The core of Plants vs. Zombies is to use plants to defend your house from oncoming hordes of zombies. The fun of Plants vs. Zombies comes from the variety of different offensive and defensive plant types and the immense variety of zombies that all attack the house.

Plants vs. Zombies’ graphics style is recognizable PopCap style. Cartoon influenced visuals bring a family-friendly look to the game. Each character is carefully designed to maximize the core of the game. Plants are easily recognized by their individual traits like sunflowers producing sunlight and zombie-eating plants featuring wide mouths and sharp teeth.

Even the zombies have their own style. Normal zombies just have plain clothes, but later levels feature zombies with pole vaults, screen doors, and buckets on their heads. Each additional detail to the zombies adds an effect like the ability to take more damage or only be affected by one type of flower attack.

Adventure mode in Plants vs. Zombies is long and provides hours to experience, and the quick play mode is opened once Adventure mode is complete.

The strategic elements of Plants vs. Zombies are slim in the beginning of the game, but in later levels there is a consistent tight balance between planting more defensive flowers or attacking larger zombies with offensive landmine potatoes.

Plants vs. Zombies is one of the greatest strategy games available and provides hours of enjoyment.

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The idea of Pou is that you must look after the little critter, feeding him, playing with him and making sure he is clean. It's a more sophisticated version of the tamagotchi virtual pet toys that were popular in the 90s.

Your Pou character has four 'needs' that need to be met and sustained all the time: Food, Health, Fun and Energy. The level of each of these is represented by an indicator at the top of the screen. You can feed your Pou by dragging and dropping food into its mouth, clean it by rubbing virtual soap on it, and put it to sleep when it gets tired by turning off the light.

The most enjoyable element of Pou is the games section, where playing the games also serves to fill up Pou's Fun meter. There are seven different mini games in here, including a match-three game, dropping food, free fall and a musical Simon remake.

Scoring in the games is rewarded with coins, which you can use to purchase extra items for your Pou (food, clothing, objects, etc.) If you want to fast-track your way to the goodies then you can buy extra coins.

As with any real life pet, the novelty of playing with Pou wears off after a while but this Android game is adorable while it lasts.

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Features

Gameplay in Real Racing 3 is very polished. It's a racing game with real life licensed tracks and cars that you purchase and upgrade to improve performance.

Each of the races are connected to other Real Racing 3 players and connecting to Facebook can import your friends who are playing the game. There are many different race types like head-to-head, cup, or elimination on the different tracks.

Controls are varied with a lot of options. By default you just tilt the device and the game will control accelerating and braking. You can also choose a very hands-on control scheme where you control everything or a touch-based steering system.

Usability

The game is easy to drop in to. From the start of Real Racing 3, you are in charge of purchasing a car and competing in the different racing modes. You earn points and money used to upgrade the car or service it to return it to optimal performance. It is designed with multiplayer in mind, even when your friends are not playing.

Quality

Visually, Real Racing 3 can be a beautiful game. On older supported hardware, the game looks horrible. The primary focus is on the car you are driving while the environment looks sparse and barren. Real Racing 3 was meant for the latest hardware and primarily an iOS development so the Android version is showing the poor port of the original assets.

Where the game fails also is the push towards microtransactions. While you will not hit the pay wall too soon, it becomes apparent that you have the choice to grind or purchase money and points to upgrade your car. Upgrades and repairs cost money while maintainence costs in-game points to bypass the timer countdown or you have to wait a specific amount of time. This does let you have shorter play sessions, but upgrades are offered before a race.

Like most microtrasaction games, the balance toward free and paid is uneasy. You can play for a good amount of time before paying is necessary, but once you are immersed in the game and need an upgrade fast, you will probably pay for it.

Conclusion

Real Racing 3 is a great racing game with below average graphics, good controls, and a lot of races to get through. The microtransaction mechanic is very forced and unbalances the game because it is easy to wait a couple minutes for an upgrade, but the longer you play, the longer you wait.

Installation

Real Racing 3 is a large install, but EA says you need to have at least 1.7GB free on the device.

On our test device, Real Racing 3 contains 1.57GB of data.

The install from Google Play is a small loader while the bulk of the game is downloaded during the first start.

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Beloved by wordsmiths everywhere, you can choose to play SCRABBLE free against another opponent at random, specify a user you want to play against or just pass the game back and forth with another friend in person. It's a great addition to your collection of Android word puzzle apps, which may also include games like WordUp! and Android Sodoku.

