Two very popular titles from Namco and Glu Mobile highlight today's AGF list, but we also have an app full of Caribbean-inspired recipes, a challenging logic-based puzzle game for iPad, and an endless distance game.
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iPhone:
Paperboy: Special Delivery ($.99 -> Free, 11.3 MB): A remake of the 1980's classic with updated graphics and controls. As the Paperboy, you must successfully deliver papers to the customers on your route while avoiding all kinds of hazards. The game features two modes, on-screen controls, multiple difficulty levels, unlockable items, and Game Center integration.
Paperboy: Special Delivery is available for free today only (04/27). It has a 4-star rating with a total of 556 ratings.
Chop Chop Runner ($.99 -> Free, 20.5 MB): A running game with ridiculously simple controls. The game features frantic gameplay and a variety of enemies to destroy, colorful cartoon graphics, and Game Center integration.
Chop Chop Runner is available for free today only (04/27). It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 93 ratings.
Tropical Sun's Caribbean Recipes ($.99 -> Free, 5.2 MB): A collection of over 50 Caribbean-inspired food and drink recipes. Recipes are broken down into starters, sides and dips, main meals, and desserts and drinks. You can also search for recipes by key ingredients.
Tropical Sun's Caribbean Recipes is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 7 ratings.
Zarik ($.99 -> Free, 3.7 MB): In this logic-based puzzle game, the goal is to get all of the dice to the outlined zones by rolling them. The number on top of each die is the number of moves it can make. The game includes a total of 60 levels and stat tracking.
Zarik is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 310 ratings.
Universal:
Bird Zapper! ($.99 -> Free, 20.5 MB): Birds have hijacked the power lines, and it's up to you to remove them from their perches by dragging your finger over like groups of birds to zap them. The more you zap at once, the higher your score. The game features three modes, power-ups, and Game Center integration.
Bird Zapper! is available for free today only (04/27). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 49 ratings.
iPad:
Zarik HD ($ 1.99 -> Free, 6.3 MB): Like the iPhone version above, only it includes iPad-optimized graphics and controls, a total of 100 levels, multiple themes, the ability to skip levels, and Game Center integration.
Zarik HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 3 ratings.
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