100% Games for Girls

It seems mildly inappropriate to suggest that chicks and dudes like different games. Generalisations like that always flag up more inconsistencies than they do similarities.

There are plenty of girl gamers addicted to MMORPGs (check out The Guild for more info on that), and plenty of blokes who only play the occasional puzzle game or mobile sudoku.

But marketing people never discriminate. They don't care about your gender, colour, social status or farmyard preferences - so long as you're buying games, everyone is equal. So when they notice different gaming habits between dudes and chicks, there's good reason to believe they exist, which brings us to this week's 100% Games for Girls list.

Perhaps you won't fit perfectly into our girl gaming pigeonhole, but we'd challenge any pocket gamer to resist the charms of games like Cooking Mama, My Sims or Ms Pac-Man.

You might also be surprised to learn that the target demographic for horror movies is teenage girls, as they go and see more horrors, slashers and jump-scare flicks than anyone else, so it only seems appropriate that we cater for that aspect of female entertainment too (see if you can spot it).

So with that in mind, get your pink, Swarovski-encrusted mobile with charms hanging off every corner and a Justin Timberlake ringtone at the ready, 'cause it's time to go gamin' with the girls.

The 100% Games for Girls

Cooking Mama (Taito) Play against the clock as you frantically try to create mouth-watering meals. Perfect your kitchen skills with a variety of unique and entertaining cooking games that will bring out the chef in everyone. Prepare foods, combine raw ingredients, cook the meal and present your culinary masterpiece to become the master chef. It's a recipe for success. Read the Cooking Mama review
Sally's Salon (RealArcade) Help Sally spread her salon savvy and make the cut from the shopping mall to the glittering lights of Hollywood in this stylish and engaging challenge based on RealArcade's 2007 PC game. Pamper your customers in five unique salon locations. Read the Sally's Salon review
Wedding Dash (Glu) Make wedding bells ring by helping Quinn, a young wedding planner, put on the perfect event. Seat and serve guests, avert wild disasters and make sure the bride and groom are happy! Can you receive a warm reception and keep Quinn's business afloat? Read the Wedding Dash review
MySims (EA Games) Get ready to move to a new town and make it your own. Make friends with the locals and bring the town to life! Create a MySim and customize its appearance, then embark on a grand adventure of exciting quests and fun activities. On your journey discover an amusing cast of characters, all with unique backgrounds and interests. Read the My Sims review
Ms Pac-Man (Namco Bandai) The Queen of Videogames is here! Help Ms. Pac-Man eat all the PAC-dots and bonus items from each of the 4 mazes. The mobile version of the best-selling arcade machine of all time! Read the Ms Pac-Man review
Dream Day Wedding (I-play) Plan a Dream Day Wedding for your best friend Jenny in the most romantic mobile game ever created. Find items in various stylish shops to help make Jenny's special day a dream. Play Perfect Match to unlock the secret honeymoon level, or try "Find the difference" to make Jenny's big day perfect. Solve each wedding crisis along the way to pick the flowers, cake and dress for Jenny's big day. Read the Dream Day Wedding review
Sushi Shuffle (Glu) Kanpai! You've got a bar full of hungry customers and they are all depending on you to deliver their sushi fix. Move sushi around the board to make matches and earn money. Match colourful seafood treats from a menu of eight tasty fresh sushi. Fill up plates using combos, chains, and side dishes. Read the Sushi Shuffle review
Hollywood Hotel (Studio X) With a plot starring crazy celebs and featuring everything from presidential scandal to alien invasion, a stay at Hollywood Hotel is like no other. Run your hotel with a staff of celebrity oddballs including spoiled heiress / manager London Hell-Ton, ex-movie megalomaniac concierge Dom Cruiser and Eva Lingerie, the sexy maid. Upgrade your hotel from a downtown motel to a 5 Star palace and complete 15 hilarious missions. Read the Hollywood Hotel review
Rollercoaster Rush: 99 Tracks (Digital Chocolate) Take riders through 99 thrilling tracks in China, USA and Europe! Feel the rush as you speed through wild jumps, loops and drops without flying off the tracks! Race car-to-car with friends in Multiplayer mode or test your limits by switching car types to maximise speed or airtime! Read the Rollercoaster Rush: 99 Tracks review
Resident Evil: Degeneration (Capcom) Featuring stunning 3D graphics, play as Leon Kennedy, star of Resi Evil 4, over 50 terrifying missions. Utilise an arsenal of awesome weapons to stop the hoards of zombies and monsters, including zombie dogs and pilots. With hours of gameplay, Degeneration is built with easy to pick up controls and regular save points for the mobile gamer. Read the Resident Evil Degeneration review
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Four ways to get 100% from your mobile gaming

100% Mobile isn't only about delivering the best games. The service also offers a whole host of new ways to get hold of them.

You don't have to pay a one-off charge for your mobile gaming thrills. 100% mobile has plenty of ways for you to enjoy the entertainment on your own terms.

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Note: 100% Mobile is currently only available to O2 customers in the UK. Hopefully we'll see more of it soon!