If you love games that are path drawing, such as air control or angry birds, there is a new app in town that is a ton of fun.  The app is called Jaws, and it plays off of the famous Jaws movie that of course, incorporates great white sharks.  The official game is based off of the terrifying summer blockbuster that started the shark fear world wide. Amity island has everything, clear skies, gentle surf, warm water, and people flock to it from all around.  The place is also a perfect feeding ground for sharks.  As the local police chief Martin Brody from the movie, it is your job to keep the waters of the island safe.  Unfortunately, there is a huge and deadly shark in the area lurking around with a huge appetite for human flesh. You are to respond to the numerous distress calls around the island and rescue swimmers before they become the next meal for this man eating shark.

The game is really a lot of fun as it plays off the movie themes and really gives you a new way to experience jaws in a new way.  If you like games that keep you on edge and will help you to get a lot of enjoyment out of them, you need this game!

Features:

• casual and intuitive touch based game play provides an addictive experience for any level of gamer
• touch, drag, and flick swimmers to beaches and boats out of the way of jaws
• play through 10 increasingly challenging levels to make your way to the climactic final battle between man and shark
• the academy award winning theme from john williams brings the intensity of Jaws to life on your iphone and ipod touch.
• a terrifying 25 foot long 3 ton virtual shark is trying to eat you!!!!

If you love movies and love games that center around them.  This is a great screen to game adaptation that will keep you busy for a while to come.  If you love Jaws and the genre of it, you will love this game as it is addicting and challenging to save the helpless little swimmers from the eating matchine that is in the water.  Get yourself drenched by the game play of this fun ocean shark adventure

Conclusion:

This game costs $2.99 and has been given a 3 out of 5 star rating by other iphone users who have downloaded this app and tried it out.

We are all familiar with the deer hunter franchise.  The new Deer Hunter African Safari takes us to a new place where we can shoot different types of animals and take down small to large game.  This game looks great on the iphone 4 and has great graphics as the game takes us to the depths of Africa and shows us the wildlife that is available there.  There are amazing big game animals such as zebra, buffalo, kudu, elephants, lions, and more.  You can experience african scenery as you progress from a rookie to a master hunter, which unlocks new hunts and allows you to purchase different equipment which gives you new weapons and skills.  There is a quickplay modes in which you can participate in lightning and bonus rounds to really spice things up.

The game is based off of the multi platform best selling hunting game from Atari.  The deer hunter african safari series is about as real is it gets when it comes to video game hunting.  If you love hunting and if you love video games, this is a great solution to keep you entertained for hours as you try and take down the big game that is out there.

Features:

• Hunt in 3 different african countries including South Africa, Cameroon, and Tanzania which are all rendered to look like the actual places
• all new exotic big game to africa such as the zebra, bufffalo, kudu, elephants, lions, and more with true to life behavior and sense.
• Stay alert and certain dangerous animals like buffalo and lions will charge at you if your first shot isn’t fatal.  Leaving you less time to react and take a second shot.
• New day cycle adds a realism to your hunts as daylight changes from dawn to noon to dusk
• toggle weapons mid hunt so you can now choose between 2 different weapons during any given hunt
• use the dynamic scope to zoom in and fire more precise shots, hitting your target’s kill zone
• develop your skills and increase your accuracy, reflexes, endurance, tracking, and stealth
• the bigger the game, the better the game.  you can unlock new hunts and purchase new gear weapons, and skills by bagging the biggest animals int he game.

If you love hunting, this is a great game and will keep you coming back for more as there are tons of animals to take down.

Conclusion:

This app costs $6.99 and has been given a 4 out of 5 star rating.

The coast is under attack and it is up to you to defend it! The new Coastal Super-combat app for the iphone is a fun app that keeps you on your toes throughout the whole game.  This game is very professionally done as the graphics are amazingly polished and you can tell that the developers spent a ton of time getting this game perfect.  The game allows you to upgrade your weapons and fortify your defenses to keep the people of the tiny island you are protecting safe.  The game is very similar to a tower defense game, but just so much more fun!  The animated characters and the way that you take out the enemies provide a lot of entertainment and long hours of play time.

There are tons of different types of guns that you can use to get your point across such as: M1, M16, Aug552, Mp5, M82a1, M4a1, M1917, Rpg-7, GAU-147, M320.  These guns all react differently and do different types of damage to the enemy, so give them all a try to see which one is your favorite to dish out the maximum amount of pain.  The game has a sophisticated armory with weapon sales, base upgrades and ammo stocking.

