SRRN Games’ Ash was one of the more pleasant surprises in iOS gaming, managing to capture the nostalgia of Zelda-style NES role-playing games while working it into a unique story and system that never felt like a rip-off. Now, with Konami Digital Entertainment, SRRN has announced the release of the next chapter in the story—Ash II: Shadows—while reducing the price of the original to only $0.99.

Regret is back. Gamevil announced today that Zenonia 4: Return of the Legend is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. The popular RPG series has gone HD for the first time, with an exotic and colorful world that “comes alive with visuals more stunning and clearer than ever before, as crisp graphics are now optimized for Retina displays on the latest iPhone and iPod touch.” Oddly enough, it’s still not optimized for iPad, but it is free.

Infinity Blade is one of the most—if not the most gorgeous looking game for iOS to date. So, how would Chair Entertainment make Infinity Blade 2 a better game than Infinity Blade? By sticking with what works. The changes may not be too epic, but Infinity Blade 2 managed to up the quality of the original game.

The dungeon crawl. There’s a reason why it’s called that. The grand tradition of old school role playing games, the dungeon crawl features a mixed team of characters moving step by step through a subterranean cavern, fighting every creature they find, taking their treasure, and buying better equipment. Wizardry makes virtually no concessions to modern gaming. The illustrations are better, but it’s still the same heartless gaming engine.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. In a small village, a young boy dreams of becoming a powerful warrior. His town is surrounded by a forest populated by fantastical creatures, and as he battles them to prove himself, he suddenly discovers a magical villain is threatening the very world itself! And so, this boy journeys out, gradually fighting stronger and stronger foes until finally he faces his enemy in a battle to determine the fate of the planet/galaxy/universe/multiverse. You know the game I’m talking about, right?

A few days after it came out, Infinity Blade became the top paid app on the App Store. This is despite the criticisms hurled against it by early reviewers who found the game’s shallow gameplay a bit disappointing. Then why did it top the App Store charts? Curiosity perhaps? Did the game’s short preview (which was more than stellar due to its awesome graphics) create enough curiosity that led people to purchase the full game as soon as it came out?

The developers will tell you that Hybrid: Eternal Whisper is “a new breed of stylish action adventure.” I’ll tell you it’s the type of game that’ll have you believing the iPhone and iPod touch are legitimate contenders amongst portable gaming devices. Hybrid wasn’t designed for iPhone owners who play games, it was designed for gamers who own iPhones.