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.

This edition focuses only on new games. The app roundup is coming up soon.

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Strategy & Tactics: WW II

Today's roundup is presented by Strategy & Tactics: WW II from HeroCraft. You could be forgiven for thinking that this turn-based strategy game looks a lot like Risk, but instead of Napoleonic struggles, the digital adaptation takes the battlefield to WWII-era Europe. Players will advance across Italy, France and Germany, using a variety of ground and air units to push back the enemy. You can duke it out in skirmishes, win the war in three campaigns, or get your multiplayer on in WiFi battles or local "hot potato" play on a single device. There's also a free demo of Strategy & Tactics available.

Relive the greatest battles of WWII in this grand strategy masterpiece. Take command of the Axis to conquer Europe - then command the armies of the USSR and Allies to retake it. In Strategy & Tactics: World War II, you battle impressive AI enemies in three campaigns with a classic turn-based battle system and serried ranks of historically-accurate troops. Fight your way through eighteen missions with an exiting storyline and charismatic characters across Europe, Asia and Africa, research new technologies to improve your troops and build industry, and lead your armies to victory.

★ 3 full campaigns with 18 historical missions

★ Play multiplayer across different smartphones and tablets

★ Realistic global strategy with historically-accurate maps

★ A wide array of game modes

★ Juggle military, economic and scientific development

★ Several hardcore scenarios and a endlessly replayable skirmish mode

Games

Google Play Games

Android Police coverage: [Update: APK Download] The Google Play Games App Is Now Live In The Play Store

If you download one app from this week's roundup, this needs to be it. Want to browse the games that use Google Play Games framework? How about checking on the in-game activity of your G+ friends? Maybe you just want to show off those oh-so-precious achievements you earned (including a certain code). It's all there, plus the ability to join multiplayer games.

Google Play Games app is the easiest way for you to discover new games, track achievements and scores, and play with friends around the world. It brings all your gaming on Google Play together in a unified Android experience.

KEY FEATURES

  • Discover great games
  • Play with your friends, and see what they're playing
  • Join multiplayer games
  • Track your achievements
  • Compare scores with other players
Google Play Games Developer: Google LLC
Price: Free
4.3
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Riptide GP2

Android Police review: [New Game Review] Riptide GP 2: Taking Jet Ski Racing To The Next Level, And The One After That

The original Riptide GP was one of the first titles to push Android visuals to the limit, and the second entry in the series doesn't disappoint. (We haven't been able to get Cameron to respond to our texts all week.) Jet-ski racing, insane graphics, online multiplayer, SHIELD support, and a ton of tracks and racers make Riptide GP2 an easy recommendation... if you've got the silicon to play it.

Riptide GP2 kicks everything into overdrive, with intense online multi-player races, upgradeable hydro jets and riders, improved graphics, an all-new career mode, and a whole new stunt system with dozens of new tricks. Featuring rocket-powered hydro jets racing around futuristic tracks across a dynamic and interactive water surface, Riptide GP2 delivers a fast, fun, and visually stunning racing experience. From Vector Unit, developers of acclaimed racing games Riptide GP, Beach Buggy Blitz, Shine Runner, and Hydro Thunder Hurricane.

Riptide GP2 Developer: Vector Unit
Price: Free
4.6
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Robot Unicorn Attack 2

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Adult Swim Games Brings Robot Unicorn Attack 2 To The Play Store, We Wonder What Else Needs To Be Said

The original Robot Unicorn attack was much-loved, but the Android implementation left a lot to be desired. The sequel has better graphics, more stability, and the same ridiculous, over-the-top humor that you'd expect from the Adult Swim gang. This time around the endless runner (galloper?) is free, with the obvious in-app purchase add-ons, though some achievements may give you good reason to keep the game installed after the first week or so of play.

Get your hands on the latest, greatest, most epic installment of the Robot Unicorn Attack series to date, available for FREE. Brought to you by PikPok and Adult Swim Games, makers of "Monsters Ate My Condo.!"

  • Choose between Team Rainbow or Team Inferno and compete on a unique level every day for prizes
  • Race through 2 worlds at war, one of Rainbows and Harmony and one of Ice and Wonder
  • Build and customize your very own unicorn, selecting from different bodies, manes, wings, horns, trails and more
  • Unlock and arm yourself with 12 different boost abilities, including "Rainbow Savior" and "Gallow's Gallop"
  • Achieve both personal and community goals, updated daily

TurtleStrike

Android Police review: [New Game Review] TurtleStrike: A Somewhat Successful New Take On Old-Fashioned Gameplay

TurtleStrike is an online multiplayer game, mixing the turn-based ballistic combat of Worms with, well, turtles. Both you and your opponent will move at once, so make sure and deal out as much damage as you can immediately, or get out of firing range. The game has the unfortunate combination of free-to-play and online multiplayer that can sometimes result in a pay-to-win situation, but it's already got a healthy little fanbase.

