Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

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Tiny Token Empires

Today's roundup is presented by Tiny Token Empires from HeroCraft. This game has an interesting mix of genres: the city and empire building is reminiscent of a Civilization-style game set in 2000 B.C. But the way that your empire expands is kind of like Risk... until you get into the actual battles, which play out as a swapping puzzle game. It's an intriguing and humorous combination of strategy and puzzle elements, with HeroCraft's usual spit and polish. There are five individual campaigns in the $4.99 game, with three difficulty settings for new, intermediate, and advanced strategy players.

HeroCraft are delighted to announce the launch of the critically acclaimed casual strategy game Tiny Token Empires on Android. Mixing brain-teasers, humor and strategy, Tiny Token Empires puts you in charge of five ancient Empires: Rome, Greece, Egypt, Persia, or Carthage. By developing cities and armies, and annexing new territories, you gradually expand your power! With its cute characters, tough enemies and compelling puzzles, you’ll fall in love with this world - just before you conquer it!

  • A world of goofy gods and cute monsters
  • 5 game modes, 5 distinctive campaigns
  • 5 nations, 5 heroes, 25 generals and 50 troop types
  • 3 difficulty levels to test the biggest brain
  • Over 15 hours of gaming!

Games

DRAKERIDER

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Square Enix's Drakerider Flies Into Google Play With Dragons And The Usual High Price

Square Enix is back, with a new full-sized RPG adventure at a premium price. Drakerider isn't tied to any existing franchises, so if the dense world of Final Fantasy or Chaos Rings is intimidating to you, this might be the best place to start. Featuring full 3D gameplay and storytelling, the game is a typical Japanese RPG, with a story that focuses on fighting dragons. It doesn't come cheap, but then, none of Square's games do.

Kill or be killed. Experience the perils of adventure with your ferocious sidekick in this brand-new smartphone RPG. The stage of DRAKERIDER is set in Igraine, a world on the brink of destruction due to the repeated attacks of the Dread. Aran Lawson, once an ordinary tracker, now finds himself as a dragalier—and mankind's final hope. This is the story of our hero and his dragon companion, Eckhardt.

Crayon Physics Deluxe

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Indie Hit Crayon Physics Deluxe Now Available On Google Play: Simple Graphics, Endless Possibilities

Crayon Physics has become a darling of the indie gaming world, thanks to super-simple graphics and gameplay that nevertheless evolves and challenges. It's basically a game version of Harold and the Purple Crayon: create gadgets, weights, and simple machines to move a small ball towards the goal. Crayon Physics Deluxe got its Android debut on the Galaxy Note 10.1, but now it's available to one and all - though a stylus surely wouldn't hurt.

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.

  • Replicated the familiar feel of a crayon, loved by both kids and adults
  • The drawn picture becomes an object and drops
  • Customizable stages: Have your friends try out YOUR own stages

Might & Magic Clash Of Heroes

Android Police coverage: [New Game] UbiSoft And Tag Games Release Nintendo DS Favorite Might & Magic Clash Of Heroes For Android

The Heroes of Might & Magic franchise has had a few releases on Android before, but this one is the first to jump straight from the Nintendo DS. Clash of Heroes is a combination of traditional RPG elements and a puzzle-style battle system, wherein you arrange your units in color-coordinated formations to unleash combos in turn-based fights. The original was well-received, both on the DS and its subsequent re-releases. At five bucks, it's surprisingly cheap for a console port, and local multiplayer is included.

The award-winning Puzzle-RPG is now remastered and optimized for Android devices! Live the epic adventure of 5 young Heroes leading their armies to save the world of Might & Magic. Create offensive or defensive unit formations, master advanced combos and build up the right strategy to beat your enemies. Master, earn and hire more than 10 heroes, 40 units and 50 artifacts to create the ultimate army combination. Overcome various challenges: enemy heroes, special challenges, Boss fights or riddle battles.

Where's My Mickey? XL

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Disney Can't Stop Licensing: Where's My Mickey Now Available For $.99, XL Tablet Version For $1.99

If you're getting a sense of deja vu, you're not alone. Where's My Mickey uses the same physics-based gameplay as the previous Where's My Water and Where's My Perry games, this time with Disney's most iconic IP. There are a few new tricks for veteran players, and the cartoony visual style is kind of appealing. Die-hard Mickey fans may want the game just for the short cartoons that play in between stages. The regular version is a buck, while the expanded tablet version costs two.

Where's My Mickey? introduces a whole new world of life-like physics-based gameplay with stimulating weather mechanics and humorous animations. Immerse yourself in the ultimate mobile gaming experience as you watch funny episodes while solving challenging puzzles. Tap, swipe, and swirl to help Mickey collect water and complete each story.

