iPhone. News and Tips

Recently I had read some strange comments to the news about games. I wonder, don’t you like playing games on your favourite device that much? Or you want something more significant? I like gaming. I play PC games as well as iPhone. I spend a lot of time playing games in the subway, at home, on vacation. Actually anywhere, anytime, whenever it’s possible.

Currently AppStore has some 510 games (by the time I am writing this article). Nearly half of them aren’t even worth mentioning (you can easily pick up examples of them yourself). But those that have entered the Top-100 Paid and Free are indeed interesting.

But that’s not what I am talking about right now. I’d like to know: What games would you like to play on iPhone?

PocketGamer site had recently run a poll and presented top 10 of most desirable games and genres. To be or not to be – we are not to decide that.

1. Of course, first person shooters. The Internet is full of rumours of the upcoming Quake, Wolfenstein and Doom ports for iPhone. But those are just rumours. Some people even say that we’ll have RPG instead of shooters. So far we could only “enjoy” the Quake port.

2. Brain enhancers. One of such can be found on the AppStore. It costs $9.99 and is called Brain Challenge by GameLoft. It is ranked 35th in Top Paid Apps.

3. It can sound weirdly, but people would like to have the port of Phoenix Wright by Capcom. Honestly, I have learned about this game only by the time I have begun working on this article. But now I too hold with those who wish there were an iPhone port. Originally, a Nintendo DS game, it’s a mix of a detective story and a puzzle game. Interesting.

4. Football management. Two years ago I was into this kind of games, but since then I became bored of them. However, there are still many fans of this genre out there.

5. More Sudoku games. Who needs more Sudokus, anyways?! AppStore has over 3 dozens.

6. Space sims. Unlimited opportunities for creativity. We already have seen a game of this genre – Solar Quest. What if we go more creative? A vast universe for ultimate on-line gaming experience. Sounds interesting, isn’t it?

7. Reset Generation. Yes, people request this N-Gage best-seller to be ported to their iPhones. I don’t expect any problems with that, since we already have many Nintendo DS and Nokia N-Gage ports.

8. Hidden object. That’s an exact definition of a genre popular among housewives. Simple and disposable.

9. Scrabble – same as no. 5.

10. And finally, the SimCity and Civilization clones. That’s a real classic in game industry. Each platform needs this kind of game, simply out of respect.

I would add this list by my personal request. I would like to see some nice old-school RPGs like Fallout or Diablo. Until then all we can do is dreaming…