Features:

• It is your job to protect the islanders from the coastal threat.  Use your weapons and fortify your base to take out the coastal hordes that threaten the peace and safety of the island.
• There are 10 standard weapons
• 3 special weapons that you can attain after a certain amount of time
• air strikes can also be called down to wipe out the enemy
• There are also 11 enemy types
• 3 dynamic environments, each w dawn, fog, day, and night transitions
• 100 levels
• awesome cartoon art and animations
• non-stop action that keeps you playing for hours on end
• amped up warfare soundtrack to get you into the game and make you feel the game theme and mood.

If you like warfare games that are fun, cartoony, and just look plain awesome, this game is for you!  The develops took their time with this one and it is definitely worth the 99 cents you will pay for it.  If you need a good game to keep you up to date on the world of fun, this game is for you as it is addicting and fun to play.

Conclusion:

This app costs $.99 cents and has been given a 4 out of 5 star rating by other iphone users that have used and played this app.

Stay on top of what you need to know with instant access to the breaking chicago news, business, sports and weather.  Many people herald the Chicago Tribune, and if you live in Chicago, this is a must have app.  Because the newspapers are starting to go digital, this app will continue to keep you in the loop.  If you love to read this is another reason to buy this app as you will be able to always know what is going on and what types of news you can learn about and read on the go.  The greatest thing about this app is having access to all of the Chicago Tribune news articles at your fingertips wherever you are and being able to read them at any time.

The Chicago Tribune iphone app content is divided into sections.  You are in control of what you want to see first, but if you want sports or news, or business, you can select and choose what you want to see when you want to see it.  You can even re-order the sections so the app will automatically show you certain pieces of news first so you can always get to the sports news first thing.  You can also keep your favorite news articles forever which is another cool feature of the app.  Simply select to save the article which will allow you to read the article over and over without the need of the cellular connection.

Features:

• This app is the official Chicago Tribune app that will show you the news that comes out in the paper
• You can access the news as it comes out all day long at any time by whipping out your iphone and checking out the current events.
• You can also share with your friends and family so that they can see the articles you enjoy and ask them their opinions on the subject matter shown
• The app also does not fail when there is no connection to your network.  The app stores what you open so that you can finish reading it even if the network cuts out.

If you love news, and love your iphone, you need to get this app if you live in the Chicago Area or are even close to the area.  You will love having access to this content on the fly.

Conclusion:

This app is $1.99 and has been given a 4 out of 5 star rating by other users.

The old arcade games of the 80’s are unforgettable as the Nintendo NES was in full swing.  Classic games like Contra and other side scroller games still bring many hardcore gamers hours of enjoyment to experience.  Well now there is an 80’s arcade game that has come to the iphone for people to play all over again.  The app is called r type, and it is 100% true to the old arcade game which is super exciting.  Too often newer versions of arcade games add all kinds of fluff that kill the original experience that people remember having when they played the original.  Well you won’t have to worry about this with this game as the game is a challenging shoot em up side scroller game.

You can blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!  You pilot your futuristic figher, the r-9 arrowhead and attack wave after wave of Bydo baddies in an old school shooter style.  This game is the same as the old one as it keeps the original look and feel of the old one to bring back all of the nostalgic feelings you will feel.  There are over 8 levels with 3 different control options which allow you to tilt, touch, and virtual d pad to play in two difficulty levels.  You can upgrade your plaer with new weapons, power-ups, and attachments.  You can defeat all 8 unique bosses in awesome battles as well which will keep you coming back for more.

Features:

• This game stays true to the original 80’s classic arcade game which is great as the reboots seem to always leave things out
• This game has over 8 levels to try your best to get through without dying too many times
• the game has 3 different control options such as tilt, touch, and virtual d-pad so you can play in two difficulty levels.  Upgrade with new weapons, power ups, and attachments
• There are 8 unique bosses that you can battle with in the game which ups the difficulty level that the game has to offer.
• You will find yourself coming back and playing the game often as it has a lot of re playability value.

If you love arcade games, especially the old school ones, you will love R TYPE as it stays true to the methods and the way that the old game ran and looked.

