I know it's all the rage these days to get down on Zynga for their timesink-centric free to play Facebook games, but they are responsible for some ridiculous numbers. CityVille in specific is responsible for nearly 2.4m "Likes" on Facebook, and according to Wikipedia was Zynga's biggest game launch and has set the record for most monthly active users for an application ever on Facebook. Considering just how massive Facebook is, an accomplishment like that is absolutely incredible.

FarmVille [Free] hit the App Store quite a while ago now, and set expectations for what to expect out of Zynga's efforts on the iPhone. Initially the client was a little limited, but you were able to connect directly to your own existing farm and manage your crops on the go. If you were a FarmVille fanatic, this was amazing news.

Unfortunately, the iOS CityVille isn't a CityVille client at all. CityVille Hometown [Free] has the basic frameworks of CityVille, and looks a lot like CityVille, but you'll be starting a brand new city entirely dependent of your (potentially) already existing city on Facebook. Maybe it's just me, but this makes CityVille Hometown go from vaguely interesting to downright confusing. The App Store already has entirely too many time sink-laden building games, and not having the same Facebook link as FarmVille did easily makes it blend into the pack.

So I guess if you just can't get enough of CityVille, and want to completely start over on your phone, CityVille Hometown is for you. This really makes me wonder what Zynga's ongoing strategy is going to be for mobile devices. It always seemed to me that leveraging and connecting to these massive already thriving communities would be too huge to pass up. Regardless, it will be fun to watch Hometown on the charts to see how it does.

Hope you like sales reports on this fine afternoon. Have another: Secret Exit, the dudes behind the original Zen Bound and its awesome follow-up Zen Bound 2, have cut the cost of Zen Bound and�Zen Bound 2 EVERYWHERE in celebration of "summer." Both are just 99 cents until July 11 on the App Store, while Zen Bound 2's digital releases on�Steam and the Mac App Store are priced at a dollar or less.

In case you've been living under a rock but, for whatever reason, have access to a smart device or a computer and the Internet, and don't know what Zen Bound is, here's a quick run-down. Like their namesakes state, these are meditative titles that on a singular simple task: wrapping rope around 3D sculptures. Seems like silly offerings on the surface, but I think you'll find their calming effects… well, effective.

• Zen Bound � $.99
• Zen Bound 2 � $2.99 ?�$.99

Also, their visuals are still some of the best on the market. If you don't believe me, that's fine. Just go check out our respective write-ups where, in addition to getting some hot screen action, you'll also learn more about the games.

Adult Swim Games isn't above creating games that revolve around mechanical unicorns, horrible electronic music, and air dashing through concrete stars. It also isn't above July 4 sales, as if that was an actual surprise as opposed to a writer's early morning contrivance.

So, what games are on sale? A lot. In fact, most of the studio's vast App Store library has been cut to mere pennies in celebration of Independence Day. Let's take a look:

• Amateur Surgeon -$2.99 ?�$.99
• Amateur Surgeon for the iPad - $2.99 ?�$.99
• Amateur Surgeon 2 - $2.99 ?�$.99
• Floater Pro - $.99
• Meowcenaries - $2.99 ?�$.99
• My Li'l Bastard - $1.99 ?�$.99
• Robot Unicorn Attack - $1.99 ?�$.99
• Robot Unicorn Attack HD - $1.99 ?�$.99
• Robot Unicorn Attack: Heavy Metal Edition - $1.99 ?�$.99
• Spell My Finger � $.99

At this point, I'm not sure if there's a man alive that has gone without Robot Unicorn Attack but if you, somehow, missed this title buy it immediately. No excuses, bud. It's one of the funniest and oddly compelling titles on the App Store. Amateur Surgeon is pretty good, too, if you're into Atlus' Trauma Center franchise.

It's the season for savings as the US' July 4 Independence Day celebration nears. Not to be left out of the chart-breaking action is Gameloft. As of this morning, the homage-specialists are offering a stable of some of its sharpest titles like NOVA 2 and Asphalt 6 at a mere 99 cents instead of their usual three-dollars-and-up price points. Good savings all around, though less titles that we expected.

To be frank, we're not sure when these sales will end. Logic suggests, of course, around July 5, but it'd be wise to jump on these ASAP if any of the follow tickles you:

• Asphalt 6: Adrenaline � $4.99 ?�$.99
• Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD -�$6.99 ?�$.99
• Dungeon Hunter 2 � $6.99 ?�$.99
• Dungeon Hunter 2 HD � $6.99 ?�$.99
• NOVA 2 � $6.99 ?�$.99
• NOVA 2 HD � $6.99 ?> $.99
• Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden � $6.99�?�$.99
• Shrek Kart � $4.99 ?�$.99
• Shrek Kart HD � $4.99 ?�$.99
• Starfront: Collision � $2.99 ?�$.99
• Starfront: Collision HD � $6.99�?�$.99

Out of all of these, I'd choose NOVA 2. As much as it pains me to enjoy a product that so shamelessly apes Bungie's Halo, NOVA 2 is a solid FPS title with a good sense of scale and pacing. It even controls pretty well for a genre game, which is more than what you can say about a lot of the FPS fodder on the App Store.