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"Top 10 RPGs for iPhone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Dragon Fantasy\n\n\nFans of RPGs dating back to the NES era will love this. The story and dialog is often goofy, and the game is boiled down to the essence of the genre, but everything that defines the old-school turn-based RPGs is present.\nExpect to do plenty of grinding, and suffer all the frustrations that came with the classics, but there's an audience that will absolutely love this. Plus, the game has already been updated with additional content post-release, expanding the game's story. Try doing that with a Nintendo game!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Puzzle Quest 2\n\n\nA hero goes on a quest to rid evil from the world. You travel across towns, gaining experience and money as quests are completed and foul beasts are slain. The story also features branching paths and decisions are made to determine the character's fate.\nBut here's the twist -- all combat takes place on a board of gems similar to Bejeweled. Players take turns with an enemy, collecting magic from colored gems and matching skulls to deal damage directly. It's a wacky way to play, but at heart, this is a serious RPG with a different way to do combat.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Dungeon Raid\n\nUnlike Puzzle Quest, this game takes place entirely on the puzzle board. Attacking enemies, healing, buffing, picking up money -- it's all done by making a line of three like items in a row on the playing field. Experience is also earned through completing actions, along with the ability to learn and cast spells that affect the battlefield and enemies. It feels more like a classic Roguelike than Puzzle Quest does, and is different enough to check out on its own merits.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Pocket RPG\n\n\nOne of the best parts of RPGs is leveling up characters. It provides you with the satisfaction of improved stats and the ability to waylay foes that once stood in your path.\nPocket RPG is built around making that feeling last, as quests are divided into individual sets of levels, resetting the character to level one at the beginning of each. There are also permanent upgrades that are earned upon the completion of achievements in each quest. This game is simply satisfying.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Solomon's Boneyard \nThis is the action RPG for those who just want a game to pick up and play. Similar to most dual-stick shooters, players wander around an arena, using the character class of their choosing to ward off endless hordes of enemies. Players can level up mid-game to improve their stats, but also collect gold for long-term upgrades which unlocks new character classes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Secret of Mana\n\nSquare Enix's classic Super NES action RPG holds up remarkably well to this day, even compared to new action RPGs on iOS. Its features include player control of up to three characters, a combat system that discourages button mashing, and ring-action menu for using spells and items. While the iOS version lacks co-op, the English script has been given a more accurate translation than what was seen in the SNES version.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Legends of Yore\n\n\nThis is a Roguelike made for the 21st century. The game looks ancient, and its dungeon-exploring and corpse-looting will be familiar to those who remember when characters were represented by ASCII symbols. However, the difficulty has been tuned to be far less frustrating to those who aren't familiar with 1980s-level challenge, and the game is truly designed to be played anywhere.\nYour game's account can be played on iPhone, iPad, Android, and even in a browser.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Mage Gauntlet\n\nThis game puts the action in action RPG. Items and stats only affect attributes to items and spells, which means your success is based on actual performance. Even spells are collected randomly throughout the environment, so adapting quickly becomes important. The game comes with a design aesthetic that makes it feel like it came straight from a Super Nintendo, circa 1994.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Superbrothers: Sword &amp; Sworcery EP\n\n\nThis adventure game, using a distinctive pixelated style designed by Superbrothers, sends players on a quest inspired by old-school adventure games, such as Another World.\nPlayers get to take part in a story that is humorous, meta-referential, and even moving at times. The atmosphere is unlike anything else on any handheld system.  Headphones are a must to enjoy this game's moving soundtrack and immersive sound design. While portions of the game are sometimes flawed, the experience is unique to the gaming world. This is a must-play on the iPad.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Doom 2 RPG\n\n\nYes, that Doom -- the gory first-person shooter -- is now available as a first-person RPG.\nAll the first-person corridor exploring you would expect from Doom is here, but with turn-based combat. Each step taken or shot fired uses a turn. Reflexes aren't important, because nothing happens while standing still. Planning your course of action in the game is important. All of it still feels like Doom, making it enjoyable to fans of both classic RPGs and first-person shooters.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRole-playing games (RPGs) are a long and proud tradition. From the Final Fantasy school of turn-based battling to Roguelikes that offer random dungeon generation, the genre is varied and still going strong. Known for their depth and often packing narrative, there are plenty of offerings on iOS. \n\n\nSEE ALSO: 10 Best iPhone Arcade Games\n\nCheck out our picks for great adventures you can have on your morning commute!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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