Android Games: Sequels and More

Having previously blogged about my favorite Android games to do so again might seem a bit redundant.   However, I feel that things have moved on a lot since 2012.  I feel like there's now more choice, and yet somehow at the same time more standardisation as biggish games companies have emerged.   More often it's the same people behind two of your favorite games.   It feels more like an established industry now rather than just people throwing things at a wall to see what sticks. 

I'm going to start off with some sequels to established "classics".   First Angry Birds Star Wars.   I'm not going to lie, when I first heard about this it sounded truly bizarre.   But it works!   It really really works.   They kind of combine story and character elements from Star Wars with game play from the original Angry Birds, with a little of the physics from Angry Birds Space thrown in.   There are brand new elements you can use such as "Luke" birds with lightsabers, and somehow it's really good fun.   It doesn't feel like just some bizarre money-making merchandising at all.   It's great!

Next another sequel, Temple Run 2.   Again, this was a game I was a little sceptical about.   Temple Run is already perfectly good as it is.   What possible reason could you have for making a sequel?   Is this basically just going to be a graphics upgrade?   But no, the Temple Run people have done it again!   While gameplay is essentailly the same, they have genuinely added more elements to the game to make it more fun!   As well as walls to run along there are now ropes to swing on, hills to go up and down, rivers to ride down and crazy mine cart rides.   There are more obstacles and more special powers.   It's great!

The next game is called Jelly Splash.   It's pretty similar in format to a lot of the King Saga games (LINK) but made by a different company.   You have jelly candies on your screen and you have to draw lines through ones that are the same colour and they all disappear.   You amke jellies to achieve different goals, such as clearing the screen of grey slime, freeing trapped jellies and bringing diamonds down to the bottom.   Like the King games this one has many different levels to progress through.   It's good fun.

 


Finally, another game that is a variation on Jewels.   There seem to be loads (LINK) of these types of games around.   This oone is called Zookeeper Battle.   You have a grid of different zoo animals, and you have to match lines of three of more of the same animal.   When you make a match they vanish.   Some of the animals give you attack points, and others give you defense points.   You have got a very small amount of time to gain as many points as possible and use the points to battle it out against an opponent.   Winning gives you certain rewards you can use to biuld up your Zoo, which allows you to play little side games against a computer opponent.   It sounds fairly dull, but it is pretty addictive.   You get really into trying to increase your World Ranking against other players.