This game requires 512MB of RAM to run (which would rule out my OG Droid)
and it crashes. :)
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
AAQR: Angry Shark 3 (game)
I an sorry to report that this game does not run on my OG Droid. (the original did). It got all the way to main menu, then when I hit play, it force closes.
YMMV.
YMMV.
AAQR: 3D Bio Ball (game)
3D Bio Ball is one of those "tilt and move a ball in a maze" type games in full 3D, and has pretty visuals, along with extra elements like light, spring pads, "cannon", and so on. There's a story mode too, about how "Bolt" freed you to do a few things for him.
Play is not that special, as the ball is a little small, but I guess you do need to see the whole play field. The extra features are interesting. There is a tutorial mode with some sample levels.
Not bad. 6.5 out of 10.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/3d-bio-ball-hd/com.arbstudios.bioball
Play is not that special, as the ball is a little small, but I guess you do need to see the whole play field. The extra features are interesting. There is a tutorial mode with some sample levels.
Not bad. 6.5 out of 10.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/3d-bio-ball-hd/com.arbstudios.bioball
AAQR: Zombie Rider (game)
Zombie Rider is one of those 2D games similar to "trials", where you need to get this vehicle through various 2D "terrain" without wiping out, and do minimum time as possible. You can accelerate and decelerate, and that's about it. However, as there are hills, jumps, gaps, and so on, it's not as easy as it sounds.
Oh, and your rider's a zombie on a Harley-like bike. Eh?
It's rather interesting, but not that innovative.
6.5 out of 10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/zombie-rider/com.imperialgamestudio.zombierider
Oh, and your rider's a zombie on a Harley-like bike. Eh?
It's rather interesting, but not that innovative.
6.5 out of 10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/zombie-rider/com.imperialgamestudio.zombierider
AAQR: Tropical Fish Shop (game)
Tropical Fish Shop is a "match 3" game a lot like Bejeweled, but with underwater theme. You have to periodically match "air bubbles" to increase your air supply, and you have requirements to do X number of certain creature per "trip".
There's a story about how Annabel, who wants to live near a beach and do diving all the time, need to do this for a dive shop (who also sells tropical fish).
Not bad.
7 out of 10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/tropical-fish-shop/com.sgg.annabel
There's a story about how Annabel, who wants to live near a beach and do diving all the time, need to do this for a dive shop (who also sells tropical fish).
Not bad.
7 out of 10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/tropical-fish-shop/com.sgg.annabel
AAQR: Seven Stars 3D (game)
Seven Stars is a Chinese app (and still have a lot of Chinese in it). The story is hokey, some nasty God made off with the NorthStar and you have to go through the Big Dipper to get it back.
How this backstory links up with "moving a ball through 3D maze" is beyond me.
The visuals are quite good, though the tilt sensing is a bit off. If you like this sort of game give it a try.
This version is the paid version. There's a free version too.
6.5 out of 10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/seven-stars-3d/com.IdealBallFull
How this backstory links up with "moving a ball through 3D maze" is beyond me.
The visuals are quite good, though the tilt sensing is a bit off. If you like this sort of game give it a try.
This version is the paid version. There's a free version too.
6.5 out of 10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/seven-stars-3d/com.IdealBallFull
AAQR: Townsman 6 (game)
This game does NOT work on my OG Droid (CM7.1)
http://www.appbrain.com/app/townsmen-6/com.hg.townsmen6
http://www.appbrain.com/app/townsmen-6/com.hg.townsmen6
AAQR: Gem Spinner II (game)
This game doesn't work on my OG Droid with CM 7.1
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gem-spinner-ii/com.mycompany.gemspinner2paid
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gem-spinner-ii/com.mycompany.gemspinner2paid
AAQR: CandySwipe (game)
This is another Amazon AppStore Giveaway of the Day.
CandySwipe is a casual game where all you do is "swipe" as many of the same object consecutively as possible. You can go up/down/left/right/diagonal. You have a time limit, so do as many as you can!
And that's it. It's sorta fun for short stretches, but lack of additional challenges is meh.
6/10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/candyswipe%C2%AE/com.runsome.candyswipe
CandySwipe is a casual game where all you do is "swipe" as many of the same object consecutively as possible. You can go up/down/left/right/diagonal. You have a time limit, so do as many as you can!
