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Jun

WarGames - WOPR Review: A Great 80s Movie Becomes A Great Puzzle Game For Your Phone

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Apps/Games, Reviews

For those of you too young to remember, or those just too cool to watch one of the landmark geek films of the 1980s, War Games is a movie about an artificial intelligence that plays a war game with real nuclear weapons. The humans don't know this, of course, but things get real very fast once they figure it out. The movie is a little dated now, but that doesn't stop the new official War Games puzzle game from being a blast to play.

The Basics

WarGames is a strategic puzzler, and I do mean strategic. This is no Tetris or Sudoku - WarGames: WOPR tests your ability to plan ahead and handle complex, multi-layered decisions.

Jun

FishLabs, Developer Of Galaxy On Fire, Releases Sports Car Challenge, Promising Detailed Graphics And Prestigious Marques

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Games, News

It's been just over a year since FishLabs released its Tegra HD-exclusive title Galaxy on Fire 2, which provided both impressive graphics and a surprising amount of depth. Now we have a slightly less futuristic-weaponry, slightly more glossy-metal title to check out, with FishLabs' newest creation, Sports Car Challenge. As you'd expect from the title, this game features a decent selection of the shiniest and fastest four-wheeled polygons around.

The list:

- Audi TTS Coupé
- Bentley Continental GT V8
- Bentley Continental Supersports ISR
- Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
- Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
- Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera
- Porsche 911 Carrera S
- Porsche Cayman R
- Volkswagen Scirocco R

FishLabs promises realistic physics and authentic motoring audio effects, along with an accompanying inventory of add-on cosmetics for your vehicles.

Jun

[New Game] Project 83113 Is An Action Platformer With Killer Visuals And Slick Controls

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Apps/Games, News

Platformers have been done to death on mobile devices, but Project 83113 has a unique visual flare and the solid controls to make everyone take note. Project 83113 follows the exploits of Belle, the last hope for victory against the machines. It turns out the secret to defeating a race of evil machines is guns - lots and lots of guns. Luckily, Belle has four arms with which to hold guns. How convenient!

The game isn't about precision like many platformer titles. Instead you use a system of swipes to control Belle's movement, and a lot of it is on autopilot.

Jun

Mystery Manor Promises Never Ending Puzzle Fun, Oh And Don't Forget The Mystery

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Games, News

Whenever we find a game that's not a simple physics or tower defense game, it's a delight. Mystery Manor is a puzzle/adventure game that promises its game modes are "never ending." Which is quite a feat for a puzzle game. Outside of promises of infinity, the game looks positively fantastic. The artwork that has gone into this game is superb, and the style reminds us of old late 90s PC adventure games.

The game is a basic story-driven puzzle game. Since it's not terribly action-packed, it's great for all ages. The game also has a multiplayer aspect, so you and your friends can help each other out on different puzzles.

Jun

Google Play "Longest Day Deals" Suddenly Unleashed, Offers Popular Apps, Games, Music, Books, and Movies On The Cheap [Updated x2]

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Deals, News

The EA titles that went on sale earlier today appear to not be the extent of the deals to be had on Google Play today. Without much warning, the Longest Day sale is underway bringing you a plethora of solid apps, games, music, and books for vastly reduced prices. Longest Days in this case likely refers to the summer solstice; the longest day of the year. For those of you without a calendar handy, that's tomorrow.

The handy links in the Play Store are just starting to show up, but this will probably be announced officially tomorrow. In the meantime, you can get a jump on things.

Jun

[Deal Alert] EA's Mass Effect: Infiltrator And NBA Jam Unexpectedly On Sale For $0.99 (80%+ Off!)

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Games, News

If you've been waiting on the opportune moment to grab some new games for your mobile, now may be the time to jump on that: EA just dropped the prices of both Mass Effect: Infiltrator and NBA Jam down to $0.99. Previously, those games would've set you back $7 and $5, respectively; that's a pretty decent savings!

We're not really sure what the reason is, or why these two games were singled out, but we're also not going to question a good thing. So, if you need a new way to waste some time, want to kill some things, or just want to play your own version of the NBA Finals (*cough* GO HEAT *cough*), now's the time to get in on the action, because we're not sure how long this deal will last.

Jun

Indie Gala Lets You Set Your Own Price For Four Great Android Games

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Games, News

Reminiscent of the incredibly popular Humble Bundle, Indie Gala lets you set your own price for four amazing Android games.

The principal behind Indie Gala is simple, users can choose how much they want to pay for the game bundle and then decide which charity to donate their money to. The games on offer include:

Great Little War Game: bringing an unique fusion of cutesy visual style and robust turn-based strategy;
Cardinal Quest: an arcade-style dungeon crawler;
Legends of Yore: another old-school dungeon crawler; and
Smiles HD: a solitaire-like arcade matching game.

Users can pay as little as $1 or as much as $150 (full retail price) for the bundle.

Jun

Microsoft Continues To Show Android Love With Its First Game For Android: Kinectimals

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Games, News

When on{x} showed up as an Android exclusive from Microsoft, we figured it was just a fluke. Then Android got its own Xbox LIVE app straight from MS, and things got interesting. Now, Microsoft has launched its first Android game: Kinectimals. Sure, it's not Microsoft's most popular game, but it does show that the company is willing to take Android more seriously. Even at the risk of its own mobile OS.

The game itself costs $2.99 on the Play Store. If you already own Kinectimals on the Xbox 360, this app will let you unlock five new animals on your console.

Jun

45 Best New Android Games From The Last 3 Weeks (5/19/12 - 6/10/12)

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, News

Last Updated: June 17th, 2012

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 3 weeks or so.

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

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

Featured App

Dragon & Dracula by HeroCraft

Today's roundup is sponsored by HeroCraft, a popular Android developer, and their new game Dragon & Dracula.

Jun

Sid Meier's Civilization And Pirates! Heading To Android Thanks To 2K Games/GREE Partnership

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Android OS, Games, News

Android users who are fans of Sid Meier's classic games Pirates! and Civilization now have something to look forward to – it appears hat GREE and 2K Games have teamed up to bring the beloved sim/strategy games to the mobile world.

The companies' statement indicated that the games would be available as "social titles on select global markets," evidently starting with Japan.

“Creating social mobile games based on the Sid Meier’s Pirates! and Sid Meier’s Civilization franchises are our way to connect with Japanese fans in a fun and innovative way,” said Fabien Siouffi, Vice President Online and Social at Take-Two Asia.