Our monthly feature offers a handy guide to the past month's best new game releases for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Great games on a dollar a dayWhat are the best new iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch games available for a total budget of $30 - or about a dollar per day? Belowarethebest-reviewed titles released over the past month. Metascore (out of 100):89from Electronic ArtsPlatform, $4.99, ages 9+True to the tradition that has made Mirror's Edge a fan favorite around the world, immerse yourself in the world of Faith Connors – an underground 'Runner' who bolts into action to stop a deadly threat in a 'perfect society' full of sinister surveillance and relentless pursuers. Envisioned for the iPhone 4 Retina Display and iOS 4, the vivid HD quality delivers stunning visual clarity as you pound through a graphically rich cityscape flooded with realistic sounds, a pulsating soundtrack, and dynamic camera angles. You've never seen or felt a game for iPhone & iPod touch quite like this.
Run up walls, slide down ramps, ride zip lines, and hurdle between rooftops as you burn through 14 levels of increasing intensity in single-player combat mode. Metascore (out of 100):88from Cave Co. Ltd.Shooter, $8.99, ages 4+The Legendary shooter, now for iPhone and iPod Touch. Two fully-featured game modes: iPhone Mode, an exclusive adaptation tailored to the iPhone/iPod touch portable format, and Arcade Mode, a port of the arcade shooter classic. Practice Mode included to help boost your score.
Beginner and veteran shooters, brush up to beat your friends. Weave through the storms of bullets that magnificently fill up the screen. Pull off moves impossible on an arcade stick right in the palm of your hand.
Internet rankings and achievements included. Rankings included for each game mode and each ship type. Compete with players all over the world for high scores. Metascore (out of 100):88from Crescent Moon GamesRPG, $4.99, ages 9+Enter the frostbitten realm of Rimelands, where mankind with fantastic technology powered by an enigmatic substance called Steam is forever at odds with the magical creatures of legend called the Fair Folk.
About Genre RPG Summary Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is a turn-based roleplaying. Explore mysterious vaults and frosty landscapes littered with treasure and fearsome enemies.
Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is an epic adventure full of mystery, intrigue and high adventure. Join Rose Cristo, a young and beautiful treasure hunter on her journey to unveil the plot that could tear the world apart. With both magic and Steam-technology at her disposal, she'll have to overcome threats both human and supernatural. Rimelands has the best parts of roleplaying games combined with intriguing story and puzzles to create a varied experience free of endless grinding.What the Critics SaidScorePublication100Rimelands is the first turn based RPG that I didn't feel constrained by the controls or game speed. On top of that, there is a good story, there are good characters, good combat, good level designs, and good graphics.100Small annoyances aside, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is simply one of the highest quality traditional role-playing game experiences available on the app store. Metascore (out of 100):87from Rockstar GamesAction/Driving, $9.99, ages 17+Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD brings the most-critically acclaimed handheld title of this generation to the iPad with stunning 1024 X 768 HD graphics. With new control layouts optimized for the iPad, higher polygon-count models and all new lighting and effects, this is your chance to get behind the wheel of the best looking Chinatown Wars ever.
Following his father's murder, Huang Lee has a simple mission: deliver an ancient sword to his Uncle Kenny to ensure his family retains control of the Triad gangs of Liberty City. Huang is a spoiled rich kid who expects everything to run smoothly, but his trip does not go exactly as planned.
Metascore (out of 100):86from FDG EntertainmentAdventure, $3.99, ages 4+Embark on an epic adventure that will take you beyond anything you have ever experienced before. This is the story of Kribl, a little bug on a big journey to bring light back to the Kingdom of Kriblonia. Help him to successfully traverse unexplored terrifying territories and find all the light-giving Dazzly Diamonds that were stolen by the Four Dark Spiders of the Apocalypse! During your journey you'll face dry dusty deserts, virulent volcano valleys, dank dark foggy forests and icy mountain peaks with treacherous slippery slopes.
Each of these territories brings its own surprises and you'll find yourself pushing boxes, climbing platforms, jumping, sliding, falling - in every imaginable situation. All these actions require visionary thinking as each level contains puzzling structures which need to be turned, moved and navigated in order to get through. Use your wits to escape scorching sunbeams, freezing weather conditions and dangerous lava pits. You have to see this game in motion to truly understand how amazing it is. Follow the link at the end of the description below to see the game in action.What the Critics SaidScorePublication100Beyond Ynth is an amazing improvement over the first in the series and while it's still a casual game at heart, the challenge is far from simple.100Beyond Ynth is as tough as nails due to levels crafted with high finesse.
This puzzler isn't for the faint of heart.90One word of warning though is that the game is extremely difficult.70I'd like to see new control options in an update, but otherwise this is a great platformer.70A refined take on the original, Beyond Ynth brings extra knobs and bobs that take the existing formula and make it trickier, but this isn't a true step forward.Spider-Man: Total Mayhem. Metascore (out of 100):86from GameloftAction, $6.99, ages 9+Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man battles to save his beloved city! Spider-Man will need to use all of his great powers to save New York from the worst breakout of Super Villains the city has ever seen. Fight against time to stop the madness and mayhem created by the Super Villains who want to take over the city and disperse a poisonous virus! Spider-Man: Total Mayhem captures all the action, humor and fun of the Ultimate series in state-of-the-art gameplay and animations.