| 3-D Vector Ball by Gyrocade 3.2 | ITUNES | Arcade, Entertainment, Sports | Action (3d Pong) | $1 | + / +; - | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Tilt or touch / + / - (can't drive down the bat under the half of the screen) | 3.5 | 4 | 1371 | 5 | | 5 | Yes! Despite the price, very funny – particularly in MP mode! | |
| SlotZ Racer by Freeverse 1.1.2 | R, ITUNES | Racing, Entertainment, Simulation | Action / racing | Currently (10/15/2009), $3 | + / +; - | Parallel | 2/3/4; 2D only in all MP modes | Same device only (not any kind of wireless) with some clever corner-of-the-screen control | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch; n/a | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3322 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Very funny, highly recommended, particularly if you can get it for cheap | |
| Mino by Xio 1.1 | N, ITUNES ; as of 10/18/2009 (and 11/12), no track of it in AppStore | ? | Tetris | $3 | + / +; - | Parallel (you only see what the others do) | Up to 5 | Lounge only | - | 8/7 Fri 14:07: 5/1 | + with chat (no LS; no private messages); you'll see your would-be opponents | + / + / - | Touch only (alternatively, with left / right / down icons) | (removed) | (removed) | (removed) | 4 | | 4 | Pretty nice if you like Tetris | N/A |
| StarPagga by Funsuma Games 1.5 | R, ITUNES | Action, Arcade | Space shooter | $2 | Definitely slower than on 3GS / + ; - | Head-to-head | Up to 6 | Both local Wi-Fi, BT and lounge. BT and remote games sometimes don't connect. | - | 8/7 Fri 14:07: ?/0; no one joined in 2-3 mins; 10/10 Sat 11:10: 2 players | + (quite a lot: opponent selection / invite / boards etc - see the demo videos. No chat though.) | + / + / - | Accelerator; + / - | 4 | 4 | 210 | 4 | | - | Pretty nice if you like space shooters and you have a faster iDevice (Touch 2G+ and iPhone 3G S+) | |
| Real Racing by Firemint 1.12 | N, ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Racing | Racing | $5 | Pretty nice on the 3G too / +; - | Head-to-head | Up to 6 | Wi-Fi, BT (starting with 1.12) and lounge; latter with ladder-like system and needs to practice in career mode first. | n/t | n/t | n/t | + / + / +; playable with background playback even on the 3G | Five control methods: accelerometer / touch; the rest divided up between auto/manual accelerometer / brake | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1797 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Great | |
| HOMERUN BATTLE 3D (previously: Baseball Slugger: Home Run Race 3D) by Com2uS Corp. 1.2.3 | ITUNES; R, | Sports, Arcade, Sports | Sports | $5 (originally was: $1) | No speed problems, not even with the 3G playing music in the background with iPod | Parallel (you only see what the other does) | 2 | Lounge only | n/t | 8/7 Fri 14:09: at least 9 rookie found in quick matchup mode | Nothing special; random matching (but you can manually add your buddies as well to play manual games) | + / - (in-menu music is very repetitive) / + (asks about keeping the music when starting the game) | Touch | 4.5 | (later) | 3320 | 5 | | 5 | n/t | |
| Star Hogs by IUGO 1.1 | R; , R, ITUNES | Strategy, Action, Entertainment | Artillery | $5 | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Lounge only | - | 8/7 Fri 14:12: Only one (password-protected game); another player joined after my game about 4 minutes | Nothing special (not even chat), except for seeing the other player's name and using passwords | + / + (st) / +; mode selectable at the beginning | Touch | 4 | (later) | 832 | 5 | | 5 | + | |
| F.A.S.T. Fleet Air Superiority Training! by SGN 1.5 | R, ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Arcade | Dogfighting combat | $1 now | Excellent | Head-to-head; 2 vs. 2 team | 2 or 4 (in 2 vs. 2 lounge game) | Lounge (to do the quick matching) or local BT (that is, OS3+ only) | - | 8/7 Fri 14:20: immediately found 4 in quick 1v1 match; after that, no one for 4 minutes | Random matching; own game rooms to play with your buddies only | + / - / - | Touch (firing) + accelerometer / - (only sensitivity can be changed) / - | 3.5 | (later) | 5179 | 5 | | 5 | n/t | |
| Topple 2 by ngmoco 1.3 | R , ITUNES | Entertainment, Puzzle, Arcade | Tetris-alike but much more fun | $1 | Excellent | Parallel | 2 | Local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / + / + (in More / iPod music) | Touch | 4 | (later) | 1844 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Definitely recommended | |
| Adrenaline Pool Online by Eurocenter 1.5 | ITUNES | ? | Pool | $5 | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge and hotseat | + | 8/7 Fri 14:25: 12/0; matchmaking found an opponent in about 1 min | Both automatic (you can even use e.g. country / sex-based filtering) matching and manual table creation; quite a few players | + / + / + (you'll need to disable music in the first dialog and restart first) | Touch | n/e | (later) | n/e | 3 | | 3 | Yes, if you do like pool | N/A |
| Adrenaline Pool Online 2 by Eurocenter 2.0 | ITUNES | ? | Pool | $3 (initial sale) | n/t | Head-to-head | 2 | Same as above | + and voice chat in addition. It's GREAT! You can speak to your opponent all the time. Note: you must use headphones to hear him. | 8/7 Fri 14:28: 14/0; auto matchmaking immediately found 4+ players | Same as above | Same as above | Same as above | 3.5 | (later) | 47 | 5 | | 5 | Very nice | N/A |
| Arcade Pool Online by Lucky Clan 1.6 | ITUNES | Arcade, Sports, Sports | Pool | $1 | n/t | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge only | + | 8/7 Fri 14:39: 13; auto matchmaking found an opponent in 30 secs | Manual opponent location; chat, ladder | + / - / - | Touch | n/e | (later) | n/e | 4 | | 4 | n/t | |
| Real Football by Gameloft 1.5.2 | ITUNES - no longer available for purchase, it seems (instead, the 2010 version only) | ? | (European) Soccer | was at the end: $1 (no longer available) | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Local Wi-Fi only | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / - (only menu music) / + (selectable right at the beginning) | Touch only | (removed) | (later) | (removed) | 3 | | 3 | n/t | N/A |
| DinoSmash Online by Eurocenter 1.2; N | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Arcade | Platformer | $1 | Excellent | Four different game types (Deathmatch / Capture the flag / Team Deathmatch / Team Survivor) | 2…12 | Lounge | - | 8/8 Sat 9.34: 3 deathmatch players and several chatters; 0 team survivors | Chat; No manual opponent – that is, you can't just play your friends, there may be others joining. If you select another table (Play / Select Table), then, you may have the chance not to be disturbed by other people. | + / - / + | Touch only | 3.5 | (later) | 2056 | 5 | - | 5 | Really nice game (particularly at the price point) if you can put up with the non-tactile controls | |
| Siberian Strike by Gameloft 1.2.3; N | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | 1942 clone | $5 initially; $1 now | In MP mode, on the 3G, not very fast – just playable. | Cooperative (like in SW IV) | 2 | Local Wi-Fi only | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / + | Touch only | 4 | (later) | 735 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Not as sophisticated as SkyForce Reloaded. The latter, however, doesn't support MP. | |
| Iron Sight by Polarbit 1.0.1; R, R | ITUNES | Strategy, Action | Artillery game in 3D | 3e | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge only (and hotseat) | + (!) | 8/7 Fri 14:44: 0; no one joined in 8 minutes. | Nothing special; usernames shown; passwords can be used | + / - / | Touch only (with on-screen controls) | 3.5 | (later) | 236 | 4 | | 4 | n/t | |
| iFPS Online by Pick Up And Play 1.2; N | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Adventure | FPS | $2. Lite version also supports online games – but not local ones. That is, you can't play your local buddies without others entering the game, it seems | Acceptable on 3G, good on 3G S. | Head-to-head | 4 | Both lounge and (the default)local games. The latter can be quickly joined from the main menu. | - | 8/7 Fri 14:45: commercial version: 3 servers with 0 players; no one joined in 7 minutes. lite version: 1 server with 2 players.
