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Jun

[Bonus Round] CRUSH, Gurk III Beta, And Little Nick: The Great Escape

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News, Roundups

Last Updated: June 15th, 2013

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got a new puzzle game from the makers of Slydris, a game that puts other "old school" titles to shame, and yet another licensed endless runner. Without further ado:

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CRUSH

We featured Slydris on a previous edition of Bonus Round, and developer Radiangames is back with an even simpler game, this time slightly reminiscent of the board game Go.

Jun

[Bonus Round] Icy Tower 2 Temple Jump, Flying Fox, And Kyubo

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News, Roundups

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got an update to a much-loved jumping platformer, a barnyard theft simulator, and a unique take on the sliding block puzzle. Without further ado:

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Icy Tower 2 Temple Jump

The Icy Tower series has gained a mind-boggling amount of fans since its inception on iOS, and it doesn't seem any less popular on Android.

Jun

[Bonus Round] City Of Secrets 2, Forsaken Planet, Slydris, Color Zen, And Flashout 3D Free

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News, Roundups

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got an interesting point-and-click adventure, a dual-stick MOBA game, a couple of puzzlers, and a free version of a AAA racer. Without further ado:

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City of Secrets 2 Episode 1

Android is collecting a downright plethora of awesome point-and-click adventure games.

Jun

Unique Puzzle Game Quell Memento Is $1.99 In The Amazon Appstore, Coming To Google Play June 29th

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

It's not often that a puzzle game transcends the relatively tight boundaries of its genre to try and tell a larger story, but that's the idea behind Fallen Tree Games' Quell Memento. The only character is an old man, sitting idly in his ramshackle house, trying desperately to hang onto his life's memories. As you play through the game, the puzzles unlock his memories by thematically mirroring the objects inside the house. The game is $1.99 on the Amazon Appstore, but according to the developer's website, it will arrive on Google Play on June 29th.

There's no overall pattern to the puzzles in Quell Memento, aside from the fact that you move one or more "raindrops" around the playing field.

May

[Bonus Round] Forest Of Doom, Twin Blades, SlamBots, Gangstar City, After Earth, And The Boomerang Trail

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News, Roundups

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got the latest RPG-book from Tin Man Games, a frantic nun-based beat-em-up, and interesting take on the jump game, a new pseudo-entry in Gameloft's Gangstar Rio series, another blockbuster licensed title, and an interesting indie puzzler.

May

[New Game] EA's Tetris Blitz Scores Worldwide Release, Uses The Long Piece In Celebration

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

Last month we let you know about Tetris Blitz, a surprisingly good update to the original falling block puzzle game that sadly hadn't landed on our fair shores just yet. Today Electronic Arts has expanded the game rollout, and it should be available wherever the Play Store is. Tetris Blitz is a free download for devices running 2.1 and up. You can play the whole game for free, but the standard currency-based in-app purchase model is present.

Blitz ain't your daddy's Tetris. The game is limited to two-minute sessions, and Instead of the blocks falling at a sedate pace, they hang out at the top of the play field, waiting for you to choose where to place them.

May

[Deal Alert] Multiple Award Winner, 10000000, Is Today's Free App Of The Day On Amazon (Reg. $1.99)

Posted by Cody Toombs in Deals, Games, News

If you have been keeping up with Amazon's Free App Of The Day, you've probably amassed a really big collection of pretty bad apps. In fact, since the launch of the Appstore in March 2011, only a couple dozen winners have graced the front page with a $0 price tag. Today we're lucky enough to see another one of those rare gems, 10000000 ("ten million"), for everybody to enjoy at no cost.

Why are we impressed by 10000000 going free for the day? Well, it has one of the highest ratings in the Play Store with 4.8 stars out of 5, and awards for Best Mobile Exclusive 2012 (Game Informer), Best Puzzle Game (5th Annual Best App Ever Awards), and Pocket Tactics Puzzle (GOTY 2012).

May

[Bonus Round] Attack Of The Wall St. Titan, Avernum: Escape From The Pit, HEAVY Sword, And Pixoban

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News, Roundups

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got a not-so-subtle game version of the Occupy movement, a remake of a classic RPG, an unapologetically old-school platformer, and a pixel art puzzler. Without further ado:

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Attack Of The Wall St.

Mar

[New Game] Popular iOS Title 10000000 Lands On Android, All The Loot And Tile Matching You Can Handle For $1.99

Posted by David Ruddock in Games, News

At first glance, 10000000 doesn't look like anything to get excited about. If anything, its title should immediately give you a headache - how many zeroes is that again? (It's 7, by the way.) Spoken 'ten million,' this puzzle-based RPG was released to a very warm critical reception on iOS last year (and later Windows / OS X), and has been a hit ever since.

So, what's with that title? Actually, ten million is the score you'll have to achieve on a single 'run' to escape the castle our unnamed hero. You don't have any direct control over the character, you simply match up 3 tiles of a single type in the puzzle below the dungeon to deal with situations your hero encounters as they arise.

Dec

Dropping Some Science: Splice Review

Posted by Matt Demers in Apps/Games, Game Reviews, Games, Reviews

I first played Cipher Prime's Splice when it was part of a recent fourth Humble Bundle, and it still enjoys a place in my Installed Games list on Steam. It's a puzzle game that involves taking different strains of bacteria and "splicing" them, moving around cells in order to fit an provided outline. Of course, you have a set amount of moves, and added "mutation" cells will change the game in different ways: for instance, one mutation will cause each cell attached to it to grow, or split identically. The trick is to plan ahead and think strategically in order to finish each level and move on.