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Glu Mobile heard the cry of gamers: Enough with the Guitar Hero-esque music games already. This rhythm puzzler is a fresh take on the genre. You reconstruct beats from a grid of instruments, laying down line after line until you match the sample. As you build beats, the backgrounds go from cute to hellzapoppin insane, pulsing along with the rhythm. And can you blame those bunnies for bouncing? Beat It has some of the best music in an iPhone game, period.
There are many shooters for iPhone, but few benefit from the precision touch controls that make Infinity Gene the best of the bunch. Taito has transformed classic Space Invaders into a scrolling top-down shooter with art style pulled straight out of cult hit Rez. As you blast through wave after wave of funky aliens and UFOs, you open branching missions and unlock powerful weapon upgrades. It's a perfect marriage of style and substance and handily worth your download dollars.
Labyrinth 2 is an ambitious sequel to one of iPhone's first games. You merely roll a metal ball through wooden labyrinths -- each filled with obstacles and holes -- as you attempt to reach the exit. The control mechanics work by way of iPhone's accelerometer, prove highly responsive and feel great. Otherwise, it's the kind of sequel you hope for. More challenging boards. New elements like cannons, bumpers, doors and magnets. A four-people compatible multiplayer mode. Even a fully baked level editor -- and you can easily share your designs with friends. It's a lot of content for a five spot.
Gameloft's retro redux of the classic Oregon Trail – the original edutainment game – immediately appeals to old-schoolers that jammed on it in middle school computer labs. But Gameloft doesn't coast on nostalgia alone here. Oregon Trail has been completely updated and streamlined so it's accessible and enjoyable for any gamer. While you'll still learn plenty on the voyage, the new minigames and surprises (bear attack!) keep one foot firmly rooted in gameville.
It's 3D Tiger Woods on the go. For five bucks -- pricier by iPhone standards, but a steal when compared to any other platform -- you get a very rewarding game of golf compete with 120 holes from genuine PGA courses, all of your favorite pros (and create-a-golfer) and even a local multiplayer mode. The title utilizes a touch interface -- the touch-n-drag swing meter -- for satisfying results. Simply slide your finger over the meter, set your fade or draw, and then release, in a surprisingly fun portable take on EA's famous franchise.
Oft copied thanks to its runaway success, nothing quite stacks up to the original 99-cent Doodle Jump. An essential for your iDevice, Doodle Jump charts the up-up-and-away exploits of the Doodler (which looks like Q*Bert's second cousin). You tilt your iPhone to guide its ascent through the graph paper, cosmic, and holiday-themed stages -- all loaded with platforms that became increasingly scarce with gained altitude. An example of price not being an indicator of quality of the App Store, Doodle Jump is a must-play.
Fly, collect and bomb your way through gorgeous hand-drawn 2D levels surrounded by an ambient, best-on-headphones soundtrack in Blimp for iPhone. The beautiful action title -- exclusive to Apple's handheld -- utilizes the device's accelerometer for extremely accurate tilt-based controls. Touch the screen to drop bombs when necessary. It's a simple setup, but the diverse selection of stages, fantastic art and atmospheric music will hook you and never let go. There's no multiplayer mode, but the single-player supports OpenFeint for global score boards.
Electronic Arts resurrected the flagging Need for Speed console franchise in Fall 2009 with the superlative Shift and then took it's time to bring it to the iPhone. The results were worth the wait as this is the best arcade racer on the iPhone. Although multiplayer could use some juice, the single-player career is enormously entertaining. With RPG-like elements such as leveling up your driver based on track performance and earning stars to unlock new tracks, you can sink an easy ten or more hours into Shift. Trust me, I did.
Flight Control just celebrated its 2 millionth download, an achievement well deserved. Firemint's line-drawing puzzler (you draw the landing paths of incoming planes to a busy airport) broke out of the App Store pack early due to exceptional word of mouth – it was a pioneer, not a follower, and many gamers responded to that. Over time, Firemint has added additional stages and aircraft and promises that its evolution is far from over. Flight Control is easily one of the best dollar games in the App Store.
