I'm sure many of you have been waiting for this one. Not only is Plants vs. Zombies from PopCap available today... it is also the Amazon AppStore's freebie of the day. However, you can only download it via WiFi (legal reasons based on other contractual obligations?).
N64 Emulator (and more) for free
I'm an emulator nut as I love retro gaming and while I've decided to refrain from reviewing emulators they are high on the list of reasons why I went Android over iPhone... so this is important news to me.
As per the above Engadget link (click on thist post's title), which I came across solely by chance today, Google has suspended emulator maker yongzh's account and removed all of his emulators
As per the above Engadget link (click on thist post's title), which I came across solely by chance today, Google has suspended emulator maker yongzh's account and removed all of his emulators
Press Release: New Android EVO 2 Console Offer Gamers Premium Android Games Free
ANNISTON, Ala./May 25, 2011 --- Today, the Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation announced that its new Android-based game console EVO 2 will be available this fall in the U.S. with goals of an international release with availability in certain locations of Europe. EVO 2 earlier adopters can pre-order the system at http://store.envizionsinc.com from the Envizions online store.
The new EVO
The new EVO
Asus Eee Pad Transformer and Minecraft
My Android tablet finally arrived today (an Asus Eee Pad Transformer). The packaging was mighty similar to the iPad 2 with a nice cellophane wrapper around the phone. Unlike the iPad it actually had some instructions and an "assembly required" plug for charging which I presume is to make it easier to 'internationalize'. I always plan to charge these as soon as they arrive so that I'm not
Press Release: Fullmetal Battle
FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT AND GOOD GAME PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCE FULLMETAL BATTLE
Based On The Wildly Successful Anime Series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, The New Turn-Based RPG Is Set To Launch This Summer For iOs, Android and Browsers
San Diego, Calif., May 19, 2011 - Good Game Productions and FUNimation
Entertainment announced today a brand new iOS and browser-based game based on the popular
Press Release: ThinkFun’s Award Winning ‘Solitaire Chess’ Mobile App Now Available for Android
Executive Director, US Chess Federation Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) May 19, 2011
ThinkFun® Inc., a leading creator of addictively fun, mind-sharpening games, announces that it’s latest mobile game, ‘Solitaire Chess by ThinkFun’ is now available on the Android platform.
The Solitaire Chess app, which has been a top educational game for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad since January 2011, was recently
ThinkFun® Inc., a leading creator of addictively fun, mind-sharpening games, announces that it’s latest mobile game, ‘Solitaire Chess by ThinkFun’ is now available on the Android platform.
The Solitaire Chess app, which has been a top educational game for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad since January 2011, was recently
Press Release: Reedu from Nomuda
Edit: This game looks gorgeous and is getting good reviews in the Market so far and looks like a must have for adventure lovers. We'll try to get a review up soon.
“Reedu: The First Explorer” is now available on the Android Marketplace as a paid app ($2.99). In “Reedu” the gripping plotline and cliffhangers of ‘Lost’ meet the evocative 3D world exploration and mind-bending puzzle solving of ‘
“Reedu: The First Explorer” is now available on the Android Marketplace as a paid app ($2.99). In “Reedu” the gripping plotline and cliffhangers of ‘Lost’ meet the evocative 3D world exploration and mind-bending puzzle solving of ‘
Big Hit Baseball
The Square Enix name on a game is pretty much a guarantee of a good role playing experience so I was surprised to see their entry into the sports arena with Big Hit Baseball. Now, do we really need another baseball game? Baseball is one of few sports that is well represented on the Android platform while good Football and Basketball games continue to be absent, but I guess companies have to make
Gameloft Returns to Android Market
Gameloft has finally returned to the Android Market in a small way. Asphalt 6 and Modern Combat 2 are both available for $6.99. It's been 10 days since their press release and I've been waiting to see if their other titles make the jump... and I'm still waiting. Baby steps. Hopefully this will work out well for them as their game quality is generally excellent.
GAMEVIL Sale
Gamevil, one of the premier mobile developers, is having a $0.99 sale in the Android Market. Their games, such as the Baseball Superstars series and the Zenonia series, are among the best of their kind on the Android Market and are EASILY worth $0.99. You might want to just go ahead and grap them ALL at these prices.
Furthermore, Baseball Superstars 2011 is the Amazon Appstore freebie of the day
Furthermore, Baseball Superstars 2011 is the Amazon Appstore freebie of the day
Jane's Hotel
Jane's Hotel is a casual strategy game from Realore Studios, the first game I've played from them. The obvious game comparison is with Diner Dash, as Jane's Hotel has the same kind of rapid-fire realtime gameplay. I wasn't much of a fan of Diner Dash, but does Jane's Hotel do a better job?