And that's it. It's sorta fun for short stretches, but lack of additional challenges is meh.
6/10
http://www.appbrain.com/app/candyswipe%C2%AE/com.runsome.candyswipe
AAQR: Hungry Monstr (game)
This game was one of the Amazon App Store Giveaway of the Day.
Hungry Monstr (that's no E) is an action game. Your job is to prevent the Monstrs from reaching the ice cream cart by "flicking" them to the appropriate.. vacuum cleaner tubes. There are four kinds, so you have to send the right ones to the right tube, or you'll clog it up.
And that's it. Really.
Meh. (6 out of 10)
http://www.appbrain.com/app/hungry-monstr/com.blowfishstudios.games.hungrymonstr
Hungry Monstr (that's no E) is an action game. Your job is to prevent the Monstrs from reaching the ice cream cart by "flicking" them to the appropriate.. vacuum cleaner tubes. There are four kinds, so you have to send the right ones to the right tube, or you'll clog it up.
And that's it. Really.
Meh. (6 out of 10)
http://www.appbrain.com/app/hungry-monstr/com.blowfishstudios.games.hungrymonstr
AAQR: Cyberlords (game)
A sort of strategy RPG on Android, it got good reviews, but unfortunately, does NOT work on my OG Droid, even the free version.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/cyberlords-arcology-free/com.hg.cyberlordsfree
http://www.appbrain.com/app/cyberlords-arcology-free/com.hg.cyberlordsfree
AAQR: ExionFly 3D (game)
ExionFly 3D is a 3D shooter where you pilot this plane and shoot at various things both in the sky and on the ground, and yes, it's in 3D. You're looking at your plane from behind, and you CAN climb, dive, do barrel rolls, and shoot lots of different things. Aiming at the planes can be difficult, as is strafing the ground targets, but it actually works on an OG Droid well enough. Not bad!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/exionfly-3d/opengl_es.exionfly
http://www.appbrain.com/app/exionfly-3d/opengl_es.exionfly
AAQR: Space War HD (game)
Space War HD is your typical "Galaga" type shooter where you can go forward, back, side to side, and get a variety of weapons and powerups. It is quite playable on my OG Droid, but isn't anything really remarkable.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/space-war-hd/virtualgs.spacewar.hd
http://www.appbrain.com/app/space-war-hd/virtualgs.spacewar.hd
AAQR: iDemolished (game)
This was an Amazon Appstore Giveaway.
iDemolished is is a game where you are given certain amount of explosives, and you need to bring a building down so the debris is no higher than a certain specified height. The less money you use, and the lower the final height is, the higher is your score.
There is a lot of physics involved, as they have different types of material, some of which are only vulnerable to bigger explosives.
For true demolition effect, you can adjust the timing in 0.1 second intervals, as you want the building to collapse, usually by blowing up one side of it.
You can also influence the "gravity" a little bit by tilting the phone to one side.
There's like 100 levels for you to test your demolition skills on, and there are additional levels to download, and there's even an editor if you want to get really cute.
Definitely worth your time, even paid.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/idemolished/com.iauns.idemolished
iDemolished is is a game where you are given certain amount of explosives, and you need to bring a building down so the debris is no higher than a certain specified height. The less money you use, and the lower the final height is, the higher is your score.
There is a lot of physics involved, as they have different types of material, some of which are only vulnerable to bigger explosives.
For true demolition effect, you can adjust the timing in 0.1 second intervals, as you want the building to collapse, usually by blowing up one side of it.
You can also influence the "gravity" a little bit by tilting the phone to one side.
There's like 100 levels for you to test your demolition skills on, and there are additional levels to download, and there's even an editor if you want to get really cute.
Definitely worth your time, even paid.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/idemolished/com.iauns.idemolished
AAQR: Meteor Blitz (game)
This game was another Amazon AppStore Giveaway a while back.
Meteor Blitz is a "dual-stick" shooter where you are tasked to shoot up as many meteors as possible. There are different weapons, as they are effective against different meteors, and of course you want to avoid getting hit.
Quite playable on OG Droid. Highly recommended if you like the genre.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/meteor-blitz/com.alleylabs.MeteorBlitz
Meteor Blitz is a "dual-stick" shooter where you are tasked to shoot up as many meteors as possible. There are different weapons, as they are effective against different meteors, and of course you want to avoid getting hit.
