Since we started this weekly feature showing you the top ten best-selling iPhone games of the week, we’ve noticed there hasn’t been a lot of change at the top. So this week, we’re also including a list of the top-grossing apps as well. Read on for your new top 20– 10 in each category.
Top-Selling Apps
#1: Angry Birds
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: Destructive physics help make this a very charming puzzler, and the great level variety seals the deal.
#2: Fruit Ninja
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: As far as simple pick-up-and-play games go, Fruit Ninja is among the best.
#3: Cut the Rope
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: Cut the Rope is a charming, challenging, and– most importantly– fun puzzle game that nearly anyone will enjoy.
#4: Flick Golf
Most useful iTunes review: “ITS NOT REAL GOLF! there’s no strategy. It’s a one-shot chance at a hole in one. Who would find that addicting? Very unsatisfied.”
#5: Stick Stunt Biker
Our Score: 2/4
Our Bottom Line: Stick Stunt Biker doesn’t bring anything new to the table, and its poorly considered UI causes more frustration than necessary.
#6: Burn The Rope
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Burn the Rope has the inventiveness that makes the best puzzle games interesting.
#7: Doodle Jump
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Doodle Jump is a great microgame for the right price.
#8: Angry Birds Seasons
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: All the fun of Angry Birds, but more challenging, and with pumpkins and presents.
#9: Ramps
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: Ramps is a near-perfect mix of simplicity and originality that makes it a prime example of what an iPhone puzzle game should be.
#10: Family Feud
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Even though it doesn’t dispense real prize money, Family Feud is a great app if you’ve ever dreamed of being a contestant on the show.
Top-Grossing Apps
#1: Angry Birds
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: Destructive physics help make this a very charming puzzler, and the great level variety seals the deal.
#2: Tap Zoo
Most useful iTunes review: “Good app. Great, but… I don’t have a facebook so I can’t get neighbors and certain things. Fix it”
#3: Call of Duty: Zombies
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: If you enjoyed the Zombie Nazi levels in Call of Duty: World at War, then you will be shocked at how well it translates into a mobile game.
#4: Fruit Ninja
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: As far as simple pick-up-and-play games go, Fruit Ninja is among the best.
#5: Zombie Farm
No iTunes reviews for the current version.
#6: Live Poker FREE by Zynga
Most useful iTunes review: “Requires Facebook info. Not worth compromising your information. Spreads ads to your Facebook friends. NO STARS. Horrible.”
#7: Plants vs. Zombies
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: This absorbing and unique take on tower defense, or ‘flower defense’, is brimming with personality.
#8: Smurfs’ Village
Our Score: 2/4
Our Bottom Line: The Smurfs’ Village doesn’t offer much gameplay beyond building a Smurf enclave and some middling minigames. But for a casual distraction, you could do worse.
#9: Cut the Rope
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: Cut the Rope is a charming, challenging, and– most importantly– fun puzzle game that nearly anyone will enjoy.
#10: Texas Poker
Most useful iTunes review: “Great game, play it all the time. thanks for fix the crash problem, 5′s all the way”