The Greatest And Most Fun iPhone Games

Posted on 07 March 2010

People don’t like to be regulated in business, but when it comes to iPhone games, it seems to be necessary. As the iPhone has gotten more sophisticated and powerful, with its wide screen and touch controls, the potential for developing games for the device has grown by leaps and bounds. But the creation and promotion of these games has, until recently, had a very “wild west” feel to it. The “anything goes” atmosphere of these iPhone downloads is mirrored by a similar attitude in the business and promotional practices associated with them.

There are about forty million iPhone users, and chances are that there are just as many interested in games, as there are gamers using other technologies. So a certain percentage of iPhone users are satisfied with just a few basic games, as they are for their home computers. On the other hand, the primary iPhone downloads of other users are games created specifically for this device. Game applications have proliferated wildly, even for the earliest version of the iPhone which had to be hacked for any non-original programs to be downloaded. The iPhone 3G and 3GS versions that now allow downloads can accommodate Apple-approved games placed in their online store, and many others downloaded by those who’ve hacked their iPhones.

But when people go to check out the iPhone application reviews for games to download to their phones, they may not entirely be able to trust what they read. Because of fierce competition and the money-making potential in the sale of iPhone games, some powerful reviewers and marketers with a lot of influence have been known to ask game creators to pay for good reviews. For this reason, says Marshal Hernandez of the Gamasutra gaming website (http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/author/MarshalHernandez/2031/), the whole business of reviewing these games might end up being called into question.

However, new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations may curtail underhanded iPhone games promotions. At the end of 2009, the FTC instituted rules requiring disclosure of payments, services, free products, or other considerations given by corporations to those who have written product reviews. Since the reviewer can be fined a large amount for non-disclosure, hopefully games rated the top iPhone apps will now be reviewed and rated more accurately, in ways users can trust. Gradually, the regulators hope to rein in the “wild west” atmosphere and make the gaming situation for portable devices a little more predictable and controlled.

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