~ Official GAMING ON ANDROID thread ~

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Ok, Android device owners. There's a lot of news out there about Android gaming, there's a lot of games, a few good sites that are covering this growing medium... so let's have a thread for it here. :)​



This thread is NOT for:

  • Iphone/Ipad/Ipod
  • Xperia Play
  • PS Vita
  • or other non-Android portable gaming devices



Discuss games released and upcoming, game procurement options such as Android Market, control strategies, things like the Wiimote controller mod, graphics qualities/deficits and whatever else floats your boar in this realm.

Have at it!
 
*crickets* :bleh:

On the topic of game procurement, Amazon Free App of the Day is where I've gotten all my Android games so far. Plants vs Zombies and Angry Birds Rio are the only AAA ones I've gotten though.
 
Mahjik said:
Not to be mean, but is there any reason not to use the "Best Android Apps" thread?

http://www.rage3d.com/BOARD/showthread.php?t=33965936

I've posted about several games in there already (as have others).
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I think a thread just for the quickly-growing list of Android games would be a great repository for people here... I personally don't wanna read about Droid vs HTC, rooting techniques and stuff like that when I just wanna read about Android gaming. :p
 
I don't use android, but if Carcassone is the same as the iphone version and you like boadgames then this is the one game you want, it has asynchrous multiplayer so you can have like 15 games going at once. It was goty fo riphone on quite a few sites, highly recommended.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.exozet.game.carcassonne&feature=search_result


edit: just noticed the android version was made by a different developer and they stripped out all the stuff that made the iOS version awesome, so I am taking back my recommendation.
 
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Here are the ones that I have installed with my rating next to each of them:

Air Attack HD: 7/10
Aliens: 8/10
Angry Birds + Expansions: 9/10
Armored Strike: 8.5/10
Asphalt 6: 8/10
Battleheart: 10/10
Chess Free: 7/10
Diversion: 8.5/10
Fruit Ninja: 8/10
Gangstar: 9/10
Gun Bros: 8.5/10
Guns n Glory: 8/10
JetCarStunts: 8.5/10
Lets Golf 2 HD: 10/10
Majesty: 7.5/10
Meteor: 7/10
My Paper Plane 2: 7.5/10
N64oid (emulator): 8/10
Nesoid (emulator): 9/10
Nova: 9/10
Plants vs Zombies: 8.5/10
PBA Bowling 2: 7.5/10
Pool Break Pro: 9.5/10
Radiant HD: 9.5/10
Reckless Racing: 8.5/10
Robo Defense: 8/10
Roller: 7/10
SNesoid (emulator): 9/10
Spider Man: 9.5/10
Teeter: 7/10
Tower Raiders 2 Gold: 10/10
Tower Raiders Gold: 10/10
Turbo Granny: 7.5/10
Wordsmith: 8/10
YooNinja: 7/10


Also, I would highly recommend to anyone to hit up Gameloft's site and check out their android selection as > 90% of these are not available on the regular market places and are easily amongst the best (and graphically intensive) games out.

http://www.gameloft.com/download-games/android-games/
 
What would be the most intuitive FPS? I'm sure there's one out there with a control scheme that's a notch better than the others.
 
somewon said:
Also, I would highly recommend to anyone to hit up Gameloft's site and check out their android selection as > 90% of these are not available on the regular market places and are easily amongst the best (and graphically intensive) games out.

http://www.gameloft.com/download-games/android-games/
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Keep in mind that most every game from gameloft is a knockoff with terrible voice acting, mediocre graphics, and control issues. But if you want halo or wow or uncharted etc...clones then go for it. Personally I'd rather play something with quality and character then a gameloft title. If you wait for the inevitable 99 cent sales they have, then they are totally worth it.
 
ragejg said:
This thread is NOT for:

  • Iphone/Ipad/Ipod
  • Xperia Play
  • PS Vita
  • or other non-Android portable gaming devices
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Last I checked the Xperia Play uses an Android OS (2.3 Gingerbread) and had access to the Android Market. What is the point of blacklisting a device just because it has access to Playstation specific content?
 
Nesoid and Snesoid work pretty good on my Nexus S, but god damn almost all games are impossible to play because of the on-screen controls.

For example, in Mario for NES my thumb is almost always covering up mario lol.

Also, I'm quite impressed with GT Free+ HD
 
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Because it doesn't have weather and time widgets and you can't customize your screens with icons, don't you know that is what makes android for 1337 people and all other devices for n00bs! Seriously though you do have a point, it is a android device, maybe the op just didn't know that?
 
Seyiji said:
Last I checked the Xperia Play uses an Android OS (2.3 Gingerbread) and had access to the Android Market. What is the point of blacklisting a device just because it has access to Playstation specific content?
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For whatever reason I forgot it had access to Android Market. I was just thinking about the Playstation component of it.
 
t0adp1p3 said:
Because it doesn't have weather and time widgets and you can't customize your screens with icons, don't you know that is what makes android for 1337 people and all other devices for n00bs! Seriously though you do have a point, it is a android device, maybe the op just didn't know that?
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it does have all the stuffs, i like the stock launcher as it is though
 
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Paradise Island

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seventeenbullets.android.island&feature=search_result

The is your standard "build & grind" game, not unlike those on Facebook. You build, you wait, you collect money, you build more.. etc... The game has the following things to manage:

* Employees
* Power
* Money
* Space

When you start out, you have a small allocation of all the above. Upgrading your main building increases your employees. Employees are required for new builds as well as power. As you go up levels and money, you can build bigger buildings and purchase land extensions. To gain experience for moving up levels, you collect money, build buildings, repair buildings, etc..

It seems like this would be a kin to the old "Theme" games like Theme Park and Theme Hospital, but it's not. In those games, walkway paths and such needed to be adjust to provide the optimal entry and exit paths. You also had to build things in ways to make the customers happy. In Paradise Island, there is none of that. It's just build, wait, collect money.

It also introduces another monetary type unit which you can pay real money to get more of.. They have some short cuts to collect money instead of clicking on each building, but this takes away from this 'other credit' which it doesn't explicitly say if you aren't familiar with the game.

If you like those types of Facebook games, you'll like Paradise Island. If you are looking for a Theme Park clone, you will not enjoy Paradise Island.
 
Mahjik said:
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Paradise Island

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seventeenbullets.android.island&feature=search_result

The is your standard "build & grind" game, not unlike those on Facebook. You build, you wait, you collect money, you build more.. etc... The game has the following things to manage:

* Employees
* Power
* Money
* Space

When you start out, you have a small allocation of all the above. Upgrading your main building increases your employees. Employees are required for new builds as well as power. As you go up levels and money, you can build bigger buildings and purchase land extensions. To gain experience for moving up levels, you collect money, build buildings, repair buildings, etc..

It seems like this would be a kin to the old "Theme" games like Theme Park and Theme Hospital, but it's not. In those games, walkway paths and such needed to be adjust to provide the optimal entry and exit paths. You also had to build things in ways to make the customers happy. In Paradise Island, there is none of that. It's just build, wait, collect money.

It also introduces another monetary type unit which you can pay real money to get more of.. They have some short cuts to collect money instead of clicking on each building, but this takes away from this 'other credit' which it doesn't explicitly say if you aren't familiar with the game.

If you like those types of Facebook games, you'll like Paradise Island. If you are looking for a Theme Park clone, you will not enjoy Paradise Island.
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I love this game, been playing it far too much :lol:
 
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