Apple App Store gaming update for the week of November 3 to 9, 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.

Short list this week folks, not a whole lot to pick from but your best gaming app bets for this week are Jelly Car 2, EGO City Invasion, RPG Quest Minimae and Anagram Fun. Maybe next week will bring a more plentiful bounty.

What’s Free

EGO City Invasion Free
“EGO City is under attack. You and your jet-propelled tank are its last line of defense. Using strategy, cunning and a mind-blowing array of weaponry, you will save EGO City from destruction.”

iShotMino
NOTE: Description was in Japanese, but this looks like a very basic vertical scrolling shooter.

Climber – Action Heroes EP3 Lite
“You are the shadow hero stuck in the bottom of a destroyed city. Use your claw to climb back to the free sky.”

invaders 3D
“Tilt your hand to move your ship, press onscreen button to shoot aliens.”

Bayou Beats
“Play this rhythmical music game to meet characters from the upcoming Disney film, the Princess & the Frog, and hear the brand-new soundtrack! Tap along with the music to get high scores and unlock special content. Game also includes extra features like animated character clips and the just-released Ne-Yo “Never Knew I Needed” music video!”

Oil Tycoon 2
“Game “Oil Tycoon 2″ is a development of this genre, where you have to lay a pipeline from sources to consumers of ready-made elements by their rotation in opposite directions.”

What’s New

Action

CYEARS ShootingSimulator: Price: $2.99
“Pilot through many different types of missions and survive through attacks from numerous types of enemies! The results and play data can be shared with other players through our ranking and Twitter!”

Rope Raider: Price: $0.99
“Choose one of the three different game modes and plunge down from your trusty old hot air balloon. Use your grappling hook with accuracy and time your swings right to gain speed and reach new heights. Immersive city filled with atmosphere amplifies the entertaining experience. Customize your gaming experience with three different game modes and three different difficulty levels. Rope Raider will get you swinging in no time!”

Major Warhead: Price: $0.99
“Major Warhead is a blend of real time strategy and tower defense game. Your objective is to defend your military outpost in the desert of Al Dusra. Protect your base from hoard of incoming enemies that include soldiers, suicide bombers, rocket launchers, Tanks, Jeeps, All Terrain Vehicles, Armored Personal Carriers loaded with soldiers. Most of your soldiers have been shipped off and you are left to defend your base with one Apache and two artillery. See if you can survive the waves of enemy who specialize in targeting your individual units and buildings. Protect the oil derrick to ensure enemy units don’t hide behind the smoke. Save your helipad so you can spawn more apaches when they are brought down. Watch out for the tanks. Try to win without loosing any of your buildings.”

Swing Boy: Price: $0.99
“The play is the easiest game ever. When the ball appears, tap anywhere of the screen to swing the bat. But watch out. there is not only the ball but also other things you should not swing. If you hit more and more balls, the ball appears faster, and many different objects will appear. Can you play to challenge world’s greatest players?. The score will send to server and you can compare your record with others.”

Adventure

Gnome’s Treasure: Price: $1.99
“Wandering around levels, gnome is looking for precious gems to gather into his sack. On the gnome’s journey to his cherished goal through mysterious dungeons with horrible monsters guarding flawless gems concealed inside, he is certain to encounter dozens of strange worlds and discover magnificent mysteries. The gnome can either runaway or elude the guarding monsters. Evading monsters implies two possible actions. The gnome can either dig a pit or drive the monster into a dead end. The gnome’s primary objective is the key. The only way to get the key is to collect all of the gems on the level. The key is then used to open the door and sneak into the next level. The game consists of 40 levels with gradually increasing difficulty.

Arcade

Angel Spoiler: Price: $2.99
“Angel Spoiler is a shooting arcade game which Devil(user) keeps Soul from going to Heaven by shooting arrows.”

Board

Crosslogic Ultimate: Price: $0.99
“Crosslogic, also known as Nonogram or Griddlers are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid have to be colored or left blank according to numbers given at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers measure how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column.”

