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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an enhanced port of the PSP version, which was a port of the DS title released last year. This version plays like a combination of both games, keeping the aspect ratio and graphics of the PSP version with the touch events from the original DS title. You play as the son of a recently murdered gang lord sent to deliver a sword, a treasured family heirloom, to your uncle in Liberty City. You are ambushed at the airport, robbed of the sword, and left for dead. Its up to you to seek revenge upon the ones who shot you and the people who murdered your father.

DOOM Resurrection

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Doom Resurrection is based on id Software's popular first person shooter Doom 3.  You are a marine stationed on a martian base when a portal to hell is accidentally opened and demons and zombies invade the base, leaving you and a handful of people as the lone survivors. The functions like a normal first person shooter, only on rails. Your character moves on a set path while you dispatch enemies and collect items.

Blades of Fury

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Blades of Fury is a surprisingly good fighting game quite similar to Soul Calibur. Created by Gameloft, Blades oozes quality in every category, from the sweet visuals to online play. It even features a decent storyline! After being defeated 20 years ago, the evil Faust has risen again to reclaim the holy suit of armor. You start the game by choosing one of 6 characters (more are unlockable), both good and bad, each with unique moves and interesting motivations for wanting the armor.

Sneezies

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Sneezies is a puzzle game that I definitely feel falls in the "absolutely must have" category. The charming and colorful characters combined with an unbelievably simple idea make for dozens of hours of addicting fun. The fact that it's so simple, yet it can still be quite challenging make it, quite literally, a game for all ages.

Ramp Champ

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Ramp Champ is a extremely addicting and interesting take on the classic arcade concept of skee ball. There have been several versions of this style game to hit the App Store, but this is by far my favorite. It's surprising that such a simple idea could be so entertaining, but trust me. Ramp Champ will steal hours and hours of your life away.

ACTPrinter

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ACTPrinter is an extremely useful app that allows you to download any document you would otherwise print right to your iPhone. Once you go to Houdah Software's website and download the corresponding computer application, you're all set to go! This is one those app concepts that I'm really surprised isn't automatically included with the iPhone.

Enigmo 2

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Enigmo 2 is the sequel to the award winning port of the Macintosh game Enigmo. It is a unique, three-dimensional physics-based puzzle game. The game involves getting some sort of substance (water, plasma, laser beams) from its source to a collection receptacle by using objects and reflective surfaces. Once you collect the minimum amount of each substance simultaneously, you can advance to the next level, but you must do it quickly. Your bonus points start high and start ticking down as soon as the game starts.

Good Reader

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Good Reader is a file viewer primarily boasting the ability to store and show large PDF files with ease. Using their own viewing engine, large text files, PDFs and large images load quickly and don't strain the application. With the download of a third-party desktop application, you can get started with Good Reader today!

Toki Tori

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Toki Tori is likely one of the most adorable little games you can get for your iPhone today. The game puts you in control of Toki Tori, a newly born "chicken" who's on a quest to save his unborn siblings. Because you can't fly, you're given items and weapons along the way to help you traverse the various worlds and defeat baddies that stand in your way.

Scrabble

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Scrabble is an interactive word game that provides you with seven tiles and a board, allowing you to form words and gain points through bonuses and word combinations. You can play alone, face the computer on different difficulties, or even challenge users on Facebook or WiFi.

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