by Lorien Faulkner on April 10, 2009

Duck Duck Duck, iPhone, iTunes App Store, iWriteWords, Tappy Tunes, Toddler Defense, Tower Defense

In our last iPhone game review, we took a look at three titles in the Tower Defense genre of games. I assume by now you’ve at least downloaded and tried the ‘lite’ versions — you’re missing something grand if you haven’t.

This week, we’re going to shift gears and take a look at a subset of games designed to make your toddler from going ballistic during lunch and wrecking the place up. I like to call them ‘Toddler Defense’ games, and I personally couldn’t live without them in my pocket. Here are three of our picks from both the paid and free categories:

Tappy Tunes: This musical tapping app comes in at four dollars, and I can easily say it’s the best four dollars I’ve ever spent on ‘Toddler Defense.’ Tappy Tunes is no game however, it’s more of a musical distraction: users tap the screen to create the melody of a tune, all the while conjuring forth tune related animations with each tap. The title has over 70 built-in tunes, and is updated with new melodies ever so often.

Duck Duck Duck: This free app is simple enough for your younger kids to enjoy and pretty enough to hold your toddler at bay for a while. The game is simple: using the accelerometer in the iPhone, players guide the various colored rubber-duckies to their home in the pond. Realistic water effects are a nice touch, and who doesn’t like rubber-duckies?

iWriteWords: This title, available in the full version for 99 cents as well as a free ‘lite’ version, is a game that helps toddlers start the long journey that ends in them writing words on your freshly painted walls. Joking aside, however, iWriteWords is one of the most polished education apps we’ve seen on the iTunes store yet. It’s combination of numbers and letters is sure to be a hit with you toddler.

That’s it for this week! Join us next week as we take a look at three mind-bending titles for the puzzle-addict in all of us.

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