From gravity-manipulating weapons in classic console shooters to the teetering piles of blocks which regularly grace our web browsers, the simulation of real-world physics is the reigning gaming craze - and we don't expect that to change anytime soon.

Click the link for 10 of the latest, greatest physics games on the web. Build precarious bridges or blow them up. Cut icebergs to shreds or breed giant hailstones. Pile up glass shapes or mess around with gravity wells. There's no shortage of variety.

Want more? Rifle through the Fun with Physics category. (Or just skip the formalities and fire up Crush the Castle.)