Super KO Boxing 2 is a highly polished ‘Punch Out’ style boxing game for your trusty iDevice. It may look a bit cartoonish, but the slick graphics and intense challenge will certainly captivate people of all ages.

I’d liken the $4.99 purchase of ESPN FF09 to buying a Russian built car in Soviet Russia. Sure, I could complain until my ears bleed, but at the end of the day, I still need a car.

LIFE is an old classic, and if you like the board game, you’ll be delighted with EA’s port. It’s colorful, smooth, and just like the original. It’s nice to see such a good port!

Despite far from perfect controls and interface along with mediocre graphics, Civilization Revolutions comes with the best strategic gameplay as yet seen on the App Store, and for the amount of content it delivers, it’s a steal at $4.99.

Snooker is a very skillful game and Ronnie is arguably its greatest exponent. In Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Snooker you get to re-enact his greatest moments in a very good – although not quite great – simulation.

Use it for security, baby monitoring, watching a pet, or just plain show it off to friends, iCam is a must buy

BeatRider is a groovy rhythm game similar to Tap Tap Revenge, but with a killer feature: the ability to upload your own tracks. While the process is a minor headache, the actual game is top-notch.

My favorite iPhone game. Ever. If I wasn’t such a civilized individual, this statement would be filled with expletives to help you understand how kick ass this game is. But you should just buy the game and insert your own expletives here.

Are you ready to lay some pipe? Pipe Mania is a revamped port of the classic computer game that puts your plumbing skills to the test. Puzzle games are a dime a dozen on the iPhone, but this is in the upper tier and perfect for fans old and new.

Face Match is a cool toy, but at this early stage in this app’s life it won’t replace conventional methods of uploading and tagging Facebook photos from the iPhone.

You won’t get a ton of variety from Moonz, but you will have an insatiable urge to keep playing, and playing and playing.

iBank Mobile has been a long-anticipated release for the fans of IGG’s iBank desktop app. This is a great first release with stability emphasized over having every desired feature.

Worms is a fantastic game that exudes spunk, charm, and organized chaos – it’s just really hard to see that if you’re playing the iPhone version. This release is a lazy port by Team17 with missing features, control issues, and spotty performance.

Due to superb controls and an extensive career mode complete with vehicle upgrades, Dirt Moto Racing, an ATV racing game, surges to the front of the pack as the premiere freestyle racing game for the platform.

Castle of Magic is a fantastic, brilliant platformer that sets a new standard in the App Store. You simply can’t pass on this one, especially if you’re a fan of Mario and his ilk. Talk about magical!

Return to Mysterious Island is an ambitious adventure game that takes the concept of Myst and makes it more interactive with fully explorable lush 3D environments. There are a few interface problems that detract from overall enjoyment, but if you’re an adventure fan, Return to Mysterious Island is not to be passed up.

Star Hogs is upon us!

I’m hardcore… yeah. I’m a Mountain Dew drinking, app crushing machine (I do crush apps… Mountain Dew is a bit sketchy though) and it looks like I have a new app to annihilate. IUGO Mobile, the makers of Zombie Attack and the Toy Bot Diaries series, just released Star Hogs and Star Hogs Lite today, and they look quite awesome.

“This is definitely one of our most ambitious games to date,” states Sarah Thomson, Director of Business Development for IUGO. “We hope our users enjoy the amount of detail and customization we put into Star Hogs. We wanted to create an experience that is immersive and very in-depth for the hard core users, and yet a pick-up-and-play experience for gamers on the go.” Word on the street is that it also has unlimited online multiplayer. If you haven’t heard, I’ve been really into multiplayer lately, so I expect to see all of you online later on this week.

I just pulled up the lite version, and if the in-game music doesn’t excite you, nothing will (well, maybe your own music will… you get that option on start-up). The game seems like a super stylish version of the ever so popular cannon trajectory/ Worms genre, but with a bit of an RPG element. I haven’t given the game much of a play yet, but you do get to buy, upgrade, and name units at the beginning of the levels, which is always a welcome feature.

Star Hogs is out now and costs $4.99, a bit less than a plate of Orange Chicken at Panda Express… well worth it if you ask me. I expect to beat *cough* see you online over the next week. Unless some impostor steals my user name, I’ll be dismantling opponents as chris148 very soon.

Star Hogs Lite: Online & Campaign Battles

Category: Games / Strategy
Released: 2009-07-06
Price: FREE

Star Hogs: Online & Campaign Battles

Our Rating: :: WORMS IN SPACE

Category: Games / Strategy
Released: 2009-07-06
Price: $4.99

Gameloft has handled the controls with an Orc’s finesse, and Rise of Lost Empires is a bloated, lag-ridden game that falls far short of its promise.

A terrorist attack is about to occur, you play the role of a biotic super soldier who is the only one able to stop it. Can you manage to stop the attack in time?

RoboFighters could have been a decent game, but somehow it manages to make robot duels seem downright boring. In short: this is one to pass on.

I was so excited to see this show up in the App store. Not only was Don Bluth a great story teller (Secret of Nimh, Dragon’s Lair), but this brought back strong memories of being in the arcade as a kid. Everything is preserved in this game with the exception of the large screen. It’s loads of fun, enchanting, and a great way to pass some free time.

VIN Hunter is a tool to help people keep cars organized when they’re shopping. It’s an easy app to use, but won’t have a lot of reuse potential for most people.

Gameloft’s Real Tennis 2009 may be the best looking Tennis game on the App Store, but it gets just about everything else wrong. Frustrating controls and horribly balanced gameplay make this one an app to miss.

It’s time to dust off your sleuthing gear, Mr. Boddy has once again met an untimely fate.

Toki Tori is a puzzle platform game that is cute, polished and fun. You have 4 worlds and there are 80 levels to get through (collecting eggs as you go) so you will have plenty of gameplay ahead of you!

Let the fun flood in with HydroTilt. A good challenge, now with extra depth introduced by the inclusion of a level editor.

I think everyone can use some budgeting help in economic times like these. I used Balance for a long time, but I needed something more complex. PocketMoney was that solution.

RSS Flash g is an RSS reader that syncs with Google’s Reader RSS aggregator. This is a middle-of-the-road RSS utility. It does a great thing syncing with Reader, which any Reader fan will love, but some may find the interface wanting.

If you’re up for the challenge, Marble Blast Mobile is a must-have. It’s colorful, creative, and above all, crazy! You’ll definitely want to snag this thrilling marble-maze adaptation.

If you are a twitter user then this may finally be ‘The One’. If you aren’t a Twitter user, it’s time you logged on. This app rocks them all.