Apple App Store gaming update for the week of May 11 – May 17, 2009

The Apple App Store gaming update is Gamertell’s weekly look at the previous week’s Apple App Store game releases. We cover them all – good and not so good – in their respective categories with a breakdown of the great games and the free games right where you want ‘em, at the top and in your face. The list is available every Monday, right as you are about to start that long work week.

Another week closer to WWDC and with it the good news that any apps being submitted and approved from here on out will have to be compatible for iPhone OS 3.0.

There’s also confirmation that OS 3.0 will bring age restriction to the iPhone and iPod Touch. This hopefully will mean that we won’t be hearing more about Apple’s ridiculous rejection of apps and instead place the responsibility on the parents/guardians.

But enough talk, let’s get to the apps:

What You Might Want To Check Out

Leaf Trombone: Lite & Free
“Test out this FREE lite version of the award winning Leaf Trombone.

FREE PLAY: play the leaf trombone, either by blowing air into your microphone or just sliding the leaf.
LEARN A SONG: play a song by following the floating leafs — no musical knowledge required.
OBSERVE: witness judging of actual performances all over the world by a live panel of judges.
Advanced users can COMPOSE songs with the easy-to-use online composer at http://www.smule.com/. Play your songs on your own Leaf Trombone. The paid version of Leaf Trombone (available for $1.00) allows you to JUDGE other performers, PERFORM songs on the World Stage, and access over ONE THOUSAND songs to learn and perform.”

Sparta: Price: $0.99
“Have you ever wanted to be a true Spartan warrior? Have you wondered how awesome it would be to be a god of war? Being a Spartan is no easy job, but sometimes it can kick some serious butt. *Pun Intended* You are an aspiring Spartan champion with only one mission: To protect Sparta from the hordes of invading enemies. Armed with a sword and a shield, it is up to you to be the lone champion of your people. Defend yourself and your homeland against uprising peasants, roaming bandits, invading Persians, and even an unlikely foe that will be the ultimate test of your skills. Do you have what it takes to be a true Lord of War?”

What’s Free

iDroids Lite
“Artificial Life brings the exciting world of the iDroids to the iPhone and iPod touch! Explore parts of iDroidOpia in the Lite version for FREE! You are an iDroid! More specifically, HAXX, the rural farmer from iDroidAbama with a heart of steel…and copper. With a beloved wife and more BabyBots than a Droidas Brothers concert, HAXX has the perfect life… until a stress-free Saturday is interrupted by the abduction of his entire family! Now it is your job to follow the trail of your kidnapped wife and children while fighting, swinging, and fueling through iDroidOpia, where peril is behind every turn…next to the oil refuelery. So lock, load, and activate Anti-Virus as you embark on the adventure of a lifetime! ”

Tornado – Hilarious Spinning Game
“Tornado is simple, yet addictive entertainment fun for groups, family, kids, or anyone interested in a good laugh. Simply hold the iPhone or iPod Touch firmly in your hand and spin around. When you pick up speed, the tornado sounds get louder and the faster you spin the more sound effects come into play.”

Teeter Blox Lite
“Teeter Blox Light is a fun, addicting game based on gravity physics. Your “gold star” is located on a stack of blocks. Remove blocks underneath the star by “touching” them. Land your “gold star” safely on the platform below to win the level. ”

Star Command
“Turn your young space crew into the most prestigious, powerful crew in the Star Command universe.”

Tower of Witch Lite
“Tower of Witch Lite Version Feature: Up to 10 stages and No ENDING”

iCutter Lite
“iCutter is physics puzzle game. You should use your finger to split objects and joints. The objects you cut will free fall slide down under the influence of gravity.”

AM2Lite
“Get your trigger finger ready for some fast paced finger tapping action that will get your blood pumping. Collect the Bonus Shields and Missiles you can use to defend your city. Don’t let those Meteors destroy you. It’s a game reminiscent of some classic Arcade games that kept people entertained and amused in years gone by, but updated to modern hardware and taking advantage of the touchscreen to make playing it a blast. This Lite version of the popular Alert Meteor 2 gives you the first 4 levels to try out for free. If you like the game, then you can go ahead and download he full version. It’s a no risk way to try before you buy. Try it now and blow those flaming Meteors to bits !”

