Cocoto Kart Online holds potential with a great online component, but it falls apart due to ghastly controls.

AppBox Pro is a dollar store shoppers paradise. Sure, dollar store toilet paper is quite rough, but it is oh so handy.

Urban Ducklings may sound like the subtitle of a really bad Howard the Duck sequel, but it’s actual a pretty nifty new casual arcade game. Thanks to the Iphone’s unique controls, Urban Ducklings gives the classic “cross the road” genre a new twist (pun intended).

Moto X Mayhem has that classic physics biking gameplay going for it, but beyond that, all is negative. Physics are off, graphics are basic, level design is boring, and, worst of all, there are only 7 very brief levels.

Racer is a beautifully graphic game from a new developer Tatem Games. This game has a lot of style, but a little room to grow in functionality. It’s not a bad game though and its style alone is enough to encourage playing it.

I was skeptical at first, but this game is surprisingly fun. I found myself saying “just one more time” way too many times. For only a buck, you get some entertaining trademark infringements, entertaining screams of demise, and happy fun time.

Minigore doesn’t do a lot, but what it does do is executed perfectly-don’t get mauled by the black furbies. Actually, don’t just avoid a beatdown, shoot the crap out of them. Furbies were annoying anyways…

Finally—a great app that uses your own music as an alarm clock. Inexpensive, easy to use, and not annoying, this app is great if you like using your iPhone/iPod Touch as an alarm.

I’ve never disliked a WWII fighter game… until now. Oversimplistic graphics, no lives (2 hits you’re dead and start over), and choppy movement make Yar’s Revenge more appealing. If it got a major overhaul it would be a fun game, but not right now.

MUST.EAT.BIRDS. stands out from the large pack of App Store casual games with fantastic graphics and a general sense of absurdism, but the lack of online scores and a frustrating mission structure compromise replay value.

Type Drawing is a fun app that brings a unique element to art on the iPhone. If you want to do something new and interesting with your iPhone drawings you’ll want this one in your arsenal.

I really enjoy an app that exploits the usability of the iPhone and replaces another household item. LCD Clock does just that by giving you an easy way to see the time and date without having to have something else on your desk or nightstand.

Shopper is an amazing tool for grocery lists. It’s easy to use, exceedingly functional, and there’s a great attention to detail in the development of this app. It goes for only .99, but I honestly wonder why it doesn’t cost more.

Flight Control 1.3 Update Adds Peer to Peer Cooperative Multiplayer

Firemint has just released a 1.3 update for their extremely popular Flight Control game that adds the ability to play cooperatively with a friend over bluetooth. Flight Control has sold over 1,000,000 copies on its way to becoming an App Store classic.

Flight Control is a deceptively complicated game in which you must guide planes and helicopters to their proper landing places by drawing paths with your finger. The game starts out very simply with very few vehicles on screen at a time, but quickly ramps up in difficulty as more planes and helicopters of varying speeds appear on screen simultaneously. If anything collides, the game is over. When Christine reviewed the game, she gave it a perfect five stars.

In previous updates, Firemint has added new maps and online leader boards via the Cloudcell service. Now, in order to utilize the new 3.0 software for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Firemint has added bluetooth play so you can share air traffic controller duties with a friend. No wifi is required, as you simply need two devices with bluetooth capabilities (note: only the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch 2G can use bluetooth).

In this new mode, you and your friend share a cumulative score for a game. Each person has a complete map on screen (you can either use the same map or different maps), but can only land planes of a certain color. If a plane appears on screen that you cannot land, you have to direct it to the side of you screen, which will cause it to appear on your partner’s screen. This makes the game even more hectic, as you have to manage planes that both normally appear on your screen and those redirected by your partner all while trying to communicate with your partner.

Flight Control

Our Rating: :: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :: Read Our Full Review >>

Category: Games / Strategy
Released: 2009-03-06
Price: $0.99

Galactic Gunner is actually a tap-to-shoot game worth playing. Although it’s short, cinematic action makes it an incredible journey.

If you’re a Trekkie and have to have something that’s a little similar to their communicators, go for it and have a blast. If you want something useful to add to your iPhone apps, something worthy of the $200+ dollars you paid for your device, avoid it.

Ant Hill is an interesting, but limited, little simulation of an ant colony and the area around it. The ants swarm and meander about their environment fluidly while trying to deal with the sadistic actions of a, seemingly bored, observer.

Smule has done it again with one of the most innovative uses the device has seen thus far. Leaf Trombone is a prime example that creativity is alive and well in the app store.

Symbol6 is a simplistic puzzle game with enough polish to impress any wayward gaffer. With its easy-to-pick-up style, this is a wheel you’re sure to keep on turnin’.

Reversi Online Tournament takes a classic board game, adds a fantastic multiplayer, and creates a polished, detailed app that’s everything you could ask for from Reversi. If you’re a fan of Reversi (or Othello), this is an absolute must-have…and we have a free copy to give away!

iDracula is a survival horror game that places more emphasis on “survival” than “horror.” While the atmosphere is quite creepy, and the graphics and animation are top notch, the game play consists of moving around just one area and killing monsters, collecting weapons and power-ups, and doing this for as long as you can hold out. It’s well done but ultimately monotonous and shallow.

When given exactly the right starting photograph, PicTricks can create funny or interesting pictures. Like any image manipulation app, though, it requires time and effort to master, and will just as often frustrate as satisfy. It’s definitely worthwhile, although you can’t expect it to magically create great photographs regardless of what the author claims.

Wanted is a stylish and well designed app with a singular purpose: To create wanted posters. Though it only has a few props to use, and not many styles or variations, it does create great looking posters and is inexpensive.

My Aquarium is a no frills simulated aquarium: While you can pan your view around the tank, you cannot zoom in or out nor can you “mess” with the fish. You add can fish and objects, and it supports landscape and portrait modes, but offers little else in the way of features.

Perfect Rhyme is a simple, no frills app that allows you to look up a word and then find other words that rhyme with it. While it lacks definitions or access to online resources, it serves its intended purpose.