Welcome to the weekly iPhone Quality Index (Qi) games round-up, giving you the LOWdown on the HIGH scorers every Friday on these hallowed pages.
As you may already know, Qi trawls the web for iPhone game reviews from the worlds most respected online and print sources.
Qi then applies its own magic formula to each site (such as 148Apps, Macworld, and TouchGen) to establish a single definitive Qi score for each iPhone app and game.
Dont You Forget About Me
Dashing onto the Qi leaderboard in pole position with a 9.4 Qi rating comes the Pac-Man inspired Forget-Me-Not, whose triumvirate of outstanding reviews virtually guarantees nobody will do any such thing.
Nyarlu Labss self-confessed tiny little arcade game distinguishes itself from Namcos dot guzzling maze wanderer by rocking automatic weapons to obliterate the nasties, though overuse can ahem - backfire if youre not sufficiently careful.
While maps are procedurally generated (so exploding monsters alter the landscape on the fly), Pocket Gamer notes another important characteristic of your surroundings: Theres also the option of scraping the sides of the maze...to both gain speed and power up your character.
More speed, less haste
Retro flavoured goodness of a platforming variety has also raced onto our chart, as Physmos colourful insect female collects coins, skulls, and compliments aplenty.
In Mos Speedrun, your mission is to finish the 20 zombie and scorpion infested stages faster than a jet-propelled Usain Bolt with a plane to catch, before comparing your feeble efforts with the Game Center community.
Theres no room for even the smallest margin of error during the hot pursuit, as Slide to Play details: When you're trying to get a speedrun trophy, you'll have to replay the level over and over again, studying enemy behavior and looking for ways to keep your momentum going as you navigate the terrain.
Gunning for glory
Gunner Galaxies completes the holy trinity of nostalgia tinged success stories on Qis dynamic listings this week, with Ataris classic coin-op shooter Asteroids serving as the spiritual basis on this occasion.
Fluiks 140 achievements, 120 upgrades, and 25 missions mean the games longevity isnt in question, but whether your thumbs will ever be the same again after a marathon session is less certain.
You can get the up-to-date information about which games are reviewing best over at the Quality Index.
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