Dear Namco Bandai, you should probably pay more attention to the Windows Phone platform, if only to make sure people don't get confused about Pac-Man continuity.
Yes, one of this week's top free games is Pacman 8. Not Pac-Man 8, but Pacman 8. That's an important distinction. It also bears noting that there is also a paid version of Pacman 8. which means the folks at SimpleisBeautiful.com are making a buck or two off of that iconic yellow disc.
I'm sure Namco Bandai gave its blessing. Probably.
Angry Birds without the Star Wars should be called Sad Birds.
Because we can't trust our big buck hunting to amateurs, now can we?
The staying power of this stupid little game is astounding.
Those cracking sands just aren't cracking as much as they used to.
This one's been burning its way up the charts for a bit. Last week it was number 11. This week it counts!
Slowly extracting itself from the top ten list.
People love snowboarding games. Well, I love snowboarding games, and I am people.
Hey, I'm just glad this game is on the charts at all.
Asphalt 5 isn't always on the Windows Phone charts, but when it is, it's in the number 9 slot.
Halloween's morbid fascination with zombies and healthy teeth brough PvZ back from the dead.
Hey kids, want some free games on your Windows Phone? Don't laugh, that's how some of these next ten were marketed.
Roller coaster... of love. (Say what?) Roller coaster. A hoo-hoo-hoo.
A new batch of Windows phones means a fresh batch of Xbox Live account linking and such.
Oh come on, it's Skee Ball! Seriously?
Throw me the knife, I'll throw you the statuette.
Putting together these charts is pretty much the same thing as playing this game.
It's amazing the sort of shady stuff you can push out when you're an indie developer not charging money for your games.
Incredibly lucky fishing if you ask me.
Minesweeper is one of the greatest free games of all time.
No one really loves this game, they just keep it hanging on.
Another week down, only all of them left to go! Join me next week, when the theme will be top Windows Phone games.