Game Apps For Google Android Smartphones

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Although Google Android smartphones have only been available for a short time, there is already a plethora of games available for the format. Here are just a few of the ones that are currently available:

Mahjongg - Fans of this timeless pairs matching game from the Far East may be disappointed to learn that the Android interpretation of it can be quite frustrating, due to the unsuitability of the touch screen interface as a controller for this game.

mem - In this simple game, the aim is to click on an icon from a list down the side of the screen as soon as a larger version of it appears on the left hand side. The sound effects are cool, but it is unlikely to keep you occupied on a long journey.

Minspace War - This good looking shoot-em-up might have been ok on a larger system, or at least on a phone with a dedicated joypad, but it is fairly unplayable on any of the Android phones currently on the market.

MisMisMatch - In this game, boxes on a grid need to be matched up with adjacent boxes by flipping them with your finger. The touch screen implementation is excellent, the tutorial mode is very helpful ...
... for beginners, and there are a range of difficulty settings to keep you interested when you start to improve. Well worth a download.

Pac-Man by Namco - After the Space Invaders craze of the late 1970s, came Pac-Man, a yellow ball with eyes whose main purpose in life was to munch down lines of pills, arranged within a maze, and occasionally eat a few flashing ghosts when he was full of the confidence that only oranges could offer him. This is a fine rendition with all the original visuals, but neither the touch screen nor the track ball is really suitable for playing it with.

Pop Pop Popcorn - Use your finger as a virtual heating element, to heat un-popped popcorn, arranged on a grid, until it pops, but make sure not to leave your finger on two long or surrounding popcorn will burn. One of the better touchscreen games available for the Android platform.

Santas War on Terror - Help Santa take on the forces of terror in this side scrolling platform game. Although the name might be the cause of some amusement, the fiddlesome controls, weak visuals and predictable gameplay mean that this game has little more than novelty appeal.

TxtSpeed - Brush up on your typing skills with this text based game. If anything, it shows up how difficult it is to type at any great speed on a miniature QWERTY keypad, but you will soon tire of it.
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