10/8 Thu 9:53: commercial version: 2 servers with 0 players | Nothing: no chat, no usernames, only passwords to protect games | + / - / - | Touch only by default; in Settings, you can switch to Touch + Accelerator mode. Nevertheless, I've found playing with the accelerator is very hard | 2.5 | (later) | 1659 | 2 | | 3 | Not very good IMHO | |
| Touch Hockey: FS5 by FlipSide5 3.1.1 | ITUNES | Sports, Arcade, Sports | Action | $2. The only disadvantage of the Lite version are the ads displayed for about 10 sec when starting each and every game.; LITE | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | In addition to hotseat (which is similar with Slotz), local BT. It must be initiated from Settings (no separate "Wireless Multiplayer" item in the main menu) | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / - / + (excellent: even plays the game sounds during this) | Touch | 3.5 | (later) | 921 | 5 | | 5 | Excellent | |
| Real Tennis 2009 by Gameloft 1.1.2 | ITUNES | Simulation, Sports | Sports | $5; lite version only supports instant play (no MP) | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi only | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / - / + (sound is too played back) | Touch + Accelerator; - (can only be played in almost horizontal position) / - | 3.5 | (later) | 1357 | 4 | | 4 | n/t | |
| Fast & Furious by i-play 0.4.8 | ITUNES | Racing, Entertainment, Action | Racing | $2; lite ("test drive") version doesn't support MP | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2(+?) | Wi-Fi only + online scroreboard + "ghost" racing | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | 3.5 | (later) | 3597 | 3 | | 3 | n/t | |
| GTS World Racing by Handmark 1.01.00 | ITUNES | Racing | Racing | $5 | Excellent | n/t | n/t | Wi-Fi only | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / + / + (if you select "Disable audio" in menu. Then, sounds won't be played either.) | Accelerator; - (only sensitivity is settable) / - | 3 | (later) | 1582 | 3 | | 3 | n/t | |
| Ferrari GT: Evolution by Gameloft 1.3.4 | ITUNES | Sports, Racing | Racing | $2 (was: $1) | Excellent | Head-to-head | n/t | Currently, local Wi-Fi only | n/a | n/t | n/a | + / + / - | Accelerometer / Screen tap / On-screen wheel; - (only sensitivity can be set) / + (as only left/right is utilized) | 3.5 | (later) | 3383 | 3 | | 3 | n/t | |
| Cube by fernLightning 1.7.1 | ITUNES | Action | FPS | free | Pretty much unplayable on 3G; on 3G S, much better | Head-to-head | n/t | Server runnable anywhere – will later be released | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch to aim / fire + accelerometer to move (even backward) / strafe; - | 2 | (later) | 90875 | - | 2 | - | n/t | |
| Fuzzball by Avolans 2.0 | ITUNES | Strategy, SocialNetworking, Puzzle | (European) Soccer-billiard combo | $1; lite version is ad-supported | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge | - | 8/7 Fri 14:45: found opponents immediately all the times I've tried (on other days too) | Auto-assignment and friend list / invitation | - / - / + | Touch | 2.5 | (later) | 2321 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Highly recommended and entertaining! | |
| Astraware Board Games by Handmark, Inc. 1.10 | ITUNES | Board, Family | Board | $3 (orginally was: $1) | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge | - | 8/7 Fri 15:01: 0 games; no one created / joined anything for 4 minutes. 8/8 Sat 21:01 and 23.41: 0 games | Nothing (just a list of current games and the ability to create a new one) – no userlist etc. | + (very rudimentary) / - / + | Touch | 2.5 | (later) | 53 | 3 | 4 | 4 | n/t | |
| Word Play! ONLINE by Devare! 1.6 | ITUNES | Word, Puzzle, Productivity | Word | $2 (originally: $1) + lite | n/t | Parallel | 5? | Lounge | - | 8/7 Fri 15:17: a LOT | Nothing (just a list of tables to join and the number of players in it / their names) | + / - / - | Touch | 3.5 | (later) | 366 | 4 | | 4 | n/t | |
| Asphalt 4 : Elite Racing by Gameloft 1.3.8 | ITUNES | Sports, Racing | Racing | $1 | Excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - (theoretically, it should; in practice, however, it doesn't) | Accelerometer / Screen tap / On-screen wheel; - (only sensitivity can be set) / + (as only left/right is utilized) | (n/e) | (n/e) | (n/e) | 4 | 5 | 4 | A must buy at this price point – argh, I've purchased it for $10… | |
| 321 Jump! (Bluetooth Multiplayer Jump!) by MASQ Interactive Limited 2.1 | ITUNES | Arcade, Entertainment, Action | Platform | $1 | Excellent | Opponent (in that you may want to pick up power-ups first) | 4 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / - | Accelerator / - / + (only left/right is used) | 4 | n/e | 45 | 3 | | - | There definitely are better titles, even at this price point – e.g., DinoSmash or Asphalt 4 | |
| BOMBERMAN TOUCH 2 –Volcano Party by Hudson 1.5 | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Adventure | Bomberman | $3 | Excellent | Both opponent and parallel (if you choose not to kill but help each other in getting along as quickly as possible) | n/t | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (after you've disabled sound and exit the game) | Touch (two modes, with fixed D-pad and a relative one usable anywhere) | 3 | 2.5 | 234 | 3 | | 3 | n/t | |
| MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition by Electronic Arts 2.3 | ITUNES (removed!) | ? | Monopoly (board game) | $5 | 3G: Playable, 3GS: Excellent | Head-to-head | 4 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | (removed) | (removed) | (removed) | | | | n/t | N/A |
| Leaf Trombone: World Stage by Smule 1.5 | ITUNES | Music, Music, Educational, | Instrument | $1 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT (and world stage) | + (on the world stage) | A lot of judges | A lot | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4322 | | | | A music app – pretty funny | |
| Galcon by galcon.com 1.7.1 | ITUNES | Strategy, Arcade | Real-time strategy | $3 | OK | Head-to-head by default; with 1.7, also received team play (2vs2) | 2..4 with support to FFA and 2v2 games | Lounge | - | 8/11 Tue 9:37: 4 open games and some 6 full | Join games (also as a spectator) | + / + | Touch | 4 | 4 | 1874 | 5 | 5 | 5 | A must buy – always a lot of people to play online and great game | |
| UniWar by Xpressed 1.0.5 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Entertainment, Strategy | Turn-based strategy | $1 | OK in multiplayer mode; some tutorial maps are very slow on the 3G | Head-to-head; free for all; team play (even 4 vs. 4) | 2…4 | Lounge, can be asynchoronous (VERY clever!) | - | n/t | n/t | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3260 | 5 | 4 | 5 | One of the must buys – excellent in almost every repsect | |
| Flight Control by Firemint 1.4 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Strategy | Real-time strategy | $1 | Excellent | Cooperative (need to direct airplanes of a given color to the other player's screen) | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 4 | 4 | 22898 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Highly recommended! A must buy! | |
| Quick Draw by Swipe Interactive 1.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Word | Hand-drawing | $2 | Excellent | n/t | 2 | Lounge | - | 8/7 Fri 17:18: 1/4 | n/t | + / - / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 307 | 3 | | - | Only if you like games where you need to guess what's being drawn. Not very good on a stylus-less (less strict) platform. | |
| DrawRace by RedLynx Ltd 1.05 | ITUNES | Racing, Arcade, Entertainment | Guessing | $1 | Excellent | Opponent (albeit you can't crash with him; that is, it can also be thought of parallel) | 2 | Global with random opponent selection from the entire world or your country (based on a setting) | - | 8/7 Fri 17:11: a LOT, even in smaller countries | Too bad you can't make it play a definite buddy – only random opponent selection is possible. | + / - / - | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1067 | 5 | | - | Great! Highly recommended! | |
| Sea Battle Classic by A. Kurulenko 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Board | Torpedo | $1 | n/t | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi / BT (local only) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (sound must be disabled in Settings and app restarted; no sound effects then, though) | Touch | 3.5 | n/e | 32 | 4 | | 5 | Great, albeit pretty simple | |
| XPilot by 7b5 labs 1.1.1; N | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Simulation | XPilot | $2 regularly / free if you compile it | The animation stutters on even the 3G S on some maps | Head-to-head | many | Lounge (several servers) | + | 8/8 Sat 16:23: about 2 players in the 30-40 servers | - (no real lounge: just select a server to immediately join it. There are many of them with 0 players; that is, you can safely play your buddies only.) | + (simple beeps) / - / - | Touch | 2.5 | 2.5 | 127 | 3 | - | - | Only for real XPilot fans – if you aren't one, don't bother | |
| 3-D FIGHTER PILOT : Guns of War by DumbGames.net 2.0.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Simulation, Kids | Airplane shooter | 3e | On the 3G, stuttering | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | N/a | N/a | N/a | + / - / - | Accelerometer / - / - | 2.5 | 2.5 | 561 | 2 | | 2 | Very poor – F.A.S.T. Fleet Air Superiority Training! by SGN is WAY better | |
| Crazy Drops by Colombiamug 1.1.1 | ITUNES | Arcade, Entertainment, Puzzle | Tetris | $1 | OK | Parallel (time racing) | 2 | Wi-Fi local | N/a | N/a | N/a | n/t | n/t | 3 | 3 | 384 | 3 | | 3 | Not very interesting – I've found Mino more interesting, particularly if you're looking for other players to play (it's lounge-based, unlike this one) | |
| WiFi Warfare by Jesse Starks 1.9.4.1 | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | Shoot'm'up | $3 | OK | Free for all shooter | any | Wi-Fi local and lounge | - | 8/8 Sat 19:23: 10 players; 23:40: 5 players | - (you directly join remote games – no lounge) | + / - / - | Accelerometer (default) or D-pad / - (only sensitivity can be set) / - . Accelerometer can only be used with the phone lying on some surface; D-pad-based aiming is even harder. (There's no tap-the-screen-to-aim-there support.) | 3 | 4 | 580 | 3 | | 3 | As there are always several players and it also supports local play, you might want to give it a try but I am not sure you will like this title. (Personally, I think there are much better titles; most importantly, DinoSmash Online.) | |
| Pool Star Online with Earl Strickland (was: Pool Star Feat. Earl Strickland) by I-play 1.4.4 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Sports, Simulation | Pool | $2 | n/t | Head-to-head | n/t | Wi-Fi local and lounge | + (!) | 8/9 Sun 0:02: 0 player; no one joined my game for some minutes | - (you're directly assigned an opponent; you can't even select the one you'd like to play) | +/ - / - | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 67 | 4 | | 4 | The game isn't bad at all (particularly at this price point) – I particularly like displaying the trajectories or showing the player the wrong targets) | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan's Snooker by I-play 1.2.6 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Simulation, Sports | Pool | $5 | n/t | Head-to-head | n/t | Wi-Fi local and lounge | + (!) | 8/9 Sun 0:08: 0 player | See with Pool Star Feat. Earl Strickland | +/ - / - | Touch | n/e | n/e | n/e | 4 | | 4 | If you're only a casual snooker player, Pool Star Feat. Earl Strickland from the same developer may be a better (and much cheaper) choice. It's very similar to this one. | |
