• Red Bull Air Race
• Ace Hunter
• Puzzle Quiz
• The Magic Blackboard

Red Bull Air Race [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $2.99
Category: Games
Developer: Artificial Life Inc.
Current iTunes Rating: 2.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.0.1
Lite Version: iTunes Link

Red Bull Air Race is another flight styled game for the iPhone (see Laminar Research’s page for other flight games), this app however is based off a popular recent event called,iPhone App Reviews by iPhone App Reviewer › Edit Post — WordPress well, Red Bull Air Race.  This app features several locations to race with your Red Bull aircraft, using the accelerometer and touch controls to weave through an over-water fast speed race, doing full vertical turns and knifing through pylons.  The user interface and graphics are simply beautiful and will have you wishing every app would use the capabilities of the iPhone like Red Bull Air Race does.

Air Race is packed with features, including quick flight, tournament/season mode and even a custom flight mode where you can create racing maps and even share them with friends.  It includes an excellent tutorial to get you started but unfortunately the controls will take quite a bit of time to get used to as they can be a little buggy.  Luckily it includes accelerometer sensitivity adjustment and calibration so you can perfect it to your liking.  Definitely check out Red Bull Air Race for any racing, flying, or Red Bull fan.

Final Rating: 8.5/10

Ace Hunter [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $0.99
Category: Games
Developer: Coresoft Inc.
Current iTunes Rating: 2.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.5

Ace Hunter is yet another point, aim, shoot game, this app doesn’t bring anything new.  Using either the shaky uncalibrated accelerometer controls or the touch controls, you must point your crosshair at a deer hidden in a forestry camping background and fire.  The graphics are mediocre leaving you unattached to the game, not to mention that the setting theme never changes so you’re always staring at that same background.  The online score board might be enough to keep you playing but don’t count on it.

Final Rating: 4.9/10

Puzzle Quiz [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $0.99
Category: Games
Developer: Digital Fun
Current iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.1.3
Lite Version: iTunes Link

Puzzle Quiz is a unique puzzle game in which you must shift around pieces to form the original picture.  Puzzle Quiz is highly polished and one of the best jigsaw puzzle type games I’ve played on the iPhone.  For bonus time, Puzzle Quiz gives you a historical trivia question too.  It has a pretty cool interface and even an online leaderboard.  With three difficulty levels and tons of puzzles made form world class photos, puzzle quiz can keep you entertained for quite a while.  Plus when you get bored of the standard levels, it allows you to use your own photos to create a scrambled puzzle (still with multiple difficulty levels).  Unfortunately you cannot upload your custom puzzles to the Internet.  Nor can you challenge or email people your scores, the online features of Puzzle Quiz are limited to just a high score board.  Which is too bad because this sort of addicting gameplay would be even better if you could face others in real time, fastest to solve the puzzle wins.  All in all if you’re looking for an addictive pick up and play jigsaw game, Puzzle Quiz is for you.  Enjoy!

Final Rating: 7.9/10

The Magic Blackboard [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $0.99
Developer: Alpha72 Games
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Version Reviewed: 1.0.1

This is just another warped breakout style game.  Unfortunately The Magic Blackboard fails to be an entertaining game and all the flashy graphics make for an annoying session of play.  Not ot mention the very glitchy control scheme (at least you can use tilt or touch….  The Magic Blackboard needs some serious work before I can consider keeping i on my iPod.  This application was quickly deleted off my iPod after several people I tested it with gave it two thumbs down.

Final Rating: 3/10

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• myMeditation
• Balls Up
• Iron Fist Boxing

myMeditation [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $2.99
Category: Health & Fitness
Developer: BLT Helps
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Version Reviewed: 1.0

Looking to learn meditation or want a guide to your already novice skills?  myMeditation is an all in one iPhone meditation tool.  It includes learning resources and an advanced timer with alert sounds.  BLT Helps amazingly developed this application, it can be customized in so many ways.  Especially with myself, meditation is a great thing and this app got me started.  I’d recommend a great set of noise cancelling headphones.

Definitely check out myMeditation if you want an outlet to relaxation.  Not to mention it’s on your iPhone or iPod Touch so if you want to meditate on the go, let’s say on the bus, myMeditation is there for you.

Final Rating: 8.2/10

Balls Up [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $0.99
Category: Games
Developer: Games
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.0

Balls Up goes on a classic gaming paradigm of getting the highest score possible.  In this case you must bounce a soccer ball for as long as possible, aiming to beat your high score, as well as the online leaderboards.  Unfortunately there is no customizing available for the application which leaves you with the same dry concept over and over again.  It’s addicting enough that for a dollar why not give it a try?

It’s continuous gameplay style allows you to put it away and pick it up whenever which is ideal for mobile cell phone gaming.  If you’ve been looking for a game like this on the iPhone, you’re pretty much limited to Balls Up but it’s a good choice.  Wondering if this is for you?  Fans of Scoops, Sky Burger, and Frenzic, or any other highly addictive game should enjoy this.

