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The Apple App Store gaming update is Gamertell’s weekly look at the previous week’s Apple App Store game releases. We cover them all - good and not so good - in their respective categories with a breakdown of the great games and the free games right where you want ‘em, at the top and in your face. The list is available every Monday, right as you are about to start that long work week.

Not much to say about this week’s list. Some releases look interesting and others, well, not so much. Yep, it’s another week of gaming apps, so get to it kids!

What’s Free

Brazil Kick Control
“Brazil Kick Control is more than a kick up game. It will challenge your ability to control the ball, in a highly addictive, reflex-challenging way and more important: IT’S FUN! You will still have to kick the ball up, easily done with a finger swipe, but pay attention! Uncontrollable wind bursts and curious birds are there to either hinder or help you and the longer you play, the faster the ball will drop and the stronger will be the wind. Challenge your friends and see who has the best score. Be careful, it’s a very addictive game, even the developers could not stop until they beat each other. Truly a new “toss app” kind of experience, with very nice and cool animations and effects :) Using an exclusive Hi Score server, you can play as a single player and contribute to a team, competing as a top player and within the top team. Get a quickie when you have little time, or challenge how long you can survive on the normal mode.”

GeoTron Lite
“GeoTron is a fast paced, skill driven, arcade shooter featuring dazzling graphics and an energetic retro soundtrack. GeoTron features hours of fun and will bring back joyful memories of retro arcade style gameplay re-imagined with gorgeous graphics and updated play styles to keep it fresh and addictive. Challenge your friends to beat your high score or show off how long you can survive the constant threat of oncoming enemies. Inspired by other games in this genre such as Geometry Wars and Asteroids, GeoTron contains all the things which make these games addictive and fun, yet rewarding and challenging each and every time you play. Retro soundtrack that matches the gameplay that has to be heard to be appreciated! Hum along to your favourite 8-bit tunes as you blast the enemies away… This lite version is just a taste of what is available in the full version. The full version contains 4 distinct gameplay modes (Normal, Minute Madness, Survival and Gridlock) and even more classic 8-bit tunes!”

Storm Attack Lite
“attle storms. Destroy blocks. Unlock awards. Compete in the global leaderboard. Think you’re ready? Storm Attack Lite is an addicting, fast-paced, arcade block-blasting game. Drag, organize, and zap away a constant stream of falling blocks… but be careful! Every minute, a storm rains down an ever-increasing swarm of blocks. It’s a constant battle against the clock as you fight for survival. Build up your bonuses, keep an eye on your ammo, and don’t get caught in the storm!”

MazeRunnerLE
“Experience the newest game app that people are hooked on. MazeRunnerLE, the best maze game ever created for the iPhone and iPod Touch! Easy to use, challenging to master, MazeRunnerLE will have you lost deep in a world of hedges, gems, pits, secret doors, teleports and more. With 5 mazes for you to explore and race MazeRunnerLE will give you hours of brain-teasing fun. The Lite Edition consists of the first 5 introductory mazes of MazeRunner and gives you a taste of what the MazeRunner games have to offer.”

Squiz Lite
“Note that the first time you play Squiz you will need an internet connection to download questions. After that you can play the game offline, but you will need an internet connection to add more questions if you run out. Squiz is an exiting trivia game for the iPhone and the iPod touch! Plenty of new questions are added every day, so there is no risk of running out of questions. Play a single player game for high score, or play in multiplayer mode with up to four players. Earn power-ups, which will help you solve the most tricky questions.”

What’s New

Action

Draw Slasher: Dark Ninja vs Pirate Monkey Zombies: Price: $0.99
“who can stop them! Slash through your enemies in style known from countless Japanese anime, and movies! Cut off your opponents heads, hands, legs - whatever you want! Slash them to pieces and never stop the mayhem! Hack your opponent and reappear behind his back. Do it over and over and make the biggest combo ever seen without being wounded once!”

Pirate Waters: Price: $0.99
“Prepare to be boarded! Pirate Waters is a very enjoyable 3D game. Sail your ship by tilting your iPhone or iPod Touch. Destroy enemy ships. Collect treasures and collect different power-ups. Rescue sailors. Upgrade your ship at docks. Sail through 20 levels across different environments (south, north, tropics, volcanoes, snow). Save the world from evil pirates and become a pirate too!”

