Radiant

Radiant is a classic space shooter. I like the glowing graphics in this one. There's not much more to be said about this game other than you should try it out.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Radiant

Hydro Thunder Hurricane

This is one of the best games in the store. You get to race boats in this one. The graphics are excellent. And you can control this with an Xbox 360 controller. The only drawback is it costs $9.99. You can try it for free, and play one level for an unlimited number of times.

Price: $9.99
Windows Store Link: Hydro Thunder Hurricane

Gravilux

This is a strange app where you have lots of colored graphic dots that respond to touch or a mouse. They'll dance around the scren in response to either. You can also put in music that the graphics will dance to.

Price: $1.99
Windows Store Link: Gravilux

BurntCard Blackjack

There are many card games in the Windows store, and many blackjack games. So far this is my favorite of all the blackjack games. I'm not very good at it, but I do like to play every once in a while. I'm sure you'll like this one if you like blackjack.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: BurntCard Blackjack

Audials Radio

Audials Radio gives you a large variety of radio stations from around the world. you can choose the type of music you listen to and choose the country origin. My favorite feature of this app is the podcast section. It actually gives you a better variety of podcasts than any other podcast app.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Audials Radio

Xmarks

You can use Xmarks to use all of your bookmarks with the app version of IE10. I don't like the way IE10 does its favorites, but I can use Xmarks to get around that system. I have a lot of bookmarks, and I like to be able to use them. I snap this app to the side of the screen while in IE10 and I can use all of my bookmarks.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Xmarks

PrimeTube

PrimeTube is another YouTube app for Windows 8. There are so many of these that it isa just too hard to choose between them. I like the way this one works and you may like it too. You'll have to try it out to find out for yourself.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: PrimeTube

PressPlay Video

This app simply plays videos. It plays the same video formats that the built in Video app does, which doesn't seem special at first. The one thing I like about this app is where the video is positioned when the app is snapped to the side of the screen. Unlike the other Video app, the video is in the vertical middle of the screen when snapped. That is a huge need for me.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: PressPlay Video

PopStar!

This is a fun little game where you try to pop all of the matching stars to make them all disappear. At first you might think this game is similar to Bejeweled, but it's really not. This type of game actually came first. I've been playing similar games to this for many years. It's a fun little time waster that you're sure to like.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: PopStar!

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

This app is what Microsoft Solitaire has become, and I love it. One of my favorite games out there. It has the original solitaire plus several others including Freecell. There are also daily challenges where you can win little awards and other achievements.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Microsoft Solitaire Collection

AccuWeather

This is one of the best weather apps for Windows 8. I have to say my favorite is still the Weather app that comes with Windows 8 is still my favorite, but this one has its own good points. If you can't get enough of weather reports, then you should try this one out.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: AccuWeather

Photos+

This app does just about everything you could want in a photos app. You can view and edit all your photos with this one. It views photos from your local hard drive, your facebook photos, and even your Google+ photos. It does this all in the same place. I really like this one.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Photos+

Doom and Destiny

Finally, an old Nintendo style RPG for Windows 8. I have played through this one for many hours and I've had trouble putting it down. I love this game! If you're a fan of Nintendo or Super Nintendo then you'll want to try this one out.

Price: $2.99
Windows Store Link: Doom and Destiny

CookBook

This is a recipe app with lots of great recipes to choose from. This was the very first app of this kind for Windows 8. I've actually tried a few of these recipes and liked them very much. If you're looking for good recipes then you don't have to look any further.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: CookBook

ArcSoft ShowBiz

This is the first ever video editor for Windows 8 apps. It actually works pretty well for small video editing. The free version limits you to making small resolution videos. You can pay $9.99 to get the full version though. I hope there are more transitions and other options with the full version. The editor seems nice, but you really need the full paid version to make it worth anything more than a look.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: ArcSoft ShowBiz

Bejeweled Live

This is the famous game of matching three gems together to make them disappear. This one is at the top of many people's lists to get first, including mine. This is one of my very favorite games for Windows 8. You can give it a try for free if you're not sure about it yet.  Go ahead, it's one of the most fun games out there.

Price: $4.99
Windows Store Link: Bejeweled Live

Podcasts!

This is one of my favorite apps for Windows 8. I've been a fan of podcasts for quite some time, but I never could find a good way to listen to them and keep track of them, until now. Podcasts! keeps track of all of your favorite podcasts. It also has a full catalog of podcasts to search through so you might find something you might like. If you don't find a specific podcast that you follow, then you can enter in the address to add it to the app.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Podcasts!

Lucky Coins

Lucky Coins is a combination of Pinball and a Japanese game called Pachinko. Both of these fun games together makes something extraordinary. You aim your coin the best you can onto the game area and try to collect as many goodies as you can before the coin rolls down to the bottom of the play area. You'll come across bumpers and shooters as you travel down to help you score more points as you go.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Lucky Coins

App Stars

AppStars is the only app so far that will help you find the best apps in the Windows Store. It features apps in easy lists to help you find exactly what you're looking for. If you're looking for another source of good Windows apps then I highly recommend this.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: App Stars

Watchlist

Use Watchlist to keep track of your favorite television programs. It's as simple as that. You can go in and get details of specific episodes with this app, and find out when new episodes air. I'll be honest with you, there are many apps like this one, but this is one of my favorites. Not all of them have a live tile like Watchlist does. Live tiles really help make an app special.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Watchlist