| SCRABBLE by Electronic Arts 1.2.98 | ITUNES | Word, Board | Scrabble | $5 | n/t | Parallel (albeit you need to wait for the other's turn to end) | n/t | Wi-Fi local and facebook | n/a | n/a | n/a | +/ + / + (with disabling music first; game sounds are played back) | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7990 | 3 | | ? | n/t | |
| Marble Blast Mobile by GarageGames 1.2 | ITUNES | Action | Marble madness | $5 | 3G: very poor, 3G S: excellent. In a 3G vs. 3G S game, the 3G can be in a major disadvantage | Opponent (you have to collect the gems before the other player) | 2…4 | Wi-Fi and remote lounge | - | 10/11 17:00: 0 | Create / join games | +/ + / - | Accelerometer (+ touch for camera / rocket use etc.) | 3 | 3.5 | 555 | 4 | | - | Pretty nice – worth checking out | |
| iFishing by Egerter Software 1.9 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Sports, Simulation | "Fishing" | $3 | OK | Parallel | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / | Accelerometer + touch | 3.5 | 4 | 2176 | 3 | | - | If you like fishing games… (I don't) | |
| SevenSwords Prologue by Asobimo, Inc. 1.1.0; T, R | ITUNES | Entertainment, RolePlaying, Action | Online Action-RPG | free | Excellent, even on the 3G (3G S doesn't seem to be faster) | Opponent (or, if the two of you have an opponent, cooperative) | many | Lounge (lag is around 1s or more) | + | 8/8 Sat 18:30: 0; 10/15 14:02: about 10 | - (not a lounge) | +/ + / - | Touch | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3674 | 3 | | - | Fortunately, as opposed to August, there are a lot of actual players. | |
| UNO by Gameloft 1.5.4 | ITUNES | Card, Board | Card | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local and lounge | - | 8/9 Sun 13.56: between 3 and 5; some people have also joined the games I've created | No real lounge: only create / join rooms | +/ + / +, with game sounds | Touch | 3.5 | 4 | 3633 | 4 | | 4 | Nice if you like card games | |
| WordFu by ngmoco, Inc. 1.3 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Puzzle, Word | Word | n/t | n/t | Parallel | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | +/ + / +, with game sounds | Touch + shake | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1856 | 4 | | 4 | Only for native English speakers | |
| Guitar Rock Tour 2 by Gameloft 2.0.0 | ITUNES | Simulation, Music | Instrument / action | n/t | n/t | Parallel | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / n/a (no point in playing another tune) | Touch | 4 | 3.5 | 415 | 4 | | 4 | Mostly for music lovers | |
| Dragon Masters by Aftershock Innovations 4.11 and Dragon Masters LIVE! by Aftershock Innovations 4.12 (ITUNES, ITUNES) | n/t | ? | n/t | $10 reg (now, $5) for the non-live version; live is free | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | ? | ? | ? | | | | n/t | N/A |
| Heroes Battle Online by Vincent Bellet 1.41 | ITUNES | Strategy, RolePlaying | Online RPG-alike | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge (asynch!) | + (this is too asynchronous) | I've been challenged by about 5 opponents after registering | To select an opponent, to upgrade your shields etc. | n/t | n/t | 3.5 | 3.5 | 178 | 3 | | 3 | Don't expect anything traditional RPG – it's an asynchronous (see UniWar's approach) spellcasting on other player(s). | |
| Zoot by tranquo 1.0 | ITUNES | Action | n/t | 3e | OK | Opponent (with groups) | Several | Lounge | + | 8/9 Sun 15.25: 0 players in both Europe and the US | - | + / - / - | Touch by default; accelerometer too; + / - (up/down is also used) | n/e | n/e | n/e | 4 | | - | Pretty interesting and original concept; I, however, didn't find it as engaging as the best MP titles | |
| Pollys Popping Parrots Reloaded by p13development 1.0; | ITUNES | Puzzle, Entertainment, Action | Color matching | $2 | OK | Parallel (time-restricted) | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Touch | 4.5 | n/e | 6 | 3 | | 4 | Not bad if you like color matching | |
| Hollywood Hangman by LimeLife, Inc 1.0.3 | ITUNES | Word, Entertainment, Puzzle | Trivia / word guessing | $3; lite version doesn't support MP | OK | Parallel (you mutually provide words the others can guess with some help from the phone) | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / - | Touch | | | | | | | Only if you like "guess word"-type (when played, trivia) of games | |
| Ancient Legion by DigitalFun 1.2 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Strategy, Entertainment | Web browser-based textual RPG | Free (note that the "FREE"in its title is the Italian version) | OK (strictly browser-based) | Head-to-head | A lot | Lounge | n/t | n/t | n/t | + / + (very repetititve) / - | Touch (Web browser-based) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1627 | 3 | | 4 | If you like text-based RPG's | |
| Pocket Jockey by Muse 1.0 | ITUNES | Racing, Music, Music | Horse racing game, also making use of the accelerometer | $1 | OK | Parallel (time race) | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - (no point in listening to anything else – after all, particularly in pocket mode, you will need the music to bounce / jump the right way) | n/t | 2.5 | n/a | 152 | 3 | | - | It's worth giving it a try, particularly if you do want to bounce and jump around like a horse jockey. The control schemes are pretty funny. | |
| Aurora Feint II: Arena Daemons by Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron 3.2 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Puzzle, Entertainment | RPG puzzle | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge: Asynchronous duels | + | 8/9 Sun 20.20: a lot | Chat etc | + / + / | n/t | 4 | 4 | 1707 | | | | Particularly if you like matching games | |
| RoboFighters by Team4000 Software LLC 1.4 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Arcade | 3D Fighting | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / | Accelerometer (+ touch to throw bombs) | 3.5 | n/e | 84 | 3 | | 3 | Probably for fans of Street Fighter – but it's a much worse-designed game (only two weapons) | |
| iBot Sumo by Beorn Software 1.2.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Simulation, Entertainment | Action | $1; lite version doesn't support MP | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local (and turn-based hotseat) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with game sounds) | Accelerometer | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | | - | You might like the idea – check out the lite version | |
| X-Plane Racing by Laminar Research 9.40 | ITUNES | Education, Simulation, Sports | Simulation | $10 | OK | Parallel (time racing), unless you crash into the other plance | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Accelerometer | 4 | 4.5 | 358 | 4 | | 5 | If you like the X-Plane series, you may also welcome the MP features | |
| X-Plane Extreme by Laminar Research 9.40 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Racing, Simulation | Simulation | $10 | OK | See above | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Accelerometer | 4 | 4.5 | 2229 | 4 | | 5 | See above | |
| X-Plane Helicopter by Laminar Research 9.40 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Racing, Simulation | Simulation | $10 | OK | See above | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Accelerometer | 4 | 4.5 | 1110 | 4 | | 5 | See above | |
| X-Plane Glider 9.40 | ITUNES | Racing, Education, Simulation | Simulation | $10 | OK | See above | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Accelerometer | 4.5 | n/a | 17 | | | | See above | |
| Card Master by Odasoft 1.2 | ITUNES | Casino, Card | Card | $1; MP not available in lite version | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with game sound) | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 26 | | | | n/t | |
| Belote Expert Online by Eurocenter 1.5 | ITUNES | Card, Casino, Entertainment | Card | $8 | OK | Head-to-head | Several | Lounge | - | 8/9 Sun 21.54: several | Table selection (meaning playing with anyone) | + / + / + (after disabling music and restarting – sounds are played) | Touch | 3 | 2.5 | 27 | | | | n/t | |
| Rising Blocks by Michael Le 1.0; | ITUNES | Puzzle | Color matching | $1; lite version doesn't support MP | n/t | n/t | n/t | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with sound) | Touch | 4 | n/a | 31 | 2 | | 2 | Very simple – I'd go for e.g. Aurora Feint II: Arena instead | |
| liar's by Hey Buddy Software 1.2 | ITUNES | Casino, Dice, SocialNetworking | Gambling | $1 | ? (couldn't play it because I only have two devices for testing) | Head-to-head | 3…6 | Lounge | ? (couldn't play it) | 8/9 Sun 23.54: 0; 10/15 20:26: 0 joined for 5 minutes | Creating / selecting game tables; chat while waiting for starting a game | + / - / -, it seems | ? (couldn't play it) | 2 | 2.5 | 455 | ? | | ? | It's lounge-based multiplayer only (no local play supported). As the minimum number of players is 3 and there don't seem to be (m)any other players around, I'm not sure it's worth getting | |
| Laser Tag by Ecoshop Holding 2.0 | ITUNES | SocialNetworking, RolePlaying, Family | Fun | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2+ | Wi-Fi local, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 2 | 2.5 | 3457 | 1 | | 1 | Well, this isn't really a game but a pretty silly gun simulator. It works like touchscreen-based "fingerprint readers" – that is, it's a complete joke. | |
| TV Show King by Gameloft 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Family, Trivia | Trivia | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local, lounge | n/t | 8/10 Mon 0.07: 0 | Creating / selecting game tables | + / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 881 | 4 | | 4 | Very nice and the ability to answer questions parallelly is a big advantage – highly recommended at the current price point | |
| Durak by Lost Token Software LLC 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Card, Casino | Card | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 4.5 | 4 | 251 | | | | n/t | |
| slotCar Mania by feelThere 1.0 | ITUNES (3.5/25) | Simulation, Racing | Slotz | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local and direct IP entry | - | n/a | n/a | + / - / - | Touch by default (accelerator can also be used) | 3.5 | n/a | 25 | 4 | | 4 | Pretty nice – if you need real wireless multiplayer (which SlotZ still deosn't support), go for it. | |
| Briscola / Brisca / Briscas by Makebari 1.2; | ITUNES | Strategy, Card | Card (medieval) | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 355 | | | | n/t | |
| Truco by Odasoft 1.2 | ITUNES | Card | Card (South-America) | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 72 | | | | n/t | |
| Board@Work by Spigot Games, LLC 1.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Puzzle, Action | Color matching | $2 | OK | Parallel | 2 | Lounge | - | 8/10 Mon 8.43: 0 | Creating / random joining games (not possible to join a game with a given title) | + / - / - | Touch | 4 | n/e | 15 | 4 | | - | n/t | |
| Atari Football by Atari 1.0; | ITUNES | Sports, Sports, Kids | Baseball | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with game sounds) | Touch | 2.5 | n/a | 32 | 3 | | 2 | If you like the top-down, 2D rendering (as opposed to the 3D rendering fo some other baseball games) | |
| Smackarooni by Spinapse, Inc. 1.2; | ITUNES | Arcade, Action, Entertainment | Strategy? | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with game sounds) | Touch | 2.5 | 2.5 | 122 | 1 | | 1 | Very simple – I'm not sure it's worth bothering | |
