If you need something quickly to stimulate your brain while waiting for the bus, it’s just 99 cents iPhone game could do the job so well that you can miss the bus completely.

It is called the world from wars AddictingGames. And no, this is not a game that tests your knowledge of World War I and II (thank God!), A is a game that allows you to capture the whole world in one region simultaneously.

On the world map in the game is divided into many regions, each of which has a certain number of troops, which belong to the seven factions, including yours. You just need a pat on the region under your control, and then one at a location controlled by the enemy to attack. The dice will roll to determine the winner. The number of troops in the region to transfer the amount of bone you have, so that in general, more troops, the better chance you will win. However, there are also some luck in each attack, which makes the result unpredictable. Your task is to make sure that you have won the most rounds of attack, until you take on each region on the map.

I first started playing, I was not very impressed, but thought I would just try it anyway. After several attempts, now become its one of my most frequently used applications. This is a great game to kill a few minutes, and waiting in the queue, or at times when you are on a long flight.

On the other hand, the game comes with a music track on a loop, which, unfortunately, can not be muted separately from the game. In addition, you can play against the computer, rather than any other player. It would do much better if pastime multiplayer support. We hope that this will be added in the next update.

Nevertheless, for just 99 cents, this game offers a lot of fun. But do not take my word for it, try the game for free with a flash version here, before it on your iPhone.

Several months ago, my daughter was nine years requires more than Nintendo DS. And by “noisy” I want to say this to me around the house shouting: “Can I-have-A-DS, Dad, Can-I-Have-A-DS, Dad?”

In short, I persuaded her IPod Touch instead. And why not? Touch (and iPhone, Natch) can do almost everything, DS can, and then some.

More importantly, many of the same games like to play my pumpkin is available in App Store (and for less money, I said in my best voice Practical Dad). Here’s a look at five popular DS titles you can play on your iPhone or IPod Touch:

Bust-A-Move Lollipop color clear bubbles Classic has just made its App Store debut, complete with a head to head competition via Bluetooth. D. Price: $ 19.99 *. Club Price: $ 4.99. (* Original Bust-A-Move has been discontinued. The price for new, but similar, Space Bust-A-Move.)
Civilization Revolution Although you probably remember the classic PC, the recently released Civilization Revolution for the iPhone is actually a port of the same name DS game since last summer. D. Price: $ 11.99. Club Price: $ 4.99.
Cooking Mama I can not say that I understand the appeal of the simulator cooking, but, Oh, kids love it. D. Price: $ 19.99. Club Price: $ 6.99.
Need For Speed Undercover By and large, this DS version of the racing Gem was a bust. But the iPhone / Touch version has earned an incredible 4.5 stars out of almost 4000 reviews. D. Price: $ 19.99. Club Price: $ 4.99.
WordJong Mahjong meets Scrabble in this attractive game tiles. D. Price: $ 9.99. Club Price: $ 2.99.
Of course, there are a lot of games DS, which are not available in the App Store, - but the reverse is true as well. And how much free DS games have you seen lately? (Just Sayin ‘.)

Do you know other precious stones DS, which have made their way to the iPhone? Discuss’ Em in the comments!

In DS DoubleSys iPhone app, and Nintendo DS lookalike (and trainer) that we have been following since it was first presented at Apple in the App Store, has been removed from the store at the request of Nintendo, Nintendo said in an e-mail.

In response to a request to comment, a representative of Nintendo Charlie Scibetta wrote that his company considers necessary to protect its intellectual property.

“Nintendo respects the intellectual property of other companies and, in turn, is counting on the respect of others, and our”, Scibetta wrote by e-mail. “Nintendo has made to seek the abolition of this application, we vigorously defend against the violation of our intellectual property rights.”

But it does not end there. Were also taken down the video application developer, ZM2 Dev, were posted on YouTube about how the DS works DoubleSys approx. In the video space, and YouTube will notice that is displayed as follows: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim for Nintendo in America.”

ZM2 Dev did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

There is currently no word on whether to issue a similar ZM2 Dev, without violating the will in the near future.