TurtleStrike – Multiplayer massacre in beautiful Caribbean, with turtles. Do you feel lucky, punk? Compete for prize money. Join a tournament for a small participation fee and defeat your friends or leader board arch-enemies. Win real prize money. EMP bomb, napalm, nitroglycerin torpedo or missile? Maybe terminate the other team with RoboTurtle? The feeling from skillfully handling the torpedo and outsmarting your opponent. Priceless. No more waiting for your opponent's to take their turn. In TurtleStrike both players take their turns at the same time. It is ultimate game of wits and speed.

Spaceteam

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Spaceteam: The Multiplayer Star Trek Shouting Simulator Endorsed By His HOLOness Matias Duarte

Spaceteam attempts to recreate the frantic space battles of your favorite TV scifi shows... or at least, the frantic shouting on the bridge. Press nonsensical dials and switches as ordered by your friends while they try and follow your own instructions. It's great party fun (especially if you know how to suspend disbelief), works cross-platform with iOS, and it's free. What's not to love?

Do you like pushing buttons and shouting at your friends? Do you like discharging Clip-jawed Fluxtrunions? If you answered yes, or no, then you might have what it takes to be on a Spaceteam. Spaceteam is a cooperative party game for 2 to 4 players who shout technobabble at each other until their ship explodes. Each player needs a mobile device (Android and Apple devices can play together over Wifi.).

Spaceteam Developer: Henry Smith Inc.
Price: Free
4.6
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Monster Shooter 2

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Gamelion's Monster Shooter 2 Invades The Play Store, Still Violent, Bloody, And Available For Free

Games like Heavy Rain and The Last Of Us show how much gaming has matured in the last three decades. Games like Monster Shooter 2 show that they still know how to have a good time. Shoot cartoon monsters in a top-down fashion, then shoot some more, then shoot some barrels, then get more guns, then shoot some monsters again. It's good-looking, and once you're done shooting the monsters you can shoot the environments. There's a lot of shooting, is what I'm getting at. Multiplayer co-op is included.

In Monster Shooter, the 10 million times-downloaded smash hit, DumDum rescued his beloved kitty from the clutches of its octoped abductors and everything was peachy...for a while. Alas, those pesky extraterrestrials are back in Monster Shooter 2: Back to Earth -- and this time, the entire planet is in danger. Luckily, you’ll be able to access an awesome arsenal in Monster Shooter 2: Back to Earth, including full Mech Suits capable of taking out an entire army – or an entire city block, depending on how good your aim is.

TETRIS®

So, why would EA release another new Tetris game, in addition to the original Android Tetris and the new Tetris Blitz? Why, to make money, of course. This new Tetris has some nice graphics and a lot of options for controls, but the real reason it exists is the new Galaxy play mode, which allows you to earn power-ups with in-app currency and connect socially. I'll give you three guesses as to how you get more coins once you run out. As usual, EA has released two versions of the game: one for North America, and one for everyone else. International readers, your version of the game is here.

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FREE YOURSELF! Play the world famous Tetris® game you know and love with improved controls and all-new social features.

  • MARATHON MODE – We’ve added all-new controls so you can stack like a pro. Choose between lightning fast One-Touch, classic Swipe controls, or the innovative new Drag-and-Place option to keep clearing those lines.
  • TETRIS® GALAXY – Try this new multi-level mode! Clear to the core as you drop each Tetrimino with split-second intensity. And use power-ups to transform the blockade below!
  • FACEBOOK LEADERBOARDS – Connect with your friends and brag about high scores on the newsfeed and more.
  • T-CLUB – Join fellow Tetris® Enthusiasts and gain an advantage with bonus lines and T-Coins.

The Walking Dead: Assault

Android Police coverage: [New Game] The Walking Dead: Assault Shambles Into The Play Store Offering Squad-Based Episodic Strategy

While we'd really like to see a version of the Walking Dead adventure game on Android, a comic-inspired isometric shooter is also good. Guide the characters from the comic book (not the TV show) through pulpy levels, avoiding or confronting zombies and collecting supplies. Best played on tablets, TWD Assault will make you use your brain and your feet just as often as your ammunition. Oh, and by the way: we're inching closer to a two-year streak of roundups with zombie games.

Finally, the best version of The Walking Dead: Assault is available for Android devices. Thank you all for helping us become a Top Paid app on Google Play. Released for the first time to Google Play fans of Robert Kirkman's award winning "The Walking Dead", this game takes you from the moment Rick awakens in hospital, to the horrific camp invasion that costs the survivors valuable allies and friends.

