10 Best, Must-Have iPhone Games & Honorable Mentions
(6)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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That is an awesome list, i wish people would stop posting these though, it makes me want an iphone even more lol. =( One day =D
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These are the most popular games but most of them are not specific iPhone games, just a remake from other platforms. From this point of view I would have mentioned Ancient Frog or iArcherfish which are just for iPhone platform.
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what about gangstar daaaamn!! thats the best app ever, reminds me soo lot when i played GTA
What about Field Runners….not even an honorable mention? Definitely one of my favorites. Agree with madden and tiger on sports. Overall a decent list.
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I don’t like most of the games featured in the article. It’s all about your own taste - these ones are not for me.
I found iRoach game as a great time killer (what most games are for after all, aren’t they?). And it’s for iPhone / iPod Touch only. It’s just gross fun both for me and for kids. Here it is, if you want to try:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iroach-2/id318696698?mt=8