The best (free) iPhone games listed. iPhone App Store downloads launched with 165 games
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said about the July 11 iPhone App Store launch that 25% of the first 500 applications at the store will be free. Of the commercial applications, 90% will be sold for $9.99 or less, and most interestingly for gamers is that he added a third of the first wave of applications will be iPhone games.
Here are the best choice games (both free and paid) out of the around 165 titles available. Read the list of recommended iPhone games in alphabetical order:
* Adventure: The Interactive Original (adventure) - FREE
* Aurora Feint: The Beginning (puzzle) - FREE
* Aqua Forest (puzzle) - $7.99
* Bejeweled 2 (puzzle) - $9.99
* Bomberman Touch: The Legend Of Mystic Bomb (action) - $9.99
* Bubble Bash (puzzle) - $7.99
* Chess & Backgammon Classics (board) - $9.99
* Chimp’s Ahoy (action) - $9.99
* Chopper (action) - $7.99
* Code Runner - FREE
* Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart 3D (racing) - $9.99
* Critter Crunch (puzzle) - $9.99
* Cro-Mag Rally (racing) - $9.99
* Crosswords (puzzle) - $9.99
* Diamond Twister (puzzle) - $7.99
* Enigmo (puzzle) - $9.99
* Etch a Sketch (drawing) - $4.99
* Ms. Pac-Man (arcade) - $9.99
* Motion X: Poker Dice (card) - $4.99
* Moto Racer (racing) - $9.99
* Numba (puzzle) - $9.99
* Platinum Solitaire (card) - $7.99
* Platinum Sudoku (puzzle) - $5.99
* Scrabble (card) - $9.99
* Space Monkey (action) - $9.99
* Super Monkey Ball (action) - $9.99
* Tap Tap Revenge (rhythm) - FREE
* Tetris (puzzle) - $9.99
* Texas Hold’em (card) - $4.99
* Trism (puzzle) - $4.99
* Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster (arcade) - $4.99
The New York Times reports that with the App Store, Apple simplified the process of adding software to the phone. Mr. Jobs contends that Apple does not plan to make much money on games and other applications; he has also said the company does not make much money selling music on iTunes. “We are not trying to be business partners,” Mr. Jobs said of the App Store. Instead, he said, the goal is to “sell more iPhones.” Apple gives developers a 70% cut of sales.
This is interesting because it will increase the number of games that will be made for the iPhones and iPod Touches, compared to bossy wireless carriers that control what programs end up on phones. Especially with Apple manufacturing 15 million of the new iPhone 3G’s (and 2 million more of the iPhone 2G’s) in the second half of this year alone. Even if it’s not a dedicated game portable, that’s still a large potential userbase of gamers. In fact, when you start comparing it to the multimedia PSP, in half a year from now the iPhone will have sold more than half the PSP’s userbase of 37 million. — Part of the games list via IGN
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At this rate, how long until the IPhone can be considered a handheld gaming console.
by Anna Peterson on Jul 12, 2008 at 8:58 pm
If you like crosswords, sudoko, or word puzzles check out the iPhone game Imangi.
by Keith on Jul 13, 2008 at 10:37 pm
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by Ruim 10 miljoen downloads via iPhone App Store > Nieuws > iPhoneclub.nl on Jul 14, 2008 at 7:15 am
Sadly this list is already outdated.
Login today and check out Dizzy Bee. This game cost’s 2.99 and its got Nintendo Quality all over it.. It’s very much like LOCO ROCO but actually funner for me at least. great presentation and its $2.99
Honestly in a few short month the Iphone will be THE handheld gaming platform. No you cant do every type of game but the graphics, and costs alone for the games is going to make paying upward of 40-50 for a Portable game DS or PSP look less attractive.. 9.99 games for the Iphone will outsell those like clockwork…
by Glenn on Jul 14, 2008 at 8:28 am
As much as I love the iphone games there is no chance that the iphone will become “THE handheld gaming platform.” The only place it can truly succeed is the casual games market. Our action, adventure, RPG, and fps needs will remain unfulfilled.
by Steven on Jul 24, 2008 at 3:15 pm
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by rawrwheeooh on Jan 18, 2009 at 6:24 pm
have the iphone 3g love it have great games and play them lots ohh and its a phone etc internet browser gps list goes on
ok FYE
super monkey ball SUCKS! and yea i paid full price for it as well its garbage and they never updated it either
they should have called it
i cant controll my monkey …..because the controlls on that game are TERRABLE!
by frank on Mar 1, 2009 at 12:29 am
coming from the guy who can’t spell terrible
by jordan on Jul 9, 2009 at 12:36 am