From today you can play these new iOS games for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad via the iTunes App Store. The newest games become available in America at around 11 PM EST and Europe at around 12 AM UK time.
Here’s an overview of what iOS games Apple announced:
Content: Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Price: $17.99
Description: On the heels of its iPhone and iPod touch releases, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions comes to the iPad!
Final Fantasy Tactics was the first tactical RPG in the Final Fantasy series. Originally released on the PlayStation in 1997, the game has since gone on to sell over 1.3 million units in total. The PSP remake, “Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions” was released to critical acclaim in 2007 featuring added cutscenes, expanded storylines, and new jobs.
Now, in 2012, the battle continues on the iPad! Delve into deep strategic battle mechanics that feature tactical role-playing at its best and savor the story that put Ivalice on the map, all in their full glory on the iPad’s screen.
Note: While the game has been designed to fit just right on the iPad’s screen, a future update will bring higher-res graphics for unit characters.
Content: Midway Arcade
Price: $0.99
Description: Midway Arcade includes 10 games: Spy Hunter, Rampage, Joust, Root Beer Tapper, Defender, and Arch Rivals. Plus 4 Arcade favorites: Air Hockey, Arcade Basketball, Pool, and Roll Ball. – All your favorite arcade hits in the palm of your hand! Lose yourself in this virtual arcade experience featuring 12 popular arcade games from Midway presented in their original cabinet. There’s even a jukebox that lets users play music from their iTunes library and a virtual prize redemption center!
Additional Arcade Hits are available for purchase as game packs. Game Pack 1 includes: NARC, Total Carnage, and APB. And Game Pack 2 includes: Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, and Wizard of Wor.
Note: Certain devices are having issues during startup. If you are experiencing these issues try to turn off your wi-fi connection as a temporary fix. They are working to resolve the problem.
Content: Retro Racing
Price: $0.99
Description: By the same developer behind the classic Amiga racers, Nitro (Psygnosis) and ATR (Team17).
Choose your car, then skid, slide, spin and drive around the track at break neck speed, collecting power-ups as you go. Master the perfect racing line, avoid other cars and cones, and speed your way to victory in this adrenaline pumping top-down racer for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Just how fast can you go?
Content: Munch Time
Price: $0.99
Description: Time to get munch’n! Meet Munch, a chameleon and his quest for lunch that the player must guide him through. Swing around using your super strong tongue to reach the most difficult places! Latch onto different flowers for different acrobatic effects!
Content: Sticky Sheep
Price: $0.99
Description: The sheep have been baaa-d and are refusing to do as Baxter the sheepdogging Beagle tells them – so it’s time for drastic measures. Don your trusty canine crash helmet and get ready to ram some rams! Sticky Sheep combines the familiar gameplay style of mini-golf, with unique change-ups. Use bumpers, turbo-paths and more to bounce and bash the sheep around each stage to get them to their targets, it starts off simple but get stricky quick!
Here’s a list of the rest of the iOS games out today:
* Mafia Rush – Free
* Towers N’ Trolls – $2.99
* Rush City
* Kids vs Goblins – $2.99
* Please comment if we missed any.
Thanks to Toucharcade & iTunes for the overview.