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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Games

Shadowrun Returns

Android Police coverage: [New Game] The Cyberpunk RPG Shadowrun Returns Launches On Android After Scoring $1.8m On Kickstarter In 2012

Shadowrun got its start as a pen-and-paper RPG, trading in the sword-and-sorcery setting of Dungeons and Dragons for a bleak Blade Runner future... that also has swords and sorcery. This game is a mobile port of the eponymous Steam title, which aims to bring the iconic mix of cyberpunk and fantasy into a top-down, turn-based RPG. There's a fair bit of tactical play as well if you enjoy the nitty-gritty of cover and critical hits. It's pretty expensive at ten bucks, but it's a brand new game (ahem, Square, ahem).

The hit crowdfunded RPG of the summer arrives on Android. MAN MEETS MAGIC & MACHINE. The year is 2054. Magic has returned to the world, awakening powerful creatures of myth and legend. Technology merges with flesh and consciousness. Elves, trolls, orks and dwarves walk among us, while ruthless corporations bleed the world dry. You are a shadowrunner - a mercenary living on the fringes of society, in the shadows of massive corporate arcologies, surviving day-by-day on skill and instinct alone.

Angry Birds Star Wars II Free

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Angry Birds Star Wars II Hits The Play Store With Prequel-Based Characters And Telepod Toy Integration

What do you want to know? It's Angry Birds. It's Star Wars. Again. This time the playing field is the prequel series, because Rovio apparently ran out of good movies pretty quickly. The one major addition to the gameplay (if you don't count all the new stages and birds) is the ability to import characters with Skylanders-style toy figurines. The free version is in the widget below, and there's a premium version available for just a buck.

The Force is strong with this one. Get ready for Angry Birds Star Wars II – the epic follow-up to the #1 smash hit game. Based on the Star Wars movie prequels, use the Force for good against the greedy Pork Federation or choose a much darker path. That’s right; for the first time ever you can “Join the Pork Side” and play as the fearsome Darth Maul, Emperor Palpatine and many other favorites.

Dead on Arrival 2

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Dead On Arrival 2 Launches Everywhere, Unleashes The Zombie Horde A Few Days Behind Schedule

Yes, yes, zombies, unoriginal, yadda yadda. I'm inclined to give Dead on Arrival 2 a pass on the zombie craze, if only because it's building on the original with more eye-popping graphics and a compelling 4-player mode. It's like Diablo, with guns and dead people. Naturally you're going to need a pretty powerful device to play the game with any satisfaction (preferably a Tegra 4, according to the description). The usual free-to-play, pay-to-win warnings apply.

Intense co-operative zombie survival. Tear through wave after wave of the walking dead as you fight for your life in an industrial playground filled with deadly traps and deadlier enemies. An intense top down survival shooter, bringing console quality graphics to your mobile device. Featuring a Strategic Spending System, survival is based not just on your skills but also the decisions you’ll make about how to spend the precious Z-Bucks earnt from each kill. Making the wrong decision between more ammo now or a better weapon later could mean life or death.

FINAL FANTASY V

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy V Into The Play Store, But This Classic 2D Port Will Cost You $15.99

Square is slowly, slowly making its way through the backlog of Final Fantasy RPG titles. This month it's Final Fantasy V, and though we don't have a full 3D makeover for this one (because it was never re-released for the Nintendo DS), they have added some high-resolution textures and some new character art. Square thinks that's worth sixteen bucks, which seems a little steep for a twenty-year-old game with a new coat of whitewash.

FINAL FANTASY V first debuted in 1992 as the fifth installment in the iconic FINAL FANTASY series. This wildly popular RPG was the first in the series to sell over two million copies. This groundbreaking title allowed players to customize their characters with an unprecedented degree of freedom thanks to a new job and ability system that further improved and refined the job change system used in FINAL FANTASY III. The title also saw the introduction of more detailed and expressive 2D character models, which helped further fuel the player's imagination, making the story even more immersive and fun to play.

Incredipede

Android Police review: Incredipede Review: A Little Bit Creepy, But A Lot Of Fun

Incredipede is a sort of mix between vehicle creation games like Amazing Alex and PC god games. You create a vehicle to get through the challenges of a particular level, but instead of wheels and engines you make muscles and bones, connected to a floating eyeball. The results are disturbing to say the least, and mixing this concept with undeniably well-done printer-style visuals doesn't help. If you can get over the creepy factor there's some deep physics gameplay to be had, plus a level editor and plenty of social features.

Incredipede is a puzzle game that celebrates the vast diversity of life in the world. Follow Quozzle, a lone Incredipede with the unique ability to grow new arms and legs wherever she needs them. Transform into a snake, a spider, a horse, a monkey - anything you can imagine. Control Quozzle as she learns to swing through the trees, climb sheer cliffs, dance over rivers of lava, and even soar through the air on thermal winds.