Headsup Omaha Poker Free
“This innovative iPhone app lets you play Omaha poker with another person face to face. It runs on both iPhone and iPod touch. It requires two iPhones/iPod touches and a WiFi to play. If you are already an Omaha player, I don’t need to tell you how fun it is. If you are an avid Texas Hold’em player, you should check it out and see what the fuss is all about. This is the free version of Headsup Omaha Poker. You can play up to 10 hands each time. After that you can reconnect without restarting the app and play another 10 hands. You can do this over and over if you are not interested in purchasing the app and that’s perfectly fine with me. Download this free app now and see for yourself how exciting headsup Omaha is and how easy it is to play the game at your fingertips.”

3 Card Race
“3 Card Race is a card game, like “Presidents” or “Flush”. The player plays against two computer opponents to see who can be the first to play all their cards.”

iKite Lite
“This is the lite version of iKite, the popular kite flying game. Get your summer fun started early with iKite, a fun and relaxing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Just grab ahold of the strings and go! This “Lite” version allows full game play however you are limited to just the one traditional kite, one background and no stats. The full version of iKite includes six different kites, each with different flight characteristics. Some are slow and easy to control beginner kites while others are fast pro kites that require a skilful finesse to control and master. You can also select from three different locations: High Kite Park, Salt Wind Beach and Dust Cloud Desert.”

Leaf Trombone: Lite & Free
“Test out this FREE lite version of the award winning Leaf Trombone.

FREE PLAY: play the leaf trombone, either by blowing air into your microphone or just sliding the leaf.
LEARN A SONG: play a song by following the floating leafs — no musical knowledge required.
OBSERVE: witness judging of actual performances all over the world by a live panel of judges.
Advanced users can COMPOSE songs with the easy-to-use online composer at http://www.smule.com/. Play your songs on your own Leaf Trombone. The paid version of Leaf Trombone (available for $1.00) allows you to JUDGE other performers, PERFORM songs on the World Stage, and access over ONE THOUSAND songs to learn and perform.”

DropOut Lite
“Get the free version DropOut, the game that’s easy to pick up, and hard to put down! DropOut Lite features the same fun and addicting gameplay available in the full version. It even includes a few levels from the brand new Puzzle mode available in DropOut 2.0. Here is what people are saying about DropOut.”

Race Wars Miami
“Turn your amateur crew into the most prestigious, powerful racing force in the streets.”

Bumper Pool Lite
“You can now play Bumper Pool against anyone around the world with an Iphone or Ipod Touch using the internet. Just wait for another player to join and simply start enjoying a friendly game of Bumper Pool.”

Hit or Die Lite
“Kill scary undeads and zombies by baseball! Survive over 9 innings under undeads attack.”

What’s New

Action

vipValet: Price: $0.99
“Think you have what it takes to manage a parking lot full of cars? In vipValet, you’ll be tested on your parking and driving skills. When the customers come in, they want to get out and eat. The longer they wait the less tips they give. Make sure you get the cars parked ASAP by touching and dragging them into their spots. Don’t forget to keep your head up though because people are constantly leaving. Keep them waiting too long or crash their cars and it’s game over. The game will start off with very few cars. Once you get going, the traffic will pick up. After a few minutes, you’re looking at 35-40 cars in and out.”

sotd: Price: $0.99
“sotd – sheep of the day. Sheep are cute but sometime there as just too many of them, busy doing what sheep do best. Find your favourites, befriend them, name the whole herd. Make yours a public show of ovine affection. Or keep it quiet. Just be quick about it!”

SWIRL: Price: $2.99
“Get ready to fall, bounce and tumble through five challenging worlds, dodging obstacles and picking up stars, power-ups and racing helmets! Beware of infected mushrooms and paint buckets! Find the lost ice crystal deep down in the glacier slopes or descend through the mystical ruins of the dry well. Experience the flow as you slide and fall through unlimited number of levels of ever increasing difficulty! The game features smooth 3D animated action, impacts, special effects, six original soundtracks as well as integrated chat and global hi-scores!”

