With the recent 1.10 update, it was worth looking at Real Racing again. Firemint has set out to make a first class realistic racing game for the iPhone. Have they succeeded? Was it deserving of winning the AppAward for best Racing game. Click through to find out.
After a week of marinating in the AppAward juices it is time to reflect upon the winners of all the game categories. A few stand out games fell through the cracks in the nomination process. Are the winners truly the best games? Click through to find out.
All zombie shooters are the same right? Wrong! Zombies vs. Sheep changes it up by creating a shooting gallery with cardboard zombies dropping in, and you tap to shoot. Is it unique enough to make it worth it? Click through to find out.
Triazzle is a triangular matching puzzle game where each piece has to match perfecty to solve the puzzle. Included is a nature theme where animals and insects come to life as you make matches. These puzzles are beautiful to see, but very difficult to solve. Is it better than the AppAward winner for brain teasing game? Click through to find out.
Moonlights is a tower building physics puzzler similar to World of Goo or Tiki Towers. You have to build a tower up to the moon, and then make sure your tower is stable enough to stay in the moonlight for three seconds. There are varying obstacles and objectives in each of the 42 levels. It's a great brain teasing game, and may be an early nominee for next year? Read on to find out if its worthy.
Nimblebit has many successful titles: Sky Burger, Textropolis, Scoops, Bluebird, Hanoi, Kyper. Just landing in the App Store is their next game Moon Drop. Your goal is to land as many moon colonists as you can to populate the moon base. Where does it rank compared to the other outstanding Nimblebit titles? Read on to find out.
GloBall is the currently the best selling game in the App Store and is also nominated for Best Arcade game in the AppAwards. Is it worth it? Click through to find out.
Does battling pirates on the High Seas sound fun? Arrrgghh! You have to defend your base from countless Pirate Ships using the drawing gameplay mechanic from Harbor Master and Flight Control. Does it compare to those two, or does it make a name for itself. Click through to find out.
Have you played Crazy Penguin Catapult? Have you beaten all the levels and deleted it off your iPhone? Well Digital Chocolate has a solution: a sequel with 50 more levels of penguin catapulting fun. I guess the Polar Bears didn't learn the first time, don't mess with penguins. Smack the Polar Bears all around, and save your penguin friends in this sequel. How does it compare to the first? Does it stand out by itself? Read on the find out.
Like to blow things up? Warpack Grunts may be the best in the App Store. It's based on Cannon Fodder where you control a squad of four grunts facing tons of poorly trained enemies. How does new age Cannon Fodder fare on the iPhone, read on to find out.
Flick Fishing is one of the best selling apps of all time. It's been in the Top 25 nearly the entire time it's been out. Is it worth the popularity? Will it get you hooked?
Ping Pong fans rejoice! Skyworks’ World Cup Ping Pong is an amazing ping pong experience on the iPhone. There is an eight country world tournament included plus an arcade mode, and one device head to head. What if you don’t like Ping Pong, well find out if this is still for you.
Rolando 2 has finally rolled in to the App Store. With a sequel you can just phone it in, and provide more of the same. Simon Oliver’s Hand Circus has chosen a different path, deciding to pack a whole bunch of innovation into the second title. Rolando 2 builds upon its predecessor keeping the fun gameplay while adding 2.5D worlds, incorporating ngmoco’s Plus Network, and brand new tools and Rolandos. How does it compare to its amazing predecessor, is it worth the $9.99 price tag? Click through to find out.
Stoneloops! of Jurassica looks like another zuma or luxor clone just ported to the iPhone, Right? Wrong, Stoneloops is absolutely astonishing, and reinvigorates the tired marble shooter. Stoneloops has a lot of great aspects, but where does it rank in the App Store elite? Read on to find out.
Let’s Golf is a cartoonish golf game with a quick pace, and easy pick up and play controls. With its style this game makes golf appealable to a wide audience. The courses are completely 3D, and great to play. Let’s Golf has returned to the Top 10 with its recent price drop to $0.99 (currently $1.99). Is it worth the popularity, and how does it compete with Tiger Woods for iPhone? Read on to find out.
Flight simulators are one of the best looking apps in the app store, but they didn't really count as games. F.A.S.T. changes that by adding air combat that puts you in the cockpit of some of the most advanced jets ever. The game is so beautifully designed that you feel like you're flying the aircraft. Included are 30 exercises, and wifi or bluetooth multiplayer to dogfight with anyone from your best friends to someone across the world. There is currently a price drop to $3.99 so this is a great time to check this one out.
Castle of Magic is a deluxe platformer for the iPhone that takes basic gameplay mechanics from multiple console platformers. One of the best platformers in the App Store, but needs a save system to be considered the best. You haven’t experienced platforming on the iPhone until you enter the Castle of Magic. Plus the price just dropped to $4.99, and there's a new free version.
Platformers are few and far between in the App Store, so finding a good one can be a challenge. Craneball Studios has created a visually stunning and audio masterpiece that is extremely unique. How does piloting a blimp stand as a platformer: is it worth it, or just a bunch of Hot Air?
Imangi Studios takes on the traffic control genre with their new game Harbor Master. Harbor Master has been compared by many to Flight Control, so how does it stack up? Harbor Master deserves so much more than that, read on to find out why?
Star Defense has changed a lot since the last review. The review needed a refresh with the 1.2 update, incorporating the new 3.0 functionality. Another feature is added to a feature rich game, but does it make it a must have?
Tower Defense is one of the fastest growing genres in the app store, and all of them take advantage of the unique iphone controls. with so many titles all seemingly with the same mechanics, how do you change? ngmoco has implemented a 3D space theme, but is it enough?
Knights Onrush is a castle defense game in which your goal is to defend your castle from continuous waves of varying enemies. How do you improve on the winning, but tired Castle Defense Formula? Add outstanding visuals, and a whole bunch of tools to kill the oncoming waves.
Sims 3 is one of the most anticipated releases for the App Store to date, but is it worth the hype and the price? The Sims is social experimenting at its finest, and who wouldn’t want that on the go?