GeoTron: Price: $0.99
“GeoTron is a fast paced, skill driven, arcade shooter featuring dazzling graphics and an energetic retro soundtrack. GeoTron features hours of fun and will bring back joyful memories of retro arcade style gameplay re-imagined with gorgeous graphics and updated play styles to keep it fresh and addictive. Challenge your friends to beat your high score or show off how long you can survive the constant threat of oncoming enemies. Four different and unique gameplay modes provide different challenges and offer new ways to play and high score tracking ensure you will want to play over and over again. Inspired by other games in this genre such as Geometry Wars and Asteroids, GeoTron contains all the things which make these games addictive and fun, yet rewarding and challenging each and every time you play. Retro soundtrack that matches the gameplay that has to be heard to be appreciated! Hum along to your favourite 8-bit tunes as you blast the enemies away…”

Soosiz: Price: $0.99
“Darkness is falling and your friends are missing. Do you have what it takes to save the world? Experience the groundbreaking gameplay mechanics, excellent playability and pixel-precise controls in this gravity-defying platformer where words like up and down get a totally new meaning. Simple controls make Soosiz easy to learn, but it’s a challenge to truly master the game. Enhancing your skills will be essential in beating the new gameplay elements and enemies introduced in each world. Watch out for the reduced gravity in space, slippery surfaces on the ice, gravity fields, freezing fountains and more.”

Adventure

Battle Zone 1942: Price: $0.99
“Inspired by the classic Seawolf, Battle Zone 1942 is a fast-paced arcade action game coupled with fresh innovative gameplay features.
for fans of the Original Seawolf, as well as old and new players to the action game genre, this game is for you! Time period: World War II. Location: English Channel. Mission: Battle huge assortment of enemy naval fleets. Weapons: upgradable torpedoes and the ability to use airstrike.”

Zombie Tap: Episodes: Price: $0.99
“Zombie Tap: Episodes is an experiment in episoding gaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Joe just finished his shift at the bar and wants nothing more than to get home and get some sleep. But in the parking lot, he finds a zombie horde with a different idea. Will he make it home? Or will he succumb to the spreading zombie plague? The first release of Zombie Tap includes episode 1. Future updates will add new episodes, each one a mini-game dealing with Joe’s attempts to just get home alive. Each episode will tell another piece of the story.”

Arcade

Robophobia: Price: $0.99
“You are Star Commander Ivan Medved nicknamed Iron Fist, leader of an elite Galaxy fighting unit on Special Ops assignment. Your call to duty is to save the Galaxy from grip of the Crazy Robots Army, who live on the planet Robophobia.”

NFL Rush Zone: Price: $1.99
“Two NFL games in one! Competition is king in the NFL Rush Zone! See how many touchdowns you can score in a quick pass action game of Lateral Collateral and escape detention to make it to the big game in Detentionator Dash!”

Storm Attack: Price: $1.99
“Battle storms. Destroy blocks. Unlock awards. Compete in the global leaderboard. Think you’re ready? Storm Attack is an addicting, fast-paced, arcade block-blasting game. Drag, organize, and zap away a constant stream of falling blocks… but be careful! Every minute, a storm rains down an ever-increasing swarm of blocks. It’s a constant battle against the clock as you fight for survival. Build up your bonuses, keep an eye on your ammo, and don’t get caught in the storm!”

Singularity Drive: Prologue: Price: $0.99
“Singularity Drive: Prologue. A classic, retro side scrolling avoid ‘em up! In 2097, the experimental time ship ‘Singularity Drive’ was lost on its maiden voyage. Trapped in the Vortex, can you change history and get the Singularity Drive back to the future?”

Stunt Driver: Price: $2.99
“Check out the trialer at: http://www.championsoft.com/stuntdriver. With Spin and Flip technology you can pull off all kinds of tricks and land smoothly. Stunts range from waterfalls to skyscrapers and even jumping out of the back of a cargo helicopter. Get this unique and exciting game now!”

Board

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Card

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Casino

Heads or Tails Zombie: Price: $0.99
“Meet your friends at the cemetery for a creepy storytelling, or a get together for a late session of that horror movie? Let a zombie decide that for you! Just swing up your iPhone/iPod Touch (hold it tight!) and the coin will be tossed up using 3D physics with impressive realism! Unlike other coin apps, the result is not randomly generated but rather based on gravity calculations that change the outcome depending on the way you shake your iPhone/iPod Touch. If you practice hard enough you can even challenge your friends on Heads or Tails Zombie! Loads of fun for this Halloween (and all year long too) with this scary version of Heads or Tails!”

