Best of its Kind is a big poll where we try to find the best games of a specific genre. Winning games get posted in separate threads like this one for discussion and for people to see the games in more detail. Votes are still ongoing for newer genres. Do NOT vote for games in this thread. To vote for your favourite games visit this link 1 with 42 votes Meteor Blitz Alley Labs ★★★★★ Game of the Month - Touch Arcade ★★★★★ Top 10 Action/Adventure Game in US and Japan ★★★★★ Apple Year in Review 5 … $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details★★★★★ Game of the Month - Touch Arcade ★★★★★ Top 10 Action/Adventure Game in US and Japan ★★★★★ Apple Year in Review 5 Stars! "Meteor Blitz is one of the highest quality space shooters we've seen for the iPhone...this one comes highly recommended" - Arnold Kim, Touch Arcade 5 / 5! "It has the perfect balance of control scheme, graphics and rich gameplay that make this game worth every penny asked." - Erik Fikkert, AppVee Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the complete package in every way. If you want a game with gorgeous visuals, skill-based shooting, perfect controls, online connectivity, and replay value, look no further." - Shawn Leonard, Slide To Play Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the most extensive survival shooter that I have ever played on the iPhone...I cannot emphasize enough how good of a game this is." - Daniel, No DPad App of the Week! - "Meteor Blitz is the best top-down space shooter for the iPhone...Meteor Blitz stands at the head of the class as the best by far of its genre." - Will Raskin, 148Apps "5 stars (one of the top shooters and recommended for anyone who's even remotely interested; definitely a worthy addition and has enough differences to set it apart from others)" - Big Albie "Our top pick of the week by far...It’s one of the best games we’ve played on the platform in a while. iLounge Rating: A-" - Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge _________________________________________ KILLER FEATURES - AUTOPAUSE - Your game pauses the instant you take your thumbs off the controls. After you see it in action, you'll wonder why every game doesn't do it! - AUTOSAVE/INSTANT RESUME - Your game saves automatically whenever you press the iPod/iPhone Home button to quit the game. The next time you play, your game resumes ALMOST INSTANTLY! - LIVE IN-GAME GLOBAL RANKING - Your global leaderboard ranking appears in the upper-left corner and updates in REAL TIME as your score improves. Now you can see how you measure up without waiting for the game to end! _________________________________________ TWITTER "Full stop, Meteor Blitz is the best shooter on the iPhone to date." "Meteor Blitz- This has it all. Very fun and I am already addicted from the start. Give it a try!" "sooo addicted to the iphone game: Meteor Blitz - it's just wonderful!" _________________________________________ Having trouble? Questions? Email us at [email protected] and we'll respond ASAP! _________________________________________ FEATURES - Amazing graphics - Lighting fast gameplay - Super responsive controls - No load times! - 3 powerful upgradable weapons - Gravity gun - 6 stunning worlds - Arcade and survival modes - Autosave and instant resume - Global online leaderboards - Realtime in-game global ranking - Original techno soundtrack -or- listen to your own music Information Seller:Alley Labs Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Sep 15, 2009 Updated:Mar 11, 2013 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (11) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal 2 with 32 votes Isotope: A Space Shooter Affogato LLC "Isotope probably has more content than any other shooter and is one of the most addicting iPhone games that I’ve ever p… $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details"Isotope probably has more content than any other shooter and is one of the most addicting iPhone games that I’ve ever played." - 148Apps "Isotope Lite: A Space Shooter" - A "Must Get" Game" - TouchArcade "If you haven’t yet, please please please get Isotope" - TouchMyApps "Isotope is a fully featured, visually stunning twin-stick shooter that blends intense action with a rare depth and complexity." - SlideToPlay "You should change the name from “Isotope: A Space Shooter” to “Isotope: THE Space Shooter”." - Appversity Check out our level page for new web levels that you can download and play! http://isotope.affogatosoftware.com/levels.html Isotope is a retro arena shooter with RPG elements that add strategy and depth to the game. We have spent a lot of time making sure that Isotope is one of the most intense games on the iphone. Isotope maintains a steady 30 frames per second with hundreds of enemies, bullets and effects on screen. If you enjoy shooters like Geometry Wars or