Conclusion:

This game costs $1.99 and has been given a 5 out of 5 star rating by other iphone users.

iPhone’s have amazing abilities to use the 3d graphics engine that is comes with to produce some stunning and amazing images.  Well there is an app that utilizes this technology and allows you to truly harness the power therein. The app is called Midnight LD and it is a graphical app that allows the user to touch the ipod screen and manipulate colors and waves of light.  The app uses a mathematical equation that uses physics to respond to the touch of your finger on the screen.  As you touch the screen, the app will manipulate and create as well as take away certain particle elements to help the light on the screen move around and create some amazing effects.

This amazing app is an interactive particle simulator which really responds to your touches in a natural way.  If you love graphical apps, this is a great one.  Also if you have a toddler that needs something to do, this is a great app for this.  The child can simply tap the screen and make some amazing graphical presentations which will capture their attention and give them the ability to stay entertained by the phone.

Features:

• The app is extremely easy to use and allows other processes on your phone to run in the background so that you can receive calls, and other such things.
• The app responds to the touch or tap of your fingers as the app uses physics and mathematical equations to shoot light across the screen to give the effect of fireballs and animated moving objects.
• The app is one of those types of apps that you just really need to try for yourself before you write it off.
• You will feel like a sorcerer when you use this app because you can create amazing looking things just from the touch of a finger.
• The app can be a great tool for people with kids that need to keep their kids entertained in an effective and easy way.

Midnight LD is one of those great apps that show off your iphone and the capability it has.  The 3d engine that the iphone possesses is a powerful tool as it can create 3d images in the blink of an eye. Find your creative side with this app as it is super easy to use and will help you to find relaxation.

Conclusion:

This app costs $.99 cents and has been given a 3 out of 5 star rating.

The widely popular uzu app for the iPad has made its way to the iphone and it is called little Uzu.  This app gives you all of the same functionality of the iPad app, but allows it to be done on the smaller iphone screen.  If you have never heard of uzu before, it may be important for you to know what the heck it is so that you can understand why it is so cool. Uzu is basically an art app that uses some cool math and visualization to use streams of color to make a cool art piece and you are in control as to how quickly you make this happen.  This multi touch visualizer uses physics and some amazing effects that respond to the touching or the tapping of the screen.

Points of light will shoot across the screen which you can fly around and manipulate with the tapping of the finger.  The app responds to multiple touches to make the app do some amazing things and get the pictures you want.  You can move the stuff around in a very spirographic way.  The app lets you freeze the frame at any time and take pictures of what you have been able to create.  You can then send these frames to friends via text message or email.  You can even upload your photos to social networking sites such as facebook or twitter to be able to share your creations with your friends.

Features:

• the app responds to 5 different touches.  The 1,2,4,5  touch modes are always the same.  In order to have more than five modes, the 3 touch mode is comprised of eight different modes that cycle each time you lift all your fingers off the screen.  This means that you can change to a different 3 touch mode by lifting all 3 fingers and putting them back down.
• 0 toutch gives a brownian motion and boundary wrap
• 1 touch – emanate and radiate effects
• 2 touch – pinch attraction and boundary bounce effects
• 3 touch – vortex, inverted vortex, radial vortex, dual oscillator, spiral points, radial spokes, and hoscillator spokes
• 4 touch – 3d freeze and translate
• 5 touch – change color and particle size

If you are looking for a great app that will keep you entertained while doing some amazing things in a 3d space, this is the app for you.

Conclusion:

This app costs $.99 cents and has been given a 5 out of 5 star rating by other iphone users who like this app and use it.

The retro style games are some of the most fun games out there.  Having the classic 2d slide scroller can help people to have an easy gameplay control, but give them a complex level with challenging obstacles.  If you want to play a fun retro game, there is a new game out called The Incident for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.  The game is simple as it is fast paces and you run, dodge, and jump your way to safety as an angry rain of just about everything in the world falls and builds a mountain of platforms for you to climb up.  The point is to climb up to the source of the cause of The incident.

While this may sound easy, getting to the top of the source is very hard and proves to be no cakewalk as there are obstacles and it is very hard to get through them.  The game is easy to pick up but very hard to master.  The new gameplay concept and addictiveness of the game will prove to be a classic for a long time to come.  Try to beat the game and then try to unlock all of the achievements, and if you do, you get 500 coins.  This challenge is very hard and most people can’t do it, but can you?

