by Justin Davis

Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.

Game Debuts

Kingdom Rush ($2.99)
Armor Games' flash tower defense sensation is now available on iOS!

Night of the Living Dead Defense ($1.99)
The makers of GRave Defense are back, with this zombie licensed tower defense game.

Jailhouse Jack ($0.99)
Donut Games' latest has a unique premise. You're the director of a jailbreak film, tasked with creating the most perfect escape film possible.

Terra Noctis ($2.99)
This gorgeous 2D platformer is now available. We've been playing this one a bit, and our first impression is positive.

Jurassic Park: The Game 2 HD ($6.99)
The 2nd Episode of Telltale's licensed Jurassic Park Adventure is now available. Note that this release is for iPad 2 only.

Mad Dog McCree ($4.99)
Arcade "classic" Mad Dog McCree is now available on iOS! If you have fond memories of this one, you know what you're getting into. If you've never played it, it is probably best to back away slowly.

Price Drops

NOTE: Big iOS holiday sales are kicking off TODAY for many publishers. We will spotlight these numerous lengthy sales in a separate post very soon. The sale items listed below are discounted for a shorter length of time, many for today only.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery ($1.99)
Wholly unique adventure experience Sword & Sworcery is on sale for today only, to celebrate the equinox. We just named this title Best Mobile Adventure Game of 2011. What better time to pick it up?

Ninja Fishing (Free)
Surprisingly addictive arcade fishing title Ninja Fishing is free for today only. We awarded this title an 8 / 10 "Great" review.

1-Bit Ninja ($0.99)
Save $1 on this awesome Game Boy-esque platformer.

Sentinel 3: Homeworld (Free)
Setinel 3 is one of the absolute best tower defense games on iOS, and it's available free of charge today-only. What more do you need to know?

Around the World in 80 Days: The Game (Free)
Playrix has made this polished puzzle game completely free, to celebrate the iPhone release of their strategy time management title Royal Envoy.

Grimm (Free)
This grim (see what I did there?) accelerometer game is free for a limited time.

Radballs (Free)
The most 80s puzzle game we played all year can now be nabbed completely free.

Updates

Fruit Ninja
BREAKING NEWS: A new peach fruit is now available for slicing. A new background and new blade have also been added.

Cut the Rope
New levels! The brand-new Buzz Box includes 25 levels of Bee-themed puzzles.

Justin is Executive Editor of IGN Wireless. He has been reviewing cell phone games since the dark days of Java flip phones. You can follow him on Twitter and MyIGN.

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