Robotron, check out Isotope! Featuring: - Fast and Frenetic gameplay with tons of enemy mobs. - A Full Campaign Mode with over 30 missions. - Earn credits from missions and spend them in the store to expand your arsenal of ships, modules, abilities and satellites. - 40 different ships to purchase and level up. - Purchase and equip modules to increase your ship's effectiveness. - Use abilities like mega laser, blackhole and time stop to turn the tide in battle. - Equip satellites and have them fight by your side. - Take your leveled-up ship and compete in survival mode with online leaderboards. - Play the game exactly how you want to play it with 5 different control schemes Information Seller:Affogato LLC Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jul 20, 2010 Updated:Jul 20, 2010 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal 3 with 26 votes Space Invaders Infinity Gene Award-winning and critically acclaimed!91 Metascore on Metacritic!Featured in the App Hall of Fame! … $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAward-winning and critically acclaimed!91 Metascore on Metacritic!Featured in the App Hall of Fame! Named Best Retro Reborn Game at the 2009 Best App Ever Awards! Gamasutra's top iPhone game of 2009!! Winner of the Gold Award and the No.2 game on Pocket Gamer's Q3 2009 Quality Index! ---------------------------------- The more you play, the more the game evolves!!!Play original stages with your favorite music!!!That legendary shooter, "Space Invaders" has evolved once again with an unprecedented new system!The game starts off looking like the classic "Space Invaders". But the more you play, the more the game "evolves". Unlock new stages and new system features for a whole new shooting game experience!Build your own evolutionary tree!What's more, you can also play original stages with the music in your iTunes library!Needless to say, these original stages will evolve as well!The ultimate game with infinite gameplay!!!* Please note that on the 3rd generation iPad some text will be displayed in a non-Retina font.----------------------------------The game that's taken the world by storm!!----------------------------------Infinity Gene is both a fantastic retro revival and a exceptional vertical shooter in its own right. This is high praise on any platform, but to achieve such heights on the iPhone is nothing short of remarkable.- Gamasutra"Space Invaders Infinite Gene is an amazing effort by Taito to bring a fresh and modern version of Space Invaders to the iPhone.The loads of unlockables, varied gameplay and music-generated levels should give this game a long shelf life on your iPhone. If it's not obvious by now, we highly recommend buying this game."- Touch Arcade"Infinity Gene allows a new generation of gamers to revel in its gameplay, fulfilling the promise of Space Invaders Infinity Gene's genetic legacy in a very real and wonderfully entertaining way."- Pocket Gamer"Infinity Gene is a lengthy playthrough with tons of unlockable content, and you’ll love every second of it. Even in its most difficult moments, Infinity Gene is a joy to play, and you’ll want to keep coming back to earn higher scores and to rise further in the evolutionary ranks, even if it’s at the expense of needed sleep."- FingerGaming----------------------------------Language:EnglishFrancaisItalianoDeutschEspanol日本語Platform:iPhone 3GS / iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S / iPhone 5 /3rd generation iPod touch(64GB), 4th, 5th generation iPod touch / iPad / iPad2 / 3rd, 4th, 5th generation iPad / iPad mini Information Seller: Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jul 28, 2009 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (10) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal 4 with 7 votes Dropship Welcome back Commander - Pilot your Dropship, power-up your weapons and penetrate enemy caverns destroying turrets, tank… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsWelcome back Commander - Pilot your Dropship, power-up your weapons and penetrate enemy caverns destroying turrets, tanks & Interceptors as you fight to Evac your stranded allies and retrieve “the pod”. Effect your daring escape with your cargo in tow dodging enemy fire, homing missiles with your vector thrust powered super ship."NOW THIS IS A SHOOTER!" – Touch Arcade “Great controls, gameplay and sound track come together into what’s certainly the best shooter currently available on the iPhone, and may even be one of the best games for the platform.”"WOW" – 5 STARS“This is quite honestly the best game I have played on the iPhone.”