Hey everybody, here’s the best games we reviewed in the month of September. Keep in mind you can view all of our 5 star and 4.5 star games via category sorting. Similarly, you can see all of these “best of" roundups by clicking the Best iPhone Games category. You’ll find tons of good stuff in there, especially if you dig back into the archives a bit.
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5 Stars
Bad Piggies, Free / HD – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – A fantastically fresh spin on the Angry Birds formula, this time you play as the pigs and build various contraptions to reassemble your grand plan for stealing the eggs from the birds. This game is shockingly good, and shouldn’t be missed. Sandbox mode, in particular, is incredible.
Super Monsters Ate My Condo!, Free – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – The original game was awesome, but this new Bejeweled Blitz-like spin on the formula cranks things up to 11. Two minute long games are hectic from start to finish, and if you’re good, you can still pull off those insane scores that people loved bragging about in the original Monsters Ate My Condo.
God of Blades, Free – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – An incredibly unique game with art and sound design that’s out of this world. It almost reminds us of Sword & Sworcery in a way in that the game is so artistic that the entire experience is something you don’t see very often on the App Store. Definitely dig into our review.
4.5 Stars
Liliâ„¢, $0.99 – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – This Unreal engine powered game has a look at feel that is by far the most Nintendo-like I’ve seen on the App Store. Add a sword fighting mechanic and a Triforce, and it might pass for Zelda. The flower picking mechanic is a little weird, but it’s easy to get into.
Rayman Jungle Run, $2.99 – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – When I first heard of this game, I rolled my eyes expecting another Temple Run clone. Instead, we got a platformer that is not only totally awesome but feels perfect on the iPhone.
Plight of the Zombie, $0.99 – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – A really slick line drawing stealth game that puts the player in charge of moving zombies around various levels. If you’re tired of zombie games, give this one a try, it feels really fresh compared to most mindless zombie games.
Super Hexagon, $2.99 – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – This game has taken the TouchArcade crew by storm, with Jared and Arn fiercely competing on leaderboards with a few of our mutual Twitter followers. I’m not good enough at video games to make a good effort, but if you like very short very fast paced games, you need this one.
Splice : Tree of Life, $3.99 – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – Cipher Prime nails it again with an oddly obscure cellular puzzler. It started its life on the PC, but like all of their games, the iPad almost feels like Splice’s natural home.