Playing SCRABBLE free feels very natural, and the simulation of the game has been carefully kept as close to the original board game as possible. Users place tiles on the board simply by dragging and dropping them from the rack at the bottom of the game screen. Once you've made your word just tap the "Play" button and the points will be added to your total (as long as the word is valid, of course). If you're unsure whether a word will actually count, SCRABBLE free has a dictionary provided within the app for you to double check with, adding to the convenience and authentic experience of the game. SRABBLE free also lets you tile swap and recall your submission.

SCRABBLE free's presentation is immaculate. The graphics are high-definition and the menu screens are easy to locate and make use of. Unfortunately, the background music can get a little annoying. The pop-up ads that interrupt your SCRABBLE free game after every play are also unjustifiably intrusive, especially considering there are also static ads at the bottom of your screen.

SCRABBLE free is nevertheless a fantastic adaptation of this classic board game for Android smartphones.

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From the makers of Talking Tom Cat and Talking Ben the Dog, Talking Ginger is an interactive game for all the family. As with the other talking titles from Outfit 7, you can speak at Ginger and she will repeat what you said in a squeaky voice.

Talking Ginger is much more than this though, and there's plenty to do in the game. You can brush her teeth, dry her hair, and give her a shower. All of these acts are played out through cute, funny animations. You can record all these actions, and the speech to create your own videos, which can then be shared in a number of ways.

Talking Ginger gives you four free toothpaste tubes and you can buy more through an in-app purchase (which also removes ads). Handily, the developer has included a Child Mode in the game, which prevents kids from accessing these purchase options. Child Mode also disables video creation.

There's also a fun toilet roll unravelling game within Talking Ginger, and a toothbrush timer for kids, which encourages them to brush with along with the cat. You can set the amount of time depending on how long you want your child to brush their teeth for. You can also unlock jigsaw puzzles to play with.

Talking Ginger is arguably the most complete talking animal game of the series so far. A few more mini games would be nice though, because after a while it does get repetitive.

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Gameplay

Candy Crush is a puzzle game where brightly colored candy takes the starring role.

Your task is to link a minimum of 3 candies, vertically or horizontally, so that they will disappear from the game grid.

Successfully doing this will allow you to accumulate points, which will give you access to new levels. It's a well-structured game and the difficultly level is well calibrated, so you'll get just the right degree of a challenge.

Playability

When you're playing Candy Crush, it's important not to get stressed by the time limits. If you do, you're likely to hit a bomb at a crucial point, loosing the game completely. Keep cool, and solve the puzzle before the time runs out!

Graphics and sound

Candy Crush, as you might expect, is bright, colorful and cute. That said, we think the graphcis and sound are second-rate - it looks cheap and gameplay is jumpy and ragged, which is completely unnecessary and a real pity.

Conclusion

Candy Crush is an overwhelmingly popular game. It's quite likely lots of your friends are playing and sharing their progress on Facebook, so we can't blame you for wanting a go.

That said, we think Candy Crush Saga is a whole lot of hype over nothing. The gameplay is cliched and overdone, the graphics are poor and the whole game looks second rate. If you're looking for a cute timewaster for Android, you can do much better.

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With the Adobe Flash Player plug-in installed on your device, you will automatically be able to load Flash videos, animation, games and applications from the web. Android's support for Adobe Flash Player gives Google's operating system an advantage over big rival Apple, whose iOS system still doesn't support Adobe Flash.

For a more complete view of the web, install Adobe Flash Player on your Android phone.

Starting August 15, 2012, new installations of Adobe Flash Player will not be allowed. However, you can download the Flash Player APK from Softonic

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Weatherproof your day with these features and without any advertising:

• Push notifications for severe weather alerts in the United States – now also included on tablets!
• For worldwide locations, when AccuWeather forecasts snow, ice, rain, wind, or the probability of thunderstorms, you will see an orange exclamation point displayed within the location’s current and 25-day screens.
• Customizable My AccuWeather lifestyle forecasts for specific health concerns and outdoor activities. Categories include: Outdoor Fitness, Travel, Respiratory Health, Fishing and Game, and Do-It-Yourself.
• Home screen widget displaying two-day forecasts with severe weather warnings for your GPS location, and a time clock. Resizable, multi-location widgets are also now available with even more weather detail!
• Radar for all of North America and Europe, and worldwide satellite overlaying interactive Google Maps™. A snapshot view of the maps for your saved locations is now available!
• Current news and weather videos, with many available in both English and Spanish.
• Social media sharing so you can share your location’s current conditions, hourly, or 25-day forecasts using the social media apps you already have on your device.