Incredipede Developer: Northway Games
Price: 3.99
4
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Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Kingdom Rush Frontiers Finally Hits Android With Challenging Gameplay And A Huge Arsenal Of Towers

Hey look, another Kingdom Rush. The latest entry in the series features some new arenas for tower defense combat, new weapons, new enemies, and new bosses, but it's still very much in the same vein of the original. You'll need a mix of standard towers, upgrades, and hero units to make it through the tougher levels. If only the developers had been a little quicker on the release schedule - iOS has had Frontiers for months.

The world's most devilishly addictive defense game is back - welcome to Kingdom Rush: Frontiers. Bigger and badder than ever before, Kingdom Rush: Frontiers is a whole new level of the furiously fast, enchantingly charming gameplay that made the original title an award-winning hit. Tap your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes to a pulp.

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Released For Android, Because Apparently Sonic The Hedgehog Needs A Go-Kart

I still maintain that putting Sonic The Hedgehog in a racecar is like transporting a fighter jet on a semi truck: redundant and inefficient. That being said, if you can't have Mario Kart on your gaming platform, a SEGA-made derivative is probably the next best thing. Play as a handful of SEGA's most beloved characters (even a few that aren't Sonic!) through themed stages with lots of powerups and the like. The graphics are roughly equal to the Nintendo DS version from a few years ago.

The world’s fastest hedgehog, Sonic, and the SEGA All-Stars are zooming on to your Android phone or tablet for the ultimate party racing showdown. Race as your favorite character across 16 white-knuckle courses in a frantic race to the finish line. Stay ahead of the pack by dodging traps, firing missiles and, if all else fails, wreaking havoc with your All-Star moves. Whether racing on your own, or battling it out with friends, anything can happen in this crazy competition where winning is only part of the fun.

Zombie Gunship

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Zombie Gunship Flies Into The Play Store, Lets Players Slay Undead From The Comfort Of An AC-130

God, do I hate zombie games, and this week's roundup is just chock full of 'em. The best of the lot is probably Zombie gunship, in which you're a gunner on an AC-130 pointing and clicking on zombies to make them even deader. This one is an iOS favorite, and it's easy to see why with the high production values, but it's still going to be a grind to get enough weapon and plane upgrades without spending real money.

Zombie Gunship® puts you in the gunner seat of a heavily-armed AC-130 ground attack aircraft. Strategically fire your powerful guns to slay endless waves of zombies and protect the remaining survivors of the zombie apocalypse. Toggle between white and black hot modes. Use your radar to quickly detect and eliminate the zombie threat.

AUTHENTIC WEAPONS

• 25mm Gatling gun

• 40mm Bofors auto-cannon

• 105mm Howitzer cannon

Giant Boulder of Death

Android Police coverage: [New Game] With Giant Boulder Of Death, Adult Swim Does What It Does Best: Hilarious Cruelty

If Katamari Damacy was about five times faster and ten times as cruel, it would be Giant Boulder of Death. In Adult Swim's latest flirt with godlike contempt for pitiful humans, you play a sentient boulder whose only joy comes from crushing the homesteads of subsistence farmers. After your murderous rampage ends you can upgrade your boulder for the next go-round.

When a boulder holds a grudge, no one survives. Bowl your way down the mountain and destroy everything in your path. Crush villages, cars, yetis, golden cows, crush everything. From the creators of Robot Unicorn Attack 2 and Monsters Ate My Condo.

•CRUSH legions of outrageous mortals, beasts and buildings

•SMASH through over 60 nail-biting goals

•OBLITERATE your high score with boosts and upgrades

•DEMOLISH goals to unlock over 70 new destroyable objects

•DOMINATE your friends via Facebook

•MASTER multiple control schemes: tilt, tap or joystick

•ROCK OUT to the hottest yodeling soundtrack of the year

Sheep Happens

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Kongregate Releases Sheep Happens, A Zany Endless Runner That Knows Those Fluffy Mammals Can't Be Trusted

Sheep Happens defies logic. Why is a game ostensibly about sheep-counting set in ancient Rome? Why is there a gladiator clinging to a sheep? Why is he chasing Hermes? What is Robin Hood doing here, and why is he clad only in a loincloth, a feathered hat, and a smile? This free-to-play endless runner is high on non sequiturs, but there's a pretty solid casual game underneath it, complete with some respectable sprite graphics.

The sheepocalypse is coming. Sheep Happens is a chaotic endless runner where you must maneuver around other runners, obstacles, and sheep falling from the sky as you chase down the swindling Hermes. Collect coins to spend in the shop and upgrade your gear or buy fashionable and powerful hats. Challenge friends to endure the chaos the longest and post the best run.

The Secret Of Space Octopuses

Android Police coverage: [New Game] The Secret Of Space Octopuses Combines 2D Platforming, Physics Puzzles, And Exploration

The Secret of Space Octopuses is an old-fashioned story: boy gets abducted by aliens, boy builds a super-powered robot, boy jumps through a physics-based platforming game for a few hours. The inspiration from Metroid is pretty obvious, but the "box" system of upgradeable physics tools throws some interesting gameplay into the mix. 3D graphics and 2D gameplay are a potent combination as well.