Crazy Toons Pong 2$0.99
“It’s pong with a cartoon twist against the computer or a friend. Fun for any age. Play your iPod music along with the game for added fun.”

iDroids: Price: $1.99
“You are an iDroid! More specifically, HAXX, the rural farmer from iDroidAbama with a heart of steel…and copper. With a beloved wife and more BabyBots than a Droidas Brothers concert, HAXX has the perfect life…until a stress-free Saturday is interrupted by the abduction of his entire family! Now it is your job to follow the trail of your kidnapped wife and children while fighting, swinging, and fueling through iDroidOpia, where peril is behind every turn…next to the oil refuelery.”

Battle Field: Price: $0.99
“In battle field, the main purpose is to keep your base alive as long as you can by building the defense efficiently. There’re 10 kinds of defense units. Choose where and which to build to block both air and land enemies away from your base. Once the base health comes to zero, the battle is lost. Destroying your enemy gives the defense units EXP points. The more one destroyed, the higher rank it will be. Equipped with medals from enemy, defense units gain more abilities: stun, teleportation, money steal, life steal, heavy damage, fast speed, wide range, critical hit, more medals or more exp points. Enemies come in waves and from all directions. The time you last on the battle field depends on your wisdom!”

ZombieTown: Paint It Red: Price $0.99
“For the first time on the IPhone/IPod, you will be able to shoot Zombies! Uh, what do you mean Zombieville came out 6 months ago? Well, Confucius once said there can never be enough zombie games. What a wise man that Confusion guy was. Are you tired of Zombies always attacking your towns and cities? In this game, you flip the script and go into THEIR town and wreak havoc. You begin the game armed with only a wrench but as you melee attack your way through the town, you will earn Style Points which can be used to purchase weapons. Buy the crowd favorite shotgun. Or arm yourself with an Uzi, Chain Gun, or even the Portal Gun. You can spend your Points on Health Kits, Ammo, and the Crate. When the going gets tough, use the ultimate weapon to transform yourself into an orange crate. This will confuse zombies and they will leave the area! It’s time for payback as you try to eliminate as many foes as possible while managing your resources.

StoneLoops! of Jurassica: Price: $0.99
“StoneLoops! is an amazingly dynamic puzzle-arcade game set in the prehistoric world of Jurassica. Thanks to unique gameplay mechanics and non-stop action, it’s bound to please even the most selective gamers. Take a trip through the five colorful realms of Jurassica – from wild jungle, through endless glacier, to the edge of a blazing volcano. Own five houses and collect 24 trophies in this crazy, action-packed adventure. 75 handcrafted levels, two modes of play and a vast number of powerups makes StoneLoops! an incredibly fun game for both fans of a strategic challenge and those who just want to let off some steam and smash some stuff into tiny little pieces!”

Ragdoll Blaster: Price: $1.99
“Do you love firing cannons and solving puzzles?
Then Ragdoll Blaster from Backflip Studios is the game for you! Ragdoll Blaster combines the fun of firing ragdolls from cannons with the challenge of a puzzle game . . . while simulating real physics. It is fun, fast paced and addictive – requiring both agile fingers and an active mind. You simply touch the screen to aim and fire your ragdoll at increasingly more difficult targets. The object is to complete the levels using as few ragdolls as possible . . . easier said than done. This game is the latest entry in the popular ragdoll physics-based puzzle genre, but has been given an entirely new spin using the innovative controls of the iPhone/iPod Touch. It introduces a whole new world of springs, pistons, wheels, buttons, motors and other complex moving objects designed to enhance the game and prevent you from hitting targets.”

NanoFighter
“NanoFighter is a fast paced game based in the future. The world leader has fallen sick, and has ordered you and many others to be shrunk to a microscopic size and injected in his bloodstream. Your mission is to destroy as many parasites, viruses and alien invaders as you can. Play for a high score!”

