Top Five iPhone Games


After weeks of deliberating I finally ordered, not one, but two iPhone 3G S – one for me and one for the new Mrs Blair. They should be arriving next week, and I’m already creating a list of apps I want to install. Portable video games are hot as a pistol, and the iPhone platform is just perfect for this form of entertainment. The screen is pretty large, thanks to the non-existing keypad, and the phone registers any change in position, which allows you to use the phone itself as a game control. Among the pretty rich range of iPhone games, here are the five best ones that I’m going to install first on my brand new shiny iPhone!

Aquatica

This game is a really nice and soft underwater adventure for iPhone. You make your little amoeba swim around in the light blue ocean and eat other microbes to grow bigger and more handsome. It’s similar to the popular PS3 game flow. Actually so similar that is has created accusations of plagiarism, more about that here.

Blimp

Blimp reminds of Aquatica but it’s the other way around – it’s a flying adventure. You must fly to the right places and pick up the right stuff. This game environment is really, really good-looking, and you play it using the iPhone as a controller, that is, tilting the phone to control your flight.

Let’s Golf

This is nothing less than a truly entertaining golf game for the iPhone. As a matter of fact, this is as close as you get to console gaming on the iPhone right now. The game play also reminds a lot of the usual golf games – aiming, hitting, putting with easy controls. You can customize your character, buy new clothes for reward points, and so on.

Zynga Live Poker

This is an astonishingly good multiplayer poker game for the iPhone. The game play reminds a lot of genuine online poker, and you can play against thousands of other players around the world. The usual poker rules apply, the betting is what you’re used to, and except for the lack of a real-money option, this is real poker on the iPhone.

Peggle

In Peggle, you must try to nail a number of pegs with balls that come out of a small cannon at the top of the screen. You set the direction of the cannon, tap the fire button and the ball comes bouncing around like crazy. If in ten balls you manage to nail all orange pegs, you advance to the next level (a total of 55). It’s a classic “game”, and the iPhone version brings it alive very nicely.


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About the Author: Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University.He also writes for Windows 7 News, Windows 8 News and One Tip A Day.

  • Um.. My review:
    Game 1: Not very like it, cuz it seems like a "advanced snake game", and the game design too "blue".

    Game 2: Quite okay, I feel like this one is another version from old game Balloon Fight(NES), but this one is much better version of course.

    Game 3: Golf game, we have played a lot of golf games, seems like this one has no much different, but 1 thing I like about this game is the background music. The bg music is relaxing and joyful.

    Game 4: Poker? I wonder if I can play offline? What if I cant access internet? Does it mean I cant play the game?

    Game 5: I like this game. Skill + luck. Got slow motion and some effect. Nice done!!

    Overall all those 5 games are great, the game concept, graphics, music, effect etc...

    (I believe there must be some limitations when creating Iphone games, cuz its a touch-screen system which has limited buttons to press)
  • I'm now totally addicted to peggle, and I blame you!
  • Blimp looks like it will be great game, but it could be cheaper! It is after all, just a game for your phone!
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  • I wish I had an iPhone to try them all
  • The games on the iPhone are really good but Everton has hit the nail on the head here, it is the simple games like Aquatica and Blimp that are the most playable
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