iPhone and iPod touch big winners at IGF Mobile 2009

The iPhone and iPod touch had a strong showing at this year’s Independent Games Festival Mobile, winning 12 of the 17 mobile awards. There was also awards given for the top five iPhone/iPod touch games.

It’s great to see App Store game developers getting the recognition they deserve for creating the best games for the best mobile platform!

IGF Mobile Best Game:

• Cubic Republic (IKS Mobile) – Flash Lite
• Smiles (Sykhronics Entertainment) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Fieldrunners (Subatomic Studios) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Edge (Mobigame) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Wardive (And-or) – Nintendo DS

Innovation in Mobile Game Design:

• Wardive (And-or) – Nintendo DS
• Galcon (Hassey Enterprises) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Eliss (Steph Thirion) – iPhone/iPod touch

Achievement in Art:

• Fieldrunners (Subatomic Studios) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Dizzy Bee (Igloo Games) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Ruben & Lullaby (Song New Creative) – iPhone/iPod touch

Technical Achievement:

• Football Tycoon (Dynamo Games) – Java
• Real Racing (Firemint) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Wardive (And-or) – Nintendo DS

Audio Achievement:

• Radio Flare (Studio Radiolaris) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Zen Bound (Secret Exit) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Edge (Mobigame) – iPhone/iPod touch

Best iPhone Game — Presented by ngmoco:

• Edge (Mobigame) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Dizzy Bee (Igloo Games) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Fieldrunners (Subatomic Studios) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Zen Bound (Secret Exit) – iPhone/iPod touch
• Frenzic (The Iconfactory) – iPhone/iPod touch

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