Best of FingerGaming: From The Manhole to Crimson Gem Saga

[Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent -- and increasingly exciting -- portable game platforms, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Tucker Dean, Jason Johnson, and Ryan Hibbeler.] This week, FingerGaming covers Crimson Gem Saga, The Manhole, and NFL 2011, among other notable debuts. Also within are the lists for top-grossing, most-downloaded free and paid Apps from Apple's store, as well as reviews for Zen Bound 2 Universal and Fling Pong. Here are the top stories from the last seven days: - Top-Grossing Game Apps: Monopoly, Updated Bejeweled 2 Climb Charts "Monopoly and The Game of Life rank high in today's charts after recent sales, though neither title is able to unseat Clickgamer's reigning chart champ Angry Birds." - PSP RPG Crimson Gem Saga Premieres for iPhone and iPod Touch "App Store publisher Nate Games has launched an iPhone and iPod Touch version of Crimson Gem Saga, a traditional, Japanese-style role-playing game previously released for the PlayStation Portable." - Review: Zen Bound 2 Universal "The beauty, and mystery, of Zen Bound is in how it ever-so-casually solicits latent feelings, and in some cases horrors, from the user. It's at times unsettling, but it's always compelling how the unconscious will slowly creep up on you." - The Manhole: A Point-and-Click Adventure Game from the Creators of Myst "Geared toward children, The Manhole offers exploration-based gameplay with no end goal — the object is simply to explore and interact with the animal inhabitants of a bizarre world." - Top iPhone Game Apps: Hungry Shark Series Ranks High in Free and Paid Charts "Hungry Shark leads as the iPhone's top free game download this week, leading to a rapid rise in popularity for its sequel in the paid charts." - Apple Narrows Hardware Support for Game Center Social Network "Beta 3 of the iOS 4.1 firmware update limits Game Center support to iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and third-generation iPod Touch devices. User speculation suggests that Game Center's infrastructure proved too taxing for earlier hardware generations." - Review: Fling Pong - The Planets "Sinking a shot triggers one of several delightful pinball-inspired sound effects. It feels good. The controls are nuanced. You develop a certain degree of touch as you play." - Gameloft Beats This Year's Madden to the App Store with NFL 2011 "After being the first publisher to launch an NFL-licensed football sim in the App Store last year, Gameloft has upgraded its flagship sports franchise in advance of any updated offerings from rival EA Sports." - Top iPad Game Apps: AirAttack Topples Angry Birds "Developer Art In Games claims the top spot with its 99-cent vertically scrolling shooter AirAttack HD. Clickgamer's Angry Birds HD drops to second place in its wake, as Promini HD debuts ahead of Chopper 2 at third." - Kometen Creator Releases Shot Shot Shoot for iPad "Erik Svedang, creator of IGF Grand Prize winner Blueberry Garden and the iPhone hit Kometen, has launched Shot Shot Shoot, a head-to-head competitive multiplayer action title for the iPad."