If there was any doubt that the iPhone could compete with the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable in terms of hardcore games, Real Racing obliterated it. Sporting not just PlayStation 2-esque visuals, Real Racing also boasts a meaty racing career sim that will satisfy any genre fan. Career mode is great for getting your feet wet, but the real play here is in league mode where you complete in online tournaments. And if you think you're the best wheelman on the App Store, you can even upload your best laps to YouTube.
It doesn't get any simpler than Canabalt, a ridiculously addictive monochromatic action game whose controls revolve around a single action: jumping. You can't do anything else. As your hero runs forward with increasing speed through a black and white world overrun with crumbling buildings, obstacles, and even the occasional dropped bomb, you merely tap the screen to leap out of harm's way. Initially easy, but your character sprints ever faster -- until the difficulty is monumental. Turn up the awesome soundtrack as you compete for the ultimate high score.
There are too many tower defense games on the App Store -- way too many. Do yourself a favor and just buy the best: Star Defense. Ngmoco wraps the tower defense formula around a 3D globe (or cube, on a few stages) and adds a great wrinkle: now you must keep track of two hemispheres while crawlers advance on your base. But it isn't just the 3D that makes Star Defense special, it's the near-perfect balance between enemy power and tower strength. While Star Defense is tough as nails, it is never cheap or unfair. And few tower defense games can boast that.
If you want to try to recreate a quality first-person shooter experience on your iPhone, look no further than NOVA to quell your itchy trigger finger. It comes as close as any download to recreating the feeling of having two analog sticks in your hands. The controls are smooth and intuitive, the enemies are reminiscent of classic FPS games and the weapons are as impressive as you should expect from a device that also lets you call your loved ones. If the single-player gameplay isn't enough, you can also play online or via Bluetooth with your friends. NOVA is as complete a first-person shooter experience as you'll find on the platform.
Homerun Battle 3D is the quintessential iPhone game. Simple. To the point. And immediately accessible. Billed as a casual affair, the game pits you as a comical baseball batter with the straightforward challenge of knocking balls out of the park. The more successful homers you hit in a row, the more points you earn. With great graphics, intuitive touch-based controls and an excellent, insta-connection online mode that allows for heated homerun battles, you won't want to stop playing.
While there is no "Mario" yet for the iPhone, there is Hook Champ. And if RockCat handles it properly, it could become a venerable, venerated series for the iDevices. A cool retro-throwback, Hook Champ casts you as a Bionic Commando-like Indiana Jones, swinging through caverns with a grappling hook to pick up treasures while staying three breaths ahead of a toothy demon. It's one of those games where you just get into a groove -- and when you do, it feels awesome. The 16-bit graphics are perfect for this classic-style platformer and with RockCat constantly adding new stages and new upgrades for your hero, this small investment will last you months.
This game is the reason why nothing ever gets done at your company meetings. Peggle is inspired by the classic game pachinko, but instead of a large cabinet in an arcade parlor, it sits in the palm of your hand. It's tough to nail down why Peggle is so addictive. Maybe it's the "Ode to Joy" rendition that plays when you beat a level, or maybe perhaps the random nature of each of the maddening puzzles. Regardless, Peggle is well worth your cash, just don't tell your boss about your wonderful time-wasting discovery.
While there were good iPhone games from the get-go, ngmoco's Rolando was one of the first titles that truly solidified the iDevices as gaming platforms. This puzzle-platformer stars a cast of roly-poly Rolandos that you must roll toward the exit of each whimsical stage by tilting your iPhone. The sequel improved on everything, featuring even smarter controls and more devious puzzles. The new 2.5-D visuals are instantly appealing, too. While the fate of Rolando 3 is still up in the air, Rolando 2 and its dozens of clever stages are waiting for you on the App Store. Go get it.