| CurveBallz Deluxe by Mehboob Charania 2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Sports | Action (3d Pong) | Free now ($1 reg) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 2.5 | 2.5 | 913 | 2 | | 2 | As opposed to 3-D Vector Ball by Gyrocade, free, but a bit less capable (e.g., no accelerometer support) | |
| Trivial Pursuit by Electronic Arts 1.0 | ITUNES - as of 10/18/2009 (and 11/12), seems to be removed | ? | Trivia | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | (removed) | (removed) | (removed) | 3 | | 3 | I think TV Show King by Gameloft 1.1.0 is better worth the price ($1), particularly because it's faster-paced and allows both players to answer simultaneously | N/A |
| Tower Bloxx Deluxe 3D by Digital Chocolate, Inc 2.0.17 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Arcade | Tower Blocks | $1 | OK | Parallel (time race) | 2 | Split screen | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 4 | 4 | 2479 | 5 | | 5 | Just like SlotZ, highly recommended: very cool. While this game doesn't support wireless, it's big fun when played on the same iPhone. | |
| iNinja by Geppetto Inc. 2.0 (full) / 2.1 (lite) | ITUNES; LITE | Action | Ball / air hockey games | $2; free lite version does support MP! | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 56 | 5 | | - | Great game, highly recommended – particularly the free version | |
| Catcha Mouse 2 by Odasoft 1.0 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Strategy, SocialNetworking | Puzzle | $1 (note that the first, now-free part in the series doesn't support MP) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | n/a | 1268 | 4 | | 4 | n/t | |
| Wopiti Words by Wopiti 1.2 | ITUNES | Word, Education, Puzzle | Word | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge | - | 8/10 Mon 10.00: 0 | Nothing: random matching – you can't select your opponent by hand. (Nevertheless, there doesn't seem to be much / any players around; that is, you'll most probably be assigned your buddy) | + / - / + | Touch | 2.5 | 2.5 | 54 | 3 | | 3 | Another word game | |
| Air Sail by Readdle 1.1 | ITUNES | Racing, Arcade, Entertainment | Ship racing | free | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / - | Blowing into the mike (alternatively, touch) + accelerator / - / - | 2.5 | 2.5 | 894 | 4 | | 4 | Pretty funny: by default, you need to blow into the mike of the phone for your ship to advance. As it's free, highly recommended! | |
| KarmaStar by Majesco Entertainment 1.00 | ITUNES | Strategy, Card, Entertainment | Strategy | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2-3 | Wi-Fi local | (possible to chat when setting up the game) | n/a | n/a | + / + / + | Touch | 3.5 | n/a | 549 | 4 | | - | Pretty interesting and unique game – may be worth a look | |
| Crossbones by New Insect Overlords LLC 1.0.1 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Entertainment, Board | Puzzle | $3; lite version doesn't support MP | OK | Head-to-head | 2-4 | Wi-Fi local or Lounge | - | 8/10 Mon 10.57: 0 | Only list of available games | + / - | Touch | 3 | 3 | 1689 | ? | | ? | You might like it – I myself haven't bothered with learning the rules so I can't really comment on the quality and the addictiveness of the game. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any online players at all and it costs $3 (while some other, in my opinion, very decent puzzle games like Catcha Mouse 3 by Odasoft only cost $1). | |
| Bomber Online by Eurocenter 1.12 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Action | Bomberman | $4 | OK | Head-to-head | 2-5 | Lounge | + | 8/10 Mon 10.57: 4 | Create / join games; high scrores; friends | + / + | Touch; excellent (!) control: no a D-pad but directly directing your character in the direction you want | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2892 | 5 | | 5 | I'd prefer this over BOMBERMAN TOUCH 2 –Volcano Party by Hudson 1.5 because of the much better controls and the much more versatile lounge-based game (with players always around) | |
| AirFight by Ocko AB 1.0 | ITUNES | Action, Simulation | Plane | 6e | OK | Head-to-head | 2 (while in single player there may be far more enemies) | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / - | Accelerator | 2.5 | n/a | 97 | 2 | | 2 | IMHO, F.A.S.T. Fleet Air Superiority Training! by SGN 1.5is way better – particularly at its current price point ($1) | |
| Wi-Fi Battle Boats by Inner Four, Inc. 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment | Torpedo | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 2 | 2.5 | 54 | 2 | - | 2 | I'd go for Sea Battle Classic by A. Kurulenko 1.1 instead: it looks cleaner, also supports BT and allows you to play the CPU too – for the same price | |
| Tic-Tac-MMO by RhoMoSoft, LLC 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, , Puzzle, Board | Tic-Tac-Toe | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge | + | 8/10 Mon 11.27: 0 | - (automatic matching; as there're no/few other players, you'll most probably be matched with our buddy, though) | + / - / + | Touch | 3 | n/a | 16 | | | | n/t | |
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| BattleAtSea by Pelted Software 1.0; | ITUNES | Strategy | Torpedo | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 3.5 | n/a | 506 | 2 | | 2 | Sea Battle Classic by A. Kurulenko seems to be a much better choice. | |
| Go Fish Multiplayer by PressOK Entertainment 1.0; | ITUNES | Card, Entertainment | Card | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 4 | Lounge | + (with pre-defined strings) | 8/10 Mon 15.50: at least two were found at once to play | (Automatic matching; however, if you join the lounge at the same time, you will most probably be in the same game) | + / + | Touch | 2.5 | n/a | 80 | | | | Pretty cheap and there seems to be a lot of folks lurking around in the lounge – it may be worth giving a try | |
| Pocket Football by Rashid Nasibulin 1.1.2 | ITUNES | Sports, Action | Foosball (table soccer) | $1; lite version doesn't support MP; there's also a free single player version | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local and the same device (the latter works great!) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 212 | 2 | | 4 | Unfortunately, this game has major problems in multiplayer rendering it completely useless – at least when played between an iPhone 3G and 3G S. This is demoed in this demo video. Probably this is why the title seems to be removed from the US AppStore. | |
| Foosball World Cup by Better Day Wireless 1.8 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Board, Sports | Foosball (table soccer) | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local and the same device | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / +, albeit VERY repetitive. There are two of them. | Touch | 3 | 3 | 258 | 3 | | 4 | IMHO, worse than Pocket Football by Rashid Nasibulin because of the 3 times higher price and, when played on the same device, the finger must be placed over the playfield, as opposed to the other title | |
| Raging Thunder by Polarbit 1.0.3 | ITUNES | Racing, Arcade | Racing | $4 | OK | Opponent (same race) | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local, lounge and direct IP | - | 8/10 Mon 18.22: 0 | Only game creation / joining. The latter is manual; that is, you can safely play your remote buddies. Lag is acceptable. | + / + | Accelerator | 3 | 3 | 2879 | 3 | | 3 | Nice, particularly if you want to play buddies far away. (Nevertheless, don't expect many online players.) | |
| Quartz 2 Deluxe - Crystal Drop by Chillingo Ltd 1.21 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Family | Tetris / Color matching | $3 | OK | Parallel | 2 | Direct IP | - | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 78 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Nice game, particularly if you're looking for a remote game and/or liked it on Windows Mobile (of which it's an enhanced version) | |
| Wave Blazer by Polarbit 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Racing, Arcade | Boat racing | 3e | OK | Opponent (same race, pickups etc.) | 2…4 | Lounge | - | 8/10 Mon 18.44: 0 | Only game creation / joining. The latter is manual; that is, you can safely play your remote buddies. Lag is acceptable. | + / - | Accelerator | 3 | n/a | 816 | 3 | 3 | 3 | An, in my opinion, pretty average boat racer - nothing to write home about. | |
| Quick Draw Cowboy Gunfight by ACME Mobile Products 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, RolePlaying | Quick drawing out your gun | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Accelerator + touch screen | 2.5 | 2.5 | 488 | 1 | | 1 | Very silly – there are much more worthy MP games for the same price | |
| Parallel Kingdom by PerBlue 2.2 N | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Entertainment, Strategy | MMORPG | Free | n/t | n/t | n/t | Lounge | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | 3 | 3 | 2342 | | | | n/t | |
| CozyQuest by Nils Munch 1.2.2 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Adventure | MMORPG | $5 | n/t | n/t | n/t | Lounge (Web-based) | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | 3 | 2.5 | 587 | | | | Many people like this essentially Web-based (that is, don't expect anything with gorgeous 3D graphics & animations – in this respect, it's not even close to SmartCell's Shadow of the Legend on WinMo [discontinued]) game. You may like it too. | |
| TRIVIA WARS by Zephyr Creative 2.0 | ITUNES | Word, Trivia, Productivity | Trivia | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 2.5 | 3 | 475 | 3 | | 3 | I'd prefer Gameloft's TV Show King - it's cheaper and is much faster (you don't end up having to wait for the time to run out, the dialogs displayed etc) | |
| Light Riders 3D by DS Media Labs 2.0.4 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Racing | Tron | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Wi-Fi local (BT & lounge is coming) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 492 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Great! A must buy – particularly at this price point | |
| Attack from the Dead by CDE 1.4 | ITUNES | Arcade, Action, Entertainment | Third person shooter | $1 | OK | Co-operation | 2 | Wi-Fi local & BT (with online scrores) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (iPod list browse & playback support from inside) | Touch | 3 | 3.5 | 1888 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Pretty lame game IMHO | |
| Attack PRO – Wireless Bluetooth Spaceship Battle by Poulet Maison 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Lifestyle, Entertainment | Retro shooter | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 2.5 | 3 | 185 | 3 | | - | Nice – but, IMHO, there're more interesting MP games in the AppStore | |
| Tic-Tac-Touch: FS5 by FlipSide5 2.6.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Board, Kids | Tic-Tac-Toe | Free (ad-supported; the one without ads is $1) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT or lounge | + (albeit with predefined strings only) | 8/11 Tue 18.00: found one at once | Random matching; however, if you join the lounge at the same time with your (remote) buddy, you'll have a high chance of being able to play each other | + / - | Touch | 3 | 3.5 | 66172 | | | | Excellent with very versatile (both Net-less local and lounge) communication | |
| Touch4 FS5 by FlipSide5 2.6. | ITUNES | Board, Entertainment, Family | 4-in-a-row | Free (ad-supported; the one without ads is $1) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT or lounge | + (albeit with predefined strings only) | 8/11 Tue 18.00: found one at once | Random matching; however, if you join the lounge at the same time with your (remote) buddy, you'll have a high chance of being able to play each other | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 34999 | | | | Excellent with very versatile (both Net-less local and lounge) communication | |