Card

NOTHING

Casino

NOTHING

Dice

NOTHING

Educational

My Firefighter: Price: $1.99
“Explore the fire engine as it heads to the fire and see if you can make the ladder go up, the wheels turn and many other hidden surprises. Touch the siren and hear it roar. Push the horn and listen as it blasts out its warning. Then you can try to put out the house fire by positioning the Firefighter’s hose up or down and spraying water. But wait, it starts back up again keeping the action going.”

Family

Just Me and My Dad: Price: $3.99
“”Just Me and My Dad” is an interactive picture book based on the popular children’s book by Mercer Mayer, featuring Little Critter, one of the most beloved characters of all time. Follow along as Little Critter reads you the story of what happened when he went camping with his dad. Then play with each page of the story by touching the screen and discover hidden animations. Surprise animation scenes are hidden all over each page of the story. Touch each word of the story and Little Critter sounds it out, reading the word back to you. Little Critter will help you learn to read.”

Miximen: Price: $1.99
“With beautifully designed characters that you shake up and spin back together, or mix up even more, decorate, save to your photo library and send to friends. Wow! What strange mixed up miximen can you create? …oh yes, and kids love it too!”

Music

Rock Band Trivia Quiz: Price: $0.99
“How well do you know your famous rock band trivia?”

Rhythm Stage: Price: $3.99
“Just tap the screen to the rhythm!”

Puzzle

BamBoy: Price: $0.99
“BamBoy is a fun, addictive, strategic action/puzzle plat-former game. The goal is to collect all the fruits by maneuvering through the deep forest environment. “Bam Bam” to kill the enemy by creating a pit hole and escape through the exit ladder. Take the “BamBoy” through 23 progressing levels and achieve a new high score.”

Racing

Ground Effect: Price: $3.99
“Ground Effect is one of the most fun, exhilarating, addictive & visually impressive games to arrive at the App Store. Think flying, think driving, think racing, then think again! Skim land and seacapes in your high performance ekranoplan at low altitude and breakneck speed, supported by a cushion of air.”

Role Playing

RPG Quest – Minimae: Price: $2.99
“After years of peace, the offspring of evil has arisen. Prove yourself, brave knight! Seek the 8 rings of power and bring peace to our land once again! RPG Quest – Minimæ is a neo-retro RPG in the tradition of classic 8-bit RPGs. Discover a large world filled with creatures to battle, towns to explore and secrets to uncover.”

Simulation

Space Master: Price: $1.99
“You’ve guided planes and mastered boats. Yet in Space, you need more skills to claim success!
Are you ready to engage in the challenging career of a Space Master? Land your space vessels on five different planets and secure Earth’s resources. Consider distance, speed and angle of each ship, then draw a line to fire the thrusters. Catch a falling ship until it hovers, move it sideways, let it fall freely before giving it a final burst to land safely, all triggered with you drawing a single line. Before you know it, this natural and unique approach will get you conducting an elegant and beautiful ballet in space.”

Armored Train Charlie: Price: $0.99
“Armored trains aren’t available to everyone, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t pretend to be a commander of one. Armored Train Charlie is a simulator of a war zone with 6 different missions. Navigate through the network of rails and deliver supplies, while defending your train from tanks, military jeeps and cannons. Attach loose wagons by bumping into them. Detach wagons at designated areas by sliding them with finger. Tap railroad switches to change your route and explore the playground.”

Sports

NOTHING

Strategy

NOTHING

Trivia

NOTHING

Word

Speed Scrabble: Price: $1.99
“Speed Scrabble, also known as Take Two!, is a fun, fast-paced word game where you try to form connected words from your available letters as quickly as possible, in a race against your opponents, or the clock. Form words and new letters arrive. Incorporate the new letters and win the round. The game can be played offline in single player mode, or test yourself against other players by joining the online community.”

Hebrew Hangman: Price: $0.99
“Hebrew Hangman has many different categories ranging from car makes through local singers to chemistry and special categories just for Hebrew speakers.”

Anagram Fun: Price: $0.99
“Anagram Fun takes a word, scrambles it, and challenges you to solve the scramble by rearranging the letters in your virtual letter rack. There may be more than one valid solution!”

iPhone and iPod Touch Links

Appletell: [Appletell reviews three accidentally educational games for iPhone, iPod touch] [Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup - November 6, 2009] [Free Apps roundup for November 6th, 2009]