WPCentral Holiday Gift Guide: Apps and Games

Happy Holidays everyone! With some of our readers finding a new Windows Phone under the tree or getting their Windows Telephone Market gift card in the mail, nosotros thought it was a expert time to throw out some app suggestions. Nosotros've polled our staff and have come up with a few games and apps that nosotros remember every Windows Phone should accept. Or in the least, we highly recommend you give them a endeavor.

Quick footnote on the highlighted links. The links for the apps and games are in the title listing and will take you to the Marketplace listing. If we've reviewed the game or app, we'll make note of it and add that link accordingly. Having said that... here we become.

Games

Alter Ego: AlterEgo is a multi-level, platform game where you lot navigate around platforms, obstacles and monsters to collect jumping pixels. The twist comes with a phantom twin that moves with you in a mirrored mode that helps you solve the puzzles. AlterEgo runs $.99 and here's our take on things.

Hydro Thunder Go!: If you similar racing boats, look no farther. The popular arcade game has found its way to the small screen of your Windows Phone. Hydro Thunder Go! is an Xbox Alive title running $ii.99 and yous tin can find our review here.

Fastball 2: A simple however challenging game that has you lot guide a ball through 105 levels of obstacles. Fastball 2 is a free game, we liked it and think you will likewise.

Chromatic: Here's a fast paced, 2-D shooter that has yous fighting off waves upon waves of enemy ships. Yous have two versions of Chromatic, a free version and Chromatic Pro that runs $.99. We liked it in our review and think it's worth a try.

AlphaJax: A fantastic, well designed online game of scrabble for your Windows Phone where you compete against other players. You have an advertisement-back up version (AlphaJax Free) and the advertising-free version (AlphaJax) will run y'all $2.99. Here'south our accept on the game.

Doodle Jump: What tin I say? It'southward the premier jumper game. Guide Doodle the Doodler jump his way upward the screen with this Xbox Live championship. It'll run you $2.99 and you can read our review here.

Let's Golf 2: A well blithe, entertaining golf game for your Windows Phone. The game includes 108 holes of golf game across six locations. This Xbox Alive game is running $iv.99 and here'due south our review.

Penguin: Information technology'southward the game that makes flightless birds soar through the air. Send your penguin sailing through 14+ levels that increase in difficulty. Air time and a healthy diet of fish keeps the game going in this gratis, advertizement-supported game.

Fruit Ninja: One of the before Xbox Live games to hit the Marketplace it still has staying ability. Test your ninja fruit slicing techniques in this graphically powerful arcade game. Here's our review on this Xbox Alive title that is currently running $2.99.

Tiki Towers: Here's a puzzle game highly recommended by our Xbox Alive Expert Paul. You face 40-five levels of problem solving challenges that embrace five tropical islands. This Xbox Live title volition run you $2.99 and you tin can read Paul's review here.

Shuffle Party: You accept a table pinnacle bowling game and shuffle board game all rolled into a well animated game. Your Xbox Live avatar is besides present to play the gamer function. Shuffle Party is a costless Xbox Live game that we've reviewed here.

Trines Hangman: If yous like discussion games, Trine's Hangman is a must accept game for your Windows Phone. Trine's is a well presented, challenging game of hangman that tracks your scores on a global leaderboard as well as through Trine'southward website. Trine's comes in ii versions. You lot accept the costless, ad-support Trine'south Hangman and the $one.99 ($.99 through the Holidays) ad-free Trine's Hangman Pro.  Here's our early accept on this Windows Phone word game.

Angry Birds: Blame Jay for this 1 simply I have to admit, it's a fun game and you can't deny information technology'south a successful game. I simply wish the Windows Phone version would get a few updates to bring more levels and themes to the Xbox Alive game. Angry Birds will run you lot $2.99 and you lot can detect the review here.

Corona: In a world plunged into darkness you lot play the role of Corona, a immature mage intent on saving the world. Y'all command eight different elements to defeat the waves of monsters in this multi-stage game. Corona will run you $.99.

Penguin Blast: Boom Petey the penguin from barrels to go him through diverse mazes. It a game of timing, careful aim, and some cool unlockable costumes. Penguin Blast is a gratis app and tons of fun.  A boom of a game if y'all will.

Plants vs. Zombies (PvZ for short): Fifty levels of play, twenty half-dozen types of zombies and you must defeat them with your potted plants. Doesn't seem off-white. PvZ is an Xbox Alive title, running $4.99 and hither'southward our review.

