The Best iPhone Games Of 2011 Ranked By Apple (PICTURES)

Apple has announced its picks for a few good apps.

As part of its annual App Store Rewind series, Apple has highlighted the best releases and top sellers across six categories -- music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts.

Of the more than 500,000 iPhone apps in the iTunes Store, the Cupertino company has showcased just over 100 iPhone apps that Apple loves best. They range from DJ apps and medical imaging apps to photo editors and news readers. Apps have become a booming business for Apple, which said in October that users download over 1 billion apps each and have downloaded more than 18 million apps in total

In addition to presenting the top apps in education, business and weather, among other genres, Apple shone a spotlight on iPhone games. It named both an iPhone app of the year, Instagram, and an iPhone game of the year: Tiny Tower, a free game Apple said "taps our inner Donald Trump," took the top spot as Apple's favorite iPhone game.

Seven other games earned nods from Apple, and we've presented them in the slideshow below. See the iTunes Store for the complete App Store Rewind 2011 rankings, then take a look at the 13 most popular free iPhone apps of the year.

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[CoconutMonkey]

11:55 PM on 02/02/2012

There are many great games on the app store but lost in a gazillion titles good games are hard to find! Check out Coconut Monkey VS Beavers and Birds !

[Calandra Cruickshank]

03:28 PM on 12/13/2011

I really like Tiny Tower, but I also highly recommend a brand new free iPhone app called ShakyPlanet. You can collect ShakyGlobes and other eCollectibles with ShakyPlanet. Each one plays music and animates when you tap or shake them. They are really cool and fun - part game, part music, and you "own" each one you download, even if you lose your phone! ShakyPlanet has beautiful free holiday ShakyGlobes in its store right now that really bring you back to the good old days! I also like to collect them when I travel - they have free ShakyGlobes for many different cities, and you have to actually be in that location to be able to download them, which makes them all the more special. It's also easy to post them to Facebook or Twitter and send them by email to share your experiences with your family and friends!

[Tina021897]

11:32 PM on 12/12/2011

Where's Temple Run??

[NerdyStudent]

09:59 PM on 12/12/2011

Where's Minecraft? Oh wait, different OS...my bad.

[WSAY]

11:22 PM on 12/12/2011

Keep stalking the iPhone. See what it gets you.

[NerdyStudent]

02:13 AM on 12/13/2011

I have the iPhone, it get's me about 340$ a month in app profits.

Your point?

[huffpostuser77]

09:51 PM on 12/12/2011

Sorry, Tiny Wings isn't really that great. Kinda gets blah blah.

[littlechanges]

05:43 PM on 12/13/2011

I dunno, Tiny Wings makes me smile, even when it beats the crap outta me.

[jacki650]

08:04 PM on 12/12/2011

I need to step up my iPhone Game Apps game lol...I have a list of "cool" iPhone games but haven't even heard of all of these! Will need to update or feel free to suggest to it :) http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/jackie/cool-iphone-games

[keedyk87]

05:58 PM on 12/12/2011

Usually one of the first things I do when I buy a new computeris delete all of the games. I never play them so why waste the space on my hard drive.

[NerdyStudent]

09:58 PM on 12/12/2011

The obvious question is why the hell did you feel a need to comment then?

[Serjster]

08:04 AM on 04/07/2012

Some people are just need to feel holier-than-thou so they pretend like playing video games is a huge waste of time, the problem is that too many of these people end up spending that time getting fat in front of a TV.

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[whinenot]

04:51 PM on 12/12/2011

Oh good. Because silly me..I thought phones were for making phone calls. I wonder how the quality of phone calls stack up amongst the different phones. Now that would be useful information.

[RecreationalPilot]

06:14 PM on 12/12/2011

You seem to be right. They are a distraction from other issues.

[WSAY]

11:24 PM on 12/12/2011

Go back to your typewriter and wall telephone.

[NerdyStudent]

02:14 AM on 12/13/2011

I will...for this once, this one time, agree with you here.

*beats the Luddite with a one button mouse*

[geterry12345]

04:13 PM on 12/12/2011

where is angry birds

[iJustWannaHaveFun]

03:47 PM on 12/12/2011

I have the Tiny Tower app and it is probably the most fun real-time game I have ever played. It doesn't have the downside of Farmville; an alternative currency practically impossible to acquire without real money. I highly reccommend this game because it's fun for all ages and very addictive.

[MIKEinNYC]

02:30 PM on 12/12/2011

Thanks Apple, for telling us what we're supposed to like.

[Josh Loyens]

04:44 PM on 12/12/2011

Sarcasm?
if it is then there really is no reason to be
they're giving credit to the great developers of the amazing games they have created
why shouldn't they give their opinion?

[WSAY]

11:25 PM on 12/12/2011

He's a sheep, and figures everyone is telling him what to do.

[babymama123]

02:26 PM on 12/12/2011

"Apps have become a booming business for Apple, which said in October that users download over 1 billion apps each and have downloaded more than 18 million apps in total"

Um, I'm not a math major, but 1 billion each should be less than 18 million total downloads.

[WSAY]

11:26 PM on 12/12/2011

You're right. You're not a math major.