Prince of Persia Shadow&Flame

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Prince Of Persia Classic Sequel 'The Shadow And The Flame' Hits Google Play For $2.99

Holy cow, a revival of a classic franchise that isn't an endless runner! Eat your heart out, Namco. This is a remake of one of the original Prince of Persia games, with the same great platforming and fighting elements that put the series on the map and some swanky new moves. It's been upgraded with new graphics and sound, plus tight mobile controls in either swipe or virtual joystick flavors. There's a bunch of social connectivity, but that can be safely ignored.

The rebirth of the legendary action-platformer, with brand-new visuals and controls redesigned to fit your device. Set after the events of Prince of Persia Classic, Prince of Persia The Shadow and the Flame continues the saga of the wanderer who was born a Prince. Now he must embark on an epic journey in search of his past that will redefine his future.

Doom & Destiny

Android Police coverage: Popular JRPG 'Doom & Destiny' Now In The Pay-What-You-Want IndieGala Bundle, Along With Other Non-Android Games

Looking for an RPG that practically bleeds pixels? Do you have a poster of Chrono above your dusty SNES? Does spelling "fantasy" with a "ph" get you hot and bothered? Then Doom & Destiny is for you. There's a ton of content in this game, both in story and in game elements, and the devs aren't looking to make a buck off of IAP - nice. Oh, and they probably want me to tell you that the game features a certain aerial pasta fiend.

Doom & Destiny is an award winning indie JRPG from XBOX and Windows Phone. Four nerds, drawn into a fantasy world and mistaken for heroes, have to battle their way through a massive crazy adventure and defeat a preposterous villain. This great RPG has magic, dungeons, pizza and jokes galore and if you ever enjoyed Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana or Dungeons and Dragons you're gonna love this game.

Doom & Destiny Developer: Heartbit Interactive Srl
Price: 1.49
4.7
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Galactic Heroes

Com2Us has localized some impressive mobile games before, but for strategy buffs, this one takes the cake. Galactic Heroes is a real-time strategy game, a bit of a mix between Starcraft and Civilization. You'll have to manage resources, build planetary bases, and strengthen your navy to engage the enemy, with recruitable hero units throwing variables into the mix. We're wise to this developer: this is a free game with some fantastic production value (even if you're likely to encounter some broken English) but expect a big IAP push.

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Fight for resources and conquer the universe in this thrilling Sci-Fi Strategy game, Galactic Heroes! Experience the race for survival between the Federation of Empires and the Liberty Alliance as they clash to gain control over rare and essential minerals throughout the Universe. Numerous heroes, each with their own potentials and special skills are in search of a leader who can lead them with charisma and vision. Identify and develop the potentials of the legendary heroes and conquer the Universe.

Jack Lumber

Jack Lumber isn't all that interested in disguising his Fruit Ninja inspiration, but the trailer is so hilarious that we're wont to forgive him. Derivative play aside, the game manages to bring some new elements to the "slice up stuff while avoiding other stuff" genre, thanks to great art and a unique time-slowing mechanic. Now if only Owlchemy Labs could be convinced to bring their games to Android in a timely manner. Hint, hint.

A tree killed his granny and now he is out for revenge. Meet Jack Lumber, the supernatural lumberjack who hates trees, loves animals, and hates trees. Did we say that twice? The guy really hates trees, and boy does he have an axe to grind. Use the supernatural powers of Jack Lumber to massacre the forest in this time-warping, line-drawing, log-slicing, pun-filled lumberjacking mashup! Bust out your flannel to muster the strength and burlyness to solve the skill and logic puzzles (flannel not actually required).

Super Mega Worm

If Captain Planet and the Planeteers was less about environmental responsibility and more about a giant centipede eating people, and then someone made an NES game out of it, it might look a lot like Super Mega Worm. It's taken this cult hit three years (!) to get to Android, but now that it's here, you can indulge in some over-the-top, pixelated violence with old-school graphics and controls. A free version was featured on a previous roundup.

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The cult-hit Super Mega Worm has finally arrived on Google Play Store!!! Mother Earth is on the brink of extinction and has released her last defense, the Great Death Worm, Wojira. Wojira is on a revenge mission to destroy all the Human parasites. Crawl and eat your way through waves of humans and their robots of destruction. Grow and evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction. You are the last line of defense, can you save the world?

Stay Alight®

What's this? A second environmentally-conscious title in a row? Stay Alight might have a similar theme, but the gameplay is more like Angry Birds or Scorch, and the graphics are freaking amazing. This game's 2D sprites look better than any indie "artistic" title I've ever seen. Gameplay aside, I'm going to bring Stay Alight out to shame all those lazy developers who use "retro" 8-bit graphics as a crutch to avoid making their games look like something developed this century.

