Freebie alert: JAZZ: Trump’s journey itunes.apple.com/app/id478314434 – Sweet platform game with an engaging, original story and some fantastic art.
Freebie alert: EDGE Extended itunes.apple.com/app/edge-exten… – Stunning time-attack racer in a world of isometric cubes. An iOS essential.
The DRM Death Ray Manta: Vibrant, jolly, hugely addictive and sneakily brutal twin-stick shooter. Univ. 4/5 $0.99 itunes.apple.com/app/id59285819…
Barg alert: Star Walk™ HD itunes.apple.com/app/star-walk-… – $0.99/69p (80% discount) for the first-rate astronomy guide.
Freebie alert: Mutant Mudds itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mutant-… – Retro-style platformer with ‘layered’ gameplay twist.
Freebie alert: Netbot for iPhone itunes.apple.com/gb/app/netbot-… or iPad itunes.apple.com/gb/app/netbot-… – Nice App.net client from Tapbots.
Barg alert: Match Panic itunes.apple.com/app/match-pani… – Fast and furious Whac-a-Mole(ish)—even better with an iCade. 69p/$0.99 today.
Freebie alert: Siege Hero itunes.apple.com/app/siege-hero… – More of less Angry Birds in first-person. More precise in play and an amusing time-waster.
Fantastical: Interesting list-oriented calendar. Syncs with iOS data. Neat natural-language input. 4/5 $4.99 itunes.apple.com/app/fantastica…
Note: that previous review was based on testing on an iPad 3. Frankly, if a game jerks along on that, it’s best avoided until tuned.