Well it is that time again for another round-up of Android games on sale this weekend. There is actually not a huge difference between this week’s mid-week round-up and this one besides a few additions to the list like the shmup title Sine Mora.
Author: AndrewH
The old school Atari tank battle style of game has been around forever and a day, along with numerous remakes of the game as well. A new game called Dragon vs Robots breathes new life into this old school style of gaming by totally changing up the theme of the original to include dragons and robots.
For those of you who used to play the FPS games from back in the day, you’ll be happy to know that there is a new FPS game on Google Play that inadvertently pays homage to those old school games. In fact CrossGuns 3D has a very Doom-like feel to it, especially when it comes to the visuals for the game.
In the world of mash-up games there really is no end to the possibilities that can come about from mixing multiple genres into one title. Most of the time it works out rather well although there are a few mash-ups that end up being pretty bad. Pinball Block Breaker Craft isn’t a bad mash-up by any means but it certain is one of the more unique ones we’ve seen so far.
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[Updated] Candy Crush Saga developer accused of copying another developer’s game called Scamperghost
The developers of Candy Crush Saga have been in the news a lot over the last few days and not for any particular good reason. King made headlines over the recent trademarking of the word ‘Candy’ and then made even more headlines by trying to go after the developers of The Banner Saga because they used the word ‘Saga’, another word that King has trademarked.
Cateia Games has announced their new game for Android called Kingdom Tales. This is a unique little RTS style of game that actually has levels you need to complete in order to progress through to the game’s end, sort of like the older RTS games for PC from back in the day.
The cult classic racing game Carmageddon by Stainless Games has had a free version of it made available for a limited time on Google Play. By limited time we mean only for 24hrs and then it will disappear and only the paid version of the game will be available. This little promotion is going on to celebrate Carmageddon’s soon to launch Steam Early Access.
Everyone loves LEGO and everyone loves ninjas and now everyone can enjoy both in LEGO’s new game for Android called Ninjago Rebooted. Your goal in this game is to use those ninja skills of yours to climb to the top of the Borg Tower to defeat the evil Overlord while killing his minions along the way.
Today Sony has announced their first original free-to-play IP for mobile gaming called Suits & Swords. This new IP for Sony is a pretty interesting mix of Blackjack (well it’s more the strategy behind the game according to Sony) and RPG mechanics in one title.
A couple of days ago Ouya received a new exclusive game in the form of Chess 2: The Sequel. Developed by renowned game designer David Sirlin and Ludeme Games, Chess 2: The Sequel brings and updated version of the classic board game to the Android-powered console.