Gangstar Vegas

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Gameloft Releases Gangstar Vegas, Their Most GTA-Like GTA Clone Yet, For $6.99

Gameloft's Gangstar series has moved to Sin City, and expanded both the play area and the main character's abilities in the process. It's your standard Grand Theft Auto clone, but if you're looking for a story-driven crime game with no shortage of over-the-top action, Gangstar Vegas should deliver. Be on the lookout for famous Las Vegas landmarks, like The Berragio, Nero's Palace, and The Luxxor casinos. Music comes from Skrillex, Kavinsky, and Chromatics, if that's your jam.

Roll up on a dangerous new trip through the City of Sin in the latest episode of the acclaimed open-world action game. Get ready for fun, immersive, and wild gun wars. In this third-person shooter action game, you will play as a rising MMA champion. Framed by the mafia, you are supposed to throw your bout at the fighting event of the year. But when your opponent beats you to the punch and goes down first, famous crime lord Frank Veliano’s perfect plan goes down too. You have just become the most wanted man in the city.

Eden to Green

Android Police coverage: Eden To Green Opens Up On The Play Store, Now Available To Tree-Huggers Everywhere

Eden To Green is the latest game published by Zynga, and it is most certainly not a rip-off of Plants vs. Zombies. Well, that's not really fair: this game does switch things to a 3D perspective, and the enemies are Terminator-meets-lawnmower machines. The graphics are surprisingly good (the game seems limited mostly to Tegra hardware at the moment) and the turn-based battles take advantage of the extra dimension. Be prepared for a big social push and lots of IAP.

The machines have invaded the beautiful planet of Eden. Eden to Green is an addictive blend of casual-strategy and fast-paced battles with iconic plants versus comic machines. Create an army from a wide variety of plants to fight back against the alien machines and restore the once beautiful vistas. Increase 'Euphoria' by planting and once on the offensive, plant more and better plants to launch an all-out counter-attack. March on until the war against the machines is won.

Infinite Universe

Tin Man Games has a small but dedicated following: old-school tabletop gamers who can't get enough of this developer's unique mix of traditional pen-and-paper RPGs and Choose Your Own Adventure-style storytelling. The latest entry in their RPG collection is Infinite Universe, a sci-fi affair set in a galaxy that's not far away at all at an indeterminate time. The story combines your typical rebels versus empire staging with some identity crisis and a bit of mystery. Infinite Universe is expensive, like all Tin Man games, but worth it for fans.

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In the fourth millennium, the Mandellian Empire of the Tau Ceti system is at war with the rebel army known as DWORF. And lucky you have been chosen for a dangerous solo mission to kill or capture the rebel leader, through mind-bending loops of time and space. But wait a minute. Just who are you anyway? And how did you even get here? Such secrets you must uncover if you are to unlock your destiny… A newly written story by Brewin’, illustrated by Josh Wright. An all new sci-fi epic set within an all new universe!

Hero of Many

Android Police coverage: Hero Of Many Is A Beautiful Side Scrolling Game That Definitely Isn't About Sperm

OK, the playable characters in this game look like a certain human by-product. Go ahead and get the giggles out of your system now. The game itself is more about exploration than fighting, as if the monochromatic, silhouetted environments didn't clue you in. Yes, it's a rather typical indie game (how many of these have you seen in the last two years?) but if you like that sort of thing, have at it.

Hero Of Many takes you on an epic journey as a tiny hero in a dangerous world. But you’re not alone; you lead a swarm of water-beings through fierce battles for freedom across four different worlds and twenty-six choreographed levels. It’s an atmospheric action adventure that takes you deep into underwater caverns. Where you:

  • Explore mysterious places
  • Save your friends
  • Learn how to survive
  • Face array of challenges
  • Discover new powers
  • Defeat monsters
Hero of Many Developer: Trickster Arts
Price: 3.99
4.4
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Frozen Synapse

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Frozen Synapse Launches In The Play Store For $6.99, Reminds Everyone How Awesome The Humble Bundle Is

The Humble Bundle has been an opening venue for many PC games turned Android showcase, and Frozen Synapse serves as a pricey reminder for how awesome that program is. But the game is certainly worth its steep asking price, at least if you're a fan of turn-based, top-down strategy. The game's unique hook is that you make your selection, then both you and the enemy move at the same time. The PC game has been faithfully adapted to Android with a new touch interface and multiplayer battles. The game is currently in beta.

Frozen Synapse is a multi-award-winning tactical game. Frozen Synapse brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre bang up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad: classic gameplay with a modern interface. Plan your moves, test them out, then hit the "Prime" button: both you and your enemy's turns are executed simultaneously.