| Headsup Poker 3G (Texas Holdem & Omaha) by Haolan Qin 1.1 | ITUNES | Card, Casino, Entertainment | Poker | The free version is ad-supported; the commercial one is $4 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / | Touch | 2 | 3 | 713 | 3 | | 3 | n/t | |
| Texas Hold'em by Apple Inc. 1.1; | ITUNES | Casino, Card | Holdem poker | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2+ | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 4 | 4 | 9461 | 4 | | 5 | n/t | |
| SG Mahjong by GameFront Singapore 2.2 | ITUNES | Card, Entertainment, Casino | Mahjong | $1 | OK | Cooperative | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 3 | 3 | 55 | 4 | | - | n/t | |
| Scopa by Veronica Giamboi 2.0.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Card, Family | Card | 3e | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT and Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/t | Touch | 4.5 | n/a | 12 | | | | n/t | |
| Pong - iPhone Edition by Jonah Grant 1.2.1 | ITUNES | Simulation, Entertainment, Arcade | Pong | $1 | Speed problems on the 3G S in two-player mode – currently, useless in the 3G vs.` 3G S configuration | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | - / - / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 86 | 5 | | - | n/t | |
| Checkers Lite by Trivial technology 2.0.0 | ITUNES | Family, Board | Checkers | Free (ad-supported) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 902 | | | | n/t | |
| Combat On Palm by Dog eat Dog Studio | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Arcade | shooter | free | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with sounds) | Touch | 2 | n/a | 117 | 1 | | 1 | n/t | |
| Mancala Lite by Trivial technology 2.0.0 | ITUNES | Kids, Board | Mancala (board game) | Free (ad-supported) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 2 | 2.5 | 3289 | | | | n/t | |
| Reversi Lite by Trivial technology 2.0.0 | ITUNES | Family, Board | Reversi | Free (ad-supported) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 2.5 | 2.5 | 388 | | | | n/t | |
| Virtual Pool Online by Celeris Inc. 1.97 | ITUNES | Sports, Entertainment, Simulation | Pool | $3; lite version doesn't support MP | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge | + | 8/12 Wed 23.40: found several at once on boards of all sizes - excellent! | Both automatic and manual matching | + / - / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2992 | | | | Definitely - when it comes to the number of average other online players, it's by far the best. In addition, according to some pool buffs, it has an excellent pool engine. | |
| NanoMechs by Theorian 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Action | Platform shooter | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2...8 | Local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Accelerometer / - / + (only left/right) | 3 | 3 | 92 | 4 | | 4 | WiFi Warfare by Jesse Starks is better in that it also supports remote play (and a lot of online players all the time). However, I like the graphs of this title better and the, IMHO, much superior control. Also, don't forget DinoSmash Online, which is, IMHO, the best game of the genre. | |
| Armageddon Squadron by Polarbit 1.0.2 | ITUNES | Action, Simulation | Dogfighting combat | 3e | 3G S: excellent; 3G: acceptable | Head-to-head | 2...4 | Wi-Fi local, lounge and direct IP entering | - | 8/13 Thu 01:00: found 0; waited for about 20 minutes for other players to join, in vain | Create / join games - that is, manual matching possible | + / - / - | Accelerometer / + / + | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1764 | 3 | | 3 | IMHO, F.A.S.T. Fleet Air Superiority Training! by SGN is a better choice, particularly if you want to play others (not your buddies) online. It has, generally, far more online players. Also, (now), it's way cheaper. | |
| Ace Tennis Online by Eurocenter 1.3 | ITUNES | Action, Sports | Tennis | 3e | Excellent | Opponent | 2 | Lounge | + | 8/13 Thu 01:30: matchmaking found at least two opponents in about a second | Both automatic (you can even use e.g. country / sex-based filtering) matching and manual table creation; quite a few players | + / - / + (you'll need to disable music in the first dialog and restart first) | Touch | 3 | 3 | 2804 | 4 | | 4 | Yes, if you do like tennis and/or want to play remote players (Real Tennis 2009 by Gameloft can only play local games) | |
| Checkers Online by Eurocenter 1.3 | ITUNES | SocialNetworking, Strategy, Board | Checkers | $3 | Excellent | Opponent | 2 | Lounge and hotseat | + | 8/13 Thu 19:25; matchmaking found an opponent immediately | Both automatic (you can even use e.g. country / sex-based filtering) matching and manual table creation; quite a few players | + / - / + (with sounds) | Touch | 3 | 3 | 192 | | | | Yes, if you do like the genre and want a game with more online players to play than with e.g. Astraware Board Games | |
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| Live Poker by Zynga 3.2 | ITUNES | Card, Entertainment, Casino | Poker | free | Excellent | Opponent | 2...9 | Lounge | + | Hundreds of thousands of concurrent players; matchmaking found an opponent in no time | Torunaments, tables etc | + / - / + (with sounds) | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 86149 | | | | If you're a fan of online poker, this title should be the first to check out | |
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| Office Tanks by ET NETERA 1.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Strategy, Entertainment | 2D tank shooter & strategy | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2...4 | Wi-Fi local | n/a | n/a | n/a | - / - / + | Touch | n/e | n/e | n/e | 4 | | 5 | Yes - assuming you stick to larger maps where you can involve more strategy. Useless for single player. | |
| Tank War - Bluetooth Battle by 6tags.com 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Family | 2D tank shooter | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | - / - / + | Touch | 2.5 | n/a | 48 | 2 | | 2 | well, IMHO, Office Tanks by ET NETERA certainly has much more up-to-date graphics, faster and more challenging gameplay and involves more strategy, particularly on bigger maps. That is, I'd prefer getting it first. Nevertheless, you may want to give this title a try too, particularly if you need / prefer BT over local Wi-Fi. | |
| Bust-A-Move by TAITO Corporation 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Puzzle | Color matcher | $5 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Touch | 4 | 4 | 119 | 3 | | 4 | Well, you might like it; I, nevertheless, find it a bit pricey ($5!) for a simple color matcher game which doesn't have any kind of non-parallel (!) multiplayer | |
| ShapeShape by inXile Entertainment 3.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Puzzle, Entertainment | Rolando knock-off | $1 now (08/22/2009; regular: $3).
Remark (10/09/2009): the price seems to be permanently dropped to $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + | Touch | 3 | 3 | 549 | 4 | | 4 | Given that the game isn't just parallel (but you do play on the same map, also meaning collecting stars before your opponent does the same), it's pretty recommended - particularly for $1 | |
| 10 Pin Shuffle™ (Bowling) by Digital Smoke LLC 1.20 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Sports, Arcade | Bowling | $2 | OK | Parallel (turn-based) | 2 | local Wi-Fi and BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (with sounds) | Touch | 4 | 4 | 518 | 4 | | - | Not bad | |
| iMech by Flying Dino 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Adventure, RolePlaying | Mech / transformers 3D deatchmatch | Starting price: $3; it almost immediately dropped to $1 and stayed (as of 10/09/2009) at that. | 3G: a bit choppy (not taht recommended); 3G S: OK | Head-to-head | 2...8 | Lounge | +; pre-defined strings only | 08/22 18:00 West/East-European server: 2 | Accounts or anon play | + / + (excellent music!) | Touch | 3 | n/a | 1178 | 3 | | 4 | Given that there're so few FPS games and iFPS, while it's free, is pretty lousy and the only similar multiplayer game I know of, RoboFighters by Team4000 Software LLC, is way worse (while it costs exactly the same), I can recommend this title. | |
| Reign of Swords Ep I | ITUNES | Strategy, RolePlaying | Turn-based strategy | $2; lite version doesn't support MP at all | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge only | - (!) | 08/22/2009 Sat 16:00: I've received 2 challenges from other players | Ladder; inviting your buddies only or anyone | + / - | Touch | 4 | 4 | 3411 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Not recommended if you plan to play multiplayer. It's FAR better implemented in the successor (Ep II). Go for it instead, unless you don't want to touch MP. Also, please read my separate comments and links on why I don't recommend the MP of Ep I in my article, in the "(UPDATE 08/23 12:14 CET)" update. | |
| Reign of Swords Ep II | ITUNES; as of 10/18/2009, seems to be removed | ? | Turn-based strategy | $5; lite version doesn't support MP at all | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge only | - (!) | 08/22/2009 Sat 17:00: I've received 1 challenges from other players | Ladder; inviting your buddies only - or anyone | + / - | Touch | (removed) | (removed) | (removed) | 5 | 5 | 5 | Highly recommended. Multiplayer is FAR better than in the predecessor (Ep I). You don't need to purchase the previous game to be able to understand & play this title. Also, please read my separate comments and links on why I don't recommend the MP of Ep I in my article, in the "(UPDATE 08/23 12:14 CET)" update. It also contains a lot of additional tips & tricks. | N/A |
| iPunchOut Boxing by Ecoshop Holding, LLC | ITUNES | Action, Sports, Entertainment | Accelerometer-based "boxing" | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/t | n/t | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 | | 1 | n/t | |
| Aera by iChromo 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Simulation | Flying shooter | $3 | Not very good on 3G, nice on 3G S | Head-to-head | 2 | Local Wi-Fi only | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Tilt only / + / - | 3 | n/a | 289 | 3 | | 4 | Not really | |
| Krazy Kart Racers (US) by Konami Digital Entertainment 1.1.5 | ITUNES | Racing, Family | Kart racing | $3 | OK on 3G, great on 3G S | Head-to-head | 8 | Local Wi-Fi, direct IP entering and lounge with a (at the time, non-working) German and (working) Swedish server | - | 9/23 7:23AM CET: none | Only game listing, nothing else (no chat etc) | + / + / + | Tilt / Touch; - / + | 3 | n/e | 73 | 3 | | 4 | If you do need multiplayer, currently (9/23) this is the only kart racing title to offer it | |
| Alive 4-ever by Meridian 1.0.3 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Action | 2D top-view zombie shooter | $1 | Stuttering somewhat on 3G, OK on 3G S | Cooperative | 2 | BT, Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - (not even by disabling everything) | Touch only | 4 | 4 | 2699 | 5 | | 5 | Taking the price into account, pretty nice - assuming you do want to play games abundant in blood | |
