iPhone Game Reviews - iPod touch Game Reviews

What’s key with iPhone adventure games is that they offer a fun, immersive experience in the timeframe they givesyou, and Dracula: The Path of the Dragon - Part 1 does just that. MORE »

Thankfully, not all puzzle games are a simple matter of aligning three similarly colored gems in a line. Here are three that are more about contraptions and physics. MORE »

Pinball Wizard harkens back to machines of the ‘70s, while Jungle Style Pinball is rooted firmly in the modern era. Which provides the best pinball sim action? MORE »

I had plenty of fun with SEED 1: Rise of Darkness after I got into the flow of it, although I couldn’t shake the notion that I’d rather be playing it on the DS or Wii. MORE »

Dawn of the Dead is a decent arcade action game. It’s exactly what it should be for $1.99; easy to pick up and get going, with no pointless movie clips to get in the way of the fun. MORE »

Categuru is a game based around word associations and what you think of when you see a certain group of words…certainly an interesting concept. MORE »

Three games from one maker: one a familiar puzzle game, one a time test of single-finger typing, and the last a truly unusual combination of spelling and mazes. MORE »

Everybody loves their kids, but that doesn’t stop them from being annoying every now and then. Let Monopoly and Curious George help keep them distracted. MORE »

Future Racer racer is fun, it’s fast, and it looks great. The lack of multiplayer racing seems shortsighted, but racing fans will have a blast with the single player action while it lasts. MORE »

Scholastic has bridged the gap between educational and entertaining with I Spy Riddle Race, I Spy Sooky Mansion and The 39 Clues Madrigal Maze for iPhone and iPod touch. MORE »

Okay, honestly, I was not really expecting to enjoy Boardwalk, Picnic Panic or Clay Hunt, but as I played each one of them, I actually had fun…on all but one, anyway. MORE »

The Treasures of Montezuma 2 (match-three), Super Monkey Ball 2 (arcade action) and Ravensword: The Fallen King (RPG action/adventure) are among the best in their respective classes. MORE »

Fluttr is a basic arcade action game with the seemingly gentle task of brushing away flowers, bees and such to save a butterfly “... from an explosive end ...” MORE »

In this review, we look at three educational iPhone applications; Polynx, QuizQuizQuiz and Whirly Word. Each one is slightly different, but each is great to play. MORE »

I would highly recommend either of these games to someone wanting a good deer hunting experience on the iPhone or iPod touch. MORE »

I sometimes worry I’m too easy of a reviewer, but then I run into games like Pitz and Pang. It’s not that they’re bad games, it’s just that… MORE »

I was expecting junky shovelware with Pandorum, and instead ended up with an effective horror/survival game that’s big on action, puzzles and scares, and looks great all the while. MORE »

Keep Defenders is a real-time strategy game where your disturbingly-cute warriors attempt to prevent their clubhouse-like castle from being destroyed by wave after wave of equally cute enemy armies. MORE »

Whac-a-Mole is obviously much more entertaining with the physical feedback of the arcade version, but four game modes and arcade mini-games help to keep things fresh. MORE »

Hybrid: Eternal Whisper is the type of game that’ll have you believing the iPhone and iPod touch are legitimate contenders amongst portable gaming devices. MORE »

The iPhone couldn’t be a true gaming device without a selection of sports-related games to have a look at. Luckily, the sports titles that feature on the App Store gladly do not disappoint. MORE »

Rock, Paper, Airplane is a simple, cartoon-based paper airplane flight simulator based around 1950s landmarks, simple controls and addictive gameplay. MORE »

With goals to achieve, an online leaderboard, and the ability to exchange fake tickets for fake prizes, Skee-Ball is likely to stay in your game rotation longer than you’d expect. MORE »

Krazy Kart Racers is quite goofy and light, but manages to also be a pretty competitive racer with a fantastic WiFi multiplayer option. MORE »

The unfortunately named iSink U offers an iPhone version of the classic board game Battleship, but with less emphases on luck and more on strategy and adjustments. MORE »

Here are three games you’ve already played elsewhere, but can now play on your iPhone, too: Pipe Mania, Tyrian and Frogger. MORE »

The Deep Pinball is quite possibly the best pinball sim currently available for the iPhone, and should appeal not only to pinball fans, but also to those looking for a new quick-game option. MORE »

There’s no shortage of games where you have to match blocks in order to make them vanish. What Match 3D brings to the table is that the playing field is a cube which forces you to think in three dimensions. MORE »

Blackjack World Pro is more of a good looking training app than anything else. It’ll teach you the rule variations at six casinos, so you’re ready to go when you jet off to Monte Carlo for the weekend. MORE »

