Castlevania Puzzle, Risk and more! New iPhone Games This Week

Each week hundreds of new games hit the App Store, vying for your dollars. Join us every Friday as we sort through the pile and let you know which games should be on your radar. This week’s releases include a puzzling trip through Dracula’s castle, a classic strategy board game, some wacky golf from Gameloft and more!

New iPhone Games This Week is a new feature on Gamezebo. Be sure to check back every Friday to discover the latest and greatest games that have just surfaced on the App Store!

• Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night – Konami’s hotly anticipated puzzle/RPG hybrid has finally arrived, allowing fans of the classic platforming series a chance to explore Dracula’s castle in a whole new way.
• Chronicles of Mystery – This popular HOG adventure originally appeared on the Nintendo DS this fall, and promises a great mix of hidden objects and mini-games.
• Finger Physics: Thumb Wars – This sequel to last year’s Finger Physics takes things international, with players in different countries using their puzzling skills to put their nation in the lead.
• Fling Pong – The Planets – Skee-ball meets beer pong in this addictive and inspired take on an old carnie-style game. (Review)
• GO!GO!GO! – Traffic games get a crazy makeover in this interesting, yet intrinsically flawed new release. (Review)
• Let’s Golf! 2 – Fun characters and wacky locations set the scene for this sequel to Gameloft’s popular golfing game.
• Marble Mixer – Shooting marbles was a passion amongst children in years past, and now that passion gets a portable digital makeover.
• Office Heroes – Social gaming continues its portable conquest with this new game about the drudgery of office life. (Review)
• Plunderland – Travel the high seas in search of treasure in this visually satisfying gaming experience.
• Risk – The original strategy board game finally makes its way to the iPhone to do battle with its many imitators.
• The Screetch – Capture cloudy spheres in a flask in this unique new spin on match-3 gameplay.
• TRON – Engage in tank battles in this game inspired by the classic Disney franchise.

Did we miss anything? Be sure to tell us what great games you discovered this week in the comments!

Jim Squires

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Jim Squires is the Editor-in-Chief of Gamezebo. Everything you see passes his eyes first, so we like to think of him as "the gatekeeper of cool stuff." He likes good games, great writing, and just can't say no to a hamburger. Also, he is not a bear.