| AR3NA by VPI.Net 1.0 | ITUNES | Board, RolePlaying, Entertainment | Round based RPG / strategy | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT; also seems to offer online (lounge-based) remote play; however, tapping it seems to take one to local BT play | n/a (?) | n/a (?) | n/a (?) | + / + | Touch | 4 | n/a | 5 | 4 | | 4 | Seems promising; however, I think there are better round-based strategy titles - e.g., Reign of Swords Ep II. | |
| Baaahlast by Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. 1.0 | ITUNES | Family, Action, Entertainment | Artillery | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | n/e | n/e | n/e | 1 | | 1 | There are much better artillery games out there - Star Hogs by IUGO and Iron Sight by Polarbit - if the lounge-only approach isn't a problem (or is an advantage), check them out first | |
| Catcha Mouse 3 by Odasoft 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Puzzle, Strategy | Puzzle | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi and BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | 5 | | 5 | You need to stop your opponent (if he's selected playing the mouse) from getting to any of the holes by placing traps in front of him. Great fun, highly recommended for the price | |
| Coin Soccer by Miharo Games 1.1 | ITUNES | Sports, Sports, Arcade | Penny football | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3 | 79 | 4 | | - | If you like or want to learn coin soccer aka Penny football(see THIS for more info on the rules [note that they're also explained in the help system of the game]), check it out | |
| Minesweeper Flags by Rits Plasman 1.1 | ITUNES | Strategy, Puzzle, Entertainment | Minesweeper | free | OK | Head-to-head (played on the same map) | 2 | BT and online lounge-based | +; note that the other party gets notified of the incoming messages only by a sound effect | 9/23 11:37AM CET: several (at least six) other players joined my game (nevertheless, the game warns of few players, stating it's a new title with, consequently, few online players) | Automatic game joining / pairing - that is, you can't explicitly choose your buddy to play; stats | + (not heard when iPod is playing) / - / + | Touch | 2 | n/e | 226 | | | | For free, highly recommended | |
| Hyper Puck by Kieffer Bros. 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Family | Suffle Puck controlled by shooting on and picking up goodies (e.g., shield and tiple shot) | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + (nice but can be a bit repetitive; different music for the other arena, selectable from Edit) / + (you must disable music in More / Settings first) | Touch for aiming; tilt for controlling your pad / - / + (left/right only) | 4 | n/a | 10 | 4 | | 5 | Pretty nice for the price; however, note it's not the traditional shuffle puck with plain shuffling your bat. If you need the traditional shuffle puck type of game, look for Air Hockey by Acceleroto (LITE) if playing on the same iPhone isn't a problem (as of version 1.1.113 [1.0.3 with the Lite version], wireless multiplayer still isn't supported.) The same stands for World Cup Air Hockey by Skyworks Interactive 1.1 [Lite version: 1.4] - only online rakings are supported; true multiplayer is only on the same iDevice. Air Hockey Fingertips Sports by Sea Lion Games (as of version 1.4) and AirHockey by Nicolas Solan (as of v1.023) are also suffering from this problem. iPuck by BluMtnWerx (version 1.2) only supports score challenges in Facebook. Note that iNinja [Lite] (see above) with real (local Wi-Fi) multiplayer is still more far away from real Shuffle Puck than this title. | |
| iRaft Wars by iTech Development Systems 2.5 (Lite version 1.0) | ITUNES | Arcade, Adventure | Artillery | $2 (lite version doesn't support MP) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local (remote lounge only pomised for future versions) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 290 | 2 | | 3 | Not really recommended | |
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| Robocalypse - Mobile Mayhem by Vogster Entertainment, LLC | ITUNES | Entertainment, Strategy, Action | RTS (realtime strategy) | $5 | OK | Head-to-head; team (with more than two players online) | 2..4 | Wi-Fi local or remote lounge | - | 9/23 1:05PM CET: Chicago: 0/0; Moscow: 1/0; New York: 1/0 | Server / game / team selection; no chat | + / + / - | Touch | 4 | 4 | 351 | 5 | | 5 | In my opinion, not bad, albeit some players have complained of the game mechanics and stated it isn't worth the price. Yup, you can't expect a Starcraft clone... | |
| Blades of Fury by Gameloft 1.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | Fighting (street fighter clone) | $7 | Great, even on the 3G | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local or BT; make sure you disable Wi-Fi for the latter to work | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + (great in-game music, as is pretty common with Gameloft's titles) | Touch (either virtual D-pad or drag; selectable) | 4 | n/a | 504 | 5 | | 5 | Great and highly recommended if you like high-end street fighter clones | |
| Real Soccer 2010 by Gameloft 1.0 | ITUNES | Simulation, Sports | Soccer | $7 | Great, even on the 3G | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi local, BT (continuously disconnected on me on starting the game) and remote lounge with full gaming support | - | 9/23 3:18PM: Found an opponent at once with random opponent selection | Create rooms (doesn't have to rely on random opponent assignment) | + / + (great in-game music, as is pretty common with Gameloft's titles) | Touch | 4.5 | n/a | 621 | 5 | | 5 | Great and highly recommended if you like high-end soccer games | |
| Adrenaline Golf Online by Eurocenter 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Sports, Simulation | Golf | $1 (!!) - intro price | OK | Parallel | 2...4 | Remote lounge | - | 9/24 10:24PM CET: 20 players; I've immediately found three opponents in automatic match-making - as with Eurocenter's games in general, a lot of online players | Create / join rooms and automatic matchmaking | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 238 | 5 | | 5 | Quite a steal at the intro price - go get it, particularly if you have a 3G S (it looks excellent on it) | |
| Snake DOS by Andy Lin 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Action | Snake | $1 (intro price; note that a free client version will soon be released for strictly multiplayer games; also see how PocketCommodore64 3.0 works in multiplayer mode on Windows Mobile) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + | Touch | 4.5 | n/a | 29 | 5 | | - | Great if you're a Snakes fan | |
| Hip Hop All Star by I-play | ITUNES | Simulation, Music, Music | Music | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 2.5 | n/a | 52 | 4 | | 4 | Great if you like music games and/or hiphop | |
| Pool by PosiMotion 2.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Sports, Strategy | Pool | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 3 | n/a | 511 | 2 | | 3 | I really don't think it's worth the price - I think Adrenaline Pool Online 2 by Eurocenter is way better a choice | |
| Sprint Addict Online by Champen Studios, S.L. 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Simulation, Racing | Racing | $1 | 3G: very poor and badly stuttering; 3G S: OK | Head-to-head | 2..10 | Remote lounge | - | 10/2 around 21:00 CET: noone | chat, whois, whoami etc. | + / + (very repetitive) | Touch + Accelerator / - / ? | 2.5 | n/a | 10 | | | | Really poor - there isn't much point in getting it. | |
| FIFA 10 by EA SPORTS 1.0.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Sports | Soccer | $10 | 3G S: great; 3G: acceptable | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 4 | n/a | 465 | 5 | | 5 | Great! It looks very cool | |
| Galcon Labs by Phil Hassey 1.8 | ITUNES | Arcade, Strategy | Strategy | $1 (intro price) | Great | See with Galcon | 2...4 | Lounge-based | - | 10/06 17:02CET: at least 15 | Create / join tables | + / + | Touch | 4 | n/a | 108 | 5 | | 5 | While the new four modes don't add much to the original Galcon, at $1, it's still a very good choice - particularly for people that can't afford the more expensive original | |
| Cocoto Kart Online by Eurocenter 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Adventure, Racing | Kart racing | $1 (limited time intro price; will be raised to $3) | 3G (without music): acceptable; 3G S: great | Head-to-head | 2...4 | Remote lounge only | - (promised, though) | 10/03 20:02CET: at least 15 | Automatic /manual opponent search; create / select / join games | + / + | Tilt (default) or touch | 4 | n/a | 350 | 5 | | 5 | For this price, a steal - go get it! MP, while it's remote only, is excellent and almost lag-free. | |
| Chess Elite by 99Games 1.2.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Board, Strategy | Chess | $4 (between 10/3 and 10/5/2009, it was $1) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge; non-FICS / ICS! | - | 10/03/2009 17:12 CET: several dozens of players; I've received two invitations at once | listing possible opponents, sending them an invitation etc. | + / - | Touch | 3 | 3.5 | 155 | 4 | | 5 | For $1, it was a steal. For $4 - well, dunno... | |
| iSamurai Bluetooth by Toy Kite Software 2.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Simulation, Action | Accelerometer-based "sword" game | $2; sometimes for free | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Accelerometer | 2.5 | 4 | 860 | 4 | | 5 | Much better than other accelerator-based multiplayer "games" like Quick Draw Cowboy Gunfight by ACME Mobile Products - here, the accelerometer is not only used to track the quick change from being in a vertical postition to horizontal, but also other positions, movemens, strikes and blockings. All this is explained pretty nicely and thoroughly in the in-tutorial animations (see my video!) | |
| Bluetooth Wireless Tennis with Agnieszka Radwanska by FUN and MOBILE 1.0 | ITUNES | Sports, Simulation, Sports | Tennis | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | 4 | n/a | 5 | 4 | | 4 | I think it's definitely easier to play than either Ace Tennis Online by Eurocenter or Real Tennis 2009 by Gameloft. Also note that while this is strictly a local BT game, RT2009 is Wi-Fi and Eurocenter's title, as usual, online only. This pretty much nails down your choice depending on your networking topology and whether you have a local mate to play against. | |
| LightBike Online by Pankaku Inc. 1.2.2 | ITUNES | Action, Racing, Entertainment | 3D Tron | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Hotseat (with divided screen), Wi-Fi and online lounge. The latter lags so bad (at least from Europe) that it is completely unplayable. | - | 10/9/2009: 0 | (only) automatic match-making after playing a test match to find out one's strength | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 4 | 7591 | 4 | | 4 | OK, unless you want to play your mates on the same Wi-Fi network or, using the same network, online. | |
| KIL.A.TON by Dot Matrix Interactive Design 1.1 | ITUNES | Action, Strategy, Entertainment | Artillery shooter | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2...6 | Online lounge | - | 10/9/2009 15:05PM: 1 | create / manually join games | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 4 | 287 | 4 | | 4 | Not bad. Nevertheless, I think both Star Hogs by IUGO and Iron Sight by Polarbit are better. | |
| Shrek Kart by Gameloft | ITUNES | Arcade, Racing | Kart | $5 | 3G: acceptable, 3G S: good | Head-to-head | 2...6 | BT and local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Tilt | 4 | n/a | 76 | 4 | | 4 | Not bad - but I'd check out Cocoto Kart Online by Eurocenter first, particularly if you want remote (network) play. | |