Redneck Fishin’: Price: $1.99
“Go fishin’ Redneck style and blow up creatures of the backwater Bayou! With bright, cartoon-style graphics and strumming banjo music, Redneck Fishin’ is an outlandish, addictive game. In your speedboat, cast dynamite to catch fish and earn money to win back your homestead, BBQ grill, truck, and pink flamingoes. Blow up Minnows, Sunfish, Rainbow, Bass, and Pike. And, fight the wily Catfish Boss! Use different kinds of ammo bait – TNT, M80, bombs, and nukes.”

AC-130 iSniper from the sky!: Price: $2.99
“Amazing 3D AC-130 simulation from the makers of iSniper! 2011, a mysterious armed movement beings to lead frequent attacks against military and civilian facilities on the border of Pakistan and India. Both countries accuse each other and threaten nuclear retaliation following the escalating confrontations on the border. The public also blames the U.S. for appeasing the other side. Currently at the critical moment of its war against terrorism, the U.S. cannot risk the outbreak of war between the two countries. As a result, the Pentagon sends an AC-130 in collaboration with the PWC Special Tactical Unit secretly hired by the government to investigate the issue. They are authorised the use of force under necessary circumstances.”

Adventure

iCutter: Price: $1.99
“iCutter is physics puzzle game. You should use your finger to split objects and joints. The objects you cut will free fall slide down under the influence of gravity.”

Arcade

Sparta: Price: $0.99
“Have you ever wanted to be a true Spartan warrior? Have you wondered how awesome it would be to be a god of war? Being a Spartan is no easy job, but sometimes it can kick some serious butt. *Pun Intended* You are an aspiring Spartan champion with only one mission: To protect Sparta from the hordes of invading enemies. Armed with a sword and a shield, it is up to you to be the lone champion of your people. Defend yourself and your homeland against uprising peasants, roaming bandits, invading Persians, and even an unlikely foe that will be the ultimate test of your skills. Do you have what it takes to be a true Lord of War?”

Gamut: Price: $0.99
“GAMUT’s rules are simple: Just look at the color name shown during a level’s play and hit — by tapping — on the corresponding color spot shown on the blackboard. Generally, colors’ names are shown with an appearance that differs from their names (e.g., red written in yellow)… so what seems to be incredibly easy may not be after all ”

Dotopop: Price: $0.99
“Dotopop is a visually pleasing and highly addictive casual game that will keep you entertained for hours. The objective of Dotopop is to invoke a chain reaction for as long as possible. This is the key to winning! Tap the screen to fire a burst and start a chain reaction. Then, sit back and enjoy the show! Dots will activate by touching each other. (Every dot that is touched by a burst will create another burst). Try to predict where the cluster of dots will go. There are 60 levels to beat, each has a minimum number of dots to pop before proceeding to the next stage. This is a fun and relaxing game that involves a bit of skill and lot of luck!”

iZombie: Death March: Price: $1.99
“Survive zombies, and defend against chainsaw monsters, demonic dogs, flying skulls, and Mama. Six chilling missions with 4 difficulty levels – Easy, Normal, Death Wish, and Nightmare. Unlock missions, weapons, and cheats. Battle through graveyards, abandoned fields, industrial bunkers and treacherous roadways. Avoid being eaten alive!”

Antibody: Price: $0.99
“Antibody is a fast-paced action-packed strategy puzzle game that requires lightning-fast fingers and stupendous reflexes. You play as a genetically enhanced virus bent on invading every cell of a patient from the inside out. Your ultimate goal– reach and infect the patient’s brain. To do so, you must first evade the antibodies injected into the patient bent on stopping you. They start small and slow as your virus infects deeper into every cellular level, but as the antibodies sense you, they multiply and become more aggressive, bent on your total destruction!”

Blez: Price: $0.99
“Blez is a simple yet challenging arcade game where you have to separate day and night.
Blez has multiple levels. Each level completes when you separate nightly and daily skies. Next level always gets more challenging. This is not a race against the time game but the play time and the nick name of a player will be recorded at the end of the level. The game keeps a record of best performers. In options menu you can enable or disable sounds, touch/tilt and reset the score record. There is no age limitation for this game. It has simple objectives and easy controls.”

