iPhone Game Developers World Championship squad lists

The plaster cast may still be drying on injured metatarsals and the wags have barely begun to pack their bags, but these are the star players who've been selected to represent their respective nations in the inaugural iPhone Game Developers World Championship. (N.B. If you've no idea what this is all about, perhaps you should pop along here for more info).

Group A:

The French team may be pre-tournament favourites to top the group on sales form with big guns like N.O.V.A. and Edge, but the other three squads have more than enough talent to make an impact and spring a few surprises.

Poland
Future Fight / (Bloober Team)
Kissing Frenzy / (Tequila Mobile)
Ski Jumping 2010 / (Vivid Games)

Canada
Dark Void Zero / (Other Ocean Interactive)
Zombie Attack! / (IUGO)
Lux Touch / (Sillysoft)

Iceland
Soft Freak Fiesta / (Gogogic)
Thor / (On the Rocks)
TiltaFun / (On the Rocks)

France
N.O.V.A. / (Gameloft)
Twin Blades / (Bulkypix)
Edge / (Mobigame)

Group B:

Argentina may well be streets ahead in the footballing world, but when it comes to app developers there's a little less strength in depth, with a heavy reliance on Odasoft's hit titles. Instead it's the South Koreans who look like the heavyweights here with the largely unsung Romanians tipped as dark horses.

Argentina
Silent Swords / (Oniric Games)
Catcha Mouse 3 / (Odasoft)
Truco / (Odasoft)

Estonia
Fling! / (CandyCane Apps)
Fuzzle / (CandyCane Apps)
Shipwreck / (CandyCane Apps)

South Korea
Inotia 2 / (Com2uS)
Home Run Battle 3D / (Com2uS)
Zenonia 2 / (Gamevil)

Romania
Skies of Glory / (Revo Solutions)
F.A.S.T. / (Revo Solutions)
Magnetic Sports Soccer / (Revo Solutions)

Group C:

Much like that other kickabout in South Africa, England and the USA are the bookies' favourites to progress from their Group. Never underestimate the popularity of cricket on the subcontinent, though, and always beware potential banana skins in major competitions.

England
X2 Soccer 2010 / (Exient)
Arachnadoodle / (Connect2Media)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars / (Rockstar Games)

USA
Spore Origins / (Tricky Software)
Doodle Jump / (Lima Sky)
Space Miner: Space Ore Bust / (Venan)

India
Cricket T20 Super Sixers / (Indiagames)
Chess Elite / (99Games)
Mystic Emporium / (99Games)

Austria
Radio Flare REDUX / (Studio Radiolaris
Glow Doodle Snake / (NER Brothers)
NER Pong Plus / (NER Brothers)

Group D:

Both Germany and Australia have called up twin-hitters from their most successful club sides, so should be well placed to move on to the knockout stages. Meridian's zombie hit will likely prove Hong Kong's best chance for survival.

Germany
Rally Master Pro 3D / (Fishlabs)
Galaxy On Fire 3D / (Fishlabs)
The Settlers / (Blue Byte)

Australia
Flight Control / (Firemint)
Real Racing / (Firemint)
Fruit Ninja / (Halfbrick Studios)

Serbia
Golman / (Eipix)
Seed of Salvation / (Fugitive Steak)
Master Kick - Table Soccer / (Indus3)

Hong Kong
Alive 4-ever / (Meridian)
A Humble's Numble / (Humble Gaming)
EdiMon / (Humble Gaming)

Group E:

The Group of Death. In every major tournament, there's always one, isn't there. These four impressive nations' fates could be decided by a single goal, a deflected shot, or even a dodgy refereering call.

Holland
Air Traffic Controller 4.0 / (Lunagames)
Pulse: The Game / (Virtual Fairground)
Toki Tori / (Two Tribes)

Denmark
Mystery Mania / (Progressive Media)
Whac-A-Mole / (Kiloo)
Zenses Rainforest / (Kiloo)

Japan
Chaos Rings / (Media.Vision)
Space Invaders Infinity Gene / (Taito)
Street Fighter IV / (Capcom)

Russia
Hexagon Labs / (HeroCraft)
8 in 1 Arcade Park / (HeroCraft)
Texas Poker / (Kama Games)

Group F:

With an established franchise in Championship Manager in its lineup, and a cult TV tie-in up its sleeve, all eyes are on Scotland to see if it can avoid coming home too soon this time. The Czech Republic has intriguingly selected a group of players from one club, banking on familiarity with one another to bring success.

Italy
Vempire / Impressionware
iScopa / Doclouisjones.com
Fallen - Ep. 1 / 7th Sense Studios Scotland
The Crystal Maze / Dynamo Games
Championship Manager 2010 / Dynamo Games
Bloons TD / Digital Goldfish New Zealand
Ancient Frog / Ancient Workshop
PushPixPull / The Miracleworks
Bird Strike - Gold Edition / PikPok Czech Republic
Buka / Hexage
Radiant / Hexage
Totemo / Hexage

Group G:

Whilst Brazil is one of the favourites to lift the trophy in Jo'burg next month, its chances at the Game Developers World Championships are arguably less great. Look out for Ireland's speedy attacker, Plants vs Zombies, who may be pivotal to this Group's outcome.

Brazil
Drums Challenge / (MusiGames)
Throat Detonator / (MusiGames)
Leds / (MusiGames)

Republic of Ireland
Plants vs. Zombies / (PopCap)
SameGame / (Steven Troughton-Smith)
Lights Off / (Steven Troughton-Smith)

Sweden
Scarab Solitaire / (Jadestone Games)
Labyrinth 2 / (Illusion Labs)
Ramp Champ / (The Iconfactory)

Portugal
Colorix / (Awesome Software)


Group H:

In Villa and Torres, Spain's football team has a lethal frontline: will Bruce Lee and Touch Racing prove as formidable over the coming weeks? Talking of strength, Finland's trio includes a critically acclaimed giant, plus one of the biggest commercial successes to date.

Spain
Ozone / (Geardome)
Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior / (Digital Legends)
Touch Racing Nitro / (Bravo Game Studios)

Switzerland
Orbital / (Bitforge)
Colorbind / (Nonverbal)
Monospace / (Nonverbal)

Honduras
Paratroopers: Air Assault HD / (Software Factory)

Finland
Zen Bound / (Secret Exit)
Angry Birds / (Rovio)
DrawRace / (RedLynx)
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