The Quality Index boasts over 160,000 reviews from websites like 148Apps, Pocket Gamer, and AppAddict, and uses a unique metric to create a single definitive score for each iPhone title.
Uphold the law
Via the selfless law-enforcing antics of the ninth-placed Kaptain Brawe, G5 Entertainment has helped set the tone for a January chart packed with virtual heroism.
Bounding over turn-based battler Hero Academy and into the #2 slot is 5th Cell's equally altruistic platformer Run Roo Run.
Meanwhile, Star Marine: Infinite Ammo's brand of semi-automatic justice has earned GlitchSoft's old skool side-scroller a home at #4 on our rundown of the highest-rated iPhone games of the past month.
And if you still find yourself crying out for a knight in shining armour, Hutch's visceral Smash Cops is parked in tenth place, ready to provide backup.
Qi's Top 10 iPhone games of January 2012
| Pos. | Game | Qi rating | Reviews |
| 1. | Triple Town | 9.1 | 4 |
| 2. | Run Roo Run | 8.7 | 9 |
| 3. | Jazz: Trump's Journey | 8.5 | 11 |
| 4. | Star Marine: Infinite Ammo | 8.2 | 6 |
| 5. | Backyard Bounce | 8.2 | 3 |
| 6. | Puzzlejuice | 8.0 | 8 |
| 7. | Hero Academy | 8.0 | 5 |
| 8. | Scramble With Friends | 8.0 | 4 |
| 9. | Kaptain Brawe | 8.0 | 3 |
| 10. | Smash Cops | 7.9 | 11 |
N.B. While we only display the average score to one decimal place, the list is generated to further significant figures. We just don't show them all.
And, naturally, this is a static graph based on live listings which are subject to constant change as new releases and reviews emerge.
In order to provide a regular marker of the critical zeitgeist, however, we will continue to round up the best of the iPhone games released each month to provide the definitive Quality Index top ten.
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