Board

Vampire Byte: Price: $0.99
“Vampire Byte is a fast paced strategy game for one to four players on a choice of three different board sizes. Using your superior skills, defeat your fellow vampires by building your blood count until you consume your neighbours. The aim? – Total Board Domination! Use your vampires to take over the screen. Fine tune your strategies by playing against your ipod/iphone to impress your mates with a fast finish. Make sure that your vampires are the heroes of the High Scores leader board.”

box the fox: Price: $0.99
“Box-the-Fox is a fun and easy board game. It is played on a 8×8 checkerboard. Since it is easier than checkers and chess, Box-the-Fox could be used as an introduction to the world of board games.”

Blokuz Mono: Price: $1.99
“We are glad to introduce you the fascinating game “Blokuz Mono”. With it you won’t waste your time, vice versa you will benefit by developing your thinking and memory.
“Blokuz Mono”- logical game, is a combination of simple rules of choosing and deleting the same colored chips, a bright design makes it possible to play wherever your are. In front of you there is a field of chips, which are hidden underneath question marks. Open and collect groups of similar chips by tapping on the hidden chips. If the chip is single – it is highlighted, but does not open. Delete the opened group of chips with a second tap. Your aim is to clear the game field. Choose the largest block of chips, and the more chips you delete at one time the more points you get. With each level the difficulty increases, and you get more points. After the task is completed, you go to the next level. If there are any single chips, which you can not delete, you will lose a life (in the beginning you have 3 lives) and begin to pass the level from the beginning.”

Collector: Price: $0.99
“Collector is fast paced puzzle game against the time, and the other players around the world. In each level, you collect the numbered chips by tapping on them, from lowest to highest, as fast as you can, while avoiding to make miss-taps, as chips get smaller on some of the levels. Tapping on a wrong chip or tapping on the background causes you to lose points. Beat the hi-scores and you may end up on your country, or even world wide leaderboards. Hint: Try to figure out the placement patterns on levels to gain more speed.”

BoardWar: Price: $0.99
“Project: Take Control’ is the first instalment of a series of BoardWar games. This is a revolutionary new board game, which will entertain you for hours. The rules are simple yet it will keep your brain cells busy. The object of the game is to have control over most of the solders after all tiles have been populated. At each turn players place a number of solders – between 1 and 10 – on an empty field on the board. If the number of solders is adjacent to any surrounding ally fields, it will strengthen their defence. If it is adjacent to any enemy fields, it will take control over them.”

Shell Game: Price: $0.99
“Cover the pea with a shell, mix them up using multi-touch to drag the shells around just like the pros, double tap the screen to show the pea.”

Lion’s Play: Price: $0.99
“It is strategy game, in Classic “Puli Judham” game, which has triangular formation with two crossed rectangles, In order to Lions to win the game They have to gabble up all buffaloes or restrict movement of Buffaloes. On the other hand, if Buffalo’s needs to win, they have to restrict Lions movement. In addition to Classic version I have created 18 levels based different geometric shapes. In which maintained Ratio of Buffaloes Vs Lions is around 3 to 5″

Card

Power Poker: Price: $0.99
“If you like video poker, crank up the intensity with Power Poker! In most casinos multi-hand video poker is quickly becoming the favorite among players. Multi-hand video poker provides the same odds as single hand poker, however ups the intensity in the amounts bet and won. Try to get multiple Royal Flushes!”

La Belle Lucie Solitaire: Price: $0.99
“LA BELLE LUCIE provides all variants of fan solitaire including THE FAN, CLOVER LEAVES, TREFOIL. A cheating free cell will assist you to solve this game with skill, otherwise its to hard to be fun. This is one of my personal favorites.”