Creepy Slots: Price: $0.99
“Creepy Slots… the spooky themed 5 reel casino slot machine where you must align the correct spooky symbols to win the creepy jackpot! Enter the Spooky Wheel of Fortune bonus game to win virtual prize bonuses and accumulate more creepy credits. Upload, share and compete with your hi-score online via AGON and post to Facebook and Twitter!”

Dice

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Educational

Ni’s Quiz: Price: $0.99
“The Ni’s Quiz Show is a game in which players answer quizzes based on their common knowledge in history, music, movie and science, etc. Jessica, Kim and Jack try to answer questions today to become the best quiz king. Total 50 questions are presented at each stage and the game is over for five wrong answers. A nice chance to upgrade your common knowledge!!! Challenge the Quiz King.”

mult puzzle: Price: $1.99
“This is a puzzle game of multiplication. The original is well known game ‘mpuz’ in emacs editor, This is a remake for iPhone/iPod touch from scratch. The rule is easy. Guess the combinations of alphabet and number. To try your guess, tap a alphabet button in multiplication and tap a number button below. As a result, the button at the center becomes equation( for example B = 7 ). Then tap a center button. You can get a hint by tapping ‘hint’ button. You can give up a game by tapping ‘giveup’ button. It is a simple screen. But buttons funnily rotates, trembles, laughs as a visual effect.”

Super Banker: Price: $0.99
“Super Banker is a game about “Counting bill” game. Player is a new hire employee into the worldwide bank group. In the same rule, player need to service some customer and get promotion, after player promotion to CEO level, then will travel to another city. (New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Shanghai) Each city has different currency, background, and buildings. Player need to count the correct money to get promotion. Enjoy it!”

Family

Just Find World (Spot the difference): Price: $0.99
“Just Find World succeeds the name and fame of Just Find It. Reasonable difficulty, fancy design and great control! Educational App with Links to Wikipedia for Each Place - You can trace where you have traveled. And if you want to know more about the place you are playing, tap the Wikipedia icon on the screen. With Just Find World you’ll be a traveler rather than a tourist. Different Spots - Different When You Back - Even if you encounter the same place again, the different spots won’t be the same. You won’t be bored!”

Titanic Rescue: Price: $0.99
“Take part of a hilarious MARINE RESCUE OPERATION as you FLING crazy cartoon gentlemen out of the cabins aboard the sinking ship. Slide forth empty vessels below to safely catch the passengers, but make sure they don’t bounce off an edge, a pile of sacks, a boat full of jazz musicians or any other crazy obstacle that might come floating. How long can you keep the gentlemen from plunging into the sea? Come join the rescue squad in TITANIC RESCUE!”

Music

Beat Runner 145 bpm: Price: $0.99
“Run or jog to the beat with your iPhone/iPod Touch. Beat Runner plays a series of drum loops sampled at 145 bpm whilst you run with your iPod in hand, or in pocket (using the built in accelerometer to sense arm/leg movement). The aim of the game is to race faster than a ticking time bomb that races against you on a series of world-wide stages.”

Puzzle

Mumbees: Price: $1.99
“Challenge your memory with Cackleberries.com’s version of a classic card game! Select Easy, Medium or Hard and you will be dealt 4, 6 or 16 pairs of cards. Choose any two cards and if they match they will stay face up. If they don’t, they’ll turn back over. Try to remember which cards are where by choosing pairs of cards until they are all matched. When all the cards are face-up, you win! Fun for any age level! Is your memory up to the challenge of Mumbee’s Match?”

Racing

Roaring Racers: Price: $0.99
“Diabolico and his gang have taken control of the local racing circuit. Playing the part of Buddy Bullet, you’ll need all the ROAR you can muster on your path to the top. Beat Diabolico and the gang to save the town.”

Boost 3D: Price: $1.99
“Boost is a 3D fast-paced experience unlike any other. The game’s visually stunning graphics and unique gameplay style will easily appeal to both experts and casual gamers. As you maneuver through the tunnel, you’ll have to dodge an ever-increasing amount of obstacles. But it’s not as simple as it sounds - the level will dynamically change it’s shape, so watch out!”

