In the Official Versus Tour de France LIVE iPhone app you will be able to watch live, streaming video of the famous race and not have to worry about any type of commercial interruption.  You can also get profiles of the players and the locations and even see with GPS where these riders are in comparison to other riders in the group.

Features:

• One of the most appealing parts of this app is that it has some LIVE streaming video on it.  This can be used either with the 3G network or over WiFi.  This way you can watch all of the stages of the tour without any interruption from commercials
• You will also be able to have all of the replays of each individual stage saved On Demand so that you can watch certain parts again and again. Or you can just go back and watch stages that you missed
• After each stage has been completed you will be able to find some highlight videos on the app for all of those stages.  That way you can get the highlights without having to watch the entire thing over again
• One of the really cool features with the app is that you can also see the LIVE GPS tracking of all of the different riders and how big their breakaway time gaps are.   You can get locations of where they all are
• There is also a cool Twitter feature where you can get the race statuses LIVE and also updates that help you to follow the race even if you aren’t in a spot where you can watch the actual race
• There are also some push alerts that you can customize in order to get race alerts.  This includes the 25K to go to the Finish as well as the results from the actual finish of the race
• You can also get all of the results and even the standings for the day after each stage.  This way you will always know what is going on and never feel like you are left out of the loop
• You can access different photos and videos from the race as well to make sure you get as much race media as you would like
• There is also a section that will give you the profiles on each and every rider that is competing in the Tour de France
• Last of all, you will get profiles of each of the stages and how steep and difficult the categorized climbs will be as the riders approach them

Conclusion:

This app has been given a 2 1/2 star rating by iPhone app users and currently is a little bit expensive to download.  You can get it onto your phone for $9.99.

In the Star Trek Original Series Communicator iPhone app you will be able to play with the same device that is featured in the Star Trek television series.  The whole point of this app is to be able to replicate the devices that were used by Star Trek characters for personal communication.  You will be able to hear the voices of Scotty, Dr. McCoy, Captain Kirk, Spock, Uhura and much more.  There are also a variety of sound effects and also animations as well as lights and motion effects.

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Features:

• If you love Star Trek, then you will probably get a kick out of this little app.  This is the replica of the original series communicator.  You will be able to access all of the voice and sound effects that were available on the Original Series of Star Trek.  If you are a trekkie then this thing is a must
• There is also a function as part of the app where you can do paging of other people on the ship.  This allows you to do some role playing that can be very fun and interactive.  It is a great way to feel like you are in on all of the action
• There is also a dialer page as part of the communicator that allows you to get into your personal contacts from the app.  This way if you have other friends that are interested in Star Trek you can communicate with them through the actual Star Trek device
• One of the other fun features of this communicator is that you can also flip out the animated antenna grid that comes with the app.  You can do this by either flicking your wrist or swiping your finger across the screen
• This app has all of the features and textures of the actual communicator used by Starfleet.  You will love how authentic it is and how it mirrors the exact device that is on the popular television show

Conclusion:

With this app you can feel like you really are a part of Starfleet!  This is the dream of many trekkies and now it can be realized by just downloading this simple app and using it with your friends and fellow fans.  Star Trek was one of the most popular t.v. shows in history and it continues to show many people still follow the series and worship the episodes.

This app has been given a rating of 3 1/2 stars which is nothing to get too excited about.  It is relatively inexpensive to download, however, only costing $1.99 to get on your mobile device.

In the Alicia Darkstone: The Mysterious Abduction Deluxe iPhone app you will be able to move through 12 different levels and watch an incredible story unfold.   The story starts out with Alicia arriving at the house of a friend and finding the room completely destroyed.  Matthew, her friend, is gone.  Her head starts spinning around and she slowly starts to put together all of the clues that are around.

You will have to help Alicia with her investigation so that she can find her friend and get some answers!