Quite playable on OG Droid. Highly recommended if you like the genre.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/meteor-blitz/com.alleylabs.MeteorBlitz
AAQR: Happy Vikings (game)
Happy Vikings was another giveaway on Amazon AppStore. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on my OG Droid. When the title screen loaded, it then restarts as if out of memory.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/happy-vikings/com.hg.viking
http://www.appbrain.com/app/happy-vikings/com.hg.viking
AAQR: I Must Run! (game)
This was another Amazon giveaway
Basically, this is one of those "timing" games where you need to tap the controls in sequence to jump in time, or slide in time, and "punch" in time. The problem is you need a VERY hefty phone for the extremely tight timing to work, or else, you will never get very far in this game.
A VERY simple twitch game, not much to it.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/i-must-run/com.gamelion.imustrun
Basically, this is one of those "timing" games where you need to tap the controls in sequence to jump in time, or slide in time, and "punch" in time. The problem is you need a VERY hefty phone for the extremely tight timing to work, or else, you will never get very far in this game.
A VERY simple twitch game, not much to it.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/i-must-run/com.gamelion.imustrun
AAQR: Drag Racing (game)
Drag Racing Premium was given away on Amazon Free App of the Day, and it's a pretty addicting little game, ruined by a bit of pacing problem.
The game is simple drag racing: beat the other guy by performing good starts, accelerate, hit nitro if you got it, and basically beat the other guy.
There's "internet competition" by using ghost laps, and there's upgrades galore: 5 areas of 5 levels each. There's dozens of cars, from pedestrian VW Golf to Superexotics like Bugatti Veyron SuperSport. There's also offline race (i.e. race against AI), "online race" (race agains tother people's ghost runs), league racing (ranking improves as you race), and so on.
Graphics are simple, not 3D fancy, just 2D sprites, but they are quite smooth and detailed. And shifting is very precise.
And different cars do behave differently, and upgrades DO make a difference. Too much wheel spin? Add better tires, shift earlier to reduce torque, and so on. Advanced tuning options let you tweak the gear ratios and whatnot to REALLY optimize it for 1/2 mile or 1/4 mile.
Cars, cars, cars. I already said there's tons of cars. Figure about 100 or so, separated into 10 "levels" of cars. You can buy and sell all of them... if you have enough money.
however, the game has some problems in that the players can dig themselves a hole if they are not careful.
The game's like this: a Level 1 car can be upgraded with parts. When fully upgraded, the car will probably be a level 3. However, level 3 have pretty large variations. A fully decked out level 1, now a Level 3, when wielded properly, can probably do 10 second quarter miles.
However, a stock level 3 car, CANNOT do 10 second quarter miles. It can do about 11 second quarter mile.
Thus, if you sold your level 1 car (at about 20% loss of value), to buy a level 3, you won't be able to win ANY races on level 3, and thus, no income, no reputation points, and no upgrades. And thus, you are STUCK!
Fortunately, there is a special race called "driver's challenge", where you randomly race another driver in identical cars, and thus driver skill carries the day. This will allow you to accumulate some money and reputation to finance your upgrades.
All in all, Drag Racing is a surprisingly addicting little game. My only objection is the game often crashes on my OG Droid after a race, with "this program needs to close" error message, and that "logic hole" above (which I figured out).
At $1.99, I'd say get it.
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Mobile-OU-Racing-Premium/dp/B005LJ079O
The game is simple drag racing: beat the other guy by performing good starts, accelerate, hit nitro if you got it, and basically beat the other guy.
There's "internet competition" by using ghost laps, and there's upgrades galore: 5 areas of 5 levels each. There's dozens of cars, from pedestrian VW Golf to Superexotics like Bugatti Veyron SuperSport. There's also offline race (i.e. race against AI), "online race" (race agains tother people's ghost runs), league racing (ranking improves as you race), and so on.
Graphics are simple, not 3D fancy, just 2D sprites, but they are quite smooth and detailed. And shifting is very precise.
And different cars do behave differently, and upgrades DO make a difference. Too much wheel spin? Add better tires, shift earlier to reduce torque, and so on. Advanced tuning options let you tweak the gear ratios and whatnot to REALLY optimize it for 1/2 mile or 1/4 mile.
