Update alert: Gridrunner now includes 1:1 controls and survival mode. It’s bullet hell in a shoebox. Buy it! itunes.apple.com/app/gridrunner…
Barg alert: Bejeweled HD itunes.apple.com/app/bejeweled-… – Classic gem swapper in big-o-vision for iPad. Currently $0.99/69p.
Barg alert: Need for Speed Most Wanted itunes.apple.com/us/app/need-fo… – $0.99/69p for the best iOS arcade racer. (That URL US-only, note.)
Freebie alert: PITFALL! itunes.apple.com/app/pitfall!/i… – A mite grindy, but a 3D endless runner with some great visuals and ideas.
Freebie alert: Daisy Chains itunes.apple.com/app/daisy-chai… – Sweet and simple arcade collect ’em up.
Barg alert: Super Hexagon itunes.apple.com/app/super-hexa… – $0.99/69p for a superb, addictive, demanding, hypnotic arcade challenge.
Friday freeb: Reckless Getaway itunes.apple.com/app/id44714910… – Flawed but fun overhead time-attack survival game/smash ’em up.
Barg alert: Hipstamatic itunes.apple.com/app/hipstamati… – Fun camera app with virtual film/lenses/flashes. (IAP but defaults are fine.) $0.99/69p
Barg alert: Multiponk itunes.apple.com/app/multiponk/… – Surprisingly addictive take on bat-and-ball games, with varied levels. $0.99/69p today.
Barg alert: Osmos itunes.apple.com/app/osmos/id38… and Osmos for iPad itunes.apple.com/app/osmos-for-… currently only $0.99/69p each. Multitouch brilliance.