Just because you carry a smart phone doesn't mean you're all business. ScummVM is an open-source game engine that supports a number of popular classic games like Broken Sword and Sam and Max. The platform works on Symbian devices, the iPhone, and Windows Mobile phones, so you can take your favorite classic titles with you wherever you go.

App available at: scummvm.org

Peggle is so popular it's spawned a number of stand-alone games on a variety of console and PC platforms, but you don't have to give it up just because you're catching a train or a flight. PopCap offers versions of Peggle optimized for mobile phones for just about every device, and if you can't find one for your phone you can always play on the Web.

App available at: popcap.com

Bejeweled is a classic puzzle game, and no mobile phone is complete without a copy ready to fire up during a boring meeting or long wait between flights. You can spend hours trying to match up groups of gems, and thanks to PopCap you can find a copy from their mobile site or your carrier's mobile site for just about every type of mobile device.

App available at: popcap.com

If you have a Nokia phone, a Samsung, or any other phone that supports Java apps, Monopoly World is a must have. The game updates the classic Monopoly that we all love and brings it to the small screen. The game even has a multi-player mode so you can try to bankrupt your friends. Ditch the top hat for a sumo wrestler and make sure you build a hotel in an exotic tropical city to watch your Monopoly money grow!

App available at: eamobile.com

One of the spring's most popular PC games is also available on your mobile phone. Just as in the PC version, you can create and customize your very own Sim, and control their lives from above. You can send your Sim fishing, or watch it get into an argument with the next door neighbor, all from your mobile device, wherever you go.

App available at: eamobile.com


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