Free iPhone and iPad games: Mafia Rush, Zombie: The Rescue

Welcome to another instalment of Pocket Gamer's free game round-up - a feature that highlights the top App Store titles that have been made free in the past 24 hours.

As we've stated many times before, prices in the App Store change frequently. Grab these freebies before you miss out on a top bargain.

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And if you're craving even more quality freebies, be sure to check out our sister site Free App Alliance for daily recommendations of the best free apps the App Store has to offer.

Mafia Rush, which hit the App Store just yesterday, sees you defend yourself and your loot from waves of unscrupulous gangster baddies across four different game modes: Robbery, Defend, Attack, and Survival.

The experience points you earn as you play and successfully overcome your attackers can be used to boost your health, agility, and speed attributes.

You can also buy a variety of explosive weapons, such as rocket launchers and sentry guns.

Download Mafia Rush

Zombie: The Rescue is a Spy Mouse-esque line-drawing title that charges you with saving innocent civilians before they're munched on by flesh-eating zombies.

These zombies come in numerous shapes and sizes. Some of them explode, for example, while others carelessly crash into walls and become dizzy.

There are 60 challenging stages spread across five unique environments.

Download Zombie: The Rescue