iPhone App Zealot

Baseball Superstar 2010 Free, by Gamevil, delivers a solid hit with the update from their 2009 version. Both a free and paid version are available in the app store. BS2010 sports a cartoon character team that allows superstar pitchers and batters in the lineup. Each comes with their own special abilities with limited number of uses. Production quality is high for graphics and sounds. If you are looking for a realistic baseball sim, this is not the game. If you want a baseball game that is easy to pick-up and fun to play, BS 2010 gets the nod.

Rat on the Run delivers an amusing platform game that reminded me of Donkey Kong without the climbing.The object is to eat the cheese and avoid spiders, snot, buzz saws, and more as you move throughout your house. There are two modes. Challenge mode prompts you to get all the cheese on a given level to complete it. Arcade mode pushes you to get as much cheese as quickly as possible as the bonus timer counts down. The levels are quick and progress rapidly in difficulty. The graphics are simple and well drawn. Simple directional control and jumping make it easy to start and taunt you into the “OK, just one more time and I’ll get it” mode. Some of the recurrent themes in reviews elsewhere call Rat on the Run cute, simple, funny, and addicting.

Donut Games has Rat on the Run free for this weekend (Oct 23-25). For free, this game is worth a look. I like free. I wish I had more free time to play more games. Happy Friday!