Google Android Gaming Round Up
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Jun-10-2009
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The best thing about the new Google Android range of smart phones is that the big screen and novel input devices, such as the touch screen, accelerometer, and track ball, open up a whole new world of mobile gaming.
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The best thing about the new Google Android range of smart phones is that the big screen and novel input devices, such as the touch screen, accelerometer, and track ball, open up a whole new world of mobile gaming. However, not every type of game is suitable for this type of set up. In this guide, we have a look at some of the games currently available from the Android Market that use these devices:
Slide Puzzle - This nice looking version of the classic fifteen piece slider puzzle game does everything you would expect it to do, and makes good use of the touch screen.
Snake - If you are fed up of all the recent sluggish and discombobulating 3D versions of Snake, then you will be delighted to learn that a version of the original 2D mobile gaming masterpiece, based on the arcade classic Centipede, has been made for the Android. This version uses the trackball, which is not as good as a joypad for this type of game but it is still great fun to play.
Sokodroid - In this game, the user has to push his or her red square or around, using the trackball or the touch screen, with the aim of pushing blue squares into holes. It is not the worst game in the world, but neither control surface is really suitable for the task in hand.
Solitaire - This touch screen only version of Solitaire really reveals the limitations of the touch screen interface, in that dragging and dropping, a commonly used feature in any Graphical User Interface(GUI), can be a real pain with a touch screen.
Speed - Nothing to do with the 90s movie starring Keanu Reeves, Speed is basically a version of Pong that uses the touchscreen as a control. It is quite hard to accurately place the bat using your finger, as it kind of gets in the way, and can slip off the screen if you are not careful, but once you get the hang of it, this game can be a lot of fun.
Sudoku - An electronic version of the Oriental puzzle classic, which can be controlled with a trackball or your finger, although the controls are so fiddly that you will probably want to give it a miss altogether.
Tap Tick - A rapidly advancing counter needs to be stopped by an intrepid button presser as soon as it hits a certain number, and no later. In case you were wondering, that person is you, but if you do not download this terrible game, then it does not have to be.
Tetroid - If you like Tetris, then chances are that you will enjoy this similarly titled knock off too. Although the accelerometer controls are a little hard to get used to, once you do you will soon be back in the old routine.
Trap! - The aim the game in this touch screen version of the mobile phone gaming classic is to trap bouncing balls within as small a region of the screen as possible, without being hit by one while you are drawing a line. It is not bad, but the touch screen can be a little finicky.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Google Android Gaming Round Up _1060.aspx
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Author Resource :
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Keywords :
mobile, sim only,
Category :
Communications
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Mobile Phones
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