You also get the accurate, local weather forecasts and the customization you expect from AccuWeather, minus the advertising:
• Accurate and local forecasts for 2.7 million locations worldwide. Forecasts update every 15 minutes with information for the next 25 days – all in 27 different languages.
• Current weather conditions update every 15 minutes with the very latest humidity and precipitation percentages, dew point, visibility, UV index, wind speed gusts and direction, times for sunrise and sunset, and RealFeel® – AccuWeather’s exclusive weather forecasting system that analyzes multiple weather factors to determine how the local temperature actually feels.
• Local weather forecast summaries that provide an overview of the next five days’ weather forecast along with a description of the most dramatic weather event expected during the five days.
• Status bar on the home screen displaying the current temperature for your current or home location.
• Ability to store an unlimited amount of locations.
• Choice between metric or imperial units, 12-hour or 24-hour time display, and portrait or landscape view.

Please note: Sunrise and sunset times are found in Daily Details which can be viewed by tapping on daily forecast. Also, AccuWeather Holo Dark and Light widgets display RealFeel® and can occupy only 4x1 space as before. We have added "Dew Point" and "Probability of precipitation" as per popular requests.

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What's N.O.V.A 3 about?

In N.O.V.A. 3 you lead hero Kal around space stations and surrounding planets in order to try to protect Earth from a terrible fate. N.O.V.A. games have often been mocked as a cheap rip-off of Halo, but to say that about N.O.V.A. 3 is doing it a massive disservice. It now stands on its own as the reference for quality shoot 'em ups.

There's plenty of alien scum to wipe out in N.O.V.A. 3, but luckily you'll be able to call on plenty of weapons, kinetic forces, and the help of your team to destroy them.

Besides the Campaign mode, N.O.V.A. 3 also features online multiplayer, where you and up to 11 others can take part in battles in six different modes. It's good fun - but only if you're pretty handy with a blaster, since online opponents are generally top class.

What's the control system like?

Controls are as natural as they can be on a touchscreen device, and can be customized to the hilt. The default control is based around moving with your thumb and aiming and shooting with your right. There are separate buttons for changing weapons, throwing grenades, using kinetic attacks, etc.

How does it look?

The graphics in N.O.V.A. 3 are crisp and realistic, aside from a rare few glitches where you fall through environments. The voiceover acting is of good quality, and even the story has been carefully constructed to add tension to the gameplay. Previous versions have centered just on other planets, whereas N.O.V.A. 3 has lots of scenes on Earth, which adds a new dimension to the gameplay.

The verdict

With superb graphics, exciting gameplay and a compelling storyline, N.O.V.A. 3 has everything you could wish for in a mobile sci-fi shooter.

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Voice and video calling with Tango is free (for now, at least) and it works over both WiFi and 3G/4G networks.

Tango automatically sifts through your phone's contacts to determine which of your contacts are using Tango (in much the same way as WhatsApp and Viber do), and displays all of these contacts very clearly so you can quickly start chatting with them. You get the option to invite someone via text message or email if you like.

Of course, the video calling functionality only works if you have a front-facing camera on your device. If you do though, you're in for a real treat because both the video and audio quality of Tango video calls are excellent, with less lag compared to similar applications.

Tango includes a few handy extra features, such as the ability to add fun filters and animations to your video chats. You can even play games together during calls if you get bored!

Tango is a very good video chat app for Android, which makes it easier to maintain face-to-face contact with your family and friends.

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A familiar format

All the hallmarks of a classic karting game like Mario Kart or, more recently, Shrek Kart, are stuffed into Tiki Kart 3D. You compete in a series of progressively taxing courses, attempting to win each race in order to win the whole cup. You can compete at 50cc, 100cc and 150cc levels, and by winning events in Tiki Kart 3D you unlock new ones.

Like other karting games, Tiki Kart 3D boasts lots of power-ups, which you access by rolling over a pineapple. Treats include speed boosts, rockets, oil slicks and mines, all of which you can use strategically to give you the edge over your opponents.

Graphics and gameplay

The graphics in Tiki Kart 3D are pretty good. The sprites are bright and colorful and there's a choice of six interesting racers and karts. The animation is great too, and if you have a decent enough device you get a smooth ride that feels very fast. If your phone's specs are fairly low, however, you should adjust some of the graphics settings to compensate for the low frame rate.

Controlling your kart in Tiki Kart 3D is done by holding your finger anywhere on screen to accelerate, and tilting your device from side to side to steer. Depending on your device, steering can be quite unresponsive. For instance, it was fairly stiff and labored when we tested on a HTC Desire, though handled much smoother on our HTC Sensation. Unfortunately, Tiki Kart 3D doesn't let you switch control methods, so if it's laboring on your device you're stuck with it.