Cars, cars, cars. I already said there's tons of cars. Figure about 100 or so, separated into 10 "levels" of cars. You can buy and sell all of them... if you have enough money.
however, the game has some problems in that the players can dig themselves a hole if they are not careful.
The game's like this: a Level 1 car can be upgraded with parts. When fully upgraded, the car will probably be a level 3. However, level 3 have pretty large variations. A fully decked out level 1, now a Level 3, when wielded properly, can probably do 10 second quarter miles.
However, a stock level 3 car, CANNOT do 10 second quarter miles. It can do about 11 second quarter mile.
Thus, if you sold your level 1 car (at about 20% loss of value), to buy a level 3, you won't be able to win ANY races on level 3, and thus, no income, no reputation points, and no upgrades. And thus, you are STUCK!
Fortunately, there is a special race called "driver's challenge", where you randomly race another driver in identical cars, and thus driver skill carries the day. This will allow you to accumulate some money and reputation to finance your upgrades.
All in all, Drag Racing is a surprisingly addicting little game. My only objection is the game often crashes on my OG Droid after a race, with "this program needs to close" error message, and that "logic hole" above (which I figured out).
At $1.99, I'd say get it.
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Mobile-OU-Racing-Premium/dp/B005LJ079O
AAQR: Godville, the anti-RPG (game, free)
Godville is a satire / spoof on the entire RPG genre. You don't really play it. You sort of watch it being played.
Basically, you are this "god", and you create a "hero", who will go fight in this world and do quests. This is a text game though. Your only control over this hero is "encourage" or "punish". And you can only do this X times per Y hours. Oh, and if he dies, you can resurrect him. But that's it.
So periodically check in on him and see how well (or badly) he did, and give him a little encouragement (or punishment) as needed. Lots of encouragement makes him nice, while lots of punishment makes him nasty. It's all up to you.
It's cute, and you should try it, if just for the fun of it.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/godville/com.godvillegame.android
Basically, you are this "god", and you create a "hero", who will go fight in this world and do quests. This is a text game though. Your only control over this hero is "encourage" or "punish". And you can only do this X times per Y hours. Oh, and if he dies, you can resurrect him. But that's it.
So periodically check in on him and see how well (or badly) he did, and give him a little encouragement (or punishment) as needed. Lots of encouragement makes him nice, while lots of punishment makes him nasty. It's all up to you.
It's cute, and you should try it, if just for the fun of it.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/godville/com.godvillegame.android
AAQR: Gem Spinner (game)
NOTE: This game was given away on Amazon Free App of the Day (not any more)
Gem Spinner is a genre masher, combining Bejeweled and Tetris.
The field is full of different "pieces" each containing several colored gems. You need to make 3 consecutive gems (horizontal or vertical only) of same color. The catch is, you can only move gems INSIDE the piece. You cannot shift a gem across two different pieces. If you remove gems, that square turns "dark" and gems are removed, and more gems drop from above to "fill" the pieces. If you don't see obvious possibilities, you can "rotate" pieces (double tap the piece) 180 degrees and see if that gives you more ideas. If you turn ALL squares of the piece dark, that piece is removed from the board. The idea is to remove as many pieces as possible before the time limit expire. You can actually MOVE the pieces around when you have removed a few pieces already and have some room to maneuver.
Too complicated? Yes. It's hard to keep track of all this stuff in your head. Not a bad idea, but a bit too complicated for action puzzler.
(Link to be added later)
Gem Spinner is a genre masher, combining Bejeweled and Tetris.
The field is full of different "pieces" each containing several colored gems. You need to make 3 consecutive gems (horizontal or vertical only) of same color. The catch is, you can only move gems INSIDE the piece. You cannot shift a gem across two different pieces. If you remove gems, that square turns "dark" and gems are removed, and more gems drop from above to "fill" the pieces. If you don't see obvious possibilities, you can "rotate" pieces (double tap the piece) 180 degrees and see if that gives you more ideas. If you turn ALL squares of the piece dark, that piece is removed from the board. The idea is to remove as many pieces as possible before the time limit expire. You can actually MOVE the pieces around when you have removed a few pieces already and have some room to maneuver.
Too complicated? Yes. It's hard to keep track of all this stuff in your head. Not a bad idea, but a bit too complicated for action puzzler.
(Link to be added later)
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