RoboSockets, a clever new puzzle game from Tatem Games, is now available from the app store. Combining elements of several popular game styles, RoboSockets makes for a fun twist on some old favorites. RoboSockets Pros: Great mash-up for several popular game styles Soothing, ethereal background music Easy-to-use drag controls with smooth animations Robots have distinct looks; several f... more.

Download the This Day in Music Led Zepplin App for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This day is music just released the app for one of the greatest bands of all time, Led Zepplin! If you like music, you have to like Zepplin. Are you ready for a new stairway to heaven? This cool Zepplin app has a detailed daily guide to musical happenings, trivia, quizes and song notes. This Day in Led ... more.

Float, a casual timewaster from Elevate Entertainment and CrawlSpaceGames, is now available from the app store. Using a cute art style reminiscent of Cut The Rope and simple tap controls, Float is as fun to watch as it is to play. Float Pros: Clean presentation and nice cartoonish style Pleasant background music Simple tap controls Six game modes with more on the way OpenFeint integ... more.

Karoshi, a quirky platformer where survival is verboten, has been released by YoYo Games and is now available from the app store. Pulling inspiration from the dark side of life, the goal of Karoshi is to use environmental variables to end your life, rather than struggle to achieve a more positive goal. Karoshi Pros: Great 8-bit retro look Arcade-like background music Simple controls T... more.

Infinight, a light-challenged puzzler from LambdaMu Games, is now available from the app store. An atmospheric little title that leaves your searching through the darkness for answers and the exit, Infinight is a fun path-finding game that kept us engaged. Infinight Pros: Clean presentation and fun art style across 5 environments Tension-inducing background music Simple controls Campa... more.

Well, it’s President’s Day and many people have the day off from work or school. Unfortunately, this holiday falls in the dead of winter where it’s usually more appropriate to stay inside and keep warm than venture into the cold. When we were younger, one of our favorite “stuck-inside” activities was playing board games. The iDevice offers many of the popular titles, like Monopoly, Scrab... more.

NinJump Deluxe, an endless vertical runner from Backflip Studios, just received an update that adds yet another environment to the mix. The Castle environment gives this enjoyable high-scoring romp even more character. NinJump Deluxe Pros: Clean presentation and great graphics across 4 environments Enjoyable background music specific to each locale Dead simple tap controls GameCenter,... more.

Mahjongg Dimensions from Backflip Studios brings the popular tile-based board game to the iOS platform in 3D. Based on the Facebook application, you can now match tiles and post your performances to Facebook on the go. Mahjongg Dimensions Pros: Clean presentation Great background music Spot-on controls Facebook integration for leaderboards Mahjongg Dimensions Cons: No GameCente... more.

Developer Xpect Games will soon be bringing its post-apocalyptic racer, Race After 1977, to the app store. We’ve obtained a hands-on preview of a nearly-completed version of the game and found it fairly intriguing. Race After 1977 sees you racing 4 aggressive opponents across dirty, gravely terrains in bombed out and crumbling cities. Heck, even the Statue of Liberty succumbed to the unknown ... more.

Volcano Escape, an escape-based vertical platformer from Bravo Game Studios, is now available from the app store. Combining dual-stick shooter elements with rise-as-high-as-you-can gameplay, Volcano Escape manages to marry two distinct genres into one exciting adventure. Volcano Escape Pros: Crisp, colorful art style Dual-stick shooter/vertical platformer mash-up Randomized layouts and ... more.

The Blocks Cometh by Halfbot, not to be confused with the complete rip-off that appeared on the app store a few weeks ago and has since been pulled, is now officially available for download. Featuring frantic gameplay, easy controls, and a fun crossover with League of Evil, The Blocks Cometh provides plenty of excitement to balance out the frequent frustrations. The Blocks Cometh Pros: Simp... more.

Tonight, we have a double-dose of recent releases with similar mechanics. Sticky is a gooey physics-based game developed by Gamistry Games and published by Clickgamer, while Puckerz! is an orb-collecting stud from Groundbreaking Games. Both utilize similar control methods and a bunch of fun power-ups, but only one feels like it has lasting power. Sticky Pros: Cute, cartoony graphics Easy-... more.

Mummys Treasure, a new removal-based puzzler developed by FizzPow Games and published by Chillingo, is now available from the app store. Featuring increasingly more difficult levels and timing- and momentum-based puzzles, Mummy’s Treasure is a worthy entrant into a somewhat tired genre. Mummys Treasure Pros: Egyptian theme Simple controls Interesting puzzling mechanics including alter... more.

It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. That got us thinking about some of the games that we love to play. As we all know, games go in and out of style. Some we play for a couple of days and never return to, even though they’re great games. Others have that certain something that gives them staying power. The Power of Love, Huey Lewis might say. It’s those games that have found a per... more.

NBA JAM by EA SPORTS, the classic 2-on-2 arcade basketball game, has been brought to iOS by Electronic Arts and is now available from the app store. A faithful interpretation of the exhilarating game we remember from our youth, NBA JAM brings all the sound, fury, and raw excitement that one can expect from a manic, larger-than-life game of monster dunks and fiery hoops. NBA JAM by EA SPORTS P... more.