An interesting Kerby-esque type of platformer will be heading out way soon called Mr. Wave. Developed by Actos Games, this particular indie title features Mr. Wave who happens to be a living microwave in the land of the Kitchen Republic. One day the president of the republic is kidnapped by the folks over in Gourmet City and it is up to you, playing as Mr. Wave, to rescue him.
A new rhythm-style of game has arrived on Android with a rather nice retro flare to it in the graphics department. Developed by Fantom Digital, Dream Beat is a easy to learn but difficult to master type of game where you control a paddle and hit the notes as the come at you. Think of it as a single player Pong-esque type of game based around rhythm gaming mechanics.
Noodlecake Games have been porting and bringing popular iOS games to Android since just before this past Summer and all of those games have been pretty good. Well one title that Noodlecake has been brought on to bring to Android is the great indie game from RocketCat and Madgarden called Punch Quest.
Square Enix has gone ahead and given everyone a heads up about when the next Final Fantasy installment would be landing on Android and iOS, most likely in order for everyone to start saving up their pennies so they can afford it. Final Fantasy IV will be arriving on iOS this month while all of us Android gamers will be seeing this next Final Fantasy title arriving on Google Play in early Spring of 2013.
Pier Solar HD is a massive retro-style 16-bit RPG that is actually a revamped version of the original Pier Solar RPG from back in the day. The developers recently took to Kickstarter to fund this new remake for a few platforms, those being Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Linux and the Dreamcast. However, in their stretch goals, the developers had Android and OUYA set at the $175,000 mark. Well their Kickstarter closed at just over $231K meaning both the Android and OUYA versions will be made.
Raiden is a pretty popular side-scrolling shooter amongst the older gamers, and this franchise has now made its way to Android thanks to DotEmu under the guise of Raiden Legacy. You get four games in one neat little package – the original Raiden, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2 and Raiden Fighters Jet. The developers claim that the games have not merely been recreated, but instead enhanced with some new features too.
Last week we talked about a new sequel that Kemco was planning to release soon on Android called Alphadia II. Taking place over 200 years after the first game, Alphadia II will have you hunting down evil that is once again threatening the peace and safety of your world. Energi has once again made an appearance in the world after being gone for 200 years and everyone, good and evil, happen to be scrambling for control over it.
A new retro-style action / arcade game called eXtermination has arrived onto Google Play from Panic Art Studios. Filled with plenty of cool pixel art to enjoy, eXtermination will have you running, jumping and sliding through each level while shooting hordes of zombies in the face. This game also has a pretty solid soundtrack to enjoy while you try and exterminate the zombie race.
Even though Duke Nukem 3D for Android has been out for some time now, if you haven’t picked it up for whatever reason but have wanted to then you may be in luck today. Amazon’s free app of the day today is the bubble gum chewing, ass kicking hero’s game from Machineworks Northwest.
A massive retro-style 16-bit RPG called Pier Solar HD is up on Kickstarter looking for funding to finish the game. Originally designed for the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis as Pier Solar, this new HD version is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Linux and the Dreamcast. Yes, that is correct, the Dreamcast. So why are we reporting on this? Because the Kickstarter project, which is fully funded, is less than $25,000 away from reaching its stretch goal which would bring Pier Solar HD to Android and OUYA with 5 days left to go.
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