The 20 Best iPhone Games of 2008 (according to the critics)
And it's not one of the obvious biggies topping the chart...
What's the best iPhone game so far? We bet you didn't just shout out "Dizzy Bee" – for all its charms, the motion-puzzler isn't one of the most high-profile iPhone titles on the App Store.
However, PocketGamer.biz has just published its first iPhone Game Quality Index, tracking reviews on six websites (including this one) to find out what the critics thought was the best iPhone game in the third quarter of this year.
And yes, Dizzy Bee from Igloo Games comes top, with an average rating of 8.67, narrowly beating out Gameloft's Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and Apple's own Texas Hold'em.
The full Top 20 chart runs thus (the game titles link back to reviews on PG):
| Pos. | Game | Publisher | Revs | Avg. Score |
| 1 | Dizzy Bee | Igloo Games | 3 | 8.67 |
| 2 | Asphalt 4 Elite Racing | Gameloft | 6 | 8.58 |
| 3 | Texas Hold'em | Apple | 4 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D | Vivendi | 3 | 8.27 |
| 5 | Trism | Demiforce | 4 | 8.25 |
| 6 | Real Football 2009 | Gameloft | 4 | 8.13 |
| 7 | Mondo Solitaire | Ambrosia Software | 3 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Toy Bot Diaries | IUGO | 5 | 7.98 |
| 9 | Brain Challenge | Gameloft | 3 | 7.97 |
| 10 | Critter Crunch | Publisher X | 3 | 7.83 |
| 11 | Space Monkey | Glu Mobile | 4 | 7.75 |
| 12 | Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster | Publisher X | 3 | 7.67 |
| 13 | Diner Dash | PlayFirst | 3 | 7.33 |
| 14 | Super Monkey Ball | Sega | 5 | 7.30 |
| 15 | Spore Origins | EA Mobile | 4 | 7.25 |
| 16= | Diamond Twister | Gameloft | 3 | 7.17 |
| 16= | SolarQuest | Neon Surge | 3 | 7.17 |
| 18= | Cro-Mag Rally | Pangea Software | 4 | 7.00 |
| 18= | De Blob | THQ Wireless | 4 | 7.00 |
| 18= | EA Sudoku | EA Mobile | 3 | 7.00 |
What came bottom of the list? Poor old Cybersaurus 3D, with a stinking average score of 3.17. Although Pac-Man and GTS World Racing were the next ones up, with 5.5 and 5.98, respectively.
You can read the full chart over on PocketGamer.biz, where the best iPhone game publishers have also been tracked.