The Secret of Space Octopuses is an horizontal scrolling adventure game, mixing platform, puzzle and combat. You're following Little Buddy's story, a young earthling who after having been abducted by some aliens, him and his entire village, will try to escape from the world in which he's being held captive. To do so, he's going to build a robot out of various junk and trash named B.O.T (Bunch Of Trash) of outstanding capabilities

Motoheroz

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Ubisoft Releases MotoHeroz, A Side Scrolling Racing Platformer Inspired By The Popular WiiWare Original

MotoHeroz was originally a WiiWare title, a sort of mix between a ye olde Excitebike and an endless runner. But not just any runner: the sheer variety and creativity on display in the stages in this game are worthy of your attention all by themselves. Six vehicles are upgradeable via the usual coin-grinding or IAP avenues, but the 2D graphics are so pretty that you might just be OK with that.

From RedLynx, creators of DrawRace 2 and Trials HD. MotoHeroz takes the fun, fast gameplay of a Trials style game, adds it to a frantic rally race, and delivers a fresh new kind of side-scrolling, platform racing game. Players race, chase, and rally their way through a brightly colored world, competing against their friends for the fastest times, entering daily races, and hunting for secrets and coins. Inspired by the critically acclaimed WiiWare game MotoHeroz, named “Best WiiWare Game of the Year” by IGN and Nintendo Life.

Pivvot

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Pivvot Is A 'Strategic Avoidance' Game With The Potential To Rob You Of Your Sanity

Pivvot is one of those amazingly simple and insanely difficult games that's hard to describe without a video. You control a dot that's tethered to another dot, and the objective is to navigate through a series of obstacles that become progressively harder. It's an endless runner in a very abstract sense, but the game doesn't really fit into any sort of conventional category. Try it if you love a challenge and indie minimalist style.

Pivvot is a thrilling game of strategic avoidance that will consistently test and challenge your ability to make quick, impulsive decisions. As the game progresses, you will have to rely on your instincts and problem-solving skills to navigate down the winding path for survival. With its intensity, minimalistic design, and puzzling logic, Pivvot is sure to keep you guessing at every turn.

Autumn Dynasty

Give the developers points for originality: I've never seen a real-time strategy game set inside a painting before. The setting and characters borrow liberally from Koei's Dynasty Warriors, but the gameplay is more like Red Alert. The tricky control issues with touchscreen-based RTS games are overcome with some interesting swipe gestures inspired by the calligraphy theme. Five bucks (and no IAP!) gets you a full campaign and a skirmish mode, but no multiplayer.

The traditional Chinese painting becomes an epic battlefield in Autumn Dynasty – a multi-touch real time strategy game for Android devices. Direct your armies with brushstrokes in the spirit of classical maneuver warfare; employ terrain, positioning and cunning stratagems to defend your lands and conquer your foes. For generations, the knowledge of firedust and the legend of the Thousand Sun Weapon has kept the Autumn Empire safe from foreign barbarians.

DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Disney Releases Scrooge's Loot, A 3D Class-Based Shooter... Based On DuckTales

You know what property is just crying out for an action-packed, over-the-shoulder, 3D class-based shooter? If you said "Darkwing Duck," prepare to be disappointed. Incongruous use of license aside, Scrooge's Loot is a surprisingly solid kid-friendly shooter with some pretty good co-op play to boot. You'll need a device with some graphical oomph to play it, and of course it includes the usual forced IAP, but it's a pretty decent entry for Disney.

A new DuckTales adventure begins in this all-new quest for gold. Jump into mounds of riches with this exciting, online treasure-hunting game. The infamous Beagle Boys have swindled Scrooge’s fortune. It’s up to you to join the citizens of Duckburg to recover his stolen loot. Team up with your friends, and haul back the most riches to beat the competition in this mad gold rush. Get ready for a ton of action-packed fun and appearances from classic DuckTales characters like Scrooge and his quirky pilot, Launchpad.

MADDEN NFL 25 by EA SPORTS™

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Madden NFL 25 Hits The Play Store, Switches To A Free-To-Play Model To Deliver A Sack To Your Wallet

EA's yearly foray into the gridiron is a little late for 2014, but no worse for wear. This year Madden gets more than a roster update and a bit of fresh paint: the control scheme has been revamped for easier and more natural (f somewhat simpler) play on smartphones and tablets. Of course EA can't be all nice: they've switched from relatively expensive titles to a maddeningly restrictive free-to-play model. Madden 25 manages to cram in IAP, collectible cards, and an RPG-style upgrade system (for players which are supposed to be based on real people). Have fun, and here's the international version.

