Top holiday sales on the best iOS games for your iPhone or iPad

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Updated Wed, Dec 25, 2013, 3:00 PM·6 min read

Did you recently take the wraps off a new iPad or iPhone? If you are looking to put some new games on your iOS device, then look no further than this list of iOS titles that have been discounted for the holidays.

One of the biggest iOS game franchises out there has gone over to the Dark Side -- that is to say, the free side -- for today. Angry Birds Star Wars II for iPhone and iPad is Apple's App of the Week, and it is free to download on Wednesday.

Electronic Arts: Most Electronic Arts premium games have been reduced in price to $0.99

Battleship for iPad ($0.99)
Burnout: Crash ($0.99)
Command & Conquer Red Alert for iPad ($0.99)
Dead Space: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
Draw Jump HD ($0.99)
Max and the Magic Marker for iPad ($0.99)
Mass Effect: Infiltrator ($0.99)
Mirror's Edge for iPad ($0.99)
Monopoly for iPad ($0.99)
Monopoly Here & Now for iPad($0.99)
Monopoly Millionaire: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
NBA Jam for iPad ($0.99)
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
Need For Speed: Most Wanted ($0.99)
Need For Speed: Shift: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
Need For Speed: Undercover for iPhone ($0.99)
Pictureka! for iPad ($0.99)
Reckless Racing HD ($0.99)
Risk: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
Shift 2: Unleashed: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
SimCity Deluxe for iPad ($0.99)
The Sims: Medieval: iPhone or iPad ($0.99)
The Sims 3 for iPhone ($0.99)
The Sims 3: Ambitions for iPhone ($0.99)
The Sims 3: World Adventure for iPhone ($0.99)
Tetris for iPad ($0.99)
The Game of Life for Pad ($0.99)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012 for iPad ($0.99)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for iPad ($0.99)
Yahtzee HD ($0.99)

SNK Playmore: Most SNK Playmore games are now $1.99 unless stated

Subatomic Studios: Most Subatomic Studio games are now $0.99 unless stated

Taito Corporation: Most Taito games are now $2.99 unless stated

CAPCOM: Most CAPCOM games are now $0.99 or less

Ironhide Game Studio: Most Ironhide Game Studio games are now $0.99 unless stated

Team17 Software: A few Team17 games are on sale

Worms 2: Armageddon ($3.99)
Worms 3 ($0.99)

Forever Entertainment: A few Forever Entertainment games are now $0.99

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Sparkle 2: EVO: iPhone or iPad

Warner Bros: Many Warner Bros games are now $0.99 unless stated

Gameloft: A few Gameloft games are now $0.99

Bulkypix: Several Bulkypix games are now $0.99

Activision: Several Activision games are now $2.99 unless stated

2K Games: Several 2K games and 2K Sports games are now $0.99 unless stated

2K Drive
Civilization: Revolution
NBA 2K14 ($2.99)
NHL 2K11
Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies ($2.99)
Sid Meier's Pirates
XCOM: Enemy Unknown ($9.99)

Square Enix: Several Square Enix games are discounted, some as low as $0.99

Chaos Rings ($2.99)
Chaos Rings Ω ($2.99)
Chaos Rings II ($3.99)
Crystal Defenders ($3.99)
Deus Ex: The Fall ($0.99)
Final Fantasy ($3.99)
Final Fantasy II ($3.99)
Final Fantasy III ($7.99)
Final Fantasy IV ($7.99)
Final Fantasy V ($7.99)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War Of The Lions ($6.99)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War Of The Lions HD ($7.99)
Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light ($0.99)
The World Ends With You: Solo Remix HD ($9.99)
The World Ends With You: Solo Remix ($8.99)

Anomaly: Several Anomaly games from Chillingo are now $0.99

Double Fine Productions: Several Double Fine games are now $0.99

Codemasters: Several Codemasters games are now $0.99

Tiger Style Games: Several Tiger Style games are now $0.99 unless stated

Rubicon Games: Several Rubicon games are now $0.99

Sega: Several Sega games are now $0.99

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