Role Playing

Sushi Chain: Price: $1.99
“This setting took place in Ueno, Tokyo. The Main character could not stand the corporate rat race anymore, and decided to call in sick for a few days. As he was walking around Ueno Park, he stumbles upon an Ad looking for a “Sushi Disciple” that would like to be trained and eventually own a famous Sushi restaurant if he/she pass the “Sushi Exams” Without hesitating, the main character applied to be a “Disciple”. How Far can you take your Sushi Chain? Or Will you have to call your boss and apologize?? It’s up to you!”

Simulation

iPuppy World: Price: $2.99
“ALL-IN-ONE CLIENT AND NEW BREEDS - Six iPuppy breeds (Husky, Chihuahua, Schnauzer, Dalmatian, Toy poodle and Labrador) with 17 color variations all in ONE client. NEW AVATARS - Make your beloved iPuppy even prettier with dozens of fashion and classic avatars. No mention the future highly customizable hair colors. NEW GROWING SYSTEM - Spend more time interacting with you iPuppy each day can grow them faster and stronger. NEW FRIEND SYSTEM - Make new friends in iPuppy World and bring your Facebook friends in. Visiting each other more and share happiness together. EXPLORE THE WORLD - Visit friends’ house, bring two iPuppies to play together and find great stuffs hiding there. Explore the world of iPuppy to find even more secrets to share. NEW BADGE SYSTEM - Collect the unique iPuppy Badges by visiting others to make your iPuppy the most popular collector in the world. UNLIMITED UPDATES - iPuppy series will NOT release any other stand-alone clients after iPuppy World. All future new content will be added only to iPuppy World as updates, and most of them are FREE!”

Junkmobile: Price: $1.99
“Help the guy get as far as possible on his newly purchased ‘junkmobile’. This will not be easy as parts will be falling off the vehicle during driving. The less parts remain, the slower the car will be moving, while the time is limited! In order to re-attach a falling part, use your finger to catch it and put it back where it belongs. Over time, the rate of parts falling off increases making them harder to catch.”

MazeRunner: Price: $0.99
“Easy to use, challenging to master, MazeRunner will have you lost deep in a world of hedges, gems, pits, secret doors, teleports and more. With 25 mazes for you to explore and race MazeRunner will give you hours of brain-teasing fun.”

Sports

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Strategy

Collision: TTTM: Price: $1.99
“In Collision - Travel To The Moon, you can fly your spaceship on a mission to the Moon, using its powerful engine and the natural force of gravity. Escape the Earth’s pull and find the fastest route. There are several ways to obtain a spectacular score, but which one is the best? In all cases, make sure to save as much fuel as possible for future missions to the stars! Bonus points are awarded when you complete a full orbit around the Earth or the Moon, and when you play on higher difficulty levels.”

Trivia

Triviality - History: Price: $0.99
“Triviality - History is the first in a new series of trivia games for the iPhone. Triviality brings a new trivia engine that ensures that you never see repeat questions until you’ve seen them all. Triviality is a fast paced trivia game; we never want you to have to wait for the next question. Play by yourself to set a new high score on our global leader boards, or duel a friend with another iPhone or iPod Touch with our bluetooth multiplayer feature. Either way, you can earn achievements by answering questions correctly and quickly.”

Word

Whirly Word: Price: $0.99
“From the makers of the most popular Sudoku games on iPhone comes a new whirl on word games! Have fun with anagrams; no really, words can be fun! How many words can you discover from six letters? Solve the puzzle instantly by finding the six-letter word or step up to the challenge of finding all possible words with the letters given. Whirly Word comes with over 5,000 puzzles, multiple color schemes, score tracking, and background music and sound effects that can be turned off so you can listen to your iPod while you play. The large buttons and sensible design allow you to get lost in puzzles for hours. Or take a quick break from your daily routine to play for just a few minutes. This game is smart and remembers right where you left off. Our puzzles use words that you will recognize. So challenge your vocabulary prowess and play until you win!”

Wordigo: Price: $0.99
“Wordigo’s quick pace – only 7 minutes a game – keeps you on your toes as you race to complete all the paths AND achieve a high score before time runs out. Or, turn the timer off and make completing all the paths on one of the 8 boards the challenge.”

iPhone/iPod Touch Links

AppleTell: [Free Apps roundup for October 9th, 2009] [Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup - October 9th, 2009] [iPhone OS 3.1.2 available now] [Pornographic games on the iPhone: a workaround]

GamerTell: [Gamertell Review: Circuit Strike One for iPhone, iPod Touch]