Best Pick-Up and Play Game?

[Mahaa93]

What's the best pick-up game out in the appstore?? A game you could just open up, play for a few minutes, close it, then come back to it in a little while. Not a game like Hero of Sparta or BIA, where you have to play for long periods of time. Any suggestions? Also, no puzzles or sudoku please :)

[tunawrap]

Dropship, maybe Platypus but it takes about 15 seconds to start up....Dr. Awesome, and Scribball.

[tangerine]

Frenzic, Gaia, Shapium

[rich_952000]

For me I have 3 go-to games right now: Touchgrind,Wave Blazer, and Touchsports Tennis 09. They load quick, easy interface menus to navigate quickly, all 3 save if you have a call, and the latter two save if you have to shut off phone quickly.

[MicroByte]

For me I have 3 go-to games right now: Touchgrind,Wave Blazer, and Touchsports Tennis 09. They load quick, easy interface menus to navigate quickly, all 3 save if you have a call, and the latter two save if you have to shut off phone quickly.
Great thread!

For me it would be ishoot, bike or die or galcon.

[NotYou]

Galcon. You can even do a pick up and play multiplayer game. There aren't many games in general that can boast that.

Frenzic hasn't been mentioned yet either. It autosaves right where you left off.

Dropship was already mentioned, but it's worth mentioning again.

[odelay]

Dropship, Touchgrind, Real Football 2009, Dr. Awesome

[VirtualAlex]

Plateau - I am in love with it.
Dropship - So easy to get right into the action.

[menom]

Virtual Pool has to be it for me - handed to friend in pub last night a took a long time to get the phone back

[stemilan0]

Spin is very good in that, but also all the shooters like dropship (I actually think all the ng: games are perfect to pick-up and play XD), space deadbeef, vector blaster and 2079.
Nice thread

[VeganTnT]

Blue Defense!
Tris
Smiles (I normally play drop)
Wurdle

[Everydaynormalguy]

Scoops
2079
One of the Tangram Puzzles: TanZen, TanPro

[don_k]

Samurai Puzzle Battle

TouchSport Tennis

Nanosaur (just to fly around enjoying the beautiful world for relaxation)

[rootbeersoup]

Tetris
Colums (or Sega Columns Deluxe)
Bejeweled 2
LED Football
Pac-man/Ms Pac-man
Collapse Chaos
Pole Position Remix
Blocked
Centipede
Missile Command
Super Breakout
Solebon Solitaire

[hkiphone]

Scoops, Sneezies, Jellycar, Trace, Galcon, Tatonic, FieldRunners, Tapdefense, Black Mamba Racing, Texas Hold em, Ace Tennis Online

[dlogik]

Scoops
Tanzen
Pipes
Trace
Jellycar
Scoops...wait, said that one already.

[Eck]

HyperCannon - Awesome - Intense

[Chiller ONE]

Scoops
2079
One of the Tangram Puzzles: TanZen, TanPro

Haven't played TanZen but the others sure are among the best pick-up and play games out there.

[brewstermax]

Dropship is ok, if you don't already have it.. I don't like the controls myself, but I'm beginning to get used to them..

[yourofl10]

cromag rally, asphalt 4 elite racing. enigmo (personal favorite), supermonkey ball.....

[Midnight Status]

I'm a little biased but there's an unlockable mini-game in Debris which I think is actually among the best pick up and play games out there. Our next game will actually be a complete title based on that unlockable. When that arrives it will be one of the best choices to play when you've got just a few minutes to kill.

Other titles I enjoy in short burst are Dropship (great game), X-Plane, Topple, and Cube Runner. I also enjoy BIA and other more intricate games but usually I'm quite busy so the 1-5 minute burst games really capture my attention.

[Mahaa93]

I'm a little biased but there's an unlockable mini-game in Debris which I think is actually among the best pick up and play games out there. Our next game will actually be a complete title based on that unlockable. When that arrives it will be one of the best choices to play when you've got just a few minutes to kill.

Other titles I enjoy in short burst are Dropship (great game), X-Plane, Topple, and Cube Runner. I also enjoy BIA and other more intricate games but usually I'm quite busy so the 1-5 minute burst games really capture my attention.

What's debris about?

[wastedyuthe]

My favourite PUAP games-
Virtual Pool (literally start playing a quick game within 5 seconds of pressing the app button)
PapiJump
TS Tennis
iShooting Gallery
Eat Bunny Eat (don't half get fast!)
Trace
MotionX Poker (dice, not cards)
Venger
AutoMangle
ZombieMangle (not out yet, but when it is I thoroughly recommend it for a good quick blast)

[Oliver]

Scoops, Dr. Awesome, Plateau, Mouse About, Motion X Poker, Fuzzle/Beecells, Bubble Bash, Bejeweled 2, Mines.

I have two home screens for games. The first one is for one-handed pickup-and-play-games ("toilet games") and the second on for games, which take a bit more, like 2079, Dropship, Enigmo, Snail Mail, Fieldrunners etc.

[wastedyuthe]

pickup-and-play-games ("toilet games")

Haha! Too right mate. We may as well just call them toilet games from now on :D

[Kamazar]

Snail Mail. Seriously, the game is awesome.

[eeenmachine]

I'm gonna sneak a promo code in here for Scoops and hope the "toilet game" genre name doesn't stick! Enjoy!

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[NotYou]

I'm gonna sneak a promo code in here for Scoops and hope the "toilet game" genre name doesn't stick! Enjoy!

PXEY79YN7RF7

SCORE!:p

Thanks eenmachine. I'll be sure to write a review.

