July 2009
Intermediate to advanced
239 pages
9h 12m
English
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4. At Play
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Best Apps at Play
Even a quick peek at the App Store’s numbers reveals that Apple’s online emporium is more arcade than office. Games dominate, accounting for three quarters of the most popular paid downloads since the store opened. And it’s no wonder: the iPhone is a fun, quirky, and genuinely delightful gaming device. Its limited but intuitive controls—the touch screen and motion detector—make iPhone games accessible to everyone, but fresh enough to grab seasoned gamers. A phone’s never been so much fun.
While iPhone can’t compare to the gameplay (or battery life) of portable game devices from the likes of Nintendo and Sony, it has a far larger library than its console counterparts, with most titles available for less than five bucks. That means there’s no shortage of fun, casual games to enjoy in bites of a few minutes at a time. But with so many choices, it’s tough to find the best games.
That’s where this chapter comes in. You’ll start off with action-packed arcade games before cooling down with some mind-bending puzzles. Settle into a high-stakes seat at the gambling tables... or control a person, a city, or the whole galaxy with a strategy game. Tackle some sports, pick a fight in a combat game, then finish on a high note, taking wing with a flight ...
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