iPhone developer Naquatic has just released Touch Ski 3D [App Store], a touch-screen iPhone skiing game that's a good time on the slopes for $0.99.

Touch Ski 3D makes use of the iPhone's multitouch capabilities by providing individual ski control — one finger per ski.  When the skis are held parallel (about one inch apart), the score counter glows green and it's full speed down the slope, but when they're held either together or apart, travel down the mountain slows.

Touch Ski 3D is really two games in one.  A Race mode challenges the player to complete a dow ... Read more »

Fuel Industries has released Vans SK8: Pool Service [App Store] to the App Store this evening. The title officially licenses the Vans brand and includes real-life skaters Bucky Lasek and Omar Hassan as player options within the game.

We spoke briefly with developer Fuel Industries at GDC about the company and their game. Fuel has been around since 2001 and has had ... Read more »

The Code Monkeys Ltd is a very long running game developer who has been around since 1988. Their extensive gaming library includes a number titles ranging from the Nintendo DS and PSP and reaching back into the PS2, Gameboy, Atari ST and even the Sinclair Timex. And now they've just released their first entry into the Apple iPhone with Triple Shot Sports [App Store]. The $2.99 game follows the style of their ... Read more »

Last week Cowboy Rodeo released an iPhone version of Digital Illusions' classic 1992 Amiga pinball game Pinball Dreams [link] through the App Store.  We took a close look at the game and found it to be a superb conversion of an excellent pinball simulator and likely the best pinball experience to be found on the iPhone.  Our readers have voiced extremely positive opinions of the game in both our review comments and our forums.

When Pinball Dreams was released the developer indicated that if sales were solid, both of Digital Illusions' se ... Read more »

Pinball fans take note, Cowboy Rodeo has ported Digital Illusions' classic Amiga pinball game Pinball Dreams to the iPhone and iPod touch.

Pinball Dreams was an extremely well received game when it debuted on the Amiga back in 1992.  It took full advantage of the Amiga's (then) powerful graphics hardware and offered a realism and playability rarely–if ever–seen before in a computer-based pinball game.  A British reviewer of the Amiga version well describes the significance of the title on the platform.

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Just in time for Superbowl Sunday, Macworld has posted a roundup of the current football games that can be found in the App Store.

Macworld had already given high marks for LED Football [App Store] and LED Football 2 [App Store], but also took a look at these remaining titles in their roundup:

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