I sometimes worry I’m too easy of a reviewer; that I dish out fours and fives by default, remember only the good parts of games, glossing over the rough edges, and just generally giving designers the benefit of the doubt. Then I run into games like Pitz and Pang, now out for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s not that they’re bad games, it’s just that the controls are so wonky—for both of them— that I feel like I’m fighting with the interface rather than the game itself.

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, and with new titles being added almost every day, picking out the best can be difficult. Hopefully you’ll find at least one game from the five reviewed below that you feel is worth a download, so let’s not waste any more time!