If you're not already familiar with Mobigame, that's one problem we're going to fix for you right now. They're likely best known for the Edge series of games, and right now you can own their entire catalog for less than the price of a single Subway foot long. Anyway, you can feel safe blindly mashing the "BUY" button on all of these games, especially the free ones:

Edge, $0.99 - Infamous for the drama caused with trademark troll Tim Langdell, Edge spent most of its early life bobbing on and off the App Store as Mobigame and Langdell duked it out. Whenever Edge popped back onto the App Store it'd shoot up the charts from all the people waiting to snag this fantastic isometric puzzle platformer.

EDGE Extended, $2.99 - Half sequel, half expansion pack, Edge Extended takes everything that was great about the original Edge and kicks it up a notch. I'd start with the original Edge first, as the improvements made in Extended make the first installment feel old and busted, comparatively.

Perfect Cell, $0.99 - I feel like Perfect Cell is the secret love child of Chair Entertainment's absolutely fabulous Xbox Live Arcade title Shadow Complex combined with aliens and gesture controls that really shine on iOS devices. The game can be played covertly using stealth, or you can turn the entire compound into a total bloodbath completing the game by force. (Or a mixture of the two.)

Cross Fingers, Free - Tangram puzzles have been done to death on the App Store, but Mobigame manages to make Cross Fingers feel new (and dare I say, exciting?) through clever puzzle design, great graphics, and an incredibly challenging arcade mode.

Truckers Delight: Episode 1, Free - This game is based on the first segment of the entirely ridiculous and potentially not-work-safe video Truckers Delight. Originally there were plans for episodic games based on the rest of the video, but I'm guessing the Apple approval process got in the way of that.

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Orbit1 [Free] is an incredibly minimalistic game. It doesn't have Game Center or achievements, it doesn't have game modes, it doesn't even have levels. If you have an iPad, though, you're going to want to pick this baby up. It's the perfect game for playing around the table with a few friends, and even better � it's free.

Caffeine Monster Software has put together the game I wanted when I first got my iPad. When everyone wanted to take a look and see what cool things I could do with it, this was the cool thing I had in mind. It's an arena game for one to four players, and it has insanely simple one-touch controls. If you're ever in a situation where you need a way to kill time with a handful of people without explaining complex rules and controls, this is your game.

You spend each round controlling a small ship orbiting a red ball of doom. Each player has a button in a corner of the iPad. Press it to move away from the center, release it to move toward the center. Hit anything red and you die and lose a point. Hit anything green and you gain a point. And, most importantly, smash into the back or side of an opponent and you earn two points and take them out for a second. Whoever has the most points when the 2, 3 or 4 minute timers runs out wins.

Sounds simple, no? But that's the beauty of it. I brought this game out at a dinner with family and everyone could jump in and pick it up in a round or two. There is no deeper game to dive into, but that's not the niche Orbit1 fills. I'm thinking about lineups at cons right now, and how easily a game like this could break the ice with fellow geeks if you don't mind having their hands all over your iPad. Or playing with your kids, if you have them. There's really no barrier to entry here.

I'd like to see a few small additions. Minimalistic or not, Game Center leaderboards couldn't hurt. You can play solo and track your own high score already, but that's of limited value without an online leaderboard. I also wouldn't mind seeing a mode that's even more minimalistic. When you've got all manner of red things to dodge and green things to collect, it can be a bit difficult to focus on the real fun: obliterating your opponents. A simpler death match might also ease non-gamers into the experience.

But those are just thoughts for improving what is already an excellent experience, one that does exactly what it needs to do. Orbit1 is a cleverly designed ice-breaker, a minimalistic but social time killer. It pulls you into the fun with such conviction that you'll be hard pressed to find people who can resist. And you know how I mentioned that it's free? I meant really, truly free. No ads, no in-app purchases. I'm not sure what sort of madness compelled Caffeine Monster Software to be so generous, but don't waste this chance. If you haven't got someone to play with, grab Orbit1 and go make new friends. It seems like it might just be good for that.

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We've been working pretty hard in the background on the site this week preparing a cool and helpful new way to discover iCade games: toucharcade.com/iCade. We're using this now instead of our front page in order to give you a much more comprehensive look at quality titles that support the device. As you'll see, each game has its own "blurb" as well as links to relevant content, including its original review, its "iCade Angle" write-up, and its forum thread.

That page will forever be a work in progress. Not only are older games rolling in support, but so are fresh games. You can click "refresh" on it to your heart's content, but we'll also do round-up posts every once in awhile pointing towards the new additions.

Speaking of that, actually, several games have added support for the iCade. Here's a small listing of the games we've added since you last saw our list:

Orange Pixel

• Super Drill Panic [Free]

Claymore Games

• Plum Crazy [$.99]

Angry Mob Games

• Muffin Knight [$.99]

Llamasoft

• GoatUp [$1.99]
• Minotron: 2112 [$1.99]
• Deflex [$1.99]
• Minotaur Rescue [$.99]

If you know of other awesome games that support the iCade or if you're a developer of an iCade-supported game, feel free to visit our support thread and add your game to the growing list. We'll catch it and definitely roll it in. Oh! And just as a house-keeping note, here, Orange Pixel says its�Meganoid [$1.99] is also iCade ready, but as of right now, the support doesn't work.

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