Headsup Omaha Poker: Price: $4.99
“This innovative iPhone app lets you play Omaha poker with another person face to face. It runs on both iPhone and iPod touch. It requires two iPhones/iPod touches and a WiFi to play. If you are already an Omaha player, I don’t need to tell you how fun it is. If you are an avid Texas Hold’em player, you should check it out and see what the fuss is all about. It has two modes, i.e. shuffler/dealer mode and game mode. In shuffler/dealer mode, this app merely shuffles and deals cards for you while you play heads-up live poker with your friend. It seems pointless at first glance. But if you actually ever tried to play live heads-up poker, you would most definitely appreciate this tool. Due to the unique nature of heads-up poker, the constant shuffling and dealing takes the fun away from the game and that’s probably why you rarely see people play heads-up poker live. In game mode, you and your friend play heads-up pot limit Omaha (PLO) on two iPhones/iPod touches. You get the best of both worlds. You enjoy the ease of computer poker and in the same time get to play live poker, watching your opponent’s mannerisms/tells, talking to him for information or just sitting back, drinking beer and having a good time. ”

Solitaire Deluxe 16-Pack: Price: $4.99
“The best selling solitaire just got better! Classic favorites combine with new games and feature in-depth tutorials for easy pick-up and play. Do you like winning? Enjoy the guaranteed winnable hands in the Daily Deals section. Play solo, compete with your friends, post scores to the real-time leaderboard and use game points for FREE downloadable content in the Reward Store.”

Casino

Mega Hearts 2 Slots: Price: $1.99
“With tasty fun graphics and an ultrafun multi level feature – it’s Mega Hearts 2! Can you win the Chocpot – a chocolatey jackpot treat?”

liar’s: Price: $2.99
“Exclusive to Apple mobile devices; with elements of the popular card game Texas Hold Em’… liar’s is a dice game of strategy (and some luck). Excel and grow your ranking to be atop the leader boards (coming very soon). Take on people from around the world or your friends at home to a round of liar’s. This ONLINE ONLY game is great for those of you who know this popular bar game and want to experience it in multiplayer. Even if you are new to liar’s (also known to some as Perudo), try downloading it and join a table with your friends and check out how fun and addicting this game is – we are confident you will love it!”

SpinAnimals: Price: $0.99
“SpinAnimals is a slot machine displaying the symbols of 18 animals and a symbol 7. You must press the SPIN button to start. If there are 2 identical animals displayed side by side, the draw is a winner and you hear the cry of the animal winner.”

Dice

Coin Toss – North America Edition: Price: $1.99
“Coin Toss North America Edition give you the design of 3 currencies”

Educational

Hide N Seek: Price: $0.99
“These games helps your children to get to know about colors and numbers.”

iS?Xpert: Price: $0.99
“STOP! Do you think to be clued-in on SEX?
-Yes? PROVE IT!
-No? Never mind! LEARN MORE about SEX!”

You Know You Are a Geek: Price: $2.99
“We all know there’s at least ONE geek in everyone’s family. You also know a nerd or two in school or at work! Here’s your chance to rank on them!”

Mech Lite: Price: $0.99
“Mech is a new concept in entertainment that gives you a chance to prove your intellectual skills mixing logic and art. It’s a new way to improve your brain potential. Mech is a visual and aural musical robot “who” interacts with you to take your intelligence to a higher level. This intuitive, visual and musical memory game, lets your mind flow through the infinite universe of melodies, creating notes sequences under your direction.”

Giraffe’s PreSchool Playground: Price: $2.99
“Join Giraffe on a colorful, fun, educational, and musical journey to learn your ABCs, 123s, animals and more! Giraffe’s PreSchool Playground features six game modes, a kid friendly interface, funny animal sounds, original music, vibrant imagery and a talking Giraffe! In the Letters, Numbers, and Animals modes, Giraffe will ask you to find an item in the jungle grass. Can you find it? Letters and Numbers modes also feature two levels of difficulty for twice the fun. Child isn’t reading yet? No worries! Giraffe will tell you what to do.”

Brain Freeze Trivia: Price: $2.99
“Think you’re pretty smart? Take on Brain Freeze Trivia for a REAL challenge. Brain Freeze features thousands of questions from six categories: Entertainment, Sports, History, Geography, Science and Animals. Brain Freeze Trivia is played in three game rounds, you pick the category in Round 1, Brain picks the category in Round 2, but beware of Round 3, it features questions from every category. Wager on the number of questions you can answer correctly and win bonus points.”

