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 comments
1 - Phillip Winn
I bought Tap Tap Coldplay last month, and I'm eying the DMB edition, too. Crazy fun stuff, once you get into it!
2 - Robert M. Barga
I dont know Phillip, i mean, i like it for a bit, but it annoys me
3 - MacDaddy
I explored both Bento and Tap form to see which was the better database app. All in all, I think Tap Form came out the winner in my eyes. Before you give Bento your first place prize, you should check it out.
4 - Robert M. Barga
you think what?
5 - Robert M. Barga
the thing is, Bento is made by a native company and it has a desktop version, which means it is much easier to use
6 - Titus
I just read "Police Powers" reviews on the iTunes store, this app does not pertain to police powers in USA, it is only good for people who live in the UK.
Also, all reviewers are complaining about the extremely small fonts.
I would like to know why do you rate this as a top 10 app and why not include the above mentioned details.
7 - Barga
Titus, the app described to me listed it as information about america, so i went off of their description
8 - Isaacs Gamer Tips
Arent dmv tests open book????
9 - mktanny
love your posts ,they are helping me a lot in getting some stuff for my all new iphone.
Thnx
10 - Technology Blogged
Thank you for these statistics, as a technology based blog I am always on the look out for things like this. I also really love the layout of your blog.
In terms of your post I honestly believe andrioid will become number one. The reason I believe this is due to their next line up which includes the HTC Salsa, Bravo (Google Phone) and others of a great spec.
These phones are sure to dominate Blackberry, Windows based phones and yes even the iPhone. Perhaps not Linux though, as in the east and China especially they are very popular (and it has the largest population for a country in the world). Perhaps linux will create a truly well adapted mobile operating system?
On the iPhone I believe that unless Apple can truly bring a large upgrade to their iPhone which can compete with the Snapdragon 1Ghz monstrosity chip found in the HTC Bravo then they will lose market share < even possibly below the figures you have.
More and more manufacturers will switch to android - Motorola made a brilliant move doing this as and they even put all their business resources into backing it < what a move, they are now selling the Droid in huge numbers and thats great. The Cliq isn't doing too badly either according to T-Mobile.
I think Nokia would be the last to move, however with the new N series falling short of Apples offering and HTC's perhaps they might even decide to focus on regular handsets over the smart options (mind, thats a loss of revenue isn't it).
Well thank you for this post, and don't hesitate to become a guest poster on my blog - from your writing you definately have style
Regards,
Jakk from Technology Blogged
11 - bogat
Is there an app on the iphone for actually playing Magic: The Gathering rather than just maintaing decks etc... ?????
Pls let me know as I'd love to play the card game again on the iphone.
12 - barga
Not that I know of, sorry
13 - Technology
I agree with Jakk, and believe that andrioid will become number one. Not only because of their next line up which includes the HTC Salsa, Bravo etc. but also because Google have such dominance in so many markets now, they can persuade us to go for their products, because of their compatibility.
I feel sorry for phones like the Blackberry, as they are good phones, but up against Google, they stand no chance :(
Great article!
Thanks :)
14 - barga
The droid has countless problems, a buggy os, and a ton of apps that just dont work sorry, but closed OS is much better for phones (and I am running linux on my comp now)
15 - Vitalka
As for me, iPhone would be more better with Windows Mobile OS. It's not so difficult to use, easy to repair/reinstall and possible to fun with any software that you need.
But, iPhone users also value any software they can use, because they can't get them too much from Apple store.
Of course, there are some rich people who can buy a lot of paid software, but all the other people usually can't do that :-(
16 - Technology Blogged
@technology, thanks buddy.
My initial comment was made last year in December and a lot has happened since then both in regards to the iPhone and in regards to Android.
Android has grown vastly like technology agreed with, and the iPhone has remained steady although Apple themselves have taken 50% of the handheld gaming market, a milestone which is something to be proud off.
The latest iPhone, the 4, is something I bought and have had to replace 3 times from the Apple store due to hardware failures 1) the screen backlight failed 2) the wifi antenna jammed 3) the touch screen became un responsive.
You know, for such an expensive phone you'd expect more, right?