The Silent Age

Android Police coverage: [New Game] The Silent Age Slips Into Google Play, Asks Many Mysterious Questions In Point-And-Click Format

The deluge of awesome point-and-click games for Android continues. In The Silent Age, Joe the Janitor is alone on a dead planet, with nothing but a time machine and your puzzle-solving skills to help him. Visuals are impressive for 2D sprites (dear developer: thank you for not going 8-bit) and the first chapter of the story is free. The rest you'll have to wait for, probably with an in-app purchase or two to follow.

It’s 1972. Love is free. Flipflops, English leather and bandanas are the height of fashion. Meanwhile the Cold War is more than lukewarm and a real one is going on overseas. Movements are happening. Environmentalists, the female liberties movement, and on the dance floors an entirely different kind of movement is overtaking the underground clubs. The winds of change are certainly blowing over the country.

The Silent Age Developer: House on Fire
Price: Free
4.6
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Pet Rescue Saga

Android Police coverage: [New App] Mega-Popular Game Pet Rescue Saga Scurries Into The Play Store

What do household pets and Bejeweled-style block puzzles have in common? Not much, but Pet Rescue Saga tries to get some mileage out of the matchup anyway. This super-popular game already has legions of fans on Facebook, based on an adorable art style and not much more. Naturally, it pushes the social element pretty hard, and you'll have to pony up real money or give the game some free advertising to continue when you run out of lives.

Can you bust through matching blocks to save the Pets from the evil Snatchers? Loads of tricky and challenging levels of puzzle excitement await in this amazing adventure. Our first exciting mobile release features 72 mind-boggling levels. We're working hard to bring you tons of great features & levels in our next release. Please note Pet Rescue Saga is completely free to play but some in-game items such as extra moves or lives will require payment. You can turn-off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

Pet Rescue Saga Developer: King
Price: Free
4.7
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Stargate SG-1: Unleashed Ep 1

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Stargate SG-1 Unleashed Gates Into The Play Store, With Full Voice Cast From The Show

Stargate fans, unite: this game may just be the last officially-licensed media to ever feature the four core SG-1 cast members in an in-universe performance. Unleashed is a pretty generic action title that plays out as an episode of the sci-fi television show. It's not going to take home any game of the year awards, but if you've got an itch that only Colonel O'Neill can scratch, it's a much better option than that Infinity Blade knockoff from last year. More episodes will be coming as in-app purchases.

The Stargate SG-1 interactive adventure has arrived. The original cast of Stargate SG-1 is back, and they are reunited in an entirely new episode that will awaken all your Stargate memories. Starring the voices of Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O’Neill, Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson and Christopher Judge as Teal’c, this is an all new immersive third-person adventure you can enjoy on your Android. Get involved in the action – defeat Jaffa warriors, infiltrate a Goa’uld labor camp, solve cryptic ancient puzzles - and stop a new evil menace before it’s too late.

DROID COMBAT - MISSION ALPHA

Android Police coverage: Verizon's D:COM DROID Augmented Reality Game Leaks Early, APK Available For Download Now [Updated]

Here's Verizon's latest attempt at glitzy DROID branding, this time in the form of an augmented reality game. The battle mechanic itself doesn't feature much AR - tap and swipe to shoot the enemy until he's dead. But there's an Ingress-style location-based element to help you find items or credits, and players can take photos of their customized mechs on real-world backgrounds. Duke it out with local players to become king of the hill... and hope they haven't spent more on in-app purchases than you have.

Take control of a giant, augmented-reality wARrior and defend your Turf against all challengers. Challenge friends to thrilling, fast-paced battles. Swipe with your finger to launch guided missiles at your opponent. Tap incoming missiles to shoot them down with your lasers. Reveal a secret world of giant DRIOD wARriors with your phone’s camera. See the opponents in your vicinity and challenge them to battle. Find hundreds of hidden weapons, ammo, and accessories nearby to power your DROID wARrior.

Redline Rush

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Crescent Moon Games Pulls Redline Rush Into Google Play, Parks It In The Free Lot

Mix a traditional racing game with an endless runner, and you'd get something like Crescent Moon's Redline Rush. The game is a bit on the simple side with just two buttons for controls, so it probably won't satisfy hardcore racing fans. But easy gameplay and great graphics, endless runner junkies will feel right at home. Run from the cops for as long as you can, and collect coins to improve your ride... or just go the easy way and pay some real-world cash for a new car.

Jump into a super sports car and test your driving skills in this high speed driving game where you have to weave through traffic to escape the police. Avoid crashes, take down traffic cars, pick up power-ups and walk to the top of the leaderboard. This game will challenge even the most skilled arcade racing fans. Join the Chase. Welcome to Redline Rush.