Tentacles: Some say it'southward too hard, some say the claiming is what makes Tentacles a must have game. Luckily there's a trial version available to allow yous try Tentacles before paying $4.99 for the full version. You can as well catch our review here to assist y'all determine.

Top Truck: Here's a monster truck game that has y'all navigate over various obstacles, crushing cars every bit y'all go. Filled with multiple levels, three distinct worlds and sixteen unlockable vehicles Meridian Trucks comes in a free, ad supported version and an advert-complimentary version that runs $.99. Here's our review.

Emerge'southward Salon: This time management game has you juggling beauty salon customers ranging from trivial former ladies to punk rockers. This Xbox Live game also comes with Jay Bennett's seal of approval, volition run y'all $four.99 and hither's our review.

Radiant: With over one hundred levels, x boss fights, upgradeable weapons, power-ups and three difficulty options there is a ton of playing time with infinite battle game. It'll run yous $1.99 and you can catch our review here.

LineBirds: LineBirds is fantastically animated, challenging game where you navigate your birds through a maze of lines and obstacles to meet how far yous tin can fly.  The full version is running $ane.99 with no trial version available.  It's one of Dan's favorites and here's our review.

Space Flying: If you need a flight simulator, it volition tough to beat Space Flight.  Y'all have eleven aircrafts to choose from, 137 airports to visit and 5 photographic camera angles.  With Infinite Flight yous'll log enough of air time behind the stick.  In that location is a trial version with the full version running $4.99 (here's our review).

Ilomilo:Ilomilo was offset launched as an AT&T exclusive way dorsum when our Windows Phones hit the market.  The Xbox Alive game is now available on the open Marketplace for $4.99.  The game has you guide Ilo and Milo through a serial of puzzles where cooperation is key.Ilomilo is a wonderfully animated, challenging game and yous tin can find our review here.

Rainbow Rapture: Even rainbows take bad days and with Rainbow Rapture y'all get to help the rainbow excerpt it's vengeance against gild. Equally a bonus, Rainbow Rapture comes with a couple of ringtones and wallpapers. You have two versions of the game, a gratis ad-supported version and a $1.49 ad-free version.  Here'south our review.

Krashlander:  This action/hazard platformer takes yous to the slopes to see if you can guide your skier, Krashlander, through the almost rigorous of ski slopes.  Oh and forth the mode you'll come across evil robots that are trying to ruin your day.Krashlander is running $one.29 and here's our review.

Shift two: What'southward upward is downwardly and down is up.  This multi-level puzzle game has yous navigating through mazes that will crave y'all to flip the gaming screen or shift things around to exist successful.  Simply animated but total of challenges.Shift 2 is currently running $1.99.  Nosotros liked it in the review and recall you will too.

MiniSquadron:  One of the latest Xbox Live titles to hit the Marketplace has y'all commanding an air squadron of one.  With 9 levels of game play, over sixty unique airplanes to unlock and plenty of enemy planes to sink, MiniSquadron tin can easily become addictive.  MiniSquadron is running $2.99.

geoDefence: Here's an Xbox Live tower defense game that has thirty different maps that calls on y'all to wipe out a broad array of creeps with blasters, lasers and missiles. It'll run you $2.99 and here'due south our review.

Orb: Simple game play, very clean graphics, and plenty of challenge. See if you lot can tilt your Windows Phone to coil your orb through diverse tile mazes. Your looking at $1.29 for the game.  Here'south a short look at the game.

Apps

WPCentral App: What tin can we say? We would be remiss if we didn't include our own app in this recommendation. Jay Bennett has done a fantastic job on bringing all the WPCentral goodness to your Windows Telephone. WPCentral's App volition run yous $.99.

Handyscan: Ever demand to scan a document to email or store for futurity use? Handyscan turns your Windows Phone camera into a document scanner that will relieve images in .PDF format that can be emailed as well as uploaded to your Dropbox or Skydrive account. Handyscan comes in two versions, a $two.99 ad-free version and a gratis version that does have some functionality limitations.  Handyscan was recently mangofied and here's our most contempo take on the app.

Thumba Photo Editor: Thumba is a feature rich photo editor for your Windows Phone that volition allow you lot adjust brightness, contrast, hue/saturation, color balance, sharpness, use filters and much more than. Thumba will run y'all $.99 and there is a free trial available (here's our review).

Security Toolkit: Demand to plow your Windows Phone into a security system? Security Toolkit turns your Windows Phone into a motion/sound activated camera, a motion/sound activated alarm and gives y'all the power to use your Windows Telephone as a remote camera. The app will run you $3.99 and hither's our review.

