News

The 30 most innovative mobile games of 2008

PocketGamer.biz rounds up the key titles

The 30 most innovative mobile games of 2008
|

It's been quite a year for mobile gaming, what with iPhone and the App Store, N-Gage's proper launch, the appearance of Android, and stacks of imaginative, innovative mobile games.

And a fair few dodgy ones too, of course. But it's the good stuff PocketGamer.biz is interested in for its roundup of the 30 most innovative mobile games of 2008.

It's less about sales numbers or even pure gameplay quality, but instead about the games which had innovative features or technology that show the way forward for 2009.

You can check the full three-part feature out by clicking here, but for the record, the 30 games (which aren't in any particular order) are:

1. Reset Generation (N-Gage)
2. Spore Origins (Java / iPhone)
3. Super Boom Boom 2 (Java)
4. Rally Master Pro (Java)
5. Chess with Friends (iPhone)
6. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Java / N-Gage)
7. TV Show King Online (iPhone)
8. Scene It? (Java)
9. Tap Tap Revenge (iPhone)
10. UEFA Euro 2008 (Java)
11. Aurora Feint II (iPhone)
12. Car Jack Streets (Java)
13. Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes (iPod)
14. Space Impact: Kappa Base (N-Gage)
15. Live Poker (iPhone)
16. Boom Blox (Java)
17. Party Island (Java / Facebook)
18. Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes (iPhone)
19. Real Football 2009 (Java)
20. Toy Bot Diaries: Entry 1 (iPhone)
21. Guitar Hero III Mobile (BREW)
22. JOYity (Android)
23. Soul Trapper: Episode 1 (iPhone)
24. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Java)
25. Wamwam (Java)
26. Dr Awesome, Microsurgeon MD (iPhone)
27. Mobile Battles: Reign of Swords (Java / iPhone)
28. Raging Thunder (iPhone)
29. Hero of Sparta (iPhone)
30. Phase (iPod)

What do you think? If you'd like to say "Hell, yeah!" or "Jeepers, no!" about any of these, or nominate your own, let us know by posting a comment. But maybe read the full feature first to see our justifications...

Stuart Dredge
Stuart Dredge
Stuart is a freelance journalist and blogger who's been getting paid to write stuff since 1998. In that time, he's focused on topics ranging from Sega's Dreamcast console to robots. That's what you call versatility. (Or a short attention span.)