An experience 25 years in the making. EA SPORTS delivers the most authentic NFL football experience to date for Android smartphones and tablets with MADDEN NFL 25. Build your Ultimate Team of NFL football stars and run the show on offense and defense with new and improved touch controls, game modes and much more. Collect your favorite NFL players from packs or win them in the Auction House, then dominate the field against friends by building your ultimate powerhouse team.

FIFA 14 by EA SPORTS™

Android Police coverage: [New Game] FIFA 14 For Android Finishes Rollout, Should Now Be Available All Over The Globe

See all that stuff up there about Madden? Pretty much that, but with wiry foreigners instead of hulking man-mountains. FIFA gets a new set of graphics, a new touch-optimized control scheme, and a ton of in-app purchases that are all but necessary for victory. International readers, here's your download.

REAL PLAYERS. REAL TEAMS. REAL LEAGUES. Welcome to the most authentic football game for Android smartphones and tablets. Feel the excitement of every pass, shot, and tackle with new touch controls. Plus, live every moment of real-world football mastery with EA SPORTS™ Football Club Match Day. Get in there with FIFA 14. Featuring 33 leagues, over 600 licensed teams, and more than 16,000 players. From the English Premier League and La Liga to the German Bundesliga and beyond.

Don't Run With a Plasma Sword

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Don't Run With A Plasma Sword Comes To Android, Doesn't Actually Offer Halo Players Safety Advice

The best part of Don't Run With a Plasma Sword (read: lightsaber) is probably the title. Once you get past that, you get a solid endless runner with a bit of combat thrown in for good measure. Hand-drawn animations for your totally rad player character and enemies are high on charm, but at the end of the day, you've probably played half a dozen games just like this one. On the other hand, it's got no ads and no IAP, which is something I can appreciate. There's also a lot of variation in the environments and enemies to hold your attention.

Start with a simple combat runner and evolve your gameplay to ultimately navigate masterfully through rich level configurations and boss fights. This is a premium version. No ad, no IAP and in-game currency optimized for fun. May the XP be with you. For a long time Cornelius has been working at the local comic books stand shop. For about as long, he's been daydreaming about how somehow, someday, he'd become a Hero. After all, wasn't what the fortune cookie was saying, right? ... right? Fortunately the Aliens invasion would come just in time to provide with this opportunity...

Time Surfer

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Time Surfer Jumps From The Humble Bundle To The Play Store For $.99

If you had the time-bending powers from the latter Prince of Persia series available to you in most endless runners, they'd be a lot easier. Wrap that up with some zany pixel art, critically-acclaimed chiptunes, and more than a little self-aware humor, and you've got Time Surfer. The pet system is an interesting addition to the formula: Tamagotchi-style add-on characters can augment your own time-bending powers.

Surf for your life across the galaxy. An inevitable destructive force is after you... The end of the universe. Your only hope? You can cheat death by rewinding time. Get ready for the most adrenaline-pumping surf of the year. Two touch gameplay keeps everything easy to reach and easy to play. Touch with your right thumb to dive. Touch with your left thumb to rewind time. It couldn’t be simpler. Dodge spikes, pits and the end of the universe - it’s a typical, never-ending day in the life of a trans-dimensional cosmic time god. Pick up speed, magnet and time bonuses. Miss one? Rewind and grab it.

Time Surfer Developer: Kumobius
Price: Free
4.5
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TMNT: ROOFTOP RUN

Android Police Coverage: MTV Networks Releases TMNT: Rooftop Run, An Endless Runner With Basic Combat Available For $3.99

Endless runners (and Infinity Blade beat-em-ups) tend to be the first stop for a quick licensed cash-in mobile game. But this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title mixes it up with a little basic combat in addition to reptile acrobatics. It's based on the Nickelodeon TMNT series, which by all accounts is a pretty good addition to the somewhat goofy mythos. It's just too bad that the $4 price tag doesn't exclude Rooftop Run from in-app purchases.

For the first time ever, you can play as Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey in this action packed combat runner. Run, jump, and fight your way across rooftops as you rid New York of evil, once and for all. Collect energy orbs to unlock exclusive weapons, gear, and boosts that will keep you one step ahead of the Kraang ship. One-touch controls combine with ninja moves and shell shocking battles for an epic gaming experience. BOOYAKASHA.

Total Conquest

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Gameloft Launches Total Conquest For Android, Sends Legions Of Gamers To Wage War Online

Once again Gameloft proves that it's a competent developer with about as much creativity as that annoying guitar "player" in your college dorm.This one is a rather obvious take on Age of Empires (the newest one, not the original) complete with Roman-flavored base-building, army training, and resource management...and in-app purchases, of course. The online component is apparently pretty solid, so if you're looking for some pick-up-and-play real time strategy, give it a shot.

Sound the call to battle and join legions of players online in a battle to control the Roman Empire. Total Conquest is an exciting and strategic social game where you are a Roman governor developing your own city-state and army. But with Caesar dead, there’s no more playing games: You’ll need to join a powerful Legion -- or forge your own -- to defeat your enemies, protect your lands, and reign supreme. Vae victis. Finally, a real war strategy game comes to Android.

