The Top 10 iPhone Applications of May 2009 - Page 2

7: Myst For iPhone
First published 16 years ago, Myst was an amazing game for the time. The graphics were stunning, the sounds eerie, and the gameplay amazing. It was so popular that it was the highest selling game until The Sims passed it (interesting that this very game shows up later in this list) in 2002. Cyan, the company that made the game, has decided that it is time for another generation to experience it, and so they have ported it to the iPhone. Everything is faithful to the original, from the sounds, to the looks, to the controls. Even though the 700+ megabytes of data will eat up your storage space, playing Myst just one more time is worth the $5.99 price.

6: Top Gun
Back in the 1980s Tom Cruise was a big deal. His movies were blockbusters and his acting was great. One of his greatest movies was Top Gun, where Tom served as a wise ass ace pilot for the U.S.A. Paramount, deciding that they wanted to cash in on the movie some more, has created an iPhone game based off of this. You take controls as a pilot, fly some sweet planes, and shoot those godless commies out of the sky. Plus, you get to be as arrogant and confrontational as Tom was in the movie. Everything in this game is great; the controls are flawless, the graphics crisp, and the sound is par. You can push the throttle all the way up for only $3.99 today. Look for a full review of this title within a few weeks.

5: Police Powers
You would be surprised by how many people do not know their fundamental rights when it comes to dealing with the police. You would be even more surprised by how many police do not know the proper laws, constitutional protections, and normal procedures when dealing with citizens. This is where Police Powers comes in. Police Powers is an application for your iPhone that allows you to see the protocol for everything, from interrogations to handling terrorist subjects. Though it is aimed at police officers and lawyers, I feel that every citizen should know their rights. Thus, I believe that the $4.99 out of your pocket is well worth it.

4: US Citizenship Study Guide
Before I start, I would like to point out that I am aware that the target of this application is quite small. That said, however, I truly believe that everybody should know the basic questions that are on the US citizenship test, and so I think that this is a worthwhile investment. US Citizenship Study Guide is a pretty simple application for your iPhone or iPod Touch. The application takes questions from the most recent INS study guide, puts them in a nice format, and gives them to you. While some might think these are easy questions, they are what you need to know to become a citizen of this fine country. If you are planning on taking the citizenship test, then I recommend that you use $.99 to grab this application today.

Article Author: Robert M. Barga

Robert M. Barga is a student at The Ohio State University (Go Bucks) and is majoring in Political Science, with an American Policy focus, and minoring in English. He is an avid blogger on Whalertly, technology guru, and gamer (computer, table-top, and console). …

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