Freely available Android smartphone games
One of the first things people try to look for when they get a new phone are the included video games. While most of the Google Android smartphones do not have that many games built in, there are plenty of free ones available from the Android Market. Here are a few that you might want to cock a snook at:
Bubblewrap – Not so much a video game as a way of life, this frighteningly realistic bubblewrap simulator allows you to do everything you could ever want to do with a piece of bubblewrap, without having to waste any valuable plastic packing material.
Thankfully, the transformation is temporary. When you press one of the (virtual) bubbles, they visibly burst, accompanied by a popping noise, and a short vibration from the phone.
CB Blackjack – The classic card game gets the smartphone treatment with this classy version by Hudson Soft. It can be played with the touchscreen or the trackball, and is easy to control with either device.
CB Klondike – The best version of the old PC classic, Solitaire, yet released for the Android, the only disappointment being that the drag and drop problems that are present with all touch screen devices make this a bit tricky to play.
CB Reversi – This one or two player version of the classic board game Othello, which can be controlled with either the track ball or the touch screen. There is also a handy helper mode that shows you all the available moves.
Coloroid – The aim of the game in Coloroid is to turn the whole screen one colour by choosing adjacent colours for your swelling mass to adsorb from a list at the side of the screen. Recommended.
Divide and Conquer! – If you have ever played the classic mobile game Trap before, then you will know how to play Divide and Conquer, which is basically the same game, but given the touch screen smart phone treatment. The aim of the game is to segregate a certain proportion of the screen from some deadly bouncing balls by drawing lines with your finger.
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