Aesthetically Azkend is similar to many similar games on the PC but I haven’t seen games like it on Apples portable devices. It has an Oriental theme and this is carried through in the basic story and artwork. The story itself is quite simple, and I didn’t pay any real attention to it. Fluid controls combined with enthralling graphics and addictive game play are proof that there were no compromises made when transforming from a desktop game into iPhone and iPod touch. The game has 2 modes you can play. In adventure mode your save yourself by ascending to great heights, while in survival mode you are trying to survive the challenge of them talismans. To play Azkend you just have to match 3 or more matching like items by touching and dragging on the iPhone screen. You can do zig zags and go in any direction you want. Each tile you touch becomes blue, and after you make the entire board blue, all the pieces turn white. Then you’ll get one piece of the talisman, that you have to lower to the bottom by matching more tiles. Each round reveals a new piece and you will finally have a full Talisman at the end which will open up a new special type of tile for you to use.There is a thunder meter in the Azkend game that you can use to blow up pieces quickly. To summon the thunder try to break items without going over already used pieces (the blue ones). Other bonus tiles are steel, ice, tar and wildcard, which each have their own characteristics in the game. As you work your way through the game you walk through the captivating story and collect all 8 talismans and play various mini-games throughout.