LEGO® Pullback Racers

Android Police coverage: [New Game] LEGO Pullback Racers Launches Into The Play Store, Hopes Players Will Enjoy Collecting Gears As Much As Breaking Them

Looking at the screenshots, you'd think this is a basic endless runner made for a quick cash-in on Lego's latest overpriced playsets. In fact it's more like a hybrid of Angry Birds and a standard time attack racer... made for a quick cash-in on Lego's latest overpriced playsets. Pull back on your Lego car to get it revved up, then steer it to collect gears as you head towards the finish line. Unfortunately the car selection is pretty basic, with no customization to speak of. Which is kind of a letdown for, you know, Lego.

Upgrade your LEGO Pullback Racer - pull back and race through the LEGO TECHNIC construction hall.

  • Win races to unlock new levels
  • Collect gears to upgrade your vehicle and race even faster
  • Use your pullbacks smart so you make it over the finish line

Six O'Clock High

I'm a sucker for good atmosphere, and Six O'Clock High has it in spades... or perhaps more appropriately, aces. The gameplay is a lot like Mini Squadron: a 2D playing field with lots of enemy planes to shoot down, rotated 90 degrees from your typical shoot-em-up so that there are plenty of loops and Immelmann turns. This game gives the whole affair a World War One makeover, complete with biplanes and some basic 3D graphics. The huge bosses are especially impressive.

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Six O'Clock High is a chaotic new aerial dogfighting game. Take to the skies with super easy and intuitive controls, luscious unique graphics and a thirst for gunpowder! It's all about becoming an aerial ninja by piloting your plane throughout waves of increasingly skilled enemies. The best fighter aces will be sent against you, do you have what it takes to win the day? Earn upgrade points after each wave to spend on 14 different aircraft upgrades. From titanium armour and rockets to eye exams and a full English breakfast. Yes you read that correctly.

Six O'Clock High Developer: ColePowered Games
Price: Free
4.1
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GA8: Curse of the Assassin

Tin Man Games is at it again with their RPG/Choose You Own Adventure games, and this one is a sequel to the previous story, An Assassin in Orlandes. You've probably seen these in some of our roundups: they're expensive, but definitely worth it for those who enjoy story-driven games with tabletop RPG elements. Unlike some of the previous Game Books, this one has artwork in full color, and it ain't half bad by fantasy standards.

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The official sequel to An Assassin in Orlandes is HERE. Curse of the Assassin is written and designed by S.P. Osborne, author of GA1, and takes you back to the familiar surrounds of Orlandes City where you pick up your life some time after the events in An Assassin in Orlandes. You’ve risen through society after dealing with Eltane and saving the city, capturing the affections of the Duke’s daughter along the way. The mysterious death of friend arouses your suspicions and once again you find yourself at the heart of conspiracy that takes you back to your home village and a meeting with your old adventuring party from your youth.

Excalibur: Knights of the King

If you're looking for an old-school brawler in the vein of Streets of Rage or Altered Beast, Excalibur is happy to oblige. This game mixes the usual dungeon crawler/upgradeable RPG style with more typical action mechanics. The icing on the cake is the multiplayer: Excalibur includes both a standard multiplayer versus mode and a console-style co-op campaign. The 2D sprite graphics are pretty awesome as well. See, developers? You can make 2D games without resorting to the tired 8-bit style.

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Excalibur is a side-scrolling action MMORPG set in the realm of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Combining MMORPG and classic beat 'em up features, Excalibur allows players to explore the fabled world of Camelot with their fingertips. Fight in the realm of Avalon and embark on quests to test your mettle. Jump into an adventure to reach the top and save Britain from its demise! Solo adventure, team-up with others in exciting co-op quests, join a guild to seek greater glory, or ascend the ranks in explosive PvP action!

Orborun

Marble roller games and endless runners go together like... well, I don't actually know what they go like, because I've never seen a combination of the two. But reliable developer BulkyPix has posted Orborun to the Play Store, a game that combines a conventional endless runner with an accelerometer marble games. Sci-fi graphics remind me of the Portal franchise, and the game includes 90 levels across three environments.

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Orborun is a 3D run & roll game where your nerves will be put to the test. Tilt your device to make your Orbot run and roll on long & curvy slides, use the power-ups to go faster, tap on the slowdown bar to be more precise. Complete optional challenges and arrive faster to get higher scores and compare them with your friends. Tunnels, vortex and 90-degree turns wait for you. Would you reach the spatio-temporal gate before curling you up into a ball?

Dumb Ways to Die

This game got its start as a viral animated music video, oddly promoting train and subway safety for the municipal transport system in Melbourne, Australia. The mobile game is a bit late to the party, but you'll be able to re-enact some of the adorably gruesome deaths from the "Dumb Ways To Die" song and hopefully prevent them. It's a lot like Wario Ware: a string of very simple mini-games with a twisted sense of humor.