- Fabrillis-----------------------------------------------PLAY DROPSHIP - THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ARCADE SHOOTER CRAFTED EXCLUSIVELY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER OF YOUR iPHONE & iPOD TOUCH.Dropship Features - • Breakthrough 'touch-anywhere' dual-analog controls deliver 360 degrees of freedom• Push your iPhone & iPod touch to the limit with stunning visual effects and intense retro arcade-inspired 3D environments• Deep gameplay with a full Campaign mode covering 18 missions to challenge even the most expert pilot• Expand the adventure with Downloadable levels *** 6 levels available now!• Freeplay Mode ensures infinite replayablity and a lifetime of funDropship (http://dropship.ngmoco.com) has been exclusively created for the iPhone™ and iPod touch by ng:moco:). Information Seller: Genre:Action, Simulation Release:Jun 01, 2009 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (3) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal 5 with 7 votes Blue Attack! Cat in a Box Software Attack the Red planet! Blue Attack places you on the front lines of the intergalactic war between the Red and Blue forc… $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAttack the Red planet! Blue Attack places you on the front lines of the intergalactic war between the Red and Blue forces. Use the scraps picked up from your enemies' wrecked hulls to turn your squadron into an unstoppable army! Protect your carrier, upgrade your wingmen, and cut a path clean through to your target: the Red home planet! Features: - Fully customizable ships, from speed to weapon capabilities - Clean, retro graphical style - Global leaderboards - Touch, tilt, keyboard, and gamepad controls Reviews: "Does Blue Attack deliver on the promise of the earlier game and notch it up a bit? The short answer, Yes. The longer answer, Hell Yes." -appVersity.com "...a surprisingly fun and deep game... Blue Attack! comes highly recommended." -Touch Arcade "...a graphically unique, intense, and engaging shooter. It features some wonderfully varied gameplay, great power-up system, and great options. Even the tutorial is good. I can’t say enough good things about this game." -148apps: 5/5 stars "Blue Attack! The graphics, music, a very high level of space-shooter game…” -AppBank (Japanese) "There are pretty good chances that you will be playing Blue Attack for many hours after reading this review." -igameme.com "Blue Attack! is a great deal ... don’t miss out on this great space shooter!" -OSX Reality "There is a word I rarely use when reviewing a game: exceptional. Yet, Blue Attack! rightly deserves this description." -TouchMyApps.com Information Seller:Cat in a Box Software Genre:Action, Arcade, Strategy Release:Jan 22, 2009 Updated:Feb 23, 2024 Version:1.3.3 Size:12.4 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (1) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal hyung Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2009 119 0 0 #2 hyung, Oct 26, 2009 Last edited: Oct 26, 2009 Go Meteor Blitz! Some updated screenshots: eggzbacon Well-Known Member May 17, 2009 5,808 38 38 The Golden State #3 eggzbacon, Oct 26, 2009 @hyung [appinfo ] itunes link [/appinfo ] NO SPACES eggzbacon Well-Known Member May 17, 2009 5,808 38 38 The Golden State #4 eggzbacon, Oct 26, 2009 Meteor Blitz Alley Labs ★★★★★ Game of the Month - Touch Arcade ★★★★★ Top 10 Action/Adventure Game in US and Japan ★★★★★ Apple Year in Review 5 … $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details★★★★★ Game of the Month - Touch Arcade ★★★★★ Top 10 Action/Adventure Game in US and Japan ★★★★★ Apple Year in Review 5 Stars! "Meteor Blitz is one of the highest quality space shooters we've seen for the iPhone...this one comes highly recommended" - Arnold Kim, Touch Arcade 5 / 5! "It has the perfect balance of control scheme, graphics and rich gameplay that make this game worth every penny asked." - Erik Fikkert, AppVee Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the complete package in every way. If you want a game with gorgeous visuals, skill-based shooting, perfect controls, online connectivity, and replay value, look no further." - Shawn Leonard, Slide To Play Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the most extensive survival shooter that I have ever played on the iPhone...I cannot emphasize enough how good of a game this is." - Daniel, No DPad App of the Week! - "Meteor Blitz is the best top-down space shooter for the iPhone...Meteor Blitz stands at the head of the class as the best by far of its genre." - Will Raskin, 148Apps "5 stars (one of the top shooters and recommended for anyone who's even remotely interested; definitely a worthy addition and has enough differences to set it apart from others)" - Big Albie "Our top pick of the week by far...It’s one of the best games we’ve played on the platform in a while. iLounge Rating: A-" - Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge _________________________________________ KILLER FEATURES - AUTOPAUSE - Your game pauses the instant you take your thumbs off the