Best of FingerGaming: From Dead Space to Grim Joggers

[Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Tucker Dean, Jason Johnson, and Ryan Hibbeler.] This week, FingerGaming covers Dead Space, Shinobi III, and Grim Joggers, among other notable titles. Also within are the lists for top-grossing, most-downloaded free and paid Apps from Apple's store, along with a review for Mobigame's Perfect Cell. Here are the top stories from the last seven days: - Dead Space Out Now in App Store "The iOS version of Dead Space offers an all-new storyline that leads directly into the events in Dead Space 2. Players find themselves alone on a mission in the Mines of Titan, which are about to host a new outbreak of grotesque Necromorphs." - Top-Grossing Game Apps: Dead Space Storms iPhone and iPad Charts "EA's Dead Space climbs up to second place in the iPhone's top-grossing games chart in its first day of release, rivaling Rovio's Angry Birds and overtaking Call of Duty: Zombies and Fruit Ninja." - Review: Perfect Cell "The majority of the puzzles boil down to hitting a switch to open a door -- the video game equivalent of salivating at the sound of a bell. It's automatic, and I feel more like a well-conditioned dog than a player in this world." - 10tons Launches “Jogging as Bloodsport” Game Grim Joggers "Points are earned based on how many runners survive the level, and each bottomless pit, obstacle, and polar bear you encounter is likely to claim the lives of a few members of your jogging crew if your timing is off." - Top iPad Game Apps: Dead Space, Monster Dash Enter Paid Charts "Halfbrick's Monster Dash returns to the top ten at seventh place following a recent discount in price, leaving Scrabble for iPad, Pinball HD, and newcomer Mini Golf Game 3D to close out the charts." - Doodle Jump to Get Promotional Level for Russell Brand-Voiced Easter Bunny Film "Announcing a partnership with film company Universal, App Store developer Lima Sky revealed that its hit game Doodle Jump will soon receive an Easter-themed bonus level based on the upcoming CG animated film 'Hop.'" - Sega Releases 16-Bit Ninja Platformer Shinobi III "Sequel to the 1987 arcade game Shinobi and the 1989 Genesis follow-up Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi III once again pits ninja master Joe Musashi against the Neo Zeed crime syndicate throughout 28 side-scrolling levels." - Top iPhone Game Apps: Ramps Enters Charts with Apple Backing "Stick Stunt Biker and Flick Golf! return to the charts at fifth and sixth place this week, while Backabit's physics puzzler Ramps claims ninth place after being named as Apple's iPhone Game of the Week." - Toki Tori Developer Two Tribes Teases Upcoming Swap This! "Two Tribes, addressing the growing threat of swapaholism, notes that Swap This! will feature three different gameplay modes, graphics optimized for the Retina display, and social network integration when it launches later this year." - TurboGrafx-16 GameBox Emulator App Updated with Improved Controls "Version 1.1 of TurboGrafx-16 GameBox introduces a new 'type C' control scheme optimized for vertically scrolling shooters. Type C removes the on-screen d-pad, allowing for more accurate movements and a better look at the in-game action."