Chillingo has been developing apps for iOS from some time and have relatively recently added Android apps into the mix, which is a great thing. Today the squirrel is covering a couple of the more interesting games in the mix.
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The developer for the original They Need To Be Fed and Karoshi games hopped on over to our forums a moment ago to announce the sequel to They Need To Be Fed is on the way and gave us a sneak peek at what this sequel with encompass. Officially named They Need To Be Fed 2, for those of you not familiar with the original game, this is a rather cool platformer that comes with a rather unique 360 degree twist to it.
It is the end of another week and it seems as though there are actually some pretty good deals going on right now that you may want to take advantage of in regards to Android game being on sale. Of course all of these sales are for a limited time so better to pick them up now rather than wait till later and miss out right?
During the Humble Bundle with Android #5, not to be confused with the current Humble Mobile Bundle going on right now, one game that made its debut appearance onto Android was Nightsky HD by Nicalis. Nicalis is actually a developer who has worked on a few other games you might be familiar with such as VVVVVV, also rumored to be coming to Android soon.
The Mario inspired platformer called The Other Brothers has been a game in the works for some time now, being slated for release onto iOS this week while the Android version is supposed to arrive at some point in the near future. While the game is inspired by the plumber brothers of the Nintendo generation the art is vastly different, featuring a more retro pixel art style to it.
Super Monkey Run is a pretty fun 3D platformer that is available for free off of Google Play. The game, developed by Geimo, is also available for PC and Mac should you want to play it on there as well. Well a new update has brought with it a new feature that you PC/Mac players might want to check out, especially if you own an Android device.
There are plenty of hybrid games out there that do a good job meshing together two or more standard genres of gaming to form their own little niche in the market. Another Castle by Uncade is about to finish a successful Kickstarter campaign and is a prime example of two genres being meshed together to create something really damn cool.
One of the more neat retro style platformers we’ve seen has gotten an update pushed to it. Life of Pixel by Super Icon is a Playstation Mobile game and after a lot of feedback from players of the game Super Icon has issued an update to address some of the issues people have brought up. Oh, and there is a whole new console world to explore as well.
Back in January of this year we talked about how the popular Xbox Live indie platformer Fez would be coming to a variety of additional platforms. Unfortunately at that time there wasn’t any solid confirmation as to which platforms Fez would be arriving on. Now we have a much better idea after Phil Fish went and held an IAmA on Reddit yesterday.
Welcome to the eleventh installment of our Under The Radar column where we showcase noteworthy games that we were not able to publish as full articles on the site. 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!