In this week’s Top Ten Games on iTunes, Angry Birds maintains its angry lead, new releases like the brilliant Helsing’s Fire and cool Star Wars: Battle For Hoth join the top ten, and Cake Doodle falls six places after our review calls it out for not being a real game. Reviews, buy links, and more ahead!
#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: Wheel of Fortune Platinum
Most helpful iTunes user review: “Every other spin is bankrupt!!! Everytime I click solve to solve the toss up, magically another player beats me to it.”
#3: Doodle Jump
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Doodle Jump is a great microgame for the right price.
#4: Fruit Ninja
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Next time you’re waiting for a haircut, cut up some fruit while you wait. It probably did something to deserve it.
#5: All-in-One Gamebox
Our Score: 2/4
Our Bottom Line: Though you can’t argue with so many games for such a cheap price, many are simply chaff, a few high points dragged down by a lot of lows
#6: Skee-Ball
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Skee-Ball does just one thing really well, which makes it a good purchase for four quarters.
#7: Star Wars: Battle For Hoth
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: This Star Wars tower defense game makes adequate use of a setting that had great potential.
#8: Cake Doodle
Our Score: 1/4
Our Bottom Line: We have no problem with creative cooking apps, but Cake Doodle should not be considered a game.
#9: Helsing’s Fire
Our Score: 4/4
Our Bottom Line: Helsing’s Fire is one of those puzzle games that does something completely original and is unbelievably entertaining.
#10: Bejeweled 2 + Blitz
Our Score: 3/4
Our Bottom Line: Bejeweled 2 is a classic Match-3 game that has proved just as addictive as its original version, though it does not have enough creativity for our top recommendation.