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As a platform runner, Greedy Dwarf hits all the right marks to offer a challenging experience with the responsive controls necessary to battle and overcome the environments. While the content is a bit light, I still whole-heartedly recommend Greedy Dwarf for any fans of fast-paced, reflex-oriented platformers.

Cling Thing is a great experience for a buck. From its vibrant graphics to its pleasant music to its perfect controls to its increasingly challenging puzzles, Cling Thing offers the kind of experience that makes gaming on iOS a joy.

Minion Rush has almost nothing new to say, but it's doing most of what it does very well, and the minions really liven things up with their personalities. In spite of my sarcasm in the first paragraph, these little guys do seem pretty well-matched for this kind of game, and Gru and Dr. Nefario's inventions are a natural explanation for all the goofy power-ups these games seem to have.

Agricola is a superlative port of an equally exceptional game. Just don't mistake the cute styling for simple mechanics. Even in "family mode", Agricola is both challenging and competitive. The scoring system alone will put off some people who would otherwise find the concept appealing. That's not a design flaw, it's entirely intentional and the reason the board game has a devoted fanbase.

Hero of Many is meditative and unique. An enthralling experience that is, rather than acting as a fun distraction, a game you can lose yourself and invest in. An artistic achievement some may find lacking in gameplay, but I truly wish the App Store held more titles like this.

Bridgy Jones provides laid-back humor and hours of gameplay, making it an unparallelled classic in the bridge building physics puzzler genre. I am thoroughly impressed and excited to see what else Grow App has on the horizon for the conductor and his mongrel. Hit the forums and see what others think about Chillingo's instant vintage app.

Anyway, Enemy Unknown is a fantastic, superbly designed strategy game that hits a ton of different notes and nails all of them. If you're into strategy games, give this a go. It'll blow you away, and you'll probably walk away with a few stories to tell.

There's very little to complain about with Quadropus Rampage. It's an excellent roguelike/brawler hybrid with a control system that matches the fast-paced action. In addition, the randomized aspects, long-term Masteries and upgrade systems do a great job keep you playing.

True, I'm not the biggest fan of the IAP heroes, and a few other nagging issues (such as the inability of the game to save runs if the game runs out of memory while suspended) do exist. However, in the great scheme of things there's little to complain about in this excellent sequel to a great game.

The bottom line is, Gangstar Vegas is a great open-ended game, with lots of variety and lots to do, and will keep you playing. The dialog, which is only marred by the acting, is humorous, as are the news reports and the in-vehicle conversations. The races will keep you coming back, and if you’re anything like me, the graphical glitches and inconsistencies won’t keep you from trying to achieve a perfect three-star rating on each and every race, challenge and heist, for the sole purpose of seeing your game completion status jump to 100%.