Despicable Me

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Despicable Me: Minion Rush Dashes Into The Play Store With Cinematic Charm Intact

Licensed movie games come in roughly two forms on mobile: endless runners and beat-em-ups. Despicable Me chooses the former, because it's a kid's movie... but I wouldn't mind seeing a Smash Bros-style fighting game starring the Minions. Anyway, the official movie-game includes the iconic yellow critters running away from various bad guys. You can dress up a minion for a more personal touch, or go Godzilla on Gru's lab.

Gru’s loyal, yellow, gibberish-speaking Minions are ready for their toughest challenge in Despicable Me: Minion Rush. Play as a Minion and compete with others in hilarious, fast-paced challenges in order to impress your boss, (former?) super-villain Gru. Jump, fly, dodge obstacles, collect bananas, be mischievous, and defeat villains to earn the title of Minion of the Year.

Minion Rush: Running Game Developer: Gameloft SE
Price: Free
4.6
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Monsters University

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Disney's Monsters University For Android Is Now In Session In The Play Store

The marketing assault for Monsters University has just begun, and no kid's movie is complete without an official licensed game. This one uses the standard endless runner format to showcase Mike and Sully, chasing after a rival school's mascot for some post-curfew fun. The main game is a buck, but you can try out the core game in the free Catch Arnie title.

Let the scary out in 2 exciting games based on the Disney•Pixar film “Monsters University,” and prove you’re the ultimate scarer. Prep for more Scare Games to come in future updates.

Catch Archie:

• Get a hold of Archie the Scare Pig, the squealing mascot of Monsters University’s rival school, Fear Tech, in this thrilling game.

• Chase Archie in 30 exciting stages, and tire him out to win each stage.

• Swipe to jump, slide, and dodge tricky obstacles throughout campus.

Toxicity Challenge:

• Compete in the first scare game event of the year, and put your agility skills to the test.

• Race against the clock, and run through the sewers before time runs out.

• Watch out for the stinging glow urchins that will sting and slow you down throughout all 30 stages.

Little Nick: The Great Escape

Remember what I said about licensed games falling into one of two categories? Here's yet another example. Little Nick is apparently a kid's show originating from France, and (this is important) has nothing to do with a certain terrible Adam Sandler movie. The game lets you play as one of the pint-sized gang as they endlessly run away from adults, with the usual assortment of obstacles and power-ups. BulkyPix has a decent reputation, so maybe it's good enough for the show.

The official adaptation of the Little Nicholas animated series is finally coming to Google Play devices. Little Nicholas has been up to mischief again. Help him flee on his bike before Old Spuds catches him. Travel through the city's different neighborhoods (the residential area, the city center and the wasteland) and join Little Nicholas and all his friends on this madcap chase. Saddle up for a crazy race..

Man of Steel

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Man Of Steel Flies Into The Play Store, May Or May Not Be Invincible

...and here's the beat-em-up side of the equation. Man Of Steel turned out to be pretty polarizing in the theaters, but the $5 game is getting negative reviews in the Play Store, currently sitting at a 2.4-star average. The game is yet another Infinity Blade-style fighter, driven by taps and swipes. Supes fans can revel in a few unlockable costumes, but the rest of the game is rather bland, even with some better-than-average graphics.

**THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MAN OF STEEL MOVIE.*** NOTE: Man of Steel is optimized for top Android devices including the Google Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy S4. Additional support will be added in future updates. General Zod is threatening Earth and only the Man of Steel can stop him. Utilize the powers of Superman to fight your way to victory and save the planet from certain destruction.

Batman: Arkham City Lockdown

See that listing up there for Superman? That, with Batman instead. Arkham City Lockdown is now on Google Play after a short stint of Amazon exclusivity. Too bad the tie-in game came a year and a half after its iOS counterpart, and about that long since anyone cared.

The inmates have escaped and Batman has his hands full defeating an army of henchmen and some of his most iconic villains. Scour the rooftops and the seedy underbelly of Gotham City through a series of one-on-one battles with The Joker, Two-Face and more, as well as the Batman: Arkham City Lockdown exclusive - Deathstroke. Choose from several Batman skins and power-ups as you punch, kick and combo your way to cleaning up Gotham City.

Pulse Infiltrator

Psychically-enhanced super soldiers seem to be a dime a dozen in the future - what clandestine world power wouldn't want operatives that can kill you with their brain? The Portal inspiration in Pulse Infiltrator is pretty clear, but the hook is your gravity-manipulating telekinetic power. Graphics are sharp, if simple, and if you can handle touchscreen FPS controls, there appears to be some pretty good puzzle and shooting action.