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You've seen the video—now the lives of those adorably dumb characters are in your hands. Enjoy 15 hilarious mini-games as you attempt to collect all the charmingly dumb characters for your train station, achieve high scores and unlock the famous music video that started it all. From piranhas and platforms to snakes and level crossings—tap, swipe, and flick to safely escape a wide range of DUMB WAYS TO DIE.

Brave Bit Free

Brave Bit fancies itself a "micro platformer," which is pretty much the same as a regular platformer except that the platforms wrap around vertically to make the stages fit better on a small screen. Move your featureless square around avoiding traps, jumping gaps, and solving puzzles, using the various switches and lights to your advantage. The full game is just a buck, but there's a free version as well if you want to try it out.

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Brave Bit is a Challenging Die & Retry Micro Platformer, which would put your skills to the test. You simply need to navigate through the platforms, collect the Orbs one at a time in order to open up the Portal and advance through the levels whilst dodging the various hazardous objects which include Saws, Stompers, Cannons, Falling Spikes, Electric Fences, Machine Guns, Position Sensing Rockets, Spikes, Gears and Much More!!!

Edge of the World

Pirates are better than zombies in just about every way. Better scenery, better music, and best of all, pirates haven't been done to death in every facet of pop culture yet. Edge of the World takes the high seas theme and applies it to shuffleboard, with surprisingly fun results: you've got to fling your ship towards the flat edge of the planet, getting the most points without falling off. The sound effects as the various themed pirates fall off the edge should elicit a few chuckles.

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The 1st and only Award Winning ship shuffle board game in the world! Take turns launching your ships to the Edge of the World! Challenge your friends to a local or online game, and see who can score the most points and win! And best of all, it's free!

• Single Player, Pass and Play, & Multiplayer come free with the game!

• Addictive online turn based gameplay

• Invite friends to a match by username or through Facebook

• Five unique captains & ships to choose from

• Captains come with their own special powers and abilities

• Tons of skins to choose from to make sure you stand out online

• Unlock custom avatars

• Stunning HD graphics

Pocket Ninjas

Yup, this is a straight-up clone of Fruit Ninja. Except that instead of slicing apples and pears, you're decapitating other ninjas. If you thought the original was lacking in over-the-top cartoon violence, the more adult knock-off will indulge your psychopathic tendencies while strangely keeping the chibi look. Be prepared for no small amount of in-app purchases in this free-to-play game. There's a hibachi-themed alternative if you'd like something a little more wholesome.

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The most ninja action possible........without having to go to the trouble of actually being a ninja. Swipe your finger across the screen to hack and slash your enemies while dodging shurikens, ditching Geisha, and ducking bad Sushi! Slice and dice through waves and waves of enemies while collecting points and gold with the tip of your sword!

Pocket Ninjas Developer: The Paper Robot
Price: Free
3.9
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Pocket Trains

Oh look, another game with "Pocket" in the title! This one is train-themed, and thus has fewer decapitations. (Hopefully.) The point of the pixelated Pocket Trains is to build and expand your railroad empire like a tiny Vanderbilt, but you'll also have to manage finances, fill jobs, and entertain your passengers. It's like a slice of Sim City on rails. Take note of the dual-currency IAP system - who knows how far your track will run before the grind sets in.

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From the creators of Pocket Planes comes Pocket Trains! Manage and grow multiple railroads by hauling important cargo around the world. Collect parts to construct all the different train types from Steamers to Diesels, and complete daily events to unlock special trains beyond imagination! Stop reading and start constructing your railroad empire in Pocket Trains.

Cavemania

The Bejeweled match three style has been adapted into just about every game genre and situation, but I don't think I've seen a 10 Million BC version, so here ya go. The playing pieces are tiny cavemen and strategic structures that actively fight bad guys, giving the game a bit of a strategy vibe. The main campaign also includes plenty of opportunities to level up your pre-historic units, so expect at least some in-app purchase shenanigans.

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Cavemania is a match-3 game with strategy… and dinosaurs! Help the Chieftain reunite his scattered tribe while battling fearsome foes. Features: Enjoy truly old-school Strategy. Lead your Tribe on a journey through prehistoric perils. Plan your strategy as you gather resources using familiar match-3 gameplay. Place units and buildings on the game board and use them to achieve victory! But choose wisely, because you’ll be fighting to survive against the elements and prehistoric foes.

Yeti on Furry

You're a yeti who finds the continued intrusion of mountain climbers abominable. So send those suckers tumbling down the hills with a selection of superpowers ranging from snowballs to sneezes. It's kind of like a reversal of the original Donkey Kong, where you play the enormous antagonist. Unfortunately it looks like Yeti On Furry (yes, Furry) is pretty heavy on the in-app purchases and social pushing.