Family

PixPop Dogs: Price: $0.99
Touch part of the big picture. Then touch the matching token on the right. If you’re correct, the token will pop and disappear. After you pop all of the tokens, you’ll get a new picture. Easy breezy, right? Well it can get pretty challenging, so we’ve included hints and special booster tokens to help you out. Play the game in Competition Mode to maximize your points and try to earn a spot on the Worldwide Scoreboard. If you’d rather sit back and relax, switch to Zen Mode where you can slow down the game, add more hints, set the number of tokens, and even change the size of the squares. PixPop lets you customize the game to fit your preferred speed and level of difficulty.”

PixPop Around the World: Price: $0.99
“Touch part of the big picture. Then touch the matching token on the right. If you’re correct, the token will pop and disappear. After you pop all of the tokens, you’ll get a new picture. Easy breezy, right? Well it can get pretty challenging, so we’ve included hints and special booster tokens to help you out. Play the game in Competition Mode to maximize your points and try to earn a spot on the Worldwide Scoreboard. If you’d rather sit back and relax, switch to Zen Mode where you can slow down the game, add more hints, set the number of tokens, and even change the size of the squares. PixPop lets you customize the game to fit your preferred speed and level of difficulty.”

BookCase: Price: $0.99
“Enter into your own private library where not everything is as it seems. Under the luminescent book lamp the riddle awaits. The challenge is simple, sort the books alphabetically. But beware! At the very moment the puzzle appears to be solved you find yourself questioning your past moves. Designed to be fun for both first-time players and returning players. Enjoy stunning graphics and sound effects with an easy to master tap control system. Simply tap on the book of choice and rearrange the puzzle. If you love being challenged, this is the perfect game for you. BookCase comes with more than plenty of challenging combinations to conquer. Enter into the library and exercise your brain.”

Music

NOTHING

Puzzle

Disco Dancin’ Wubbzy: Price: $1.99
“DISCO DANCING WUBBZY is a fun memory game for kids (and adults)! Wubbzy dances and cheers you on as you test your brain to remember the multi-colored, light-up disco floor patterns.”

Road Rage Ahead: Price: $0.99
“Anyone can control a few traffic lights, but only a select few can coordinate an entire town’s traffic at once! Do you have what it takes to direct traffic, control construction zones, open and close railroad crossings all while keeping road rage levels to a minimum, or will you crack under the stress of impatient drivers laying on the horn? Extremely engaging gameplay requires fast reactions and strategy to keep traffic moving smoothly through town.”

Domino Domino: Price: $0.99
“In Domino Domino you are able to create endless creations of domino runs. The thing that really sets the app apart is the premade domino objects such as slides, stairs and mouse traps.”

Pickin’ Stix: Price: $0.99
“Pickn’ Stix is a simple pont-and-choose style game, where a player’s close observation of the intertwined sticks allows them the opportunity to earn points by choosing the top stick on the pile. A modern day adaptation of the classic Pickup Sicks game for your iPhone or iPod Touch. This colorful and easy to play game is fun for all ages and allows for light play any time you like. As you play, a correct stick choice will add to your score. An incorrect stick choice will take points away. Use the in-game timer to see if you can get your top score in record time.”

Word2Find: Price: $0.99
“Word 2 Find is a sextuple character word puzzle game for Iphone/Ipod Touch.”

Goo Gun: Price: $0.99
“Earth is under attack by space robots! Use the Goo Gun to shoot Goo Balls at matching Robots. If three matching Robots or Balls touch each other, they explode. Goo Gun is an action-oriented puzzle game. Its physics-based match-three gameplay was created exclusively for the iPhone. As space robots enter from the top, it’s your job to prevent them from reaching earth. Do that by shooting colored Goo Balls at them! If three or more matching Robots or Balls touch each other, they explode. If you’re not fast enough, the game is over.”