Pulse Infiltrator is a first person tactical espionage action game for Android that emphasis on problem solving and shooting action. Solve problems by use your telekinesis powers to throw objects around and snap them to place. You can also manipulate gravity around you to lift objects to create different path ways. Use your weapon to blast through enemy security or avoid them completely. It is up to you to help the Pulse underground resistance group and sabotage the Citadel Corporation.

Icy Tower 2 Temple Jump

The Icy Tower series has gained a startling amount of players. The latest release isn't really a sequel so much as an expansion pack - it's got plenty of towers, but seems to be pretty low on ice. This one is set in a generic tribal temple, wherein running is swapped for jumping and graphics are decidedly 2D. Jump across various floors and floating platforms, collect coins, earn power-ups - you know the drill.

Jump up the Temple without falling down. Easy to learn and amazingly entertaining, this arcade hit game will stick like glue in your hands for hours and hours. Can you reach the top?

  • Endless and challenging jumping fun.
  • Easy and smooth controls, tilt or touch.
  • Exciting treasure floors to jump on.
  • Catch coins to spend in the shop.
  • Amazing Power-ups to spice things up.
  • Upgrade the tower to get advantages.

CRUSH

Crush has the combination of simple concepts and punishing difficulty that masochistic puzzle fans love. It's pretty similar to the classic board game Go, albeit in a single player form, but the sliding, tilting graphics are strangely hypnotic - it's downright impressive to see in what's technically a simple 2D game. Three modes should keep you on your toes during the short play sessions.

WARNING: This game is hard. The creator of Slydris, 2012 iOS Game of the Year*, is back with another elegant and intense puzzle game designed specifically for touch screens. CRUSH sounds simple: Keep the blocks from filling the screen by removing matching colors with a single touch. But the blocks keep coming, and each touch boosts the stack even higher.

Beejumbled

There's a spelling bee joke in here somewhere, but I just can't find it. Mega-publisher 2K Games is stepping down a bit for a Boggle-type word game, where the object is to create words from jumbled up letters in a honeycomb. Different characters (mostly just bees in stereotypical costumes) can grant bonuses that are sort of like Scrabble squares, but more specific. Check the video for some so-bad-it's-good entertainment.

Bee fast, Bee accurate and Bee ready to swiftly construct words when the clock starts. Word enthusiasts will buzz about this fast-paced word jumble where the challenge is to score big by creating words, words, and more words. Get Slick and earn an extra 50 points for playing words with “ick” in them and don’t get stung by the competition when your opponent unlocks Tiki bee-cause the letter “K” is worth double points.

Shelter

I've made my feelings on zombie games well-known in the past, but novelty and innovation will get you a spot on this list, even if you insist on throwing in the undead. Part panel-flipping comic book, part tower defense, part card battle game, Shelter follows the story of a group of zombie apocalypse survivors as they try to make it to safety. The hand-drawn visuals are particularly appealing.

Shelter is an exciting new zombie card-dueling game. Playing like a hybrid of a collectible card game and the castle defense genre, Shelter will provide you with hours of challenging play. Defend yourself from the zombie onslaught as you fight to be reunited with the woman you love. You define your strategy, but be warned... You'll need to adapt to survive.

Roundhouse

Inspired by over-the-top 2D brawlers from the 90s (which were themselves inspired by over-the-top action movies from the 80s), Roundhouse is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And they didn't have its favorite kind of bubblegum at 7-11, and no one in the restaurant would share, and it's just had a bad day, alright? The game's unapologetic devotion to old-school style extends to the on-screen controls, which faithfully mimic the dingy arcade cabinets of your childhood. The full game is a buck, with a free version available as well.

Roundhouse is a 2D-Physics action game that takes you, the world's toughest rock star, to Hell and back. Inspired by old school arcade brawlers, Roundhouse is easy to learn and difficult to master. Perform furious feet-flyin' combos as you fight your way through many unique stages, each with challenging bosses that will put your thumbs to the test. Develop the foot fetish you never knew you had; no shame required.

Gear Jack

Someone made an endless runner starring Marvin the Paranoid Android from the Hitchhiker's movie? Take my money. Gear Jack is a pretty basic runner/platformer, but at least it tries for some unique twists with the 2D visuals, and your robotic runner can perform parkour tricks as he jogs along. Jack is upgradeable, and after you beat the initial 30 levels, there is an auto-generated mode for more replay.

Help Jack escaping from the W.Hale, the first fully automated starship created by the humans, that was hit by a huge electromagnetic shockwave and that is now slowly floating toward a black hole! The entire robotic crew has gone crazy, and Jack is the only one that can save the ship from being destroyed! But it will not be easy!