Features:

• The graphics in this game are absolutely stunning. The best part about them is that they have been created by hand and you can see the hand drawn designs throughout the entire game and you will be incredibly impressed
• The music in the game is also pretty awesome.  It is all very ambient and you will find that it fits the theme of the game almost perfectly.  You will feel like you are experiencing the game rather than just playing it
• One of the other pros to this game is that it actually has a pretty engaging storyline.  This is so important because there are so many other games out there that may go overboard on graphics but don’t have any type of story to go along with it
• As you progress through the game and the individual levels, you will find that there are a ton of different items that you can find to help you on your quest.  There are literally hundreds of items to collect along the way
• Another bonus is that in each of the different levels you will be able to find special items that pertain just to that level.   You will have to be on the lookout for them so you overcome all the challenges and complete the stage
• There are a grand total of 12 different levels in this game.  This includes some fun places like the lab of an alchemist, a forest, and also some scary catacombs that you will have to roam around in order to find what you are looking for

Conclusion:

Overall, this game has a great story line, amazing hand drawn graphics, and a soundtrack to keep you thinking about all day.  Not a bad app for only a dollar.  If you are looking for something new then this might be a good way to go to get a little variety in the kinds of apps you are downloading off of the market.

This app has been rated with 3 1/2 out of 5 stars by a multitude of different users and you can currently download it onto your iPhone for the price of $0.99.

This app can help you to relax your mind as well as expand it into something more.  In the Tangrams iPhone app you will be able to try your hand at over 540 different puzzles.  You will be able to complete them in any order that you like and you can take a break whenever you need to.  You will be able to slide the shapes and spin them around to create the shapes that are provided.

Features:

• This is a fun little app where you will have to really stretch yourself to be able to accomplish all of the puzzles that are presented.  You will have over 540 different puzzles that you will have to try and complete and they are all very challenging
• The controls on the game are also pretty intuitive.  You will find that it is a one-finger touch control system and that it is very easy to navigate through screens and select answers to the puzzles that are presented
• The other nice thing about this game is that it is a good way for you to engage your mind and stay on top of your game mentally.  It will challenge your thought processes but also help you to better relax once you have complete them
• You can either listen to the music that has been provided or you can just turn on your own iTunes library.  This is great because you have a choice of what you listen to while you try to complete all of the puzzles that have been presented
• This gaming app is also connected to Facebook so you can show off how far you have gotten to all of your friends and family.  This way you can brag about how smart you are challenge other people to try and beat you
• If you want to throw your tans into the area where all of the puzzles are then you simply just need to flip and snap your wrist.  This is one way that they engage the accelerometer in the game
• This game is also very simple to just pick up and play.  That means that no matter what your skill level is you will be able to figure it out and enjoy it

Conclusion:

This is a cool little origami app for the iPhone and you will love trying to figure out the challenging puzzles that are thrown your way.

This app has been given some fairly decent reviews by iPhone app users.  It currently sits at a 4 out of 5 star rating and can be downloaded onto your iPhone for only $0.99.

The UpDown Fever – Winny iPhone app is already extremely famous in Japan and Korea and has now made it to the app market through the iPhone.  This game can be the perfect time waster for you if you need something to do for a few minutes in between activities in your life.  The great part about the game is that it is very easy for you to just pick up and play so you don’t have to worry about a large learning curve.

Features:

• The way that this game is played is that you will have a couple levers that are located at the very bottom of the screen.  You have the choice to either hold up a single flag, or both of the flags that are held by the main character, Windy
• As the game begins you will be given some instructions that say the color of the flag and what direction it should go.  For instance “Blue up!”.  You will have to just listen to the instructions and follow them quickly enough that you can pass the round and keep moving on in the game
• The way that you beat each level is that you will need at least 7 consecutive moves that were successful.  As you pass the stage that you are in, you will move to a higher level and be able to get harder challenges
• The levels get significantly harder as you move on.  The response time that is required by you will quickly decrease in the harder levels and you will have to be much quicker in order for you to complete it and keep moving on
• Some of the voice commands are meant to trick you so you will have to be careful not to fall for it.  For instance the voice might say something like “White Up, No!”  Which will be a hard one to follow if you press the lever too quick.  You will need to make sure that you listen to the entire command before you just start pressing the buttons
• The Winny character originally came from an online service that helps kids in South Korea learn English.  It became popular and has escalated into a mobile app for the iPhone

Conclusion:

You gotta be quick in this game to be able to listen to all of the different commands and make sure that you are doing the things that are asked of you.  If you get caught off guard you won’t be able to pass the stages.

This app has been given a 4 + star rating by different users and can currently be downloaded onto your iPhone for $5.99.