| Ancient War by Triniti Interactive Limited 1.2 | ITUNES | Action, Strategy, Entertainment | Civilization IV / Cartoon Wars-alike (very light strategy) | $1 | 3G: prone to total slowdown when there're a lot of sprites to animate (see particularly the end of the multiplayer demo video), 3G S: OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | - | 10/14 12:20: 3 | Create / join games | + / + | Touch | 4 | 4 | 120 | 4 | | - | It's pretty much like the mobile (heavily dumbed-down) version of Civilization 4 | |
| The Reactor by Facet Studios LLC 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Puzzle | Tetris | $1 | OK | Parallel | 2 | Wi-Fi and BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | n/e | n/e | n/e | 3 | | 3 | IMHO, isn't better than the comparable titles (e.g., Mino) - apart from being able to be played offline, via BT | |
| ATV Offroad by 2XL Games 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Racing, Sports | Motor racing | $8 | Excellent, even on the 3G. One of the best and most polished titles in this regard. | Head-to-head | 2...4 | local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Accelerometer | 4.5 | n/a | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | So far, it has received great reviews - check out if you're a fan of the genre. TouchArcade thread HERE, frontpage news HERE. | |
| Play Marbles by Darkside Entertainment 1.2 | ITUNES | ? | Marbles | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch + tilt | 4 | 4.5 | 53 | 4 | 4 | - | Great if you like the genre | N/A |
| Quantum Collapse (RTS) by Javier Davalos 1.2 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Strategy | RTS | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 234 | 3 | | 3 | Not the best, but, given that there're not many RTS'es for the platform, you may still want to give it a try | |
| Warfare Incorporated by Spiffcode Inc. 1.6 | ITUNES | Action, Strategy, Entertainment | RTS | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2...4 | Remote lounge | + | 10/17/2009: about 25 | chat, create/join games | + / - | Touch | 3.5 | 4 | 3436 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Recommended if you like the RTS genre | |
| Mecho Wars by Luc Bernard 1.5.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, RolePlaying, Adventure | TBS (Turn-based strategy) | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | - | 10/17/2009: about 25 | create/join games | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 467 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Excellent! A must try. | |
| Rock Band by EA | ITUNES | Music, Entertainment | Rhythm | $10 | OK | Collaborative | 2...4 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + (of course) | Touch | 4.5 | n/a | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | The TouchArcade folks seem to like it very much. | |
| Air Force Online by CDE 1.0 | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Adventure | Top-down shooter | $1 | OK | HP, survival, CCF | 2...8 | Remote lounge | - | 10/19/2009 16:40: 0 | Create / join games | + / - / + (even allows direct access to iPod library from inside Settings [by tapping iPod]) | Touch / tilt / - / + (only left/ right is used) | n/e | n/e | n/e | 2 | | 2 | IMHO, this title isn't very interesting. I've enjoyed Siberian Strike by Gameloft much better - and it is also $1 only (note that $1 seems to be only the intro price of this game). | |
| Harbor Master by Imangi Studios 1.6 | ITUNES | Action, Kids, Entertainment | Flight Control-alike | $1 | OK | parallel | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch | + / + | 4 | 3.5 | 2378 | 3 | 4 | 3 | IMHO, Fligh Control is more fun and has better (cooperative, non-parallel) multiplayer gameplay | |
| Sniper Vs Sniper: Online by Com2uS Corp 1.0.1 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, Simulation, Entertainment | Sniper game | $5 | OK | Head-to-head, 2v2 team | 2...4 | Lounge | Partial (pre-defined strings / audio) | 10/22/2009: at least 20 | chat, invite, separate channels | Touch + tilt | + | 4.5 | 4.5 | 28 | 5 | | - | Not bad at all - and there are a lot of online players. | |
| Metallica Revenge by Tapulous 1.0; N | ITUNES link | Music, Music, Action | Rhythm | $5 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT, Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch | + / + | 4.5 | n/a | 307 | 4 | | 5 | Not bad if like rhythm games & Metallica | |
| Breakspin by Walt Disney 1.2 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Puzzle | Brick breaker | $3 | OK | | | | | | | | | 4 | n/a | 52 | | | | | |
| DOOM Classic by id Software 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action | FPS | $7 | OK | Deathmatch / Cooperative | 2…4 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch | + / + | 4.5 | n/a | 470 | 5 | | 5 | | |
| World Series of Poker Hold'em Legend by Glu 1.0 | ITUNES | Finance, Casino, Card | Poker | $7 | OK | Head-to-head | 8 | Local BT & Remote lounge | - | - | - (random assignment only – really basic features) | Touch | + / - | 4.5 | n/a | 17 | 4 | | 4 | While, at the time of testing, there weren't many people to play (as opposed to (Texas Hold'em by Apple Inc. and Live Poker by Zynga), some of the TA folks stated it's way better as a poker game than anything else. | |
| Eliminate Pro by ngmoco:) 1.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Entertainment, Action | FPS | Free | OK | Head-to-head | 2…8 | Remote lounge | | | | Touch + Tilt | | 3 | n/a | 25640 | 4 | | 5 | | |
| Asphalt 5 by Gameloft 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Racing, Arcade | Racing | $7 | 3D: acceptable; 3G S: better but still not excellent | Head-to-head | 2 | BT, Wi-Fi, Remote lounge | - | | | Touch or Tilt | + / + | 4 | n/a | 256 | 5 | | 5 | Highly recommended! While it does have speed problems even on the 3G S (let alone the definitely worse 3G), it's way better than the previous title in almost every respect. Note that it also has remote (lounge-based) multiplayer with, it seem, quite a few human players lurking around. | |
| Monster Ball by Full Control ApS 1.0 | ITUNES (LITE) | Entertainment, Board, Strategy | Puzzle | $1 (intro price) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | - | 11/03/2009: noone | - (random assignment only – really basic features) | Touch | + / + | 5 | n/a | 7 | | | | Recommended, particularly at this low price. | |
| Cliffed by IUGO 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Racing | Action | $2 | OK | Parallel | 2…4 | Remote lounge | - | 11/03/2009: quite a few | - (random assignment only – really basic features) | Touch | + / + | 4 | n/a | 40 | | | | Pretty nice game if you like the genre | |
| Haunted 3D Rollercoaster | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | Rollercoaster | $3 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch or tilt | + / + | 4 | 4.5 | 270 | 4 | | 5 | | |
| Jurassic 3D Rollercoaster Rush | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | Rollercoaster | $3 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch or tilt | + / + | 4 | 4 | 476 | 4 | | 5 | | |
| iTressette X4 by doclouisjones.com 1.0.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Board, Card | Card | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | Touch | + / - | n/e | n/e | n/e | 3 | | 3 | | |
| Clarie's Bar by CDE 1.2 | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Simulation | Timing | $1 | | Cooperative | 2 | BT | | | | Touch | + / + | 2 | n/e | 39 | 3 | | 3 | A typical bar serving game with cooperative multiplayer (one of the players need to play the role of the bartender, which isn't the case with the non-multiplayer version). | |
| smackBOTS by LeftRight Studios 1.4.1 | ITUNES | Action, Entertainment, Arcade | A very simple Street fighter clone | $1 | | | | Remote lounge | - | 11/03/2009: 0 | Opponent list (manual game creation / start) | Touch | + / - | 2.5 | n/e | 608 | 3 | | 3 | | |
| Chess with Friends by Newtoy Premium | ITUNES | Board, Strategy, Entertainment | Chess | $3 | OK | | | Remote lounge | | | | | | 4.5 | n/e | 63 | 4 | | 4 | A non-FICS client meaning fewer (possible) opponents than with FICS. No ranking either. | |
| Chess with Friends by Newtoy Free | ITUNES | Strategy, Board, Entertainment | Chess | free | OK | | | Remote lounge | | | | | | 2.5 | 3.5 | 26610 | 2 | | 2 | See above. The differences: Note that the new, 2.x version is almost unplayable because of he full-screen ads. If you still have the old, pre-2 version, do NOT upgrade! Also note that exactly the same stands for the commercial/free versions of Words with Friends from the same developer. (FULL, FREE; news item. I haven't made a video of the latter because it's so similar, menu / invitation / game management-wise, to Chess with Friends.) | |
| Outer Empires by Ironwill Studios 0.0.1 | ITUNES | RolePlaying, SocialNetworking, Strategy | MMORPG | $2 | OK | Parallel / Head-to-head | A lot | Remote lounge | | | | | | 4 | n/a | 34 | 5 | | 5 | | |
| Cyber Chess - FICS & ICC by clickgamer.com 1.7 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Board, Strategy | Chess - FICS & ICC | $8 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | + | n/a (FICS) | Invite, random | Touch | + / - / + | 3 | n/a | 32 | 5 | | 5 | The only game to go if you (also) need ICS support. Polished but VERY expensive. | |
| Handy Chess Online (FICS) by Anton Zemlyanov 1.0 | ITUNES | Sports, Board, Sports | Chess - FICS | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | - | n/a (FICS) | NO invite; excellent random filters (ranking from/to etc.) | Touch | + / - / + | 3 | n/a | 209 | 4 | | 4 | The biggest problem with this title is the complete lack of player invitation (you will hardly be able to play your buddies, as can also be seen in the video) and chat | |
| Magnus' Super Online Chess by Magnus Lidman 1.3 | ITUNES | Board | Chess - FICS | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | + | n/a (FICS) | Invite, random | Touch | + / - / + | 3 | 2.5 | 38 | 4 | | 4 | Pretty nice. | |
| iChess by myMobileApps 2.0 | ITUNES | Board, Strategy, Entertainment | Chess - FICS | Free (ad-supported) / $1+$1 (In addition to the $1 base price,; FICS access must be separately purchased from inside the app for another $1) | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Remote lounge | + | n/a (FICS) | Invite, random (the latter didn't find anyone for me, though) | Touch | + / - / + | 2.5 | 3 | 53898 | 3 | | 4 | If you want a FICS client for free, this title is the way to go – fortunately, the ads are in no way disturbing, unlike with the free version of Chess with Friends | |
| SteamPong by RIVE Entertainment 1.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | Pong | $1 | OK | Head-to-Head | 4 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | Accelerometer / - / - | + / - / + | n/e | n/e | n/e | 2 | 4 | 5 | Pretty nice | |
| Call of Duty: World At War: Zombies by Activision 1.0 | ITUNES | Action, SocialNetworking | FPS | $10 | 3GS: OK; previous models: pretty unplayable, particularly when played online | Cooperative | 2…4 | BT, local Wi-Fi and online lounge | - | 11/16/2009 evening, CET: quite a few | Create / join games, including private ones | + / - | Accelerometer / Touch | n/e | n/e | n/e | 5 | 5 | 5 | Probably the best FPS to date – I consider it (apart from the problem of only having one map; more will be available via in-app purchase; and, don't forget you may not like it if you have older (slower) hardware) even better than Eliminate | |
| Spot-O-Mania by NiiDees LLP 1.0 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Family | "where's the difference?" | $1 | OK | Cooperative | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | 2 | 3 | 3 | Lite version has three pictures and enabled MP. | |
