

Tilt to roll one or more rolandos, and swipe to jump. THAT’S HOW I ROLL: Rolando’s controls are easy to master, and the game’s a natural for the iPhone’s motion detector. Just don’t let the high cuteness rating lull you the game starts gently, but each level (36 in all) presents ever more complex puzzles to test your phone-tilting dexterity. Rolando drips with adorability, from the personable rolandos to the groovy breakbeat soundtrack. Tilt to roll rolandos through obstacles and avoid menacing shadow creatures. It’s up to you to save the cartoon world of Rolandoland and its rolypoly residents. Tackle some sports, pick a fight in a combat game, then finish on a high note, taking wing with a flight simulation. or control a person, a city, or the whole galaxy with a strategy game. Settle into a high-stakes seat at the gambling tables. You’ll start off with action-packed arcade games before cooling down with some mind-bending puzzles. But with so many choices, it’s tough to find the best games. That means there’s no shortage of fun, casual games to enjoy in bites of a few minutes at a time. While iPhone can’t compare to the gameplay (or battery life) of portable game devices from the likes of Nintendo and Sony, it has a far larger library than its console counterparts, with most titles available for less than five bucks. Its limited but intuitive controls-the touch screen and motion detector-make iPhone games accessible to everyone, but fresh enough to grab seasoned gamers. And it’s no wonder: the iPhone is a fun, quirky, and genuinely delightful gaming device. Games dominate, accounting for three quarters of the most popular paid downloads since the store opened. Even a quick peek at the App Store’s numbers reveals that Apple’s online emporium is more arcade than office.
