iPhone App Spotlight July 2010

One of the frequent discussions over lunch here at Realmac HQ is about iPhone apps - we're forever talking about our current favourite iPhone app or game - so I decided to pester the rest of the team about the game they're enjoying right now and share the list with you. Because I'm that pernickety, I also tried to extract a little more information from my colleagues as to why exactly they like the game - with varying success.

• Bird Strike - Gold Edition

  Recommended by Dan

  

  Launch a little birdie named Gerald into the sky, and try to keep him flying by grabbing rockets, jet packs and umbrellas. Once you're in space, dive back down destroying as much stuff as possible. If you're into catapulting birds this is a must buy. £0.59 on the App Store

• eBoy FixPix

  Recommended by Ben

  

  A simple puzzle game with a difference: tilt your iPhone to get eBoy's pixel art to line-up. It's not the most challenging of games, but I'm a big fan of eBoy's pixel art and it's a nice example of putting the accelerometer to good use. £1.19 on the App Store

• Geared

  Recommended by Danny

  

  A game where you rearrange different sized cogs in the aim to move a stationary one a distance away from a, provided, moving cog. The levels range from dead simple to pretty tricky, and the fairly constant progress has got me completely hooked. £0.59 on the App Store

• Carcassonne

  Recommended by Nik

  

  This iPhone version of the classic board game is really stylishly done, allowing you to play on your own & across the internet with friends. The multiplayer setup in't entirely hassle free - but hopefully the free iPad-designed update coming later this year can fix that. £2.99 on the App Store

• Bit Pilot

  Recommended by Aron

  

  So there's this spaceship right’ And you propel it around the screen… You collect these pulsing flying pills. When you get hit you by a rock you explode. The music goes blip blip blip. It's good. £0.59 on the App Store

• Monster Mayhem

  Recommended by Luke

  

  Slice, shoot and nuke a plethora of colourful ghouls before they break through your cemetery gates. The gameplay is nice and simple and I am particularly fond of the character illustrations throughout. £0.59 on the App Store

• Ramp Champ

  Recommended by Chris

  

  Ramp Champ has to be one of the most stylish iPhone games around. It's beautifully designed, and totally addictive thanks to the the collecting of points as you play, which can be redeemed for more beautifully designed virtual swag. £1.19 on the App Store

• Angry Birds

  Recommended by Team Realmac

  

  In a distinctly unscientific office poll one thing became very clear: most of us love the insanely-addictive Angry Birds - in fact it was so popular that we had to ask folks to pick up their iPhones, browse their home screens and select another game. £0.59 on the App Store