The iPhone is a revolutionary new cell phone released by Apple, that combines touch screen with motion sensing technology. This allows games to be played in many ways, similar to the DS and the Wii, put together.
The iPhone
The iPhone is an internet-enabled multimedia phone made by Apple Inc. The iPhone has a multi-touch screen, camera, built-in iPod, and a bunch of other nifty stuff. But we're here for the games. Thanks to the App Store, now it is easy to get games onto your iPhone with the new firmware iPhone 2.0. Major players such as Gameloft, THQ, Namco Bandai and others have committed to the iPhone. And games, like Super Monkey Ball, have been released for the iPhone.
Specifications
The iPhone is a very capable platform in terms of processing power. It has a 620MHz ARM 1176 (albeit underclocked to 400 MHz) processor, 128 MB DRAM as well as a PowerVR MBX graphics processing unit. This allows it to run 3D- and sprite-based games which put most phones' graphical capabilities to shame. Graphics are run through OpenGL, however it is the less-powerful Embedded System version. The iPhone is an attractive platform for independent developers due to the App Store. Members of the Apple Developer Program (membership costs $99) can distribute applications on the App Store and charge whatever they want. It is free to distribute free applications and developers receive 70% of profits from commercial applications.
There are some issues for running games on the iPhone, the main one being a lack of input. The iPhone is controlled via a combination of a touch screen which can recognise multiple points of contact as well as an accelerometer which can sense movement of the device. These methods of input work well for many genres, including racing, puzzle and adventure games. However the lack of button-based input inhibits more traditional action-based games, platformers, etc. Unlike the Nintendo DS, the iPhone's screen is not sensitive to physical pressure, but only disturbances through bioelectric contact such as skin. Using a plastic stylus or inorganic object will not register input.
The iPod Touch
The iPod Touch looks a lot like the iPhone, but there are a few key differences between the two. The most noteable of these differences is the fact that the iPod Touch does not have a phone built into it, and therefore can only get on the internet through the use of Wifi. It also does not have a built-in camera or microphone, but the second generation (2008) of the hardware does include an internal speaker. It runs a very similar version of the iPhone's system software, allowing users to play the same games from the App Store as on the iPhone. The iPod Touch can be used as a non-subscription based iPhone, simply for playing games...and coincidentally, as a music player.
iPhone - Recent Games
iPhone - Upcoming Games
| Name | Platform | Developer |
|---|
| Platform Name: | iPhone |
| Release Date: | June 29, 2007 |
| Online Support: | True |
| Install Base: | 11,000,000 |
| Original Price: | $599 |
| Producing Company: | Apple Inc. |
| Total Games: | games |
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Pinky first in Pac-Man |
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Pac-Man first in Pac-Man |
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Solid Snake first in Metal Gear |
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Blinky first in Pac-Man |
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Inky first in Pac-Man |
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Juno Eclipse first in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed |
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Darth Vader first in Star Wars: Jedi Arena |
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Bomberman first in Bomberman |
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Doctor Neo Cortex first in Crash Bandicoot |
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Maris Brood first in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed |
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Earth first in |
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Space first in Spacewar! |
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Tri-City first in Need for Speed: Undercover |
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Kashyyyk first in |
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Death Star first in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle |
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Star Wars Galaxy first in Star Wars: Jedi Arena |
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Felucia first in Star Wars: Battlefront II |
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Coruscant first in |
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Nar Shaada first in Star Wars: Dark Forces |
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Myst first in Myst |
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Touch Controls first in |
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Itunes Games first in |
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Motion Control first in |
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High Score first in Seawolf |
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2D first in Computer Space |
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Achievements first in Kameo: Elements of Power |
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Single-Screen level first in |
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Game Over first in |
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Time Limit first in |
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Leaderboard first in |
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Blocks first in Tetris |
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Spaceship first in Spacewar! |
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Car first in |
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Sword first in |
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Bomb first in B-17 Bomber |
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Ball first in Pong |
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Banana first in |
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Shield first in |
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Strawberry first in |
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Apple first in |
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