Cubit is a pure mental exercise. It’ll take you a while to get your mind wrapped around the game mechanics, but once you do, you’ll come to appreciate how sinister the concept is MORE »

Two standout console franchises—Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 vs. Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Touch—have made their way to the iPhone and iPod touch. Which was more successful at making the transition? MORE »

Hyper Puck is a table hockey type game for the iPhone that offers an interesting twist. Instead of simply moving the paddle around to hit the puck, you operate a mini turret that is stationed inside of your goal. MORE »

If knights, jumping off leaves, or knocking down planes to keep your boat afloat…well, floats your boat, then Knights Onrush, iYamato an Leaf Bound are definitely for you. MORE »

There is a nice variety of iPhone games based around words. They all offer their own type of interface and gameplay, and each is interesting in its own way. MORE »

If you had to narrow down your choices on racing games to just one on the App Store, you certainly could do a lot worse than Real Racing. MORE »

To promote the upcoming release of The Deep Pinball for iPhone and iPod touch, Gameprom has made Wild West Pinball available for free. MORE »

Tangram Deluxe is based on an ancient Chinese puzzle game consisting of placing differently sized and shaped puzzle pieces onto a silhouette of a larger image in order to create that image. If you sincerely enjoy puzzle games, then this is for you. MORE »

Here, then, we have an iPhone game that desperately does not want to be an iPhone game. It wants to be on the DS or the PSP. As a platformer, you can expect plenty of jumping, swinging across pits, fighting unrelenting enemies, and…sexual innuendo? MORE »

All Pro Crash Off Road is currently not available in the App Store, but after working through a beta preview, I can say it’s one of the first iPhone games to which I’ve become addicted. MORE »

I love the action and feel of flying a plane, provided I don’t have to actually learn anything in order to fly it. Thankfully, a few iPhone developers agree with me, and this flight sim dogfight will determine which will rule the skies over Cupertino. MORE »

In this roundup of puzzle games, the one I expected to enjoy the most didn’t come through, and the one I expected to blow off held my attention and became a fun game that will stay on my iPhone for some time to come. MORE »

Puzzle games have proven to be quite popular on the App Store; there are over 3,000 of them available to date. Here are three titles that I’ve been trying out this past week that I think are certainly worth a look. MORE »

You may recall Bobby Carrot Forever for the iPhone/iPod touch released a few months ago. Now, the developers have decided to bring back the original versions of the game to the iPhone and iPod touch. MORE »

If you’re looking for a great new game for your iPhone or iPod touch, you’d have thousands to pick from. Let us help you with that decision, by showing you four great titles guaranteed to be fun. MORE »

Having released games for pretty much every gaming system ever made, Taito has moved on to the iPhone with three of its classic titles: Space Invaders, Cooking Mama and Cameltry. Does the jump to Apple’s touch screen devices work? MORE »

This has to be the easiest $6 you’ll ever spend in the App Store. Myst for PC/Mac was one of the first games that truly showcased the power of then-new CD-ROM technology. And just imagine if you could actually touch that world…oh, wait! Now you can! MORE »

I’m always on the lookout for a great iPhone game that kills the boredom for a while. But with so many games in the App Store, picking out the best can be difficult. Here are five games that could be the hidden needle in the haystack. MORE »

To make finding the iPhone and iPod touch game gems a little easier, we’ve decided to offer a roundup of games of similar styles. This review covers four games from the arcade skill genre. MORE »

Frotz allows you to play text adventures on the iPod touch (or iPhone). It comes pre-loaded with several new and fun games written by fans of interactive fiction, and there are other games as well. MORE »

Black Shades is described as an “intense first-person-shooter game,” which, to some extent, it is. Although, for it to really be effective, there are a few updates and changes that will need to appear. MORE »

If you remember Dragon’s Lair, Banjo the Woodpile Cat will seem very familiar, because not only is it virtually the same game mechanic, but the animation for both was done by Don Bluth best known for “An American Tail” and “The Land Before Time.” MORE »

Skybound is a little bit like breakout, only with less to break and perpetually disappearing paddles. The object isn’t to clear everything from the screen, but to keep going up. MORE »

Days of Thunder should appeal to two types of gamers: race fans and those who want something that takes iPhone gaming up a notch. MORE »

Photo Spot as a game presents an interesting concept; namely reviving the fun of that old school spot-the-difference game. But it is hobbled by two factors: the small screen of the iPhone and the pictures themselves. MORE »

My first impression of the game is that it reminds me of a scene transition from That 70s Show, or a skit from Yo Gabba Gabba. Very trippy and psychedelic. Kinda cool. MORE »