Overall, Tiki Kart 3D is great fun to play, and there's lots of extra game content you can buy in-app that makes racing even more enjoyable. It's a shame there's no multiplayer mode though, because playing a friend is always the best way to enjoy a karting game.

It doesn't have the charm of Mario Kart and the control system isn't perfect, but Tiki Kart 3D still makes for a good timewaster.

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What is Modern Combat 5 about?

Modern Combat 5 is the the follow-up to the successful Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour game from Gameloft. It's a kind-of Call of Duty for mobile game, packed with devastating weaponry, lethal explosions and spectacular settings.

Judging by the official trailer for Modern Combat 5, the new version in the series will be more explosive than ever, featuring all manner of weapons, helicopters, boats, and more. The setting, which appears to be Venice, Italy, looks gorgeously rendered. The city's serenity is doomed to be broken, however, by fierce explosions and thrill-a-minute action sequences.

Watch this space for more information about Modern Combat 5 when we have it.

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In the game you enter The Croods world and take control of their lives, trapping and taming creatures, creating inventions, and decorating the prehistoric world with weird and wonderful fashion items.

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Same old story

In Gangstar Vegas you star as a prize fighter who upsets a mob boss and must run for his life, before seeking to get his own back. It's an age-old tale and there's little originality in the way the story played out in Gangstar Vegas. The main character's personality feels a bit wooden and the script is pretty clichéd (some of the characters that appear are good fun, though). However, that doesn't mean that Gangstar Vegas isn't fun to play - quite the opposite, in fact.

Thrills and spills in Sin City

The game world in Gangstar Vegas is immense - incredibly it's nine times bigger than the previous game, Gangstar Rio. There are 80 different missions to complete in total, and they vary considerably in terms of gameplay, from prize fights to chasing bad guys on foot, to participating in street races. There are many challenges in Gangstar Vegas in which you can compete against others in online leaderboards.

The Quick Play mode in Gangstar Vegas allows you to part in one-off challenges, such as heists, brawls, survival and time attacks. It's great to be able to dive straight in and play in this way, especially if you've been away from the game for a long time and want to brush up on your skills before heading back into the main story.

The setting of Vegas makes for lots of fun, whether it's chasing bad guys down the strip at high speeds, or playing blackjacks in the casinos to earn more cash. As you play, you'll realize just how much there is to explore in Gangstar Vegas and the level of detail in the game world is impressive.

There are plenty of weapons to collect and upgrade in Gangstar Vegas, including guns, grenades, molotovs, flamethrowers, and baseball bats. The shop also allows you to change your look with new clothes, hair cuts, or even a chipmunk mask! Of course, you can buy vehicles as well, and the selection is very varied, covering everything from mopeds and trials bikes to monster trucks and tanks.

Taking to the streets

The controls in Gangstar Vegas are much the same as previous versions of the game. You walk around using an on-screen directional pad and there are action buttons for running, shooting, and interacting with objects.

The driving controls can be set up according to what you find easier, allowing you to choose between tilt, arrows or stick-based steering. What's great is that you can define different control systems for cars and bikes, so you could use arrow-based steering for cars and tilt-based for motorcycles if you like.

There's the ubiquitous city map, which shows you where missions are and displays various points of interest. Generally you can skip straight to a mission in Gangstar Vegas without having to drive to the start point, which is handy. A mini map in the corner of the screen shows your current position.

Viva Las Vegas

The graphics in Gangstar Vegas are very good, and rival those of the mobile versions of GTA III or Vice City. The city of Las Vegas is brought to life with an incredible level of detail and it really drags you into the story. Animation is great too and the accurate ragdoll effects make performing stunts a real treat. There are the occasional graphical glitches as with most huge games like this, but not enough to detract from the overall experience.

The characters look good, although the voice acting is poor in places. Be warned that bad language and adult themes litter the dialog, so Gangstar Vegas is certainly not suitable for children, and is classified accordingly.

Just like GTA, Gangstar Vegas features in-car radio, and the range of stations seems very heavily influenced by the Rockstar game series. There's some quality tunes licensed though, with something to suit everyone.

The verdict

Gangstar Vegas borrows so much from Grand Theft Auto that you'll forget it's a totally different game series. Of course, this is no bad thing and Gangstar Vegas is so big and deep that you'll struggle to find a better sandbox action for mobile - GTA included.

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Fight epic battles

Total Conquest is an exciting and strategic social game where you are a Roman governor developing your own city-state and army. But with Caesar dead, you’ll need to join a powerful Alliance - or forge your own - to defeat your enemies, protect your lands, and reign supreme. Vae victis!

