Smartphone apps increase the practical functionality of users devices. Plenty of apps out there advertise fun, too. After all, fun is a function, too. iPhone users know there are countless games available, but sorting through the muddle to find a game that more than mediocre can feel like more trouble than it worth. For those gamers who are seeking games that really offer something new, (and aren’t they all?), these three gems should be at the top of their download lists.
1. Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner: Be Your Own Skywalker – Developer: THQ, Inc, Price: $2.99 
Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner takes a traditional space-fantasy dogfight game and brings it into close contact with reality‚very close contact. Anyone who hass ever wondered how it would feel to pilot the Millennium Falcon in the heat of combat with their own city skyline as the setting is in for a special treat. Falcon Gunner uses the iPhone’s camera lens to create the backdrop for this fire-as-you-fly simulator. Players can maneuver through their city streets or through their own living rooms. And anyone who gets tired of the backdrop can’t blame a repetitive scrolling animation with this novel concept.
2. Blowing: Very Fun and Cool iPhone Game – Developer: LNA Studio,Price: $.99
Blowing is a wonderful innovative casual game that revolves around an all too familiar real-life situation: settling in for a snack, and discovering that someone else is just as hungry. In Blowing, from LNA Studios, Inc., animated ants and their insect friends come after the player’s meal. In real life, one’s natural response might be to blow-off the buggy invader, literally. Well, that’s exactly how players are supposed to combat these virtual villains, too. A sensitively designed audio control system makes the iPhone’s built in microphone the player’s weapon to win with. Players blow into the microphone, activating not only breath as a weapon but also a variety of in game options, like ice and flame.
3. Staraoke: Singing iPhone Game For Kids -Developer: BeiZ Ltd,Price: $1.99
The iPhone’s microphone plays a different role in the kid-friendly game Staraoke. This children’s version of karaoke teaches kids to carry a tune. A character on the screen collects stars by staying on the indicated path. But without guidance, they’re prone to wander off course. In order to keep them collecting stars and scoring points, youngsters choose a familiar tune (like Itsy Bitsy Spider) and sing along. When they’re hitting the right notes, their star scores soar. When they aren’t‚ well, practice makes perfect.
The iPhone’s incredible game selection is impressive not just because of the numbers of games, but because those numbers mean developers have to compete for players’ attention. Blowing, Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, and Staraoke prove that game makers are putting some thought into the best ways to do that. iPhone fans shouldn’t settle for anything less than addictive, delightful additions to their Games folders, and these three games show they don’t have to.
These are some very interesting games. I like the technology of the iPhone used for the second game. Very interesting! Maybe it should be added to this guide: http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/Erin/best-iphone-apps-for-kids