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Must Have: The Secret of Monkey Island

Adventure iPhone, iPod Touch Game

This Lucasarts classic has been begging to be brought to the iPhone. If you remember the old Sierra classics (Kings Quest, Leisure Suit Larry) then you’ll also remember that having a ton of controls, objects, and actions were cumbersome to deal with on the keyboard and mouse. Not so with a touchscreen. The Secret of Monkey Island has been revamped with sharper graphics, remastered sound effects and music, but loses none of it’s cheeky humor or gameplay. Got a long flight? This is your game.

Cost: $8

Honorable Mention: Assassin’s Creed – Altair’s Chronicles

Adventure iPhone, iPod Touch Game

Know this: Assassin’s Creed is a massive game. It’s full of cut-scenes, rich graphics, and intense gameplay. Moreover, you’ll likely stand bewildered at the fact that it’s all packed onto your iPhone. Anyone who’s played Assassin’s Creed (or Zelda for that matter) will want and love this game. Defending the Holy Land (mobile style) never seemed so fun.

Cost: $5

Must Have: World War

Role Playing iPhone, iPod Touch Game

RPG Strategies aren’t this author’s favorite genre of game, but playing World War was and is a treat. World War can take a lot of time, a lot, and it’s nothing like Call of Duty, but it is a supremely well done RPG game (for being free) and can easily gobble up an entire road trip, especially when you’re tied into the online community.

Cost: FREE

Honorable Mention: Zenonia

Role Playing iPhone, iPod Touch Game

Until Nintendo starts bringing their games to the iPhone, Zelda fans will have to settled for the other game that starts with the letter “Z” – Zenonia. The thing is, it’s not settling at all. Zenonia is the SNES RPG you’ve wanted on your iPhone with anime style characters and top-down gameplay. There’s over 40 hours of gameplay in Zenonia so consider this three dollars well spent.

Cost: $3

Must Have: Tiger Woods

Sports iPhone, iPod Touch Game

Swiping your thumb against the iPhone screen will make you feel like you’re playing Golden Tee more so than Tiger Woods Golf, but it’s a fantastic execution no matter what kind of stroke. EA’s included 7 different courses including St. Andrews, Pebble Beach, and TPC Sawgrass. iFore!

Cost: $5

Honorable Mention: NFL 2010

Sports iPhone, iPod Touch Game

Real teams, real players, and really good control make NFL 2010 a gridiron classic. The virtual pad works well despite the lack of tactile feedback and 3D graphics are smooth and crisp. There’s a 200 play playbook and even audio commentary. Football gamers won’t be disappointed.

Cost: $5

Must Have: Texas Hold’em

Card iPhone, iPod Touch Game

This live action online-enabled game makes Texas Hold’em as fun as ever. You can play in top-down or first-person perspective seeing live action players bets, bluffs, and tells. Use gestures to make your moves (fold by flicking away your cards) and play over wi-fi against your friends.

Cost: $5

Honorable Mention: Sol Free Solitaire

Card iPhone, iPod Touch Game

The most popular solitaire iPhone app of 2009 continues to be a must-have. Sol Free includes six variations of solitaire and its gameplay is smooth with bright easy-to-read graphics. You can even play the game without interfering with your iPod’s music playback. Best of all, it’s free.

Cost: FREE

Must Have: Minigore

Arcade iPhone, iPod Touch Game

It’s tough to explain this. It’s a bit of a mix between Zelda, Gears of War Horde Mode, and Asteroids. You can move around, you can fire, and you can power-up, but the enemies never stop coming. It’s addictive and you’ll likely wear out your fingers before you wear out the game. My thumbs literally got hot. There’s not a lot of depth to the game: just shoot and stay alive as long as you can, but sometimes that’s all you want in a game The game has a top-notch orchestral soundtrack, but allows you to select your own playlist from songs stored on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Oh, it’s also 99 cents. Booyah.

Cost: $1

Honorable Mention: Doodle Jump

Arcade iPhone, iPod Touch Game

A good arcade game has to be addictive. Doodle Jump meets that criteria two-fold. The premise is to jump higher without falling or dying. You’ll be faced with an increasingly difficult obstacles ranging from monsters to black holes. The only downside is how ridiculously addictive it is and the odd stares people will give you when you’re screaming at what looks like graph paper.

Cost: $1

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