App Store Top Ten: Week of May 16, 2011

Feature Posted by Chris Reed, May 16th, 2011

One game that came out last week, Army of Darkness Defense, seems to be selling well, landing at number 10 on the top-selling list. Meanwhile, on the top-grossing list, the air combat game MetalStorm: Online debuts at number nine. See the rest of both lists below, complete with links to the App Store and our reviews.

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.

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#2: Angry Birds Rio

Our Score: 4/4

Our Bottom Line: Angry Birds Rio doesn’t change the formula, but it doesn’t need to. Angry Birds Rio is a blast.

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#3: Tiny Wings

Our Score: 4/4

Our Bottom Line: Tiny Wings is brilliant in its simplicity, originality, and ability to keep you coming back again and again.

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#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.

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#5: 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.

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#6: Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey

Our Score: 3/4

Our Bottom Line: Fans of the books and seek-and-find games should locate this on the App Store. Those with time-crunch anxiety, however, might want to avoid it.

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#7: Doodle God

Our Score: 3/4

Our Bottom Line: Doodle God is original and addictive. What else do you need?

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#8: 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.

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#9: Words With Friends

Our Score: 3/4

Our Bottom Line: Words With Friends is a great experience that word game fans will enjoy.

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#10: Army of Darkness Defense

Most helpful iTunes review: If you remotely like Evil Dead or tower defense, buy this game!

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Top-Grossing Apps

#1: Texas Poker

Most helpful iTunes review: I don't see how it's scammed. I think u guys were losing and blamed it on the app. It's a great free poker app that I recommend to anyone.

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#2: Tap Pet Hotel

Most helpful iTunes review: Fun and different from all those other games out there! I love my panda!

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#3: Tap Zoo

Our Score: 3/4

Our Bottom Line: Lions, tigers, and bears! Also, teeny-tiny animals in a teeny-tiny land!

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#4: Zynga Poker

Most helpful iTunes review: "Fun way to pass time."

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#5: 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.

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#6: Zombie Farm

Most useful iTunes review: "Every time I finish invading the app crashes and I don't receive any money, brains, loot, powers, or credit but I still have to wait 2 hours to invade again?"

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#7: Words With Friends

Our Score: 3/4

Our Bottom Line: Words With Friends is a great experience that word game fans will enjoy.

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#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.

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#9: MetalStorm: Online

Most useful iTunes review: "I have tried lots of flying games and they are too hard to play this one is awesome it is easy to play and the graphics are sweet I cannot believe this game is free great job"

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#10: Tiny Zoo

Most useful iTunes review: "Why do the people move and not the animals. This is the most unrealistic game I've ever seen."

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