Top 5 Android Games of the Week (Nov 22): Injustice: Gods Among Us, Ridiculous Fishing, Hunger Games: Panem Run and More
A browse through the Google Play Store would be very timely because of the influx of new and exciting games, some of which have been anticipated for porting into Android.
Check out the superhero brawler and the fishing expedition game that are finally on the Android, a movie tie-in game, a new game from Pikpok, a gravity and puzzle game, and a game featuring mandarin oranges.
Injustice: Gods Among Us
The much-awaited superhero brawler mobile game that became a hit on the iOS has finally landed on the Android. NetherRealm Studios' Injustice: Gods Among Us is now available on the Google Play Store for download.
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It's still a freemium app, and now Android users who own a copy of the original game on the PS3 or the Xbox 360 can unlock a couple of content from the mobile game.
For those who are new to the world of Injustice: Gods Among Us, you can build your own DC heroes and villains team via the collectible playing cards. You face off every round with another team of three, which can feature a wide array of heroes and villains from the DC Universe. It also has a console version that is available on the PS4 as a launch title.
Expect 3D renders of the characters and the environments, level up abilities to evolve your team, and rounds upon rounds of fights, super moves, and attacks. Check out the official trailer in the link.
Hunger Games: Panem Run
As the premiere of Hunger Games: Catching Fire nears, a new Android game, Hunger Games: Panem Run has been released by Reliance Big Entertainment as a movie tie-in gaming app.
The game is pretty much an addition to all the endless runner games, but following the style and point of view of Temple Run. And there's a number of additions, such as it being customised to match the Hunger Games theme of the game.
These include tracker jacker chasers, the use of bows and arrows, and some of the districts of Panem in the environments.
Hunger Games: Panem Run is a free app that gives you 3 randomly generated levels that represent three of the Districts in Panem, a global leaderboard, and gifting capabilities to friends. Download Hunger Games: Panem Run here.
Ridiculous Fishing
Android is on a roll with another previously iOS-only app that has been raved about by a lot of gamers. Ridiculous Fishing features Billy, who aims to redeem his past and change his destiny amid the high seas.
From developer Vlambeer, Ridiculous Fishing has a number of unlockable items and weapons, hours of arcade gameplay, and the promise of no in-app purchases. It has won a number of awards and recognitions, having been nominated as the winner of mobile Design Award in 2013.
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Ridiculous Fishing is also part of the Humble Bumble 3, which will give you six Android games where you name the price you want to pay for the games, but you need to pay above the average in order to get at least two of the games that are part of the bundle. According to PC Mag, the other games bundled with Ridiculous Fishing include Epoch, Kingdom Rush, Swordingo, SpelllTower, and rymdkapsel.
You can download Ridiculous Fishing individually here for $2.99.
Naught 2
From Blue Shadow Games, Naught 2 is a gravity-based game that takes you through the underworld in an adventure filled with dream-like interactive environments.
Naught 2 has new features for gameplay, improved game controls which gives you a choice between virtual buttons or accelerometer controls, and more puzzles. You'll be playing through over 30 levels, 3 bonus levels, boss levels, and three zones, where you may even unlock hidden levels.
Naught 2 is currently advertised as having a discount of 50% off at $1.99, so better download it fast now.
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Halos Fun
Who knew Wonderful Halos, those sweet Californian mandarins, can actually turn into a fun game? From Pikpok, developer of the acclaimed Into the Dead, comes Halos Fun, which is a game fit for all ages and comes free with no in-app purchases.
Download Halos Fun here to enjoy 100 levels, a lot of halos to collect, puzzles to solve, collectible stickers for unlockable surprises, and more.