![]() ![]() What seems like Alphanoize's answer to Super Meat Boy, only with 100% less pretentious developer soapboxing. Expands on the first game in a lot of ways, and adds in Cartoon Wars: Gunner levels as part of the campaign. Tower defense game with cartoon characters. There are multiple ways to earn chips, but downloading apps (and immediately removing them) is a nice way to earn yourself a few new characters to play with. Over 20 characters to choose from, all but 3 (4 if there's a special going on a character) cost in-game premium coins called chips. You even get to kill mummys for toilet paper). Just run around, kill monsters and perform simple quests (often involving reaching the end of a map or collecting items. Simple hack and slash game playable on your android, ipod/iphone, and browser (as a facebook game), and you can use your characters on any system. Originally a paid app, it is now free, so you should pick it up! Graphics are detailed and crisp in standard Vector Unit fashion, and the game is optimized for Tegra 3. Drive around the beach collecting coins that look suspiciously like the awesome face. Kart racer from the makers of Riptide GP. Great intense gameplay and wubwub soundtrack. Excellent graphics that wouldn't be out of place in a regular console. Over-the-top arcade racer in the same vein of Burnout. Not great for much but dicking around and seeing what you can make, but hey, it's mostly free. You start with Earth, Fire, Air and Water, and from various combinations of these, create different elements. Good to memorize the elements on the periodic table. If the game has a free version or demo that's good enough you'd play it without ever buying the full version, it goes here.Ī pretty good version, even though it's far from the arcade's graphics.Ĭool incremental puzzle where you must fuse elements on a wheel. If a game is free to install, but pay-for-play, it goes in the other list. Other than smartphones and tablets, there are also many Android-based handhelds, micro-consoles, mini-PCs / TV boxes, smartwatches, and other devices.There are several brands of pads to choose, most famously iPega and Moga, but also Razer, Phonejoy, i-Rocks, iMpulse, GameSir, Mocute, Samsung, Nyko, Bigben, Speedlink. Not all games are compatible, so check this massive list (archive since site died). But there are several Bluetooth gamepads with holders, designed specifically for smartphones, and some even for tablets. And even then, you can override much of the interface by installing alternative launchers. So, before buying, do some research and decide if you like the manufacturer's style. Since Android is open, manufacturers are allowed (much to Google's chagrin) to add their own "touches" to the system, such as extra apps or a different interface.Carrier-subsidized phones are ultimately more expensive, may have locked bootloaders, and often have added bloatware. Buying unlocked phones from independent stores can be a better deal.But this does not mean you need some $800 flagship at this point, even a sub-$200 phone can be pretty solid. Don't expect an ancient device to run demanding games or emulators well. Handy if you get buyer's remorse or find your device can't handle some app well. Google Play gives a 2 hours grace period: after you buy an app, the Google Play page will display a 'refund' button.Some emulation apps are available at the SlideME marketplace, some are on the Google Play Store! Blackmart, Aptoide, Happy Chick, Mobilism - We won't provide the links, but you can certainly find them out there.Itch.io - A collection of both free and paid Android games.Amazon Appstore - Amazon's app market offers a different paid app for free every day.F-Droid - A catalogue of Android free/open source apps. ![]() AppBrain - An alternative way of browsing the apps available on Google Play.Google Play Store - Default "app store" that every 'droid phone should have.Speaking of which, it is possible to run it on your PC with Android x86. So it's basically PC mustard race, for phones. Commercial developers still tend to prefer Apple, as its users seem to have more disposable income, but indie and emulator developers have flocked to Android because it is much less locked down (yarr!). Google's Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, towering above Apple's iOS everywhere but in the USA and a handful of other countries.
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