Features:

• supercool 8 bit pixel art
• 7 levels to explore and survive as the onslaught of challenges bombards you
• awesome chiptune soundtrack gives the game a great feel and really gets you into the action and the story of the game
• Hundreds of unique objects, and hundreds of ways to die at the hand of the minions out there trying to ruin your life and ultimately kill you
• There is a trophy room in which you can recall your adventures and see what you accomplished while playing those levels
• There is also the elusive B mode which can only be explained by playing the game and checking it out for yourself

If you love classic arcade style games that are simple and yet challenging.  This is a great game that will keep you entertained for hours as you will find it to be addicting to try and beat your last score or to gain that last achievement that you need.

Conclusion:

This app costs $1.99 and has been given a 4 out of 5 star rating by other iphone users who have downloaded this app.

Do you love RPG games?  Well you don’t have to look very far as the new Ghosts’n Goblins Gold Knights 2 just came out for the iPhone.  In this game, you take control of the legendary Arthur of powerful Perceval as you once again battle against the minions of the ghoul realm.  To survive the dealy descent, you may have to make optimum use of your weapons and gear as you encounter ever more deadly foes as the game progresses. The game has fantastic graphics and is very fun to play as it has really easy to control game play controls.

The game uses the accelerometer on your iphone to produce some great looking animations, graphics, and smooth gameplay.  This is one of the perfect apps to really get you into a story and keep you going. The game has a lot of playability and makes for a great time when playing on your iphone.  There are also social networking features that allow you to share your progress with people online such as Twitter or Facebook.  This can make your life a lot of fun as you try to battle your friends for the high score as they can see how you are dong.

Features:

• there are awesome 3d graphics with classic 2d platform scroller game play
• share your progress through twitter
• teak your gameplay experience with in app purchases.
• customize your button position with the button config settings that are part of the app
• an all new character, Perceval, with a powerful new Dash attack to add some spice into the original game play
• Enhanced graphics, cleaner, UI, better controls, and tighter gameplay
• new epic boss fights that will challenge you and really add a lot to the overall story of the game
• this game supports the new IOS 4
• There are additional upgrades and in app content that you can purchase to be able to tweak the gameplay to make it more interesting
• Being able to post your results on Twitter is a great way to challenge your friends and are grounds for conversation spurning

If you love the Ghosts’n goblins gold knight series, you have got to get the second installment as there is a lot it offers when it comes to fun and easy gameplay features.  If you really want a game you can play over and over, get it!

Conclusion:

This game costs $4.99 and has been given a 4 out of 5 star rating by other users.

Radio is something that the world responds to and uses to this day.  The creation of radio is spanning almost a century, and it has had many uses over the years and still has many uses today.  Having the ability to listen to music and other things through the air, is something that still amazes many people today.  Well know radio that is played halfway around the world can be streamed right to your iphone.  There is a new radio app for the iphone called Digitally Imported Radio.  This app allows you to stream the world’s most addictive music and the app has a hand programmed radio channels feature that shows off world renowned artists, DJ’s, and the hottest shows around.

This service has been on the net for a while, but it has just come to iPhone so you can enjoy it anywhere you are.  You can tune into over 35 radio channels for the hottest electronic music from genres such as Trance, House, Dance, Lounge, Chillout, Techno, Ambient, and many more.  You can visit the developer site to learn more about them and their presence in the radio world and how it fits in with the world.

Features:

• Unique radio channels programmed by real passionate channel directory
• if you arent sure what channel to pick, its no problem!  You can explore the styles list with a predefined group to make a discover fun and easy to learn about and start to like new and different music
• The app also supports the new IOS 4 OS for the iphone and streams music in the background so you can use other apps on your phone as well
• Favorites to save your favorite channels for quick and easy access
• View current and upcoming exclusive radio shows on digitally imported
• set higher or lower stream bitrate preferences for when cellular vs wifi is used
• optional buffer bar with data usage display.  This is great for the gracking of data plan usage and cellular signal issues
• Optional instant in app upgrade to Premium to switch to even higher audio quality and completely commercial free streams.

If you like radio, and want to experience it on your phone, this is one of the best ways to do it.  The new Digitally Imported Radio app is here to stay and has lots of features.

Conclusion:

This app is FREE and has gotten a 4 out of 5 star rating