Dark Nebula HD

Dark Nebula is, at its core, a marble game - you know, like the ones you used to play in the backseat on car trips, and lost every time your parent hit a pothole. In the digital age things get a little more complicated, with a wide selection of levels filled with levers, traps, spikes, spikey levers, and all sorts of other rolling accoutrements. The game is compatible with the Sphero toy/controller, if you happen to have one rolling around.

For the first time in stunning HD graphics! Revisit the original 11 levels in super crisp quality AND enjoy 12 new extra levels, never released before! Dark Nebula is a labyrinth game on steroids. Just tilt the device to move your character through the levels while avoiding traps, opening doors, bouncing and sliding all the way to the finish line.

  • 11 original levels + 12 brand new extra levels!
  • Highly challenging Expert mode!
  • Stunning HD Graphics!
  • Cinematic musical score!

BitBattle

Normally we'd overlook a game that panders pretty hard to the bits and chips crowd, but this free strategy game has no ads or IAP, so it gets a pass. BitBattle has cops versus rebels, among other urban warfare factions, in a tiered defense game that plays a lot like Plants vs. Zombies. The art is cute, if that's your thing, but the relatively huge install size is a bit off-putting.

BitBattle is a simple retro-styled, multi-themed, fast-paced arcade game. Pick among the 2 + 6 unlockable armies composed each one of 5 unique units and conquer the battlefield to defeat your enemy.100% free, guaranteed: no ads, no trick, a full game for you. Featuring 12 wonderful chiptune songs made by collaborators. Oh! and 2 players mode in the same device!

Bam fu

Bam fu is sort of a digital version of the old Hungry Hungry Hippos board game. Two, three, or four local players try to rapidly tap on a field of circles, switching them to their personal color. The person with the most circles when the time is up wins. The game's intention is to foster an atmosphere where the players are almost fighting in the real world - like Twister, with less groping and more punching. The 2D graphics are pretty good, and the design of the playing field itself is surprisingly functional.

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HANDS CLASH IN CHAOS in Bam fu, a game for two-, three- or four people on one device. Everyone is fighting over the same pebbles. Physical contact is totally part of this game. Each player fights for her own color. Pebbles loop through the colors of the players when you tap them. Make the majority of the pebbles your color and win the round. Win five rounds and you’ve secured your victory. Be super quick. Block arms, push hands and squeeze fingers. Act like a kung-fu master. Protect your pebbles from being snatched. Play against slow people. (Works every time!)

Fireball SE

Fireball SE is sort of like a dual-stick shooter... without the shooting. And just one joystick. The object is to guide your ball of light across the playing field and avoid the amorphous blobs chasing it, Asteroids-style. At the right moment, you can activate bombs to clear them away, racking up combos and giving yourself a bit of non-breathing room. The standard countdown and survival modes are present, and graphics look pretty smooth, albeit on the simple side.

Smooth Controls, Explosive Action, and Thrilling Escapes. Fireball: Special Edition is an addictive and challenging, arcade survival game. Dodge swarms of enemies and lead them to their destruction across 3 modes and 2 difficulty levels. Use Meltdown mode to slow down the action and escape from certain death. In Waves mode, play through 8 consecutive waves of increasing size and speed. In Countdown mode, play 5 unique stages of 3 minutes each and try to score as high as you can with massive combos. In Survival mode, play 5 more stages where the goal is to stay alive as long as possible.

Asteroid Impacts

Not to be confused with the classic Asteroids, this game lets you guide heavenly bodies across a 2D Tron-style sky. The object is to smash apart small planetoids with mathematical precision, using gravitational forces and vectors to guide your asteroids' path. The Tron inspiration doesn't stop at the visuals; the music is decidedly electronic and low-key, placing this simple game loosely in the "zen" genre.

Use your dexterity and wits to guide various types of asteroids on their journey through outer space. Become the center of gravity and lead them to their ultimate goal – a planet’s core. Stand up to the film and game industry that tells you to fight alien invaders and help them instead. Find out what happens if some asteroids actually reach their targets. One outcome that is to be expected: a good time for you.

Asteroid Impacts Developer: Giggly Mill
Price: Free
4
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Emancy: Borderline War

Mix Risk with a top-down shooter or action dungeon crawler, and you'd get something like Emancy. While the story and visuals behind this strategy game aren't anything to write home about, the action is fluid, and the ability to control your assigned soldiers directly in battle is interesting. This game drives the free-to-play angle pretty hard, so be ready for some significant in-app purchases.

