The Only 10 Games Your iPhone Needs

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Thereare loads of games in the App Store for the iPhone/iPod Touch, but ifyou want to save money and space, which are the true essentials? Hereare our 10 must-haves.
While there are enough good games in theApp Store to fill up multiple pages on your iPhone or iPod Touch, youdon't need that many, nor do you need to spend that much money. If youfocus on filling certain genres with single games and not doubling upon multiples, you can make yourself the ultimate "games page" of apps.Here's the list.
Touchgrind:This skateboarding game was designed from the ground up for themulti-touch iPhone platform, and it shows. The completely uniquecontrol method of using your fingers as legs on a skateboardimmediately makes sense and is totally addicting. As you get better,the new skateboards that are unlocked with high scores continually feeljust within your grasp. $4.99
Galcon:Galcon is a space-based strategy game that delivers super-short games,which is perfect for the iPhone. Rather than getting dragged into gamesyou won't finish, Galcon lets you play a bunch of one or two minutegames. You can refine your strategy with each game, and every time youlose it's just too easy to try again. Lite: Free; Pro: $4.99
Fieldrunners:Many call this the best game in the App Store, and it's tough to arguewith them. A tower defense game with a super-high degree of polish,this is the definition of addicting. Basically, you want to set upweapons to stop soldiers for storming your towers. You earn more cashfor more weapons for every guy you stop, and you lose health for everyguy who gets through. And then you can't. Stop. Playing it. $4.99
Line Rider iRide:You've probably played Line Rider on the internet in some form oranother: you draw a bunch of lines, then a little man on a sled getstossed down your makeshift track. The controls are simple and workgreat on a touchscreen, and you can play in short bursts, saving yourmaps for later. It's intuitive enough that there's virtually nolearning curve, but you can spend countless hours working on yourmasterpiece of sledding physics. $2.99
Uno:You know Uno, you love Uno. But here's a version that involves no peskyshuffling. If you're more of a poker fan you probably went for TexasHold 'Em, which is cool, but if you ask me, Uno is a much more fun cardgame. After all, what fun is poker when you're gambling with pretendmoney? $5.99
Rolando:This is a wonderful, cartoonish platformer that uses simple controlsthat are easy to learn but are used in increasingly complicated andchallenging ways as the game progresses. You control a series of littleballs—Rolandos—by tilting your iPhone and swiping up to jump. But youcan control many of them at once, and there are also obstacles andswitches you can manipulate. It's got a high degree of polish and willsuck you in from the first level. $9.99
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D:This is our favorite racing game, despite not being fully sold on theaccelerometer controls of iPhone racing games. But because of that, youreally only need one, and this should be it. Great graphics, goodstability and plenty of variety add up to make this the essentialiPhone racing game. $5.99
SimCity:This port of SimCity 3000 is stunning. This is no gimped version ofSimCity, dumbed down for a touchscreen. It's the full game, completewith advisers and all the building types you can handle, with intuitivetouchscreen controls. Finally, you can build the epic metropolis ofyour dreams whenever you sit down and have a few minutes to kill. $9.99
Touch Hockey: FS5:Air Hockey on the iPhone is just like regular air hockey, minus thehigh probability of getting one of your fingers smashed with the puck.Simply put your finger on the mallet and try to score some goals. It'salso fun to play with two people, with each person holding an end ofthe iPhone. And hey, no quarters required. Lite: Free; Pro: $1.99
Trism:This is essentially a modified version of Bejeweled, and if you knowthat game then you know why you'd want it on your iPhone. It's aclassic puzzle game, one that makes the transition to the touchscreenbeautifully. You're trying to get three pieces of the same colortogether to make them disappear, and depending on how you're holdingyour iPhone, the resulting tumble of pieces will happen in a differentdirection. It adds a new level of strategy to the game while retainingwhat made the original so awesome. $2.99
[A Bonus 11th game, From Brian: I'd like to add Motion X Poker Questto the list for its amazing use of the accelerometer and in gamephysics used to roll the dice, as well as beautiful graphics and soundsand addicting game play. ]