14 DAY TRIAL // The iTunes Store holds a ton of games and apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, but also some cool casual titles for the smaller devices in Apple's line of portables, the iPod nano and iPod classic. One of those is Phase, an addictive music game that lets the player use any track from their playlist to turn it into a playable stage.
“Phase is an interactive music game for the latest Nano, Classic and 5th generation iPod that lets you experience songs in an entirely new and unique way,” the official description reads. “Choose a song in your iTunes library, and Phase will turn it into a playable game level. Press and glide the iPod's click wheel along with the rhythm of the music to catch notes and flowing sweeps. Travel through lush landscapes while playing your favorite music. In Phase, your music is the game!”
In an interview with Ars Technica, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos revealed that the company was definitely interested in the iPhone port. While not mentioning limitations, or any reasons why Phase wouldn't make sense on iPhone, Mr. Rigopulos couldn't quite say “Yes, we're considering it.”
What he did say was, “Believe me, we're looking at the iPhone. If we take a stop on that platform, we want to do it right, so we're thinking about the specific attributes of the iPhone so we can make it the right step where we can make the product that's the right product for that platform. We could just do a port of Phase, but I'm wondering if there isn't something that's more ambitious that we could do as well. I don't think we have any specific plans there yet, but needless to say, we're looking at it.”
Basically, Harmonix isn't working on the iPhone version of Phase, nor does it have any plans to do it. So, at the moment, it is safe to say that Phase isn't coming to the iPhone, period. OK, but then what could be more ambitious than Phase for an iPhone / iPod touch installment? Let your imagination run loose in the comments.