In the Squareball iPhone app you will be able to play in an action arcade game and play it using the intuitively designed controls.   The main point of the game is for you to try and collect all of the green blocks that are located around the stages. As you collect them and the other colored blocks you can increase your score.

Features:

• This really is the first action arcade game to come out on the iPhone that has been any good.  You will see that it has some true arcade action and it is all at 6ofps
• The controls in this app are also really great because they are so intuitive.  You will see that they have been intuitively designed and work just perfectly for this type of game
• The gameplay in this game is nothing to get all excited about but it is very simple which makes it easy for anyone to just pick it up and play.  Also, because of how easy it is you will find that it is very addictive
• The graphics in this game will really bring you back to the old days when you used to go visit the arcade.  They are completely retro.  This theme carries over into both the sound effects as well as the musical soundtrack for the game
• This app also has quite the variety of different levels and stages for you to play on.  There are over 20 different stages that you can play that are located in 5 different worlds.  And this is just the first adventure, there will be many more to come in the future
• On top of there being so many new worlds and stages for you to try and conquer you will love the fact that each of the worlds are very unique.  There will be original and exciting challenges that you will have to face in each of the 5 locations as you try to progress through the rest of the game

Conclusion:

You can never go wrong with a little action arcade game in  your app library.  That is exactly what Squareball offers and it seems to deliver pretty well.  The only gripes about the app are that although it is definitely retro themed, the graphics are really plain.  They could have done a little bit more to spice it up and give it a little more modern makeover so that it would appeal to more gamers in this day and age.

This app has been given a 4 1/2 out of 5 star rating by iPhone app users and currently can be downloaded onto your phone for only $0.99.

In the PBA Bowling 2 iPhone app you will be able to play as the best recognized players in the league in some of the most well known locations on the tour.  You can play against the computer or you can just play against your friends.  There are online leaderboards and some customization options as well.

Features:

• Probably the single coolest thing about this app is that there are online leader boards that you can check out to see who the best virtual bowlers are in the world
• You will also be able to track all of the different stats and scoring that goes on in the tournaments.  This is great because you can see who the best bowlers are in the virtual league
• One of the other fun perks in the game is that you can actually customize the bowling ball so that it has your desired weight, the kinds of textures that you want on it as well as the graphics and special effects
• In this game you have the option of using either the accelerometer or you can use the touch screen controls to send the ball careening down the lane towards the pins
• There are also a few different game modes that you can try out.  There is the single player mode as well as a tournament mode to play in.  Last of all there is the spare challenge mode
• There are a bunch of different locations that are featured on the Lumber Liquidator PBA Tour.  These include places like Reno, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Tokyo, and even Detroit
• There are a bunch of different lane types that can be picked from.  You can play on the shark, chameleon, cheetah, viper, and also the scorpion lanes
• As you play in the game you can actually unlock a bunch of different special effects.  You can also unlock different patterns and bowling ball textures as well
• If you want you can look and see what kinds of oil patterns are on the lane so you better know how to approach the lane
• There are also a couple different difficulty levels you can pick from including the easy, medium and hard difficulties
• The graphics in this game are actually pretty amazing and on the cutting edge of technology.  The menus are also very dynamic
• The bowling alley is completely in 3D and you will be able to see how many pins were knocked down as well as the frame number that you are on
• You can also slide in and out of the scoreboard so that it is there when you need it but doesn’t get in the way when you don’t need to look at it

Conclusion:

This app will appeal to bowling lovers because it has been given a rating of 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.  You can also download this onto your iPhone for only $0.99.

In the iBasketball iPhone app you will be able to get out on the street courts and polish up your game.  See if you can get a perfect swish, and see if you can go up against other online players and beat them out in a game of horse.  This is a fun game that you can play in real time and use real shooting motions to get the ball into the net.