Filler: Price: $1.99
“The real Filler is finally on the iPhone! SimianLogic first launched Filler in January 2008 with a simple premise: fill 2/3 of the screen to advance. Tons of clones have followed, but no clone can come close to the real thing! Filler features location-based scores courtesy of ScoreCaching (www.scorecaching.com). Compare your scores with your friends, the whole world, or anyone within 25, 100, and 250 miles.”

Blob Dash: Price: $2.99
“Blob Dash is a real-time puzzle strategy that takes place in the galaxy of Obozz. Your job is to lead the Obo, a race of little blobs, by placing down block, bombs, traps, and one passes in order to help them defeat Lord Gaggletron by destroying his mind control crystals. (“Or you can simply enjoy finding new ways to squish them, blow them up, or lead them to their doom!” Blob Dash Team.)”

Puzzword: Price: $1.99
“Puzzword requires the speed of a traditional timed word search with the skill of a slider puzzle. Score points by sliding over letter tiles to spell as many unique words as you can. If you’re smart enough and fast enough, tap a tile to move it into the open space rearranging the board to form longer and longer words for even more points. Challenge for the high score on the most popular boards, or go for the highest score possible on new ones, then challenge your friends!”

Puzzlez: Price: $0.99
““Puzzlez” is a jigsaw puzzle where you have to rearrange the scrambled pieces correctly. This game offers a variety of different themes, ranging from easy to more difficult ones. This theme variety expands with each update.”

iLove Gift: Price: $0.99
“This game is a great time killer, it helps your get relaxed. And is particularly effective after working or just before going to bed. The rules iLove Gift are simple. Color hearts fall from the top of the screen,you can drag them or rotate them with a quick touch. It is up to you to guide them into groups of 4 or more of the same color either vertically or horizontally to vanish them off the screen. all gift hearts disappear, the level complete. If the hearts the top of the screen, game is over.”

Racing

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Role Playing

iCodes for iVampires: Price: $0.99
“Looking for a FAST way to build your vampire army in iVampires? Want to win all your fights? Be transformed into an Immortal? Get iCodes, and you will become the most famous in Draken World! Grab as many codes as you like. Add your own code for others to take. This is absolutely the fastest way to build your army – you will WIN more, gain power, and be summoned by the Dark Lord!” NOTE: Also available for racing and iMob.

Simulation

Doomsday Terminal: Price: $0.99
“The terminal of death is connected to a doomsday device. Your mission is simple: enter in the deactivation code once every 108 minutes to prevent catastrophic consequences. The game is simple, but the addiction is real. Doomsday Terminal automatically syncs your scores with the server allowing you to compete with players across the globe and talk smack via the command line. Wait with bated breath for other players to fall so that you can claim your rightful place as the world’s savior.”

Sports

Hit or Die: Price: $1.99
“Kill scary undeads and zombies by baseball! Survive over 9 innings under undeads attack.”

Strategy

Enum3ro — Enumero: Price: $1.99
“Enum3ro is not another Sudoku, however it is equally easy to learn, as challenging and even more addictive. It merges basic calculating and strategic planning. An intelligent AI, customizable in its strength, combined with randomly generated levels guarantee a long lasting playfulness.
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Trivia

Pub Quiz: Price: $3.99
“The massively popular Pub Quiz comes to the iPhone and iPod touch! Work against the clock answering general knowledge questions in multiple exciting categories, working your way up the levels with increasing difficulty and competing in film & music bonus rounds (among others). Take on your mates and the world with the built in global highscore leader board (and also online at www.iphonePubQuiz.co.uk), let’s see how good your general knowledge really is, shall we? This really does have the pick-up-and-play-factor that will have you itching for just ‘one more go’.”

Word

TableFish: Price: $4.99
“The hilarious game of rapid recall.”

iPhone/iPod Touch Links

Appletell: [Free Apps roundup for May 15th, 2009] [Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup - May 15, 2009] [Appletell reviews four top games for the iPhone, iPod touch] [An end to iPhone Store Madness: OS 3 has age settings]

Gamertell: [Gamertell Review: Wheel of Fortune for iPhone, iPod Touch] [Gamertell Review: Wolfenstein 3D Classic for iPhone, iPod Touch]