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Meet Mr. Bulb, who is gonna free planet from cartoon microbes with your help. Green microbes captured the planet, it’s up to you to find all their secret covers and destroy using tactic skills and projectile weapon. Game’s mechanics is based on real physics, so you should very attentively calculate shot power completing more than 60 unique levels in fascinating artwork. Don’t forget Superpower arsenal: Freeze, Earthquake, Swatter, Spray! Use Superpowers to improve your chances during the battle vs. microbes. Bring the light back on this planet together with bulb hero!

Le Vamp

The titular hero of this endless runner might be French, but at least he doesn't sparkle. This cute little title stars an old-school vampire who nevertheless prefers his meals kosher (well, sort of - he's chasing a pig instead of a person). The art style is adorable, and amazingly, there are actually a few interesting ideas introduced in the gameplay. The standard currency-based in-app purchases are present.

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HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR AFTERLIFE! Offering a macabre mix of cartoony and cadaverous, Le Vamp's world is brilliantly (re)animated and scarily simple to learn! Escaping into the night, Le Vamp has managed to upset all the important citizens of France, from mimes to hunchbacks to baguette-wielding gendarmes. As the angry mob pursues our lovable ghoul into the frightful daylight, it’s your job to protect him from sun, running water and mortal foes. Help Le Vamp return safely to his crypt, and gather coins along the way to upgrade his dark powers, or feed him Blood Pigs to keep his healthy, pale complexion!

Freedom Fall

If you like your old-school platformers punishing and vertical, Freedom Fall is your game. In addition to some acrobatics and pretty decent sprite graphics, players are treated to a variety of levels and methods for traversing them. Freedom Fall isn't cheap at just over five bucks, but the initial reviews are universally positive, and the creative humor and level design speak for themselves.

Freedom Fall is a fast-paced down-scrolling platformer. Run, jump, plummet, glide, slide, swim and bomb your way down through a towering mechanical maze and onto freedom. It's a trip brimming with devilish traps, dark humor and fractured fairy-tale heart. A trip featuring a brave young man, a warped prison warden, a stunning princess, a step-mother, a king, a barbarian, a dragon rider, a dragonslayer, a thief, a mad genius and a mighty magic potion but nothing quite fits together the way you'd expect.

Defense Technica

If you like a bit of sci-fi and collection in your tower defense, you'll want to check out Defense Technica. Graphics are decent, but the game also has a few new ides for the dated genre. A collection card system - a popular trait in games from developer Com2Us - can upgrade your cards or augment your coffers when you sell them off. There's also a way to craft new cards by combining them.

The genre-defining 3D Tower Defense game, Defense Technica! Think you know tower defense? Think again. Experience a new kind of Defense game with Defense Technica, featuring stunning 3D graphics and ground-breaking new features like path rotation, tower construction, tower upgrades, and card collection and combination! Defense Technica is the ultimate 3D Tower Defense Game!

True Skate

Remember those little "finger" skateboards that were all the rage back in middle school (my middle school, anyway)? Here's a video game version that's basically the same idea. The graphics and physics in True Skate live up to the title, replacing the usual Tony Hawkish avatar with your fingers. It's too bad that the only way to get new skate parks is to pay for an in-app purchase on top of the $2 price tag - come on, True Axis, just charge five bucks and give us everything.

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The most authentic skateboarding sim ever. As close as you can get to a real skate board with out getting a scraped knee.

Features:

- Realistic touch based physics.

- Flick the board to make it react exactly how you would expect.

- Drag your finger on the ground to push.

- A beautiful skate park to get lost in including ledges, stairs, grind rails plus a bowl, half pipe and quarter pipes. (An additional skate park is now available as an In-App Purchase)

Available by IN-APP BILLING only:

- Additional skate park.

- We hope to bring more new skate parks to True Skate in the future.

True Skate Developer: True Axis
Price: 1.99
4.3
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PAC-MAN DASH!

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Namco Forgets What Pac-Man Is For, Puts Him In An Endless Runner Called Pac-Man DASH

Oh, Pac-Man, how the mighty have fallen. Once the undisputed master of the dingy arcade, now the circular face of Namco is reduced to pounding the pavement in yet another endless runner. But for all that, it's actually not a bad game - graphics are good and so is the music (though the electro-pop in the trailer is ear-splittingly intense) and the game includes multiple save slots for family-style tablet play. Before you ask, yes, you get to eat the occasional ghost.

Gobble up all the cookies and ghosts. PAC-MAN keeps busy running and eating in this action-filled game. Available free of charge. Touch the screen to jump and eat cookies and ghosts in this simple game. PAC-MAN and his friends, as well as ghosts and monsters all display a wide range of actions. Run through a variety of stages, from PAC-MAN's home in the big city, to the ghosts' world underground. As you progress through the stages, you will be able to jump really high off of jump platforms and feel the satisfaction of taking down monsters.