Features:

• As with all of these games from this same developer, you are going to get a good mix of action using the built in accelerometer.  This is a great way to get the most out of your games and make them interesting
• All you have to do is just swing your little iPhone around and watch the basketball fly through the air
• The shooting physics in the game are very realistic and very accurate.  You will be able to see how the half court shot works and even control the distance of your shot.  As well as controlling the distance you will also be able to mess with the angle of the shot and how you want to use the backboard in case it is a really difficult shot to hit
• The environment you will be in will be based around a street court.  It helps you to feel like you are a real baller and you are out with your boys playing some ball
• There are also a variety of different multiplayer options that you can take advantage of in order to make your gaming experience a bit more enjoyable.  You can get online and have some timed shootouts where you will have to be super quick as well as extremely accurate
• You can also play in an online game of Horse with other opponents where you will have to come up with some difficult and creative shots that will oust the people you are playing against
• There are also leader boards at the national level that you can get online and check and see where your own high scores are and how they match against the other best players in the world
• There is a localized game play option where you can actually play against people who are all over the world in a bunch of different regions.  This allows for some great replay value

Conclusion:

This is a fun accelerometer based basketball game for the iPhone.  Although the graphics aren’t the sharpest, it is in 3D and it does respond pretty well.  Overall a pretty fun little game to keep you busy.

This app has been rated with 3 stars out of a 5 star rating.  This app is also free for you to download onto your iPhone from off of the app market.

The iBowl iPhone app is one of the best 3D bowling games that is out for the iPhone.  It completely utilizes the accelerometer so you will be able to pretend like your phone is the bowling ball itself.  You can play in a bunch of different multiplayer modes online with different people or you can even join tournaments.  You can also challenge friends to some fun competition.

Features:

• This is a fun little bowling game on the iPhone that does a good job of utilizing the accelerometer that is built into the phone.  You will be able to just swing the device as if you are throwing a real bowling ball and watch it hit the pins
• This game even has the bowling physics that were created by Tenpin bowling.  If you curve the ball while you are swinging the phone then it will also curve into the pins to give you the best results that are possible
• You also have a choice between three different lanes so you can decide where you want to throw your bowling ball
• There is also a pretty fun multiplayer mode that you can play in as well.  Get online and you can play with 1 to 4 players in multiplayer games
• You can also join large tournaments online that can have up to seven different people playing in it.  This way you can prove your bowling dominance
• You can also compete against your own friends.  You can start a lobby of your own or you can just get online over the network or the wi-fi to play against long distance opponents
• Use the Facebook Connect feature to be able to start challenging your friends and family over social networking sites.  They can start the challenge match by simply pressing a single button
• You can also check your high score against that of other players by getting online and checking out the rankings that are on the national leader boards
• If you prefer the offline modes then you can still earn a bunch of different trophies from stellar play
• Once you get these trophies and achievements then you can rub it in the faces of all of your friends by getting on your own trophy screen and then issuing out a challenge to them

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 3 out of 5 stars by multiple users that have played or tried out this app.  The best part about it is that it is completely free for you to download onto your phone.

In the Crack the Code Free iPhone app you will have to see if you have what it takes to crack the secret code that has been challenged to you by the computer.  You will have to see if you can unlock the secret before you run out of guesses.  This is one of the best codebreaker apps out for the mobile market, especially the iPhone.  Pretty much your phone will pick a unique sequence of colored dots and you will have to  try and find out the exact order of the sequence before your guesses run out.

Features:

• Even though this is a free game to download onto your iPhone, it still does a great job of delivering some great graphics that you will enjoy looking at while you are playing the game
• One of the other great features about the game is that it has some incredible background music.  Add to that a good mix of exciting sound effects and you have yourself a fun little game to play over and over again
• The game also can be customized and personalized a bit.  For one, you can actually go into the settings tab and toggle through the different difficulty settings to find one that matches your skill set
• You can also use a few different modes in case you are colorblind.  In the letters mode you won’t have to worry about being able to see the different colors because they will be letters instead
• One of the other great things about the game is that it has an automatic save function so that if you get off your phone for an important phone call or text, you can immediately get back on and start playing from where you left off

Conclusion:

The Crack the Code game is a pretty simple game with a simple job.  It actually is a pretty fun little game and can be pretty addicting to play.  You will find yourself spending more time on this game the you would think.  It is also kind of cool that they offer a little mode for anyone that might be colorblind so that they can still play the game as well.  They just use letters instead of colors so that you can still distinguish between the two.

This app has only been given a rating of 3 stars by iPhone app users that have reviewed it.  The main plus to this gaming app is that you can download it for free.