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14 iPhone Apps to Get You Through the Holidays

Posted 12/15/2008 at 5:03am | by Zack Stern

Survive, thrive through, or escape the holiday season with these essential apps.

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Hero of Sparta

Posted 12/15/2008 at 2:15am | by Joe Rybicki

This is Sparta. Control issues mar a technologically impressive journey through Greek mythology.

Fastlane Street Racing

Posted 12/12/2008 at 11:01am | by Rick Broida

Fastlane Street Racing: 2 fast, 2 furious for most gamers, but a good challenge for those who love tire-screeching turns.

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Dropship

Posted 12/12/2008 at 2:33am | by Zack Stern

Deliveries in space look a lot like late-'70s arcade games. Thankfully the Tempest monsters are extinct.

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Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes

Posted 12/11/2008 at 3:00am | by Zack Stern

Brothers in Arms shoots up our preconceptions of the iPhone's gaming power.

Star Wars Sound Board

Posted 12/10/2008 at 3:01am | by Carol Pinchefsky

This unsound app has a date with a sarlacc pit.

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Pool Rebel

Posted 12/08/2008 at 8:23pm | by Mike Spitalieri

You'll find more engaging pool simulators on Yahoo Games than in Pool Rebel.

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World Championship Pool 2009

Posted 12/08/2008 at 8:18pm | by Mike Spitalieri

Realistic ball physics, glossy lighting, and solid controls: iPhone pool players should grab this game to turn pro.

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Midnight Pool

Posted 12/08/2008 at 8:05pm | by Mike Spitalieri

Midnight Pool has seven playable pool sharks, custom cues, and music all inside seven unique billiard halls. The one thing you can't do in this billiards game is order a beer.

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SPiN - Super Shape Puzzle

Posted 12/05/2008 at 12:31pm | by Michael Simon

Rarely does a game come along whose title and instructions are one in the same. And never has it ever been so much fun.

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