controls. After you see it in action, you'll wonder why every game doesn't do it! - AUTOSAVE/INSTANT RESUME - Your game saves automatically whenever you press the iPod/iPhone Home button to quit the game. The next time you play, your game resumes ALMOST INSTANTLY! - LIVE IN-GAME GLOBAL RANKING - Your global leaderboard ranking appears in the upper-left corner and updates in REAL TIME as your score improves. Now you can see how you measure up without waiting for the game to end! _________________________________________ TWITTER "Full stop, Meteor Blitz is the best shooter on the iPhone to date." "Meteor Blitz- This has it all. Very fun and I am already addicted from the start. Give it a try!" "sooo addicted to the iphone game: Meteor Blitz - it's just wonderful!" _________________________________________ Having trouble? Questions? Email us at [email protected] and we'll respond ASAP! _________________________________________ FEATURES - Amazing graphics - Lighting fast gameplay - Super responsive controls - No load times! - 3 powerful upgradable weapons - Gravity gun - 6 stunning worlds - Arcade and survival modes - Autosave and instant resume - Global online leaderboards - Realtime in-game global ranking - Original techno soundtrack -or- listen to your own music Information Seller:Alley Labs Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Sep 15, 2009 Updated:Mar 11, 2013 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (11) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in TouchArcade - iPhone, iPad, Android Games Forum Home Forums Other Games General Game Discussion and Questions
Meteor Blitz Alley Labs ★★★★★ Game of the Month - Touch Arcade ★★★★★ Top 10 Action/Adventure Game in US and Japan ★★★★★ Apple Year in Review 5 … $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details★★★★★ Game of the Month - Touch Arcade ★★★★★ Top 10 Action/Adventure Game in US and Japan ★★★★★ Apple Year in Review 5 Stars! "Meteor Blitz is one of the highest quality space shooters we've seen for the iPhone...this one comes highly recommended" - Arnold Kim, Touch Arcade 5 / 5! "It has the perfect balance of control scheme, graphics and rich gameplay that make this game worth every penny asked." - Erik Fikkert, AppVee Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the complete package in every way. If you want a game with gorgeous visuals, skill-based shooting, perfect controls, online connectivity, and replay value, look no further." - Shawn Leonard, Slide To Play Must Have! "Meteor Blitz is the most extensive survival shooter that I have ever played on the iPhone...I cannot emphasize enough how good of a game this is." - Daniel, No DPad App of the Week! - "Meteor Blitz is the best top-down space shooter for the iPhone...Meteor Blitz stands at the head of the class as the best by far of its genre." - Will Raskin, 148Apps "5 stars (one of the top shooters and recommended for anyone who's even remotely interested; definitely a worthy addition and has enough differences to set it apart from others)" - Big Albie "Our top pick of the week by far...It’s one of the best games we’ve played on the platform in a while. iLounge Rating: A-" - Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge _________________________________________ KILLER FEATURES - AUTOPAUSE - Your game pauses the instant you take your thumbs off the controls. After you see it in action, you'll wonder why every game doesn't do it! - AUTOSAVE/INSTANT RESUME - Your game saves automatically whenever you press the iPod/iPhone Home button to quit the game. The next time you play, your game resumes ALMOST INSTANTLY! - LIVE IN-GAME GLOBAL RANKING - Your global leaderboard ranking appears in the upper-left corner and updates in REAL TIME as your score improves. Now you can see how you measure up without waiting for the game to end! _________________________________________ TWITTER "Full stop, Meteor Blitz is the best shooter on the iPhone to date." "Meteor Blitz- This has it all. Very fun and I am already addicted from the start. Give it a try!" "sooo addicted to the iphone game: Meteor Blitz - it's just wonderful!" _________________________________________ Having trouble? Questions? Email us at [email protected] and we'll respond ASAP! _________________________________________ FEATURES - Amazing graphics - Lighting fast gameplay - Super responsive controls - No load times! - 3 powerful upgradable weapons - Gravity gun - 6 stunning worlds - Arcade and survival modes - Autosave and instant resume - Global online leaderboards - Realtime in-game global ranking - Original techno soundtrack -or- listen to your own music Information Seller:Alley Labs Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Sep 15, 2009 Updated:Mar 11, 2013 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (11) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in