Pixel Defenders Puzzle

In both the tactical and RPG genres, novelty is something that's far too thin on the ground. Thankfully, Pixel Defenders Puzzle has some new ideas for both: your typical RPG party mixes up turn-based fighting with puzzle elements. There's not much in the way of story - it's all about the fighting here - but an endless made on top of the standard assault mode should keep gamers busy.

A unique game of strategic matching and RPG battling! Place, match and thwack your way through dozens of gorgeous retro-style levels, a variety of game-modes and special hand-crafted scenarios. Pixel Defenders Puzzle is an innovative hybrid of match-3-puzzler and RPG-battler. Match pixels to create Defenders and protect princesses, kings & queens from waves of fiendish enemies!

Ionage

Ionage is an interesting proposal, a hardcore 2D mix of tower defense and tower offense. You'll need to meticulously manage your resources to expand your empire in a series of planets, recruiting specialized soldiers to enhance your army's abilities. Strategy fans should be well at home, though those who crave a little action may feel left out in the cold. In-app purchases are present in this free game, but the goods you receive are permanent.

Ionage is an Android exclusive, space real-time strategy game where you use giant floating space platforms to do battle in a steampunk themed story of galactic conquest! You are the leader of the Dakota - the last remaining tribe in the Sol System. After decades of fighting, the other tribes have all left the Earth, one by one, to seek out new riches among the stars. It now falls to you, as the new leader of the Dakota, to lead your tribe's fleet of nomadic space platforms out into the galaxy to achieve greatness!

1941: Axis & Allies

1941 is a copy of Axis & Allies, a notable take on the Risk-style warfare board game. It's getting decent Play Store reviews, thanks to good mechanics and high-res sprite graphics. Nine units across land, sea and air with five nations helps to keep things interesting, and the touch interface is well-suited to tablet gameplay. "Hot potato" local multiplayer is the best way to have fun, though you can play against the AI if you're solo.

1941: Axis & Allies is an Android strategy board game based on the conflicts of World War II between the Axis powers (Germany / Japan) and the Allies (Russia / UK / America). This legendary war is carried out over 57 land territories and 48 sea zones, and includes 9 different units like infantry, tanks, bombers and battleships. Conquer the enemy and claim victory by destroying their armies and capturing their capital cities! In digital form 1941: Axis & Allies supports 5 players over two teams, in local pass and play format combined with an advanced AI if desired.

TITAN Escape the Tower

If Breakout had a story and a 360-degree paddle, it would look a lot like Titan. You're a captured prisoner trying to get out of a multi-story dungeon with nothing but a cuboid tank and gigantic balls. The kind that roll, that is. Graphics are pretty good, and the gameplay is interesting - if this weren't an updated version of a late 80s title, you'd think it was amazingly novel. Puzzles, boss fights, and a choice of camera angles are included.

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Will you escape from the Tower? The great block breaker* developed by Titus Interactive in 1988 is back with a brand-new HD version featuring superb 3D environments. Locked up in an 80-level tower by a mad scientist, use your brainpower to help you to escape. Armed with your pod (a cubic robot) and a metal ball, avoid the numerous traps and try to find the way out.

Bounty Arms

Android Police review: Bounty Arms Review: These Are Console-Quality Graphics, But There's Nothing Else To See Here

A beautiful tech demo and not much else, Bounty Arms shows off the power of your hardware (if you've got it) with an incredibly stylish side-scrolling action game. Unfortunately, reviewer Bertel King Jr. didn't find much to love in the game, aside from eye-popping graphics and lighting effects. Five dollars is a lot to pay for a title without fun gameplay - plunk that change on Crazy Taxi instead.

From the team that brought you iOS Editor's Choice BLADESLINGER comes BOUNTY ARMS, a beautiful, action-packed 3D adventure with simple, mobile-friendly controls. Play as Drake Mass, Goober, or Flux Helix and equip an array of loyal pets to complete quests, win bounties, and defeat epic bosses. As featured in TegraZone.

  • Swat enemies to bits a FLY SWATTER
  • Blast targets with CONFETTI or FLYING PIGS
  • Morph into a monster with Drake's BERSERK MODE

Deep Dungeons of Doom

Deep Dungeons Of Doom is a tongue-in-check throwback to the days of soul-crushingly difficult side-scrollers. You've got your choice of a knight, mage, or ranger/thief, an assortment of weapons and equipment, and a big ol' dungeon to crawl around in. While I wish the art looked more like the hand-drawn characters in the Play Store (8-bit style has become a real crutch for mobile games) it looks like a solid bit of fun for fans of the genre.

