4. Bit Pilot. Hugely addictive, challenging avoid ’em up with fab retro graphics and crunchy chip tunes.
5. Osmos. Unique and beautiful physics-based arcade game. Loses little in its trip across from the iPad.
6. Rat On A Skateboard. Top-notch one-thumb survival game with cute graphics and several modes.
7. Castle Smasher. Lovely artillery game with dozens of levels, cute graphics and plenty of character.
8. Axe in Face. Mini cartoon daffodil-loving Viking fends off foes with axes! Path-drawing/castle defence – and fab.
(Bejeweled 2 would have placed higher if PopCap didn’t let it lag so far behind Facebook version all the time.)
9. Bejeweled 2 (v1.2.1+): Pretty jewel-swap game, now with addictive one-min ‘blitz’ mode.
10. Bubble Pets. Demented retro-themed Whac-a-Mole game. Great visuals. Furiously demanding & very playable.
So that just leaves the games, which includes a couple of must-have upgrades that were covered in 2010…
1. NanoStudio. Fabulous mini studio, with keyboards, drums, sampling, sequencing, great sounds and more. App perfection