In our age of participatory media (to say nothing of cross-media promotions), just watching a movie isn’t good enough anymore. People want to experience it, to live it. For iPod touch and iPhone owners, this enhanced experience of the movies can come in the form of iPod touch games available at the App Store.
Read to discover eleven games spun out of, or inspired by, movies that will let you take the cinema experience with you anywhere your iPod touch or iPhone go.
1. The Dark Knight: Batmobile Game
Price: $0.99
Game Type: Racing/Driving
The Goal: See how quickly you can get Batman through a maze of obstacles in Gotham City.
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still: Aphid Attack
Price: Free
Game Type: Action
The Goal: Control a swarm of aphids and use them to destroy landmarks worldwide.
3. Days of Thunder
Price: US$2.99
Game Type: Racing/Driving
The Goal: Compete in six races and vie for the Days of Thunder cup.
4. Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Tooth Fairy Terror
Price: Free
Game Type: Action
The Goal: See how many carnivorous tooth fairy creatures you can squash.
5. Iron Man: Aerial Assault
Price: US$0.99
Game Type: Action
The Goal: Battle Iron Man's foes in the not-so-friendly skies.
6. Race to Witch Mountain
Price: Free
Game Type: Racing/Driving
The Goal: Get to Witch Mountain without being forced off the road.
7. Rounders
Price: Free
Game Type: Poker/Role-Playing
The Goal: Use poker to move through a version of the movie Rounders.
8. Saturday Night Fever: Dance!
Price: US$0.99
Game Type: Dance
The Goal: Earn points for helping characters dance like stars.
9. School of Rock
Price: US$0.99
Game Type: Music
The Goal: Shred along with classic rock songs on various instruments.
School of Rock movie review10. Shooter
Price: US$1.99
Game Type: First-Person Shooter
The Goal: Pick off your enemies with a rifle to clear your name.
11. Watchmen: Justice is Coming
Price: US$0.99
Game Type: Action/Fighting
The Goal: Create your own hero and dispense justice on the mean streets.