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This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last. You will meet monsters and you will need skill and tactics to defeat them. You will find weird and wonderful treasures along the way. Most will help you, but some might not. You may choose to play as a Crusader, a Witch or a Mercenary – in fact each one might well be required if you are to successfully complete your quest – but knowing when to use each one is something you are going to have to figure out for yourself.

9 Lives: Casey and Sphynx

You've got to give this game credit for originality: most platformers don't encourage players to kill themselves, but this one uses it as a game mechanic. A cat and a janitor have to get through a museum, and the big guy can (and will) die multiple times to get through the levels. There's a bit of basic fighting, but the core of 9 Lives is exploration and puzzle-solving. Graphics aren't great, but should fare well even on low-end hardware.

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What happens when a bumbling museum security guard and a sassy temple cat break a golden idol and fall under the curse of Bastet, the ancient Egyptian cat goddess? The unlikely team of Casey and Sphynx must solve the mysterious puzzles and restore the broken idol of Bastet before their nine lives run out! Based in a local museum showcasing the ancient Egyptian tomb of Bastet, you can play on your own or with a friend and navigate the misfit duo through a maze of action-packed puzzles where death is sometimes the only option.

MLB.com Home Run Derby

This is the officially official, completely licensed home run derby game - accept no substitutes. While licensed games from sports biggies like the MLB tend to be a bit underwhelming, this one looks pretty good: it's a very basic slug-fest, but it includes the likenesses of the real Home Run Derby contenders for the last four years. Too bad multiplayer is limited to leaderboards.

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Major League Baseball and the MLBPA present MLB.com Home Run Derby®, the only official Home Run Derby game on the Google Play Store. Unparalleled graphics and sound bring you a high-impact baseball experience unlike any other on Android. Step up to the plate as any of the 32 sluggers from Home Run Derby 2013 and 2010-2012. Two dynamic gameplay modes! ARCADE MODE: Hit as many home runs as you can before time runs out. Multiply your score with targets and combo bonuses. DERBY MODE: Enter the authentic Home Run Derby tournament and see if you can survive against baseball’s top sluggers.

Darkmoor Manor

If there's one genre that's bloomed on mobile (instead of sprouted, stagnated, and rotted), it's old-school adventure games. Darkmoor Manor takes the spooky route, with a mix of puzzles and exploration. Graphics are pretty good, and veterans of the genre should appreciate the play mechanics, but those seeking twitchy action should look elsewhere. The full version of the game is a reasonable $2 and change.

As you slowly regain consciousness your eyes begin to focus on your surroundings. You find yourself alone in an unfamiliar room with no memory of how you came to be there. Moonlight streams through a small barred window illuminating the musty stale air. How long have you been here? Worn stone steps lead up to a wooden door, you grip the cold metal handle and turn but it’s locked from the other side - are you a prisoner? can you escape? Prepare to explore a mysterious manor house and the fog shrouded moors which encompass it.

Hasta la Muerte

Half Pac-Man, half Metal Gear Solid, with a hand-drawn art style inspired by La Dia De Los Muertos? What's not to love? While Hasta La Muerte doesn't make any claims to be innovative, it's certainly unique from a visual perspective, and a mix of platform fighting and maze navigation should hit the spot for some. The lost souls you herd towards the final curtain will grant you special power-ups, which you'll need to beat the nightmarish bosses.

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Act as the death itself in this « art game » where everything was thought to offer players a unique game experience: sound effects, astonishing graphics, out of sorts world… Your mission: accompany the souls of those whom eternal rest hour has come and thus save them from damnation. A second of inattention and this is the disaster : those souls, damned and inconsolable, will chase you relentlessly to send you back in the Limbo… Accessible to everyone, this “survival-platformer” offers a “chase-be chased” punchy gameplay, in the manner of famous Pacman.

WarCom: Genesis

Android still lacks a solid base of console-style action shooters, and those that have been released need some crazy-powerful hardware to play them. WarCom is an over-the-shoulder shooter that won't kill your midrange hardware, and still manages to be pretty fun... though I wouldn't be surprised if there are some compatibility issues, since the cut-and-paste description mentions "Retina-ready for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and iPad 3!" (Bad form, Triniti.) Be on the lookout for some heavy in-app purchases as well.

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Get ready to RUN and GUN! middle east TACTICAL COMBAT is HERE... The world’s resources are running out, plunging the planet into bloody chaos. From the ashes of the old order rise three mighty factions: the fundamentalist Fatwa, the enigmatic RAD, and the brash WarCorps. WarCorps has an elite covert action team used only for the most dangerous missions, and you’re its newest member. Welcome to the HellHawks.