Free Ringtones: With Windows Phone 7.5 (mango) users now have the capability of using customized ringtones. Free Ringtones gives y'all access to a vast library of ringtones that tin can be easily downloaded to your phone. Equally the name suggests, Free Ringtones is a free app and hither's our have on things.

NAVIGON: Hard choice here with two equally recommendable navigation apps out there (Garmin StreetPilot and Plow by Turn Navigation). We'll give the nod to NAVIGON (here'southward our review) for the wide range of features and the ability to download only the maps yous need. Navigon, usually runs $49.99 U.s./$99.99 Europe, is currently on sale ($29.99 U.s./$79.99 Europe) through January 5, 2022.

Fandango: Do you Fandango? If and so, here's your free mobile culling when y'all need to hunt for tickets on the go.

4th and Mayor: For those who enjoy playing Foursquare, here is a quick, make clean and simple client to help you check in and become the mayor of your favorite water libation. It's a free app and a favorite of mayors everywhere.

London Travel: Billed as the ultimate travel app for London, this $1.99 app features a journey planner that covers routes and departure times for the various London transportation services. It will likewise help you track your Oyster Menu (electronic transportation ticketing service) residue.  Oh and there's a gratis Lite version that has express functionality.

Kik Messenger: Here is a gratuitous culling to your Windows Alive Messenger that adds features such every bit instant notifications when messages are sent, delivered and read; picture sharing, and group chat to the mix.  Here's our quick look at this complimentary messenger app.

Netflix: Okay... so some got upset at the alter in subscriptions rates only if you hung in there with Netflix, this complimentary app will come in handy when your on the go.

Weave: Fantastic RSS reader for your Windows Phone that comes in a gratis, ad-support version and a $2.99 ad-free version.

MyRadar: If y'all need to just check up on the local weather radar, it's hard to beat this costless app. Or you can upgrade to the Pro version for $1.99 which pulls the ads off the table.

...I'm a WP7: Every wonder who has a Windows Phone in your neighborhood? I'thousand a WP7 is a social networking app for Windows Phone users that lets you stay in contact with other Windows Telephone users and developers. The gratuitous app includes messaging, mini-games, Windows Phone news, member search and lots more.  You can check our all our coverage on I'1000 a WP7 with this link.

Amazon Kindle: It's the Kindle reader on your Windows Phone. Need nosotros say more other than it's a free app?

Compass VO: This free app will plow your Windows Phone into a navigational compass. Your Windows Telephone needs an internal compass and Mango simply it'due south a neat navigational tool (here's our review).

Connexion Tiles: If yous need shortcuts for your connectivity settings or for sending text messages or emails, here is a piece of cake to use utility to do only that. You tin find our quick look hither.

TVShow: This is your one stop source for all your tv viewing needs. You tin can track episodes, pull up synopsis, cast bios, images, Youtube videos, and episode recaps on your favorite television receiver series. There is a $.99 advertizement-free version available also as a complimentary, advertisement-supported version.

Habitation Depot: Lowe'southward customers look the other way. Dwelling Depot has information technology's own Windows Phone app that volition assist guide you along with your shopping needs. The free app even has in-store maps!

Flixster: This free app gives you access to Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes movie database to watch movie trailers, observe flick times, and become reviews.

Xbox Companion App: Who wouldn't want to accept the ability to command their Xbox 360 console from their Windows Telephone? Plus it'south free.

Tweet It: While in that location are enough of twitter clients out there, nosotros found Tweet It to be 1 of the better choices in the bunch. The $.99 app lets you build tweet drafts when yous don't accept connectivity and has several modes that includes a Street Mode that uses your photographic camera view equally the app'due south background. This should help avoid walking into things every bit you blazon and walk at the same time.

Accuweather: Can't have an app circular up without a weather condition app. Accuweather is a gratis app that brings all the Accuweather forecast data to your Windows Phone including weather radar, severe atmospheric condition alerts, live tiles and videos. Plus it's merely a really overnice looking app.

IMDb: Flixster not enough? Check out IMDb. Reportedly the largest collection of picture show, television and celebrity information in the globe. It also provides showtimes, trailers, photo galleries, US TV listings, and helps yous find the latest DVD and Blu-Ray releases. Oh...and it's free besides.

And then there you have it. One healthy list of recommendations for Windows Phone apps and games. With tens of thousands of apps in the Marketplace, at that place are plenty more quality, entertaining apps available. These are just ii handfuls of apps we enjoy on our Windows Phones and call back y'all'll similar them merely the same.  Feel free to add to the listing in the comments section.

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