Emancy: Borderline War combines massive battle action and strategy in an unprecedented way. You are controlling the best soldier of your army in battles. But you have no superpowers - your soldier may get killed like any other. This is a game of skill and tactics. Win the battle by defeating enemy army in action and win the war by commanding your armies with a strong strategy. Game is easy to play and you'll learn how to control your player in a few minutes using swipe gestures to move and tap to shoot. Dual stick controls also supported.

Emancy: Borderline War Developer: Sadetta
Price: Free
4.5
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Pipe Trouble

Snake and oil land controversy: two great tastes that taste great together. I'll give the developer of Pipe Trouble points for originality and style, if not tact - both the file name and the screenshots for Pipe Trouble come from the iPad version of the game. The goal is to build an oil pipeline that mixes efficiency with safety. Build too close to fields or forests, and leaks or protestors could sink your entire project. But build around them, and your investors will get angry at the increased cost. Pixel art fans should get a kick out of the visuals.

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PIPE TROUBLE takes a clever new spin on an old arcade classic and puts players in the middle of Big Oil & Gas. In this over-the-top satire you're tasked with building your own pipeline, and trying to balance the financial demands of using the least pipe to make the most money against the impact on the local environment and neighboring farms.

Flying Fox

Flying foxes have a rich tradition in gaming history - just ask Miles "Tails" Prower. This one's invention is mothered by necessity: he's created a crude flying machine for the purpose of stealing some Kentucky Not-So Fried Chicken. Guide the fox through 2D stages in a combination of platform games and physics puzzles, using various environmental quirks to get to your fowl quarry. Here's the international version.

Play as the inventive—and very hungry—black fox as you attempt to plunder the farm of all it's chicken-y goodness. Fly around each stage and pluck the chickens up by swooping down from above. Use your head to get to those hard to reach hens and beat the timer.

  • Unique gameplay, swoop down from above and steal the chickens away.
  • Puzzling levels with a ton of variety.
  • Use objects like bowling balls to smash barriers and get those chickens.
  • Beat the time limit and show off your score online.

Kyubo

Imagine Tetris as a platforming game, complete with falling blocks and a bit of twitch timing. Add a little indie artistry and a lot of levels, and you've got Kyubo. The blocks that make up the levels of the game have a startling amount of variety, and while there's not a lot of visual flair, it should be plenty of gaming content for fans of either platformers or puzzle titles.

You find yourself trapped in a dungeon room, you don't remember how you got there or who tied you to that chain. Luckily that somebody forgot (?) the key right there so you can set yourself free. Free? Will you be able to find your way out of this odd place you've never seen before? All you got is yourself and some old spirits with their magic powers to help you out in the escape. Be ready to deal with mind twisting puzzles, deadly traps and the truth about this place during your getaway.

Fatty

Fatty is like Kirby, plus a cynical attitude towards obesity. Your little girl character rides on Fatty, an amorphous blob whose only wish is to eat more and more junk food. Bounce, fly, roll, and defecate rainbows as you navigate through the levels, racking up Weight Watchers points like mad and avoiding healthy food at all costs.

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Fatty is a simple little game about a stupid fat blob and his bouncing misadventures! Guide Fatty as he eats, crushes and bounds his way over countless hills and through countless obstacles. Be careful to avoid nasty healthy food, poison clouds and diet pill-wielding gym losers who want nothing more than to stop Fatty’s weight-gain. But Fatty cannot be stopped.

Tap Rocket

Someone's been listening to too much Pink Floyd. In this monochromatic endless runner, your character flies across the dark side of the moon. The unique part is the zero G aspect: the runner can only gain forward momentum via his jetpack, collecting coins and avoiding obstacles. It's a lot like Jetpack Joyride, with a bigger playing field and more platforming elements.

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Run, jump and take flight in this unique zero-g runner! Avoid falling into the abyss, and watch out for fuel-hungry UFOs, falling asteroids and shaky ground. The farther you run, the faster it goes. Collect power-ups to fly farther, and compete against your friends for the high score.

  • Frantic and addictive action gameplay!
  • Simple one-touch control.
  • Collectible power-ups to fly farther and increase your score.
  • Unique silhouette graphics with jet-powered colors.
  • Catchy music and sound effects.
  • Leaderboards and achievements.

Gurk III Beta

It's Gurk, the ceaselessly devoted, self-styled 8-bit RPG! And it's back. The beta version of the third entry in this dedicated retro series is free on the Play Store, but is unlikely to stick around after the final game is released.

This is the beta for Gurk III, the third 8-bit RPG of the series.