Song Rush

We've seen games that let you play to your own music before. And we've seen endless runners before - a never-ending stream of endless runners, in fact. Now these two relatively okay tastes can taste mildly interesting together. The levels are generated by an algorithm that analyzes your local music files, and you'll need to employ a bit of finger acrobatics to get to the end of the track.

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Ready!? Rush! SongRush is a musical arcade game that will allow you to play with your own music. Run, slide, jump and avoid all the obstacles. Beat your own music by pulling off perfect combos to win maximum points. Will you get to the end of your track? Try all the solo challenges and take on your friends in the weekly tournament. May the best rusher win!

Robomber

This game is a shameless copy of Bomberman, and it doesn't care who knows it. But it does have at least one thing going for it: some pretty great online multiplayer, along with a seamless matchmaking system (it's pretty close to Pocket Fleet, one of my personal favorites). There's some heavy-handed pushing towards social sharing and a fair bit of advertising, but you can ignore all that and play as a guest for some quick matches with a handful of human opponents.

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What’s more fun than blowing stuff up? Blowing stuff up together with your friends of course! Dive right into the action in one of Kibagames.com’s most popular games, Robomber. Meet your friends online anytime with this exclusive app and show them who’s boss. Collect mighty power-ups, create your own path and become king of the arena. And if you want to make it an even more engaging experience, you can register to rank up, unlock new characters, collect achievements and beat the best of the best.

Bus Simulator 3D

I can honestly day that after a lifetime of gaming, this is the first time I've seen "realistic bus physics" on a game description. I've driven big vehicles before - duallies, tractors, moving vans, even a train. It's kind of boring. But if you'd like to simulate the hours ands hours of tedious mediocrity that comes from being a licensed bus driver, have at it. Shine on, you crazy diamond.

Do you like driving big vehicles? Then you have to try this Bus Driving game! Smooth controls, realistic vehicle physics and challenging gameplay. Try to be the best Bus Driver on the planet with the online ranking features and achievements. Bus Simulator 3D is the first free bus game for Android! Bus parking is nothing, try out the bus simulator! The best between the Bus Games!

Jump Racer

If you ever shot your Hot Wheels off the highest counter you could find without heed for their tiny axles, this game might be for you. It's not a racing game in the traditional sense, instead mixing in mobile-friendly drag racer controls, but the addition of verticality in huge amounts should give players a new perspective. Online racing is included, but be on the lookout for some pay-to-win IAP tactics.

Get ready for the ultimate drag race. Huge jumps, awesome cars and crazy race tracks. Choose your dream car, select your racing upgrades and tear through city streets, deserts and deadly canyons. Have you got what it takes to jump your way to victory? RACE ONLINE WITH MULTIPLAYER - race other players from around the world and work your way up the rankings.

Red Bull Kart Fighter 3

This is apparently the third "kart" racing game licensed from energy soda Red Bull, and apparently none of them gives you wings. No, in this top-down racer you stay firmly on the ground, aside from the occasional isometric jump. A unique upgrade system uses cards for boosted parts, but be wary: there's quite a bit of IAP shoved in there as well.

The #1 kart racer returns better than ever. Race amazing new locations with even-crazier karts, make huge jumps, pull off tricks and drift with the best of them. "The Mechanic" will guide you through your career, set your Objectives and give your kart a boost with his incredible Wild Cards. Try out all-new game modes, challenge your friends and rise up the leaderboards to grab ultimate glory in “Red Bull Kart Fighter 3 - Unbeaten Tracks”.

Monster Jam

If Pacific Rim has got you all hot and bothered for some giant monster fights.... well, this game probably isn't the solution, but it's cute nonetheless. Another one of those 24-hour projects, Monster Jam is a turn-based fighting game that boils down to a more complicated version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. You can beat down the computer or duke it out in local multiplayer.

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Behold Studios took almost 24 hours, a lot of pizzas, chocolate milk and sodas to create this simple but very fun game. Is a local multiplayer or a single player against AI fight, with dense strategy and simple tasks. In each turn, both players choose an action – Attack, Load, Heal or Guard – and both actions happens at the same time. Lose the player who first gets to zero points of health.

Buttons and Scissors

Your mom's sewing circle will love this: a home crafts take on the old Connect Four idea. Why is this game using (and I quote) "realistic buttons and scissors" as game elements? I have no idea. In any case, cut two or more buttons in any direction, and try to clear the board, a bit like those peg and board games you see in country cafes. It's free, with over a thousand levels, or so says the description.

Cut off the sewing buttons in the logic game Buttons and Scissors. To cut off the buttons, select two or more buttons of the same color. You can select buttons only on the same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. Cut off all the buttons from the scrap of denim to complete the level. Try to complete each level in the shortest time possible to get a better score. You cannot cut off a single button, so plan your strategy in advance. Buttons and Scissors is a fun way to improve your logical thinking and train your brain.