Overall Rating: 6.7/10

Iron Fist Boxing [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $3.99
Category: Games
Developer: Realtech VR
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Version Reviewed: 2.0

Iron Fist Boxing is the first impressive looking virtual boxing game on the iPhone.  The graphics and gameplay are awesome but unfortunately the game is seriously bogged down by a poor touch response system.  The control scheme has potential but is very glitchy.  The whole app itself has some serious stability problems.  Luckily I don’t think boxing game fans will be discouraged by these faults, $3.99 is just around the perfect price so hopefully quite a few will give it a punch (eheh, that’s the first but last lame pun).

Besides stability the application was well developed and as you can see in the screenshots Realtech VR put some serious time into rendering and drawing the graphics.  Iron Fist Boxing tried to use a bunch of the iPhone’s capabilities but failed enough to put a serious drawback to the app.

Final Rating: 7.1/10

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Bonsai Blast [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $1.99 [Sale]
Category: Games
Developer: Glu
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.1

Synopsis: A simple game similar to popular online flash games in which you control a gun that shoots coloured bubbles at a stream of other coloured bubbles.  The goal is to break up the stream by matching the bubbles.  You have to do this before the stream reaches the end of the path.

The Good:

• A very casual game that’s easy to pick up and play
• Excellently developed
• Concept is executed quite well
• Somewhat addicting if you’re into this sort of game
• Adventure and Survival Mode
• Award Winning

The Bad:

• Awful for colour blind users – unplayable
• Gets boring quick

Conclusion: For the fast paced puzzle seeker, look no further.  Also for fans of tower defense games like Fieldrunners, the gameplay is similar.  As said before, it’s excellently developed so if you’re a fan of this type of game, you should absolutely love it.

Final Rating: 6.8/10

Bubble Shuffle [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $4.99
Category: Games
Developer: Handmark
Current iTunes Rating: 3/5
Version Reviewed: 1.0

Synopsis: A multi-mode word puzzle game in an aquarium themed environment.

The Good:

• Four different gameplay modes
• Very stable
• Kid-friendly
• Four difficulty levels
• User-friendly user interface
• Great learning tool for kids

The Bad:

• Although user friendly, the user interface is sort of ugly
• Targeted more towards kids (only)

Conclusion: A parent looking to entertain their kid for a good twenty minutes in a fun and eductional matter then here you go.  For fans of word game fanatics, fans of games like wurdle, WordsWorth, and WordSmith.

Final Rating: 6/10

Ballsy [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $1.99
Category: Games
Developer: Spigot Games
Current iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.0

Synopsis:  An interesting breakout like game, the concept is very unique but the execution is questionable.

The Good:

• Nostalgic feel
• Fits the iPhone gaming paradigm (but still poorly executed)
• Interesting and very unique gameplay

The Bad:

• Poor graphics
• Poorly implemented control scheme
• Huge lack of use of easily available technology at hand
• Feels dull when playing

Conclusion: A very unique gameplay that might be fantastic to some people, although it feels like a drag to play.  Can be addicting if you’re into it.

Rating: 6/10

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Super Monkey Ball [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $5.99
Category: Games
Developer: SEGA
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/10
Version Reviewed: 1.0.2

Synopsis: A mobile version of the popular multi-platform 3D Super Monkey Ball series.  SMB has you controlling a tiny monkey which must tilt and balance it’s way to the goal.

The Plus:

• Fans of the full platform version will love this mobile SMB
• Five worlds containing 20 levels each
• Four different characters
• Amazingly fun and addicting
• Presents a unique challenge to iPhone users

The Negative:

• Can be very challenging and frustrating
• Very prone to crashing
• $6 Dollars is a little steep, no lite version

Final Rating: 8.5/10

Pocket God [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $0.99
Category: Entertainment
Developer: Bolt Creative
Current iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Version Reviewed: 1.13

Synopsis: You are in control of a mobile island of tribesman, you are capable of striking them down with lightning, feeding them to sharks, knocking them into a vocanoe and so much more.  It can honestly entertain you for hours.

The Pros:

• A very entertaining soon-to-be classic
• Perfects the iPhone entertainment paradigm
• Fully displays the capabilities of the iPhone – Accelerometer, multi-touch, hardware speed
• Constantly updates making the app always entertaining (see their blog)
• Perfect price – 99 cents.

The Negatives:

• Only allowed a few tribesman at a time
• The ant hill and hurricane can be a little too short in timing

Final Rating: 8/10

Superball 3 [iTunes Link] – [Screenshots]

Current Price: $1.99
Category: Games
Developer: Spiffyware
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Version Reviewed: 3.01

Synopsis: One of the more popular breakout games available for the iPod Touch and iPhone.

The Pros:

• Accelerometer (tilt) and touch control mode
• Tons of levels
• Addicting and due to the immense amount of levels, is always entertaining

The Cons:

• Not as good as some of it’s competetors like Block Breaker Deluxe

Final Rating: 6.5/10

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