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Unleash the yeti’s fury on completely crazy climbers in a hilarious tower defense in 3D... and fur. Confront an onslaught of insane climbers - from the most stupid to the most vicious - all of whom have special tricks for reaching the top of the mountain: tunnels, ziplines, even teleporters! With simplified touch gameplay, use your incredible super powers to defend your lair from the climbers! Sneezing, triangle concert or the Yeti’s fist of vengeance: no holds barred!

Heads Up!

Android Police coverage: Warner Bros Releases Quirky Guessing Game Heads Up! For Android

Remember that scene in the bar basement from Inglorious Basterds? This is that, without all the tension and murder. It's a party game played with smartphones instead of cards (in case you're short on 3x5's and a Sharpie) where you have to act out the word being displayed on the opposite player's screen, unbeknownst to them. It's just too bad that the themed decks run a buck a piece.

Heads Up. is the fun and hilarious new game that Ellen DeGeneres plays on her show -- and now you can play it with your friends. From naming celebrities, to singing, to silly accents -- guess the word on the card that’s on your head from your friends’ clues before the timer runs out.

  • Play with one friend, or one hundred at the same time.
  • Draw a new card simply by tilting your phone.
  • Keep videos of your hilarious game play for your own amusement, or share them right to Facebook.
  • Diverse categories let you challenge your smartypants friends, and entertain your kids for hours, all from one app.

Voxel Rush: Extreme Racer

"Minimal racer" is an odd description, but it fits Voxel Rush perfectly. You race in first-person perspective through a stark 3D landscape, getting as far as you can before crashing. Get far enough and the polygonal building will start collapsing Inception-style, forcing you to take more risks to stay alive. The neon color scheme and unts-unts-unts soundtrack should be music to the ears of indie gaming fans, and everyone else should find the exhilarating speed enough reason for a few rounds.

Superfast, minimalistic and extreme 3D racing experience. Accelerometer-controlled endless 3D racing game. Race through minimalistic landscapes. Avoid obstacles and don’t crash. Be fast, be aggressive, race like you know no fear. Get it now.

  • Show off. Race close to obstacles to get more points
  • The more aggressive your racing, the more combos you get
  • Achievements and leaderboards (Google sign-in required)
  • Use tons of upgrades, power-ups and modules to race even faster.
  • Collect powerful boosters like Invulnerability
  • Survive events like Total Collapse, Tunnel of Death or Pitch-black Night
  • Enjoy stereoscopic 3D mode (glasses required)

Super Crossfire

This game is basically a tech demo for the cross-platform Unity engine, but it looks like a decent shoot-em-up as well. Gaming and graphical elements are taken liberally from the age when games were played a quarter at a time. You'll need twitchy reflexes and awesome situational awareness to make it through 150 waves of bad guys.

Old-school action meets dazzling graphic and energetic beats in Super Crossfire. Blast alien invaders while warping across the screen with an effortless tap. Unlock upgrades and acquire advanced power-ups as you seek to obliterate wave after wave of enemies. Boasting great replay value, intense action, and eye-popping visuals, Super Crossfire sets a new standard for arcade action.

Jungle Rampage

As both Charlton Heston and Eddie Izzard can attest, things always go downhill after the monkeys find the guns. Jungle Rampage is a pretty basic shoot-em-up that combines Gun Bros with Ape Escape. You've got a collection of upgradeable weapons that can be dual-wielded, plus armor and various stat boosts. Gameplay and graphics are pretty basic, but you should be able to get a few minutes of damn dirty fun out of it.

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Who's toughest, an angry gorilla with a machine gun or an army of cyborg chimps with lasers? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT! Your gorilla is on the rampage, hunting for gold and nothing is going to stop him.

  • Lots of chimp busting weapons to enjoy
  • Jump, dodge and destroy everything that moves
  • Hunt for gold, guns, grenades, armour, anything you can find
  • Different lands to conquer
  • Discover secret bonus chambers full of goodies

This heart pumping, addicting game can be enjoyed in glorious HD and is brought to you by the Geek Beach team.

Hill Bill

To my everlasting disappointment, this is not a trailer park-themed remake of Kill Bill. Nope, it's a 2D racer with a focus on stunts instead, though the basic sprite graphics gave a bit of charm to them. You'll need good timing and a fast run-up before you can land enough tricks to upgrade your ride. At the end of the road, you'll jump over the Grand Canyon, like the titular character's hero.

Hill Bill is a motorcycle trick jumping game starring a hillbilly with Evel aspirations. Play across 6 beautiful worlds and over 60 levels. Our hillbilly Bill dreams to be just like his idol Evel Knievel. With his trusty 3rd hand garage sale bike he sets up his very own ramps and starts riding. Soon he’s mastering jumps and tricks on bigger and bigger homemade ramps in his backyard. Bill then decides to take his show on the road. He ends up performing jumps and tricks at Mud Rallies, Race Tracks, and even the Circus.