In Jane's Hotel, you are helping the title character build her hotel from modest beginnings all the way to
In Jane's Hotel, you are helping the title character build her hotel from modest beginnings all the way to
Hex Defense
This time I wanted to review a game that has been on my device for quite some time. A game that I keep going back to again and again. One that hasn't lost its place on one of my 7 precious Sense UI screens. This game, is Hex Defense by the team at gotow.net. Hex Defense is a tower defense game. Now that might stop you right there and make you move on but read on to find out what makes this
Paper War for 2 Players
I recently got an iPad 2. Yes, I know... I'm a traitor to the cause, but in my defense there's a lot of great stuff available for iDevices (board game conversions in particular) coupled with my desire to move into mobile development soon such that the pros outweighed the cons. Plus, I still have an Android tablet on order which will be my primary usage device. Anyhow, two of the things that have
Press Release: Space Out from Zygo Games
About the game
Space Out puts a new spin on the break out / break the blocks type of game - instead of a bat you tilt your phone to control where the ball goes. Try to keep the ball inside the level boundaries and break all of the bricks to proceed to the next level.
Level boundaries aren't boring rectangles and the gaps don't stay still. A series of power ups are available to help you along the
Space Out puts a new spin on the break out / break the blocks type of game - instead of a bat you tilt your phone to control where the ball goes. Try to keep the ball inside the level boundaries and break all of the bricks to proceed to the next level.
Level boundaries aren't boring rectangles and the gaps don't stay still. A series of power ups are available to help you along the
Swingers
I'm not sure exactly what genre of game they fall under, but I enjoy games in which the goal is to swing from rope to rope through a city landscape like Spiderman. I've tried two such games on Android and will contrast them and pick a winner.
Rope To Fly: A 'cool' stunt is turned
Rope To Fly and SpiderBoy both have an identical premise. Using rag doll style physics (in that your body bends and
Rope To Fly: A 'cool' stunt is turned
Rope To Fly and SpiderBoy both have an identical premise. Using rag doll style physics (in that your body bends and
Hey, That's My Fish!
Hey! That's My Fish is among few simple yet elegant board games that is easy to learn, but hard to master as cliché as that may be. When I saw that it has arrived in the Android Market I was quite excited. At $4.99 it's kind of pricey, but I can't blame them for charging top dollar for a quality title and this is very well done.
For those not familiar with this game it is quite simple. There are
For those not familiar with this game it is quite simple. There are
Air Hockey Speed
Edit: We welcome Bill Schoonmaker to the MeAndMyDroid review crew. Having another extra hand for reviewing will allow for the reviews to come that much faster. Thanks, Bill, for joining us!
Reviewed on HTC Droid Incredible by Bill (Schoon) Schoonmaker
Air Hockey Speed endeavors to be a fast paced reproduction of the age old arcade classic Air Hockey. For those of you not old enough, Air Hockey
Reviewed on HTC Droid Incredible by Bill (Schoon) Schoonmaker
Air Hockey Speed endeavors to be a fast paced reproduction of the age old arcade classic Air Hockey. For those of you not old enough, Air Hockey
Hero Princess
Amazon.com is fighting hard to gain a foothold with respect to selling software to Android owners. It's been a bit of a surprise to me that they still haven't established themselves on an international level, but they are working hard to have some quality games that aren't available on Google's Android Market. Hero Princess is one such quality game. It reminds me of an old, old game I had on my
Dark Nova
Dark Nova is apparently an adaptation of an old Palm OS game, Space Trader. I owned a couple Palm devices back in the day but never played Space Trader. The game looked interesting, though, and contained the magic "RPG" words in its description, so I was willing to give it a try. I figured that any game that people wanted to bring back from obscurity like that had to have something going for
EA Acquires Australian Mobile And Online Games Developer Firemint
The big guys are gobbling up successful, mobile game developers for better or for worse. Firemint is the company behind the insanely successful and often copied Flight Control despite it being published by Namco on the Android Market (don't know if this changes that relationship?). They've also developed one of the hot racing games on the iOS platform.
Remember: EA is the company that said they
Remember: EA is the company that said they
Press Release: Grow from Epic Pixel
San Francisco, California - April 30, 2011 - Epic Pixel’s maiden voyage, Grow, is a beautiful eat ‘em up that is easy to pick up and play. Nick Sha, Epic Pixel’s co-founder said, “With our first release, we wanted to show that Android games can be fun to play, and also have the look and feel of a well polished game.”
In this aquatic adventure, you start off as a tiny egg in a cramped jar, and
In this aquatic adventure, you start off as a tiny egg in a cramped jar, and