Did you grow up playing insane arcade racers like San Francisco Rush? Jet Car Stunts is the natural evolution of that, as you race your jet-powered vehicle through track after track of loops, big jumps, and incredible air. When you fling your car through the air, it reacts to legit physics that make sense and are reliably consistent. It's too bad Jet Car Stunts lacks multiplayer, but with such a strong collection of tracks and multiple ways to race them, this stunt driver will remain on your iPhone for a very, very long time.
Gamevil is one of the most reliable gamemakers on the App Store and their shining achievement is Zenonia, an action-RPG that instantly hearkens back to the glorious Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past for the Super Nintendo, but is fused with modern RPG elements like item hoarding and skill trees. That last stuff may not matter much to you, but here's what should: for just a few bucks, you get a 40+ hour adventure loaded with personality, great controls, and excellent graphics. It will live on your iPhone for months.
It's tough to cram a standard game into an iPhone release, much less a Grand Theft Auto title. Many were skeptical when Rockstar said they'd be porting Chinatown Wars onto Apple's handheld after the game found success on the DS and PSP, but now that we've all spent hours with the newest rendition, it's clear that this is no half-assed attempt at scoring a quick buck. Every detail that you saw in the original Chinatown Wars is fully intact. It looks better than it did on DS but retains all of the cool touch-centric mini-games that made it so unique in the first place. Chinatown Wars is an achievement for developers looking to make the jump to iPhone. Yes, it can work and it can be pretty damn good, too.
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor Levi: An abandoned estate house. A vanished family. As a lowly spider, it's up to you to discover what happened at Bryce Manor. Or not. That's one of the best things about Spider: there is no pressure to go after clues to unravel the mystery -- you can just enjoy the platforming. It's hard to imagine such a genre as a "spider sim," but that's what this game accomplishes. Using tap controls, you creep along any surface, lunging through the air while leaving web trails behind you to capture aggressive insects. And the entire time, you feel truly small in contrast to this massive manor. It's an excellent platformer with a wonderful melancholy mood – and one of the iPhone's best.
In a day and age when games are reliant on flashy visuals and over-the-top explosions, it's great to see a title like Zen Bound find such acclaim on iPhone. It has a wonderful blend of peaceful aesthetics and tough puzzles that will have you manipulating the touch screen in all kinds of new ways. Its use of physics is perfect for a touch screen environment and its casual accessibility means you can hop into a puzzle, complete it and exit the game in a matter of moments if you've got the skill. Among the throngs of puzzle games on iPhone, Zen Bound stands on its own.
Drop7 is a stunningly brilliant puzzler that combines the best elements of Tetris and Sudoku to create a puzzler that you will never delete from your iPhone. Going on a rip with Drop7, slamming the right numbered tokens into the playfield to reach a dizzying score, is one of the greatest highs of gaming in this generation. Many IGN editors are addicted to this awesome little game and we're convinced that after just one play, you will be, too. Really, it should come pre-loaded on every iPad.
We declared Squareball to be the best iPhone game of 2009. And even though we're well into 2010 – and playing great games like Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars -- it's still in regular rotation. You guide a block through a series of mazes in this action-puzzler by scrolling the maze, not the titular squareball. It's a perfect iPhone game with an instantly understandable concept and accessible controls, but with just enough devious challenge to keep you playing for hour after hour. And the retro aesthetic? Icing and gravy.
The general rule with iPhone gaming is that the absolute best games on the iPhone are those that made specifically for the still-nascent platform. iBlast Moki is one of those "only on iPhone" action-puzzle games that I not just a true showpiece for the iDevices, but also just a damn fine videogame. You drag bombs around hundreds upon hundreds of stages (many created by a vibrant online community) to blast the little Mokis into exits. As the game progresses, new elements are rolled out such as ropes and balloons. But at all times, the physics remain reliable and consistent; it's never unfair. Bundle the great challenge with smart controls and an attractive cartoon look that pops off the iPhone screen, and you have a game that every single iPhone gamer should own.
