Back in December of last year we talked about the critically-acclaimed shmup Ikaruga and the fact that it had appeared on Google Play albeit for residents of Japan only at the time. Well the popular Xbox Live Arcade shooter is now available for everyone to download, not just residents of Japan.
OrangePixel have been around for quite some time now on Android developing some of the best original retro style games available on Google Play. This morning, after a rather long development period, they have finally released their newest game called Gunslugs. For those of you who are actually afraid of slugs, there are none in this game.
Yesterday we talked about Imangi Studios’ new game which happens to be a sequel to their rather popular continuous running game Temple Run. Aside from all the details about the game we talked about, word on the street was that Temple Run 2 would be hitting the Google Play store sometime next week.
In the not too distant past Sony released a new iteration of the classic Load Runner game called Lode Runner X which was exclusive to Xperia devices. If you didn’t own an Xperia device, you missed out on getting that game. However, if you’re a purist when it comes to retro games you will be pleased to know the classic version of Lode Runner from the Apple II days has arrived on Google Play.
If you or your kids are a fan of the cartoon Corneil & Bernie you will be familiar with the stars of the show Corneil, a moralistic, talking dog. with a 250 IQ and Bernie a high school student who is always getting detention because of the effects of him trying to capitalize upon Corneil’s highly advanced abilities.
For the third edition of our Game of the Week poll, we are going to combine releases from the past two weeks because developers are taking it easy during this early part of the year and we’ve had a hard time finding games worthy of being in contention for the award. Also, there haven’t really been any big or major releases, so you may be unfamiliar with some of the games below.
A great little futuristic arcade adventure game arrived on Google Play yesterday from Lightstorm3D called Gene Effect. This game is a side-scrolling arcade game that features some rather interesting game mechanics not generally found in these types of side-scrolling arcade games. Also it looks pretty slick visually as well should you enjoy plenty of eye candy in your games.
All of you hardcore fanatics of Imangi Studios’ hit continuous running game Temple Run can go ballistic today as a sequel has been spotted and is apparently slated for release tonight on iOS. So why in the hell are we talking about it? Because you know this game will also make its way to Android in the near future as well.
While Gamevil has released their idea of a head-to-head fighting game which is similar to titles like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat as of yesterday, WeMade Entertainment has had a little gem of a brawler on Google Play for almost a month which has slipped past us until now. Touch Fighter is a pure head-to-head brawler with a simple three button system that allows you to beat the crap out of your opponents.
Welcome to the third installment of our Under The Radar column where we showcase a few good games that we may not have been able to publish as full articles on our website. Ultimately, with this, smaller developers get vital exposure for their games and you get to have more games to play on your plate. If you know of more quality games released recently that have not got the attention they deserve, let us know by leaving a comment below!
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