Mobile phone gaming has evolved to become more sophisticated than it was years ago, with the increasing growth in technology. Many popular video games are actually now available as mobile games. What has been the game changer though, is the fact that the Apple iPhone, as well as other very popular console games such as Fifa, Call of Duty and Need for Speed can now be enjoyed on mobile handsets.

In the context of mobile games, however, interfaces that feature the riches graphics and versatility are not necessarily guaranteed to get the highest consumer scores. Indeed, a lot of popular mobile games lack such features. Mobile device gaming is all about the capacity for rapid, intermittent play with a high risk of becoming addictive and therefore, extremely popular. The trio of mobile games highlighted below have become wildly popular among modern gamers who are always on the go.

Bejeweled: An old favourite and very simple in itself, the player is required to match gems across horizontal and vertical lines, while the pressure element is added according to the timed play. The game is not complex and doesn't contain stunning visuals, but according to reports, the game has been downloaded more than 150 million times across platforms, since the browser version was launched in 2001.

Angry Birds from Rovio has been almost as successful as Bejeweled in the mobile gaming market. The game is available for play on Android and iPhone. Game play is simple. The goal is to destroy the pigs by using a sling shot and angry birds. Gamers are so addicted to this title they have downloaded it over a 100 million times across the various platforms available.

Tetris: This game has been around longer than its other two competitors described above. Its initial debut occurred in 1984. As with Angry Birds, Tetris is a puzzle-style game and enjoyed an enormous following on Nintendo playing devices and has since become a rampant favourite among mobile game enthusiasts. It, too, boasts in excess of 100,000,000 downloads.