I really like this game. It’s a great choice for your iPhone. It’s cheap, it’s fun, and I think billiards is one of those things that doesn’t ever get old, like kids falling in YouTube videos or images of cats speaking without any regard for grammar. MORE »

Payback is a Grand Theft Auto style game for the iPhone. It’s a pretty big game, but the real question is…can I run around town with a gun, steal some cars and wreak havoc? Yes. You can. MORE »

With SlotZ Racers for the iPhone and iPod touch, it seems that too much of the joy is in what it reminds you of playing as opposed to what you’re actually playing. MORE »

Just Fillin’, a new iPhone/iPod touch game, reminds me of Qix, one of my favorite arcade games. Your goal is to raise the level of a small amount of water to the top of the screen by making bubbles. MORE »

Lexic is another word based puzzler for the iPhone. It’s like Bejeweled mixed with Scrabble, but the pieces are actually keys ripped off of a MacBook. MORE »

Newtonica 2 - Return of the Baby Bird is a very well designed and fun little puzzle game that could easily take up more of your time than you intended when you sat down to play. MORE »

The folks at Skyworks Interactive, who recently brought Arcade Hoops to the iPhone, have now moved to the other back corner of the arcade to bring us Arcade Bowling. And again, they’ve done a fantastic job. MORE »

With no design variations and a fussy control system, Diamond Checkers feels like a free version of a paid app. There’s a decent game in here, I just think it’s a few versions away from getting out. MORE »

I prefer games that are designed around the iPhone’s accelerometer instead of smashed into it, and Up There is a perfect example of why I feel this way. Get it now, and see what iPhone, iPod touch gaming is supposed to be about. MORE »

iChase is Pac Man. The boards are different, the characters are different, but the gameplay is essentially the same, with one major (and ultimately critical) difference…Pac Man had a joystick. MORE »

Ever looked at a city name on a highway sign and tried to spell as many words as possible from its letters? Then have we got the iPhone game for you. MORE »

Good game, good design, good execution. Scoops—for iPhone and iPod touch—is aimed towards younger children and has decent replayability for that age group. MORE »

You may think you have a large vocabulary, and you probably do, but tapping it while staring at a jumbled mess of letters isn’t always so easy. MORE »

Ivory Tiles is a puzzle game. I know that turns a lot of people off, but as far as puzzle games go—and when it comes to use of the iPhone/iPod touch’s accelerometer—Ivory Tiles is the best game I’ve played yet. MORE »

iSanta from xCube Labs requires you to play Santa Claus, ride the sleigh on Christmas eve, and drop a specified number of gifts in each town you fly over. But you’ll want to do it with the audio off. MORE »

Use your best-laid plans to puzzle your way through clever traps, hidden dangers and sneaky foes to collect all the cheese and move on to the next level. MORE »

Bugdom 2 is about as hardcore as an iPhone game can get right now, but does that mean that hardcore gamers will enjoy it? MORE »

The Evil Dr Gray’s dastardly plan of turning the entire planet Gray is almost complete. Stop him! And maybe win $350 in the process! MORE »

I thought Bejeweled had the market cornered on puzzle-solving games. I was wrong. MyM Link Up is a highly addictive game you can play for hours at a time. MORE »

Agents of Interpol (for iPhone and iPod touch) is a fun, beautifully illustrated game of finding hidden objects, which is marred by frequent crashes. MORE »

Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab is a great match for the iPhone/iPod touch. And yet, this version left me wanting. MORE »

The controls in Flick Bowling for the iPhone/iPod touch are minimal, and the features are scant, but it’s one of the best games available for showing off your iPhone and having fun doing it. MORE »

Unfortunately, the one thing that doesn’t work in Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb is the one item that’s new to the iPhone: the controls. MORE »

Genre: Card Games Developer: Smallware LLC Seller: Smallware LLC File Size: 0.5 MB Requirements: iPhone 2.0 software Compatibility: iPhone and iPod touch Age Rating: 4+ Price: Free / $9.99 (Full Version) Version Reviewed: 1.0 The thing I love above all other aspects of the Mac when compared to Windows is that free applications can often be on par with—or better… MORE »

Aurora Feint is not a amazing game just due to its features, but also due to the fact that it’s free. MORE »

I thought this was going to be a top-down, 2D style Mahjong game, where it’s hard to tell what level the pieces are on. Not so. In fact, this game feels like a mature release from the App Store. MORE »

Wingnuts Moto Racer is a racing game, of sorts. It’s actually more of a time trial game, as the point is to race through checkpoints in order to…save a cat? MORE »