DEER HUNTER 2014

Believe it or not, real deer hunting is incredibly boring. You wake up at about 3AM, drive for hours, sit in a box, and look through a scope at a few acres of trees hoping that some defenseless animal wanders into range. That's why the hunting games from Cabela's and the like have been throwing in exotic animals for a while now, and Glu (ever the original) has shamelessly ripped them off with Deer Hunter 2014. P.S. Don't use the Desert Eagle to hunt. That's just tacky.

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Return to the wilderness in the most visually stunning FPS hunting simulator on Android! Travel from North America’s Pacific Northwest to the Savannah of Central Africa in an epic journey to hunt the world’s most exotic animals! Join your friends in global cooperative challenges where teamwork is critical. Work together to complete hunting objectives and collect rewards! Immerse yourself in diverse environments filled with over 100 animal species! Watch out for attacking predators including bears, wolves, and cheetahs! Hunting deer is just the beginning!

DEER HUNTER CLASSIC Developer: Glu
Price: Free
4.4
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NFL Runner: Football Dash

If you're the kind of frothing, desperate football fan that has to have your favorite team logo shaved into your pet's fur, this is the Temple Run knockoff for you. As an Officially Licensed Game from The NFL(TM), it includes all the team logos and uniforms... and without the player's union it includes none of the actual team members, so you'll have to be satisfied with self-insert fantasy. The developer is Pocket Gems, so it should be marginally better than the typical licensed game.

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Jump into the action and sprint into the endzone in this new endless runner brought to you by the NFL! Pick your team, test your reflexes and see how far you can run – dodge linemen, collect stars and power-ups, and upgrade your player's abilities. Compete with your friends to see who can get the furthest!

  • Customize your player and choose to play as your favorite team
  • Collect boosts and power ups to breeze by the defensive team
  • Upgrade your player to jump longer, throw further, and collect faster

Guns'n'Glory Zombies

Really, HandyGames? I expected better of you. I guess the siren song (or possibly groan) of a pop culture positively dripping with undead was too much to resist. This one seems to be set in a Los Angeles simulacrum and stars a bunch of valley girls, but it's the same basic tower defense game you've played in the other Guns'n'Glory titles. If you've ever dreamed of playing as a zombie-hunting Stepford wife with a flower power rocket launcher, this is your game.

It’s finally going down! The Zombie Apocalypse is here and the dead are rising from their graves! Lock and load your weapons and face the undead hordes! You are the last line of defense and humanity’s last hope for survival against the deadly Z-Virus! When the dead walk the earth, there is only one thing left to do: grab the biggest and baddest weapons you can find and fight for your life! Fire up the chainsaw, refuel the flamethrower and show the rotten monsters that it’s a bad idea to shamble into your neighborhood! Just shoot ‘em all for fun and profit!

Guns'n'Glory Zombies Developer: HandyGames
Price: Free
4.3
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ReKillers : Zombie Defense

Top-down, dual-stick shooter. Free to play, grind or pay to win. Zombies. Need I say more? OK, Rekillers includes some decent 3D graphics and at least a few novel ideas with traps and super weapons, but putting zombies in a top-down, IAP-heavy shooter is still shortcode for creative bankruptcy.

Outbreak has just begun... Fears of infection have forced many to hide... Others, vowed to defend humanity against the undead... These brave defenders were dubbed ... "ReKillers" Take control of ReKillers, a ragtag band of defenders dedicated to protecting humanity in this unique blend of Tower Defense and Strategy gameplay. Survivors have sought refuge in a suburban mansion and it's up to the ReKillers to stop the invading Zombies.

BEYOND Touch™

Android Police coverage: [New App] Sony Releases BEYOND Touch For Android, A Companion Controller App For The PlayStation 3 Game Beyond: Two Souls

Two Souls isn't even out yet, but it's already getting huge amounts of hype due to the developer (Quantic Dream, of Heavy Rain fame) and the involvement of relatively notably actors Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe. This companion app bucks the trend by offering more than some multiplayer tracking or in-game upgrades... it actually controls the game when paired with a PlayStation 3. Wii U, eat your heart out.

Use the BEYOND Touch™ app to control your BEYOND: Two Souls™ game on PlayStation®3 system. The app can be used on Android™ devices to replace your wireless controller. All you’ll need is for your PlayStation®3 system to be on the same WiFi network as your Android™ device and you’ll be ready to play the game with touch controls. Please note: This app acts only as a controller. In order to play the BEYOND: Two Souls™ game, you will need a PlayStation®3 system and the game, purchased separately at any participating retailer.

WTF Game Of The Week

Popsicle Showdown (*FREE*)

Apps like this one make me glad that none of my friends or family members ever read any of the stuff that I write all day long.

Touching and holding the screen makes the girl's head go down. releasing the screen makes her head go up again. You need to find a good flow and balance to finish the ice-cream as fast as possible. When you start the game, you have a certain amount of time to eat as much of ice cream as possible. After you finished your first ice-cream the combo chain meter will start. On the top of the screen you will see "chain 1/5". Now you have to finish 4 more ice-creams and you have 5 seconds per ice-cream to keep the combo chain going.

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