Growing up, I was awful at video games that were based on sports. At one time, I was a rabid football fan, yet couldn’t handle anything that came after the early Tecmo games. Oddly enough, I always seemed to fair better on the spin offs, that were based on sports, but only loosely so. Bang Bang Tennis is one such game, that is only reasonably close to Tennis in the proper sense, but still seems to have its own spin on how the game is played.
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The award-winning* Warlock’s Tower is an ingenious little movement-puzzle game brought to us in the monochromatic aesthetic of Nintendo’s original Game Boy. Emulating that 80’s 8-bit nostalgia so many people love, Brazil-based indie developers Midipixel have created a wonderful retro gaming experience perfectly in terms of graphics, sfx, and music for our enjoyment.
Puzzle games are a very popular and common genre on mobile, so it takes a bit of effort to stand out from the crowd. Imprint-X hopes to do just that, by combining simple yet attractive aesthetics with an equally simple yet engrossing style of gameplay. Originally greenlit on the Steam platform, the game is also making its way to mobile devices, including Android, on January 26th.
There are only a few countries out in the world that do not have access to Pokemon GO, along with other Augmented Reality games, and one of those happens to be China. While most other countries don’t have it because of things like translations and so on, China doesn’t have Pokemon GO, and won’t have it, until the government there finished evaluating the ‘risks’ it may pose.
Classic games such as the Legend of Zelda, among others, are so successful that they become the inspiration for other games. Journey of HaHa is one such game, that has just been released on to Android by Tau Ceti Software. In this game, players will assume the eponymous role of HaHa, as she seeks to climb to the top of a tower.
Who hasn’t dreamed of stealthily leaping through the air, katana in hand, as a cool-looking ninja? PC and console gamers have long been able to fulfill that dream with the likes of Joe Musashi of Shinobi, Ryu Hayabushi of Ninja Gaiden, and even Lo Wang of Shadow Warrior fame. Now, Android gamers are next in line to don the classic back garb as Kuro, the last remaining ninja of his clan, in Shadow Blade: Reload, officially coming to Android on January 15th.
Com2us hit Soul Seeker has been a mainstay on Google Play for a while now, and it’s just been refreshed with a hefty content update for the new year. It’s absolutely a pay to win title and as addictive as all hell, but why say that like it’s a bad thing? With the huge number of downloads and mostly positive reviews, it’s well liked.
With the new Finch Shift controllers you can now play Oculus Rift and Vive games on your smartphone, but there’s a catch…. There is a new entry into the mobile VR controller market and it’s called the Finch Shift. This new controller will work with any Android phone using Google Cardboard, Gear VR, Google Daydream and even the Oculus Rift.
Help Cluckles rescue the abducted chicks in Cluckles’ Adventure, now available from Google Play
Set in a peaceful valley that’s bathed in sunlight, Cluckles’ Adventure is game based on a single, brave chicken’s attempt to rescue the little chicks that were abducted by an evil horde. With their abduction, the eponymous Cluckes is given a sword, and sets out to retrieve said chicks, with a set number needing to be found on each level, and that number seeming to increase as players progress through the game.
Developed by Hong Kong based developer, Firedog Studios, who’s previous games include Cupid Bistro!! and the NeveRossa series, Astral Stairways is their latest collect ‘em all RPG.









