iPhone Games

SEGA has released another Sonic the Hedgehog game for iOS devices while Mario fans are stuck with cheap ripoffs (see below), or no games at all. Sonic Dash for the iPod, iPhone and iPad was released to the App Store earlier this week. The game is an platform jumper (think Temple Run) featuring Sonic, Tails and Knuckles.

In Sonic Dash users can complete 48 different levels to stop the evil Dr. Eggman in Story Mode, or they can choose to go the endless runner route in Arcade Mode. There is also a Challenge Friends mode where players can compete head-to-head for the highest score. The game includes plenty of power ups, boss battles and the promise of "future free updates".

Rovio Entertainment has released the first trailer for The Croods. Rovio is known for creating the very popular Angry Birds and Bad Piggies franchise that has also spawned a blockbuster crossover with the Star Wars universe.

The Croods is a FarmVille building / management type game featuring a family of cavemen. Users must help the Croods survive the Stone Age by hunting, gathering and fending off "never-seen-before creatures".

The popular Xbox Live game Yet Another Zombie Defense is now available for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Even better, it's being offered half off its normal $1.99 price for a limited time. Yet Another Zombie Defense is a tower defense and dual-stick shooter game where you must survive waves of zombies by barricading yourself in before nightfall. You can buy various weapons to mount onto auto turrets and set up defensive barricades to try and survive the night. The game also offers 16 achievements, and leaderboard support.

The dual-stick controls can be a little annoying on the iPhone or iPod, and having to restart every time you die is very annoying. However, I think most strategy / defense fans will enjoy this game, especially on the iPad (or maybe the iPhone 5's larger screen). The only game I can compare it to is The Last Stand 2, but I think Last Stand is better. You can download the Yet Another Zombie Defense Lite for free before investing the $0.99. But makeup your mind quickly because it won't be $1 forever!

One of the top rated games ever created for iOS is now available for free. Infinity Blade has won several awards, including the 2011 Apple Design Award. The app is the first mobile game to be powered by the Unreal Engine 3, taking the graphics to a new level.

If you haven't played Infinity Blade yet, the game uses touch screen gestures to battle opponents with a variety of weapons and magic rings. Gameplay involves building up the attributes of your character as well as accumulating credits to purchase better weapons.

The sequel to the popular puzzle game Geared is now free to download for a limited time. The physics based gear game features 500 levels, with 440 of them being user submitted puzzles. The sequel also brings several new gears such as the "Ghost Gear," and features the same fun and addictive game play as the original. In Geared 2, users must move various gears into the proper position, to power the blue gears in an attempt to free a hamster. The game play is simple and doesn't feature a restrictive snap-grip found in other puzzle type games, thus giving players more freedom to find solutions.