Buttons and Scissors Developer: KyWorks
Price: Free
4.5
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Age of Pirates RPG Elite

Man, I really miss Space Trader, and all other "pirate math" games from when graphics were terrible. Age of Pirates tries to recreate those games (including at least mildly terrible graphics) with an old-school, open-ended RPG that forces you to manage both your crew and your finances. You'll need to be a savvy merchant or a decent buccaneer to bring in the coin. Age of Pirates is offered in the paid version below and as a free demo.

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Sail your ship on the great seas of Laanbrakar during the age of sail, raiding, plundering and trading in search of riches, fame or infamy. Your fate is in your own hands, will you turn your broadsides against the enemy in the wars of the nations, pirate and maurade for your own gain, or haul great loads of cargo across the dangerous seas to turn a profit as a merchant. Sharpen your blade, bury your treasure, there is adventure abound matey!

Age of Pirates RPG Elite Developer: Trese Brothers
Price: 2.99
4.3
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Touch of Death

Sometimes we include a game in a roundup because the art style is fresh, or the gameplay is unique, or the idea is original. And sometimes we include it because the trailer makes us giggle. Guess which category this one falls into. It's a bog-standard Infinity Blade-style fighter with a bit of Fruit Ninja thrown in, and the 2D graphics look like something you'd find in a middle school kid's notebook. But if you're in to gesture-based fighting (and cheesy Star Trek references) it might be worth a look.

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To avenge your mentor's death you have to defeat the countless minions of the killer. Use precise timing and deadly gestures to burst the hearts of your foes in this frantic yet simple action game. Your friend and mentor is dying in your arms! Dastardly attacked and left to die. Tradition commands that you avenge this senseless death. It's a story as old as time and so you set out to face the many members of the killer's clan. Luckily you have mastered the secret Touch of Death: Dim Mak, the five-touch-heart-explosion-technique.

Touch of Death Developer: Sharkbomb Studios
Price: 1.99
3.4
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Hive

Hive is a much-loved card/board game, now given digital life on the Google Play Store. Graphics and implementation are a little basic, but if you're a fan of the insect-themed game, it should provide a bit of fun. Online multiplayer is included in addition to single-device turn-based play, but you'll need to fork over an in-app purchase to play the full version. Luckily, it's just the single charge.

Hive™ is a board game with a difference. There is no board! The pieces are added to the playing area thus creating the board. As more and more pieces are added the game becomes a fight to see who can be the first to capture the opposing Queen Bee. The soldier ants battle to keep control of the outside of the hive, whilst the Beetles climb up to dominate the top. Spiders moving into holding positions as the Grass Hoppers jump in for the kill. Keeping one eye on the hive and the other on your opponents reserves, the tension builds as one wrong move will see your Queen Bee quickly engulfed; .... game over!

Ending

Fans of the roguelike genre (permanent player death, moving in turns, randomized stages) tend to enjoy a level of challenge that would frustrate the hell out of lesser gamers. Don't expect much help from a tutorial, either. If you like your games twitchy, baffling, and monochromatic, like a goth Tupperware party, give Ending a start.

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Ending is a single player turn based puzzle game about movement and death. Recommended for people who like board games, chess and roguelikes.

Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD

Android Police coverage: Galaxy on Fire 2 HD Rockets Into Google Play, Brings Updated Graphics And Content With No Tegra Exclusivity

Galaxy on Fire 2, a popular space shooter for the Tegra crowd, has dropped its NVIDIA exclusivity and is available for everyone. Prepare for a huge 1GB download and a pricey in-app purchase to access the full game and additional content.

Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD is the fully optimized Google Play version of Fishlabs’ multi-award-winning space combat and trading simulation. With cutting-edge 3D graphics, an unprecedented depth of gameplay and 10+MM installs over all kinds of mobile platforms, the title is rightfully considered a benchmark of sci-fi gaming on smartphones and tablets by fans and media alike.

Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD Developer: Deep Silver
Price: Free
4.3
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Battle Dragons

Android Police coverage: Spacetime Games Ends 'Battle Dragons' Limited Beta Testing, Opens Up Game To Everyone

We featured this dragon-themed tower defense game on the last roundup, but now it's out of beta and available to players worldwide. Get after it.

Here’s what you do in this game – pretty simple, actually. You command your army of Dragons as they raze and plunder valuable resources from other players. You use those resources to grow more powerful. You Battle. You Build. You reign supreme. We think it’s pretty fun and it don’t cost nuthin’. We had fun making it and hope you have fun playing it. Why not try it? C’mon tap that install button up there.

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