppSource Rating: Four Stars!