[istopmotion]

Fuzzle is awesome. I play it all the time - sometimes for 2 minutes, sometimes up to an hour. :)

It saves right when you leave and its easy to start. An excellent pick up and play game.

pickup-and-play-games ("toilet games")

Exactly XD

[Mahaa93]

how is led football 2? anyone recommend this?

[BrushMyNoseOff]

Lately, MotionX Poker Quest and Up There.

[gospel9]

motionX Poker Quest... king of pick up and play. Sessions can last 30 seconds to 5 minutes, up to an hour.

EA's sudoku is another one of my favorites if you like that... finish an easy puzzle in 5 minutes.

I love Katamari - each round lasts around 5 minutes.

These are the ones that I have found to be the most satisfying for those small sessions.

[tadad1]

Crazy Tanks. I love it, it's a great diversion if I have a few minutes to kill. Now at no.5 in the top 100 paid apps and more fun than anyone deserves for .99c. I hope it knocks iFart Mobile from no.1.

[The Game Reaper]

I have to say ZoneOut is a really good pick up and play game...I find myself coming back to it again and again.

[Tmonine]

I was about to post a new thread when I found this one so yeah can people tell me what are some really simple more recent PUAP titles. I am looking for games like doodle jump or stay that have a lot of polish and replayability.

[hkiphone]

I was about to post a new thread when I found this one so yeah can people tell me what are some really simple more recent PUAP titles. I am looking for games like doodle jump or stay that have a lot of polish and replayability.

Meteor Blitz is great and loads damn fast
Fare City is fun and you can resume after calls/pauses etc

[derek420]

pocket god :D

[New England Gamer]

Actually most of the ones that are listed are still good!

But more recent for me are:

Sky Burger
SHEEPLE
Catcha Mouse
Fling
Skee Ball

to cover a few categories

[Random_Guy]

Doodle Jump

[hawks12thman]

I play Sky Burger on and off a lot. Same with all the Labyrinth games, Playman Track & Field (yes I still play that game xD), and Light Bike. Moon Drop, Peggle, and most TM games are good pick up and play too.

[jeffreyzhang]

Animal Kingdom maybe, challenge your brain only 5 minutes a day. Try it

[icymax88]

Im shocked only one person mentioned Meteor Blitz!!

[derek420]

Im shocked only one person mentioned Meteor Blitz!!
i thot bout it. but it was already mentioned so i didnt bother

[darchinst]

meteor blitz for the non-existent load times and awesomeness.
ORBITAL, i play this in line at stores so much. my top go to game for puap

runners up that are great but don't get as much play:
skee-ball, must.eat.birds, racer, doodle jump

[bubblemasta]

How could anyone forget Minigore??? ITS THE BEST OF THE BEST! And it's only one dollar!

[quietmime]

I have to admit, I am a little biased but Tile Poker (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=330906334&mt=8) is a really great pick up and play puzzler. It loads fast, auto saves your game, and the nature of the play allows you to invest as much or as little time as you want.

[monkeys37]

Canabalt is the ultimate pick up and play game.

[wootbean]

Orbital is a great cassual game, although i never feel lke playin it

[S.I.D. CrAzY]

Right now for me,
it has to be,
Boost 3D.

:p

[str1f3]

Canabalt is the ultimate pick up and play game.

Easily the best choice.

[AlvinDj]

Rocket Monkey (Currently running a $200 iTunes gift card contest)
Pocket God

And many more other great pick-up and play games ;)

[Somerandomdude]

I personally like Puzzle Quest. That's usually my pick up and play game. Just turn it on, do one fight or more depending on how long you have/want, then just quit when you beat them, since it auto-saves. And it's really good too. I also use Zombieville in the same way. When I have time I turn it on, beat a level, and turn it off.

[Gryphon23]

Hook Champ is the perfect pick up and play game! (IMHO)

[xVietx]

I personally like Doodle Jump, Swingaling, Tap Tap Revenge 3, Canabalt, and Champion Archer to name a few.

[wootbean]

I'd like a game that doesn't need much concentration or too many fingers or accelerometer use. for some reason I only think of orbital. also maybe solitaire

[5jusername]

doodle jump is a great pick up and play game

[galaxygrrl]

I personally like Doodle Jump,.

I was waiting for someone to say that. Doodle Jump and Spikey would be my choice. Spikey is a game that should get more buzz than it does.

[derek420]

Im enjoying Dotopop as a casual pick up and play. Wayyy better than Chain RXN.

[Tap Dat App]

Doodle Jump. And believe it or not Rolando 2 isn't too shabby either. It loads rather fast, loved playing it real quick when I had some leisure time this week.

[fairlady]

A little bit of self-promotion for Spazzle and Spazzle II... but to make it fair, I'll defer to a quote from one of our reviewers:

"This game is definitely one of the best pick up and play, kid-friendly games the AppStore has to offer... You get a highly polished game that will surely keep you entertained while on the go." - The APPera

Spazzle II saves your game state if you get a phone call or whatever...

Other personal favorites:
Aqua Globs, Fling, Peggle

[mihir79]

Doodle Jump...now only if they could reduce the load time at startup:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Camzy]

Why are people saying Dropship?

If that's the benchmark pick up n' play then 90% of the app store is. All puzzle games would be a pick up n' play.

It should be more refined to games that you can FINISH in 1 short sitting but encourages replay.

I was thinking more along the lines of Flight Control, Orbital, Touchgrind, Drop7.

[Nascor]

Flight Control, Boost 3D, Meteor Blitz these are my fav's