Build a mighty Roman province

• Build and manage your own unique city-state
• Defend your city with Towers, Traps, Walls, Gates and garrisoned units
• Hire, train and upgrade 10 different unit types, each with a specific role
• Take on a challenging solo campaign and develop conquest strategies
• Battle players from around the world and lead your army to victory• Invite friends from Facebook and Game Center
• Create or join an Alliance of powerful players and get reinforcements from
the other members
• Coordinate with your allies to win Alliance Wars
• Fight to increase your Alliance ranking and earn great rewards
• Compare your scores on Game Center or the in-game leaderboard

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Introduction to Asphalt 8: Airborne

Ready to defy gravity? Get behind the wheel and lose your breath to dynamic high-speed stunts in a totally new driving experience powered by the brand new physics engine!

Drive a luxury line-up of dream cars on the most exotic tracks. And if you really got what it takes, challenge your friends in multiplayer races with the new asynchronous duels, or battle the world ?s best racers in the new game modes!

A brand new experience

• Feel how it is to drive on the most exotic, totally new, and original tracks available only in Asphalt 8: Airborne including Venice, French Guiana, Iceland, the Nevada Desert, and a lot more!


• 47 luxury licensed cars (80% NEW!) including Lamborghini Veneno, Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, and
  Chevrolet Corvette C7!


• See how your car interacts with the environment! Avoid obstacles or destroy them thanks to the realistic physics engine.


• Get the real arcade racing experience and defy gravity with amazing new collisions, a new sensation of speed, and impressive stunts!

New features in Asphalt 8: Airborne for speed demons

• Challenge other drivers in multiplayer races in a real and completely online experience. Unlock badges, compare your scores on the new leaderboards,create your own multiplayer matches and battle the world!


• Dare your friends in asynchronous races and make sure to leave their best time in the dust.


• Check out the new Infected mode and survive as long as you can. Or show off your racing skills with the new Drift Gate mode and test drive a new style of arcade racing.


• Find the hidden shortcuts and discover every secret the tracks hold!


• Share your racing achievements on Facebook

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Brothers in Arms 3 is due for release on iOS and Android in Summer 2013.

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Introducing The Sims Freeplay

You start off in The Sims Freeplay by choosing a Sim or customizing your own from scratch. Besides changing aspects of their appearance, you can apply a personality trait to your character (crazy, creative, romantic, geek, etc.).

Once you've made your character, The Sims Freeplay will transport you to their new home where the game starts. Despite the wide range of options available, the layout of the controls makes it very easy to move around and do things in The Sims Freeplay. You pinch to zoom in and out, and can swivel the screen by holding and turning your fingers.

How to play the game

The first few tasks you complete in The Sims Freeplay serve as a tutorial, introducing you to the principles of the game and how the money and experience points system works.

The Sims Freeplay, supported by in-app purchases, is a completely different game to the 'full' version of The Sims for Android. In Freeplay your Sim life is played out in real-time and the business model is based around you paying to speed things up, or purchasing 'Simoleons' (Sims currency) in order to buy or upgrade things within the game.

The real-time aspect of The Sims Freeplay can get very frustrating and things can get pretty boring - especially when your Sim is sleeping! However, it's possible to control up to 16 Sims at once, meaning that there's generally always something you can be doing.

Presentation

The Sims Freeplay is beautifully designed, with great attention to detail, a gorgeously rendered world, and smooth animations. The music is tranquil and relaxing, and you can even change the song that's playing by turning on the stereo in your house!

The verdict

It's a bit annoying that you constantly need to be connected to the internet to play. Nevertheless, The Sims Freeplay is still a fun way to escape the real world for a while.

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While the original Temple Run's visuals were a little stagnant, Temple Run 2 adds a lot of higher quality graphics and effects. The stages look and feel bigger, plus there's more variety in the levels as you progress.

Controls in Temple Run 2 are the same. You tilt to move horizontally, swipe up to jump, and swipe down to slide. To change directions left or right, you swipe in that direction. If you played the original, jumping into Temple Run 2 is easy.

There are some input detection issues with Temple Run 2 though. Occasionally when swiping to jump or slide, the game did not register and I crashed into a tree or wall. Other times, it would register a sideswipe incorrectly and I would lose. This can get frustrating especially when you have progressed far into a level.

Temple Run 2 also has power-ups and unlockable content that can be bought with coins earned in the game, or you can purchase currency with microtransactions. Temple Run 2 does not really force purchases, but taking the easy way out by buying a pack of coins is tempting.

If you enjoyed Temple Run, Temple Run 2 is going to eat all your free time.

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