If Rolando--one of our favorite iPhone games of all time--was a very tough act to follow, making a new game to surpass Rolando 2 will be next to impossible.

This sequel trumps the original in every conceivable way: story, gameplay, graphics, sound, online, everything. It shows what a talented development team can do on this platform when given the right resources, and it should leave Nintendo and Sony sweating. Once is a fluke, but twice is a trend. The iPhone's signature game is now a flagship franchise.

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This week G4TV's Adam Sessler took to his virtual soapbox to talk about iPhone games. Apparently he's happy to ignore them, partly because there are too many of them with no way to discern the good from the bad, and too many that can barely be considered games. Adam, we're here for you.

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While we work on our review, here's some of our hands-on footage of Rolando 2. Just watching these roly-polys in action is fun! Check it out after the jump.

Imagine a dystopia where Asimov's rules of robotics have been tossed out the window, where robot cities have sprung up across the land and heartless MonkeyBots thwart your every move with their incessant banana hurling. Yes, welcome to iDroidOpia. Won't you stay awhile?

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If you've ever owned a PSP, you probably also owned Lumines, the platform-defining musical puzzle game that was to the PSP what Tetris was to the Gameboy. Lumines was a must-have game for a handheld system that has been struggling for definition ever since.

The iPhone also has some identity issues, but no shortage of games, and Blocks² owes a lot to Lumines. Maybe Blocks² and the iPhone can help define each other.

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After undergoing days of rigorous mental exercise, we feel qualified to recommend caution when considering Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima (he of Brain Age fame). While Brain Exercise will supposedly help you sharpen your mind, the experience isn’t as finely honed as it could be.

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We went to E3 and WWDC in June to preview dozens of upcoming iPhone games. Here's a little video featuring 10 of the best, complete with voiceover!

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Physics games are plentiful on the App Store, that's for sure. However, every once in a while a physics game comes along that takes us by surprise, like Ragdoll Blaster or Perfect Balance. Even though it is still in alpha stage, Godzilab Game’s upcoming iBlast Moki could be the next one on our list.

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We all get a craving for birds from time to time. Our mouth waters when we picture a plate of delicious hot turkey, chicken, or… sparrows?

OK, eating birds may not be for everyone, but we recommend Must.Eat.Birds. for even the most discerning shooter nut. It's beautiful to look at, a joy to play, and it's about as cheap as a KFC Snacker.

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Many children daydream about faraway kingdoms, magical beings, and other fantastical things. Of course, when given homework, confronted on the playground, or forced to live through a socially awkward situation, children (and adults) often enjoy darker imaginings, more along the lines of beating up the offending parties.

FaceFighter allows you to virtually live out these daydreams, new or old, and beat up whomever you please on your iDevice. That is, if you have a picture of them.

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