Every year for the past few years Square Enix Montreal has held their own game development jam session dubbed Square Jam, and this year’s event has just ended. Square Jam is a week-long event where developers work on all kinds of projects related to Square Enix titles, or completely new games, and this year there were some interesting ones to come out of the session.
Tag: Arcade Games
I wasn’t quite sure what to think of RETSNOM when I first saw it. It didn’t take long before it completely grabbed my time and imagination. RETSNOM is a game published by Magic Cube that is from independent game developer Somi, who lives in South Korea. He deftly balances developing games in his spare time and working a full-time job. If you have ever done that, you know it isn’t easy to do. However, what he has pulled off, is nothing short of brilliant. You need to check out this game.
Magic Cube delivers all-out action in Smashing the Battle. If you are a fan of plenty of action, and wave after wave of enemies, then Smashing the Battle is a game you may want to check out. It stars a heroine in a mech-like suit, plenty of robot enemies, bosses and an interesting narrative that drives the game. Best of all, you can download and play it now.
EA Games and PopCap games have finally released Plants vs Zombies: Heroes. We have been waiting for this one for quite a while. It is a card-based battler and has high production values. It is a great looking game and plays well too. If you are looking for a game with a fair amount of depth and enjoyable art, this is it.
Recently released onto Android, Crystal Picnic is a game that harkens back to when action RPGs had pixelated graphics and weren’t high-end 3D visuals, and happen to be more about actual gameplay.
Noodlecake Studios continues to add to its library of excellent games for Android. This week, Android players will be treated to a new game that is full of rapid action, colorful characters and a pretty interesting story. The Bug Butcher will release Thursday, October 20th.
Released by ZPLAY, Mr. Jump is a side-scrolling runner that has now been ported overto Android. Mr Jump is a game that focuses on being unusually difficult, the game contains a total of three different worlds, each containing a dozen levels. These will range from volcano/molten lava, to forests, the future, and even Mayan ruins.
It is Friday which means it is time for another one of our Android Game sale round-ups where we list all the games that are on sale over on Google Play. This week’s list is actually quite long, with very few repeats on it and plenty of new games that have gone on sale for the weekend.
The internet famous Grumpy Cat will be getting his own mobile game later this year called Grumpy Cat – Ready, Set, NO! This will be a cute, short little game for folks who are fans of the famous female feline can play whenever they have a few minutes of spare time.
Joymax has released a sequel today for their popular Wind Runner game on Android. Officially called Wind Runner Adventure, this isn’t an endless runner but a stage-based running arcade game where you’ll be able to pick from one of the three available characters before you head out into the game world to and complete the game.