Scribblenauts Remix

Android Police coverage: Scribblenauts Remix Finally Draws Its Way Into The Play Store, Available For $0.99

Scribblenauts, the incredibly popular DS game, was first offered as an Amazon exclusive. Now you can pick it up in the Google Play Store for just a buck, and if you like light-hearted, open-ended physics games, you should. Right away.

THINK IT. CREATE IT. SOLVE IT. The award-winning, best-selling video game is now available for select Android tablets. Help Maxwell acquire the Starite by creating any object, bringing it to life and using it to solve each challenge. Let your imagination run wild in this groundbreaking puzzle game. Summon to life a ‘colossal, winged car’ or a ‘shy, frost-breathing, robotic hippopotamus’. If you can think it, you can create it.

Ninja Village Lite

Kairosoft usually releases free, time-restricted versions of its popular isometric games a few months after the main release. Ninja Village uses the company's standard city-building/RPG fighting combo, this time set in Edo period Japan. The free demo lets you play for two in-game years.

Rewrite the history of feudal Japan with an army of the ultimate guerrilla warriors: ninjas. The shogun has fallen from power, plunging the land into chaos as feuding feudal lords scramble to take his place. But the shogun has an ace up his sleeve: you. As the head of a leading ninja clan, it's up to you to rally your followers and help unify Japan. As their fearless leader, you'll need to train your fellow ninjas in the ways of modern 16th-century warfare--including the use of those newfangled matchlock guns.

Ninja Village Lite Developer: Kairosoft
Price: Free
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Pocket Stables Lite

And here's the free version Kairosoft's stable simulator. It's got the same village-building mechanic as most of their games, with the RPG battles replaced with isometric horse races. Give the demo a try if you want all the fun of equestrianism without the shovel.

Manage your very own ranch while training your racehorses to win big in exciting races. Build training facilities like dirt courses and pools amidst the beautiful natural surroundings of your ranch. Increase your ranch's fame and entice visitors to spend some dough at your ranch's amenities, like ice cream stands and gift shops. Find horses with the right combination of stamina and speed and intensity and train them to race. Keep winning races to earn bigger and better prizes, as well as the ability to compete in even bigger and more exciting races on an international scale.

Pocket Stables Lite Developer: Kairosoft
Price: Free
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Rage of the Gladiator

Android Police coverage: Rage Of The Gladiator Disappears And Reappears In The Play Store – Now Available To Everyone

We don't know why the publisher for Rage of the Gladiator decided to remove it from the Play Store, then upload it with a different listing. If you've been looking for it, here it is - and now it should be available to everyone.

You play the role of Gracius, a gladiator battling for his life in the arena. Your opponents are no ordinary evil, but are epic boss fights whose tricky attacks will challenge even the most elite gamers. There are no ‘fodder’ enemies – its all bosses -- the most fun part of games. Beat them before they brutally beat you. Armed with your magical warhammer and a trusty shield, you must exploit their weaknesses by jumping, dodging, shield blocking, or counter-attacking with proper timing, agility, and thinking.

WTF Game(s) Of The Week

Stay Mayor

In a fine example of art following life, this endless runner is a tongue-in-cheek account of Toronto mayor Rob Ford's scandalous crack cocaine video saga. In case you don't keep up with Canadian politics, the public figure was accused of smoking crack on video in May, and Gawker (everyone's favorite bastion of journalistic integrity) offered to buy the video for $200,000. In the game, you play as the nameless Mayor running away from the media, trying to collect cash and buy the video himself. The game's not that great, but the description below is.

Uh oh. Looks like the Mayor’s in a buttload of friggin’ trouble with that alleged video of him smoking crack! And who knows if it even exists, amiright? But juuust in case, why don’t you help him collect a heap of cash to buy it before The Gawker does. Only your twinkle toes can out-maneuver the Blood Thirsty Media to help him collect more than they did in that damn “Crackstarter” campaign. $201,255 to be exact. And hey, everyone needs a little boost now and then, so make sure you collect power up buckets of deep-fried courage for more footballs to throw at life’s problems... but make sure you avoid those pesky crackpipes!

Good luck trying to Stay Mayor! Go git em! PS: Don’t smoke crack.

  • Heartbreakingly stunning 2D graphics
  • Fun and easy to play
  • Music by award winning composer Sam Allison
  • Made by the same team that brought you the Ikea Monkey Game!
  • Finally get a bit of control down at city hall using ONLY YOUR THUMB!
  • Helps numb the pain
  • Fun and easy to play again
  • Almost as funny as Toronto news stories
  • No where near as funny as commenters on Toronto news stories
  • Who are we kidding, this isn’t funny. The city’s management is in shambles and Toronto is a hyper polarized electorate with no hope for change in the next 18 months.

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