| MiniSquadron by MrFungFung 1.0 | ITUNES | Action, Arcade, Entertainment | 2D flight shooter | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 5 | n/a | 10 | 4 | | 5 | Excellent | |
| flipside by Igloo Games 1.1.1 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Action, Entertainment | Color matching | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 45 | 4 | | 4 | | |
| bitFLIP by Hands-On Mobile 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Music, Puzzle, Music | Color matching | $2 | OK | Cooperative | 2 | BT, local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + | Touch | 4 | n/a | 68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | |
| Harry Potter: Spells by Warner Bros 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Family, Arcade | Spellcasting with accelerometer | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT, local Wi-Fi, remote lounge | - | 11/20/2009 15:00: no games seen / no one joined (waited for around 5 minutes) | Create / join games | + / + | Touch + accelerometer. The latter must be used strictly in horizontal mode; that is, no in-bed playing can take place | 3.5 | n/a | 111 | 4 | 4 | 5 | If you're a HP fan, you might like it. If, on the other hand, you aren't, you may want to look elsewhere – there are far more interesting titles. | |
| NoyZyoN Online by GFG 1.2 | ITUNES | Music, Music, Educational | Puzzle – TBS; Remember the order of music playback | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT, local Wi-Fi, remote lounge | - | 11/20/2009 15:00: 0 | Search / filter usernames | + / + | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | 3 | 3 | 3 | | |
| EXtreme Puzzle Mania: Rock Paper Scissors by EXintricity 1.0 | ITUNES | Puzzle, Entertainment, Strategy | | $2 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | 5 | n/a | 6 | 3 | | 3 | | |
| MONOPOLY by Electronic Arts 1.1.13 | ITUNES | Family, Board, Entertainment | MONOPOLY | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | BT, local Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | 5 | n/a | 13 | 4 | | 5 | | |
| N.O.V.A. – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance by Gameloft 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Action, Adventure | FPS | $7 | Pretty nice even on the 3G | Head-to-head | 2…4 | Lounge, Wi-Fi, BT | - | 12/18/2009 19:00: about 10 players | Create / join rooms (with known creators); no chat or private games / invitation | + / + / + (iPod songs accessible from inside) | Touch only | 5 | n/a | 221 | 5 | 5 | 5 | n/t | |
| Modern Combat: Sandstorm by Gameloft 1.2.0 | ITUNES | Simulation, Action | FPS | $5 | 3G isn't very fast | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge, Wi-Fi, BT | - | 12/18/2009 19:30: about 8 open games | Create / join / private games / invite | + / + / + (iPod songs accessible from inside) | Touch only | 3 | 4 | 3500 | 5 | 5 | 4 | n/t | |
| Soft Freak Fiesta by Gogogic 1.0 | ITUNES | Action, Strategy, Entertainment | A bit like Fuzzball by Avolans with additional weapons | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge, BT | - | 12/18/2009 19:40: about 2 open games and 8 players | Create / join | + / + / + (music to be started from iPod before starting game) | Touch only | n/e | n/a | n/e | 4 | - | 4 | n/t | |
| Red Conquest! by John Kooistra 1.0 | ITUNES | Simulation, Strategy, Entertainment | RTS | $4 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (music to be started from iPod before starting game) | Touch only | 4.5 | n/a | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | n/t | |
| Super Monkey Ball 2 by SEGA 1.1 | ITUNES | Action, Puzzle, Entertainment | Tilt-action game | $8 | OK | Parallel | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Tilt / - / - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 360 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | A bit pverpriced for what it offers | |
| Snow Moto Racing by Resolution Interactive 1.0.1 | ITUNES | Racing, Entertainment, Sports | racing | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (start playback before starting the game) | Tilt / - / + | n/e | n/a | n/e | 3 | 3 | 4 | n/t | |
| Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. by Gameloft 1.1.3 | ITUNES | Simulation, Arcade | dogfight | $7 | 3G isn't very fast | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Touch or Tilt / - / - | 5 | n/a | 55 | 5 | n/t | 5 | n/t | |
| Battle for Wesnoth by Kyle Poole 1.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, RolePlaying, Strategy | MMORPG | $5 | 3G is useless, 3G S passable | MMORPG | A lot | Lounge | See official client | See official client | See official client | n/t | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | |
| Assassins by Tiny Utopia 1.0 | ITUNESs | Action, Productivity, Strategy | 2D top-down pretty simple shooter | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + (VERY repetitive) / + (start playback before starting the game) | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | 3 | 3 | 3 | n/t | |
| Labyrinth 2 by Illusion Labs 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Arcade, Puzzle | Tilt-action-puzzle game | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2..4 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (both pre-starting and from inside iPod access) | Tilt / + / - (you can re-calibrate but, then, it won't work while lying) | n/e | n/a | n/e | 5 | 5 | 5 | Excellent | |
| ToonWarz by Polarbit 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Action | FPS | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…6 | Lounge, Wi-Fi, BT | - | 12/20/2009 18:40: 0 | Create / join games | + / - / + (pre-start) | Touch only | n/e | n/a | n/e | 2 | 2 | 2 | Basically, you get what you pay for – NOVA, Eliminate Pro or Zombies are, technically, far better. (Unless you plan to run the latter on a previous-generation model) | |
| Wargame by jemast software 1.1.5 | ITUNES | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy (RISK clone) | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2..6? | Wi-Fi, BT, direct IP | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (pre-start) | Touch only | n/e | n/a | n/e | 4 | 4 | 4 | n/t | |
| Pandemica by XMG Studio Inc. 1.1 | ITUNES | Entertainment, Action, Arcade | Augmented reality? | $2 | Stated to be 3G S only; however, it ran on my 3G too. Nevertheless, it's a very weak title so I don't think you should bother… | ? | 2? | Wi-Fi, BT (?) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/t | Touch + compass + tilt | n/e | n/a | n/e | ? | 1 | ? | Based on the single player game, very poor | |
| Iron Fist Boxing Prestige Edition by Realtech VR 3.1 | ITUNES | Sports, Sports, Arcade | Boxing | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Touch (+ tilt in the case of KO) | 3 | 3 | 520 | 3 | 3 | 5 | n/t | |
| WORMS by Team17 SW 2.0 | ITUNES | Strategy, Entertainment, Action | worms | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2…4 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (pre-start) | Touch | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2293 | 5 | 5 | 5 | n/t | |
| BATTLESHIP by Electronic Arts 1.0.5 | ITUNES | Board, Strategy | battleship | $3 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (pre-start) | Touch | 4 | 4 | 126 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Pretty nice, particularly if you don't want to switch off the 3D animation | |
| Connect 4 by Electronic Arts 1.2.8 | ITUNES | Family, Entertainment, Board | Connect 4 | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (pre-start) | Touch | 2 | n/a | 200 | 3 | 3 | 4 | n/t | |
| Let's Golf! by Gameloft 1.1.1 | ITUNES | Sports, Arcade, Sports | golf | $2 | OK | Parallel | 2 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Touch | 4 | 4 | 6067 | 4 | 4 | 4 | n/t | |
| Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® BY EA SPORTS 1.7.22 | ITUNES | Simulation, Sports | golf | $5 | OK | Parallel | 2 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / + (pre-start; no sound / commentary while playing music) | Touch | 3 | 4 | 2100 | 4 | 4 | 5 | n/t | |
| ITable Soccer Online by Esimple 1.1 | ITUNES | Sports, Simulation, Sports | Also see Coin Soccer by Miharo Games | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT? | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/t | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | |
| Rogue Planet by Gameloft 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Strategy, Action | TBS | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / - | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | 5 | 3 | 5 | n/t | |
| Milkcaps by Clever Coding LLC 1.0 | ITUNES | Strategy, Board | n/t | free | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/t | Touch? | 2 | n/a | 137 | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | |
| Stone Wars by EpicForce 1.1 | ITUNES | Action, Strategy, Entertainment | Worms clone | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Lounge, Wi-Fi, BT | - | 12/20/2009 20:33: 0 players joined for 25 minutes | Create / join, also with private rooms | + / + / + (pre-start) | Touch | 4.5 | n/a | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Some other Worms clones have far more online playes, if you're into online gaming. Also, Worms and the best other titles of the same genre are, technical, suprtior. | |
| Slime Ball by Pinger, Inc. | ITUNES | Sports, Family, Entertainment | Arcade Volleyball clone | $2 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (pre-start) | Touch | 4 | n/a | 75 | 5 | n/t | 5 | If you loved Arcade volleyball, this is a no-brainer | |
| Tap Tap Revenge 3 by Tapulous 3.1 | ITUNES | Action, Music, Music | Rhythm | $1 | OK | Parallel | 2…10 | Lounge | n/t | 12/20/2009 20:20: about 40; a lot of open games to join | Join | + / + / n/a (no point in NOT listening to another tune) | Touch | 4 | 4 | 12000 | 4 | n/t | 4 | n/t | |
| AeroGuitar Samurai Rock by Five Any Inc 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Music, Music, Action | Rhythm | $2 | OK | Parallel | n/t | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / n/a (no point in NOT listening to another tune) | Touch | n/e | n/a | n/e | 4 | n/t | 4 | n/t | |
| ZANSHIN by e4c Solutions, LLC 1.0 | ITUNES | Arcade, Action | The same subject as International Karate on the C64 | $1 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / - / - | Touch | 3 | n/a | 31 | 3 | n/t | 3 | Not the best controls… | |
| !!!Hide It by Matthew Lilius 1.0 | ITUNES | Family, Kids | n/t | $1 | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/e | n/a | n/e | n/t | n/t | n/t | n/t | |
| Line Racer by inXile Entertainment 2.0 | ITUNES | Racing, Simulation, Entertainment | Line Racer | $2 | OK | Parallel | 2…4 | Wi-Fi | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (built-in iTunes access) | Touch | 3 | 3.5 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | n/t | |
| Need for Speed Shift by Electronic Arts 1.0.0 | ITUNES | Racing, Sports, Entertainment | racing | $10 | 3G is just playable, 3G S is very nice | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (pre-start) | Tilt / - / + (works exactly like a steering wheel when lying) | 4.5 | n/a | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | See the comparison tteads | |
| COMMAND & CONQUER™ RED ALERT™ Electronic Arts 1.1.0 | ITUNES | Simulation, Strategy, Entertainment | RTS | $5 | OK | Head-to-head | 2 | Wi-Fi, BT (BT frequently crashed in my tests!) | n/a | n/a | n/a | + / + / + (pre-start) | Touch | 4 | 3 | 960 | 4 | 4 | 5 | n/t | |
