Best Free and Paid Games for Android

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 Saqib Mobiles

Android devices are definitely getting popular. With the launch of more and more Android devices from Samsung, HTC and Motorola, this Android platform is certainly getting more exposure. For those who don’t know, Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. There are thousands of Android apps and games on Android Market and therefore here is a list of some of the handpicked Android games for you. Some of these are motion sensing games also, that can give you a new gaming experience. Those who have iPhone must have played motion sensing/gyroscope games but now you can play those games on Android also.

Some newer phones like the Samsung Galaxy S2 features accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor, while some older models only support accelerometer. The gyro can sense even a slight degree of rotation and can reject linear movements and hand jitters. This greatly helps in gaming and the phone can sense even a slight movement while gaming.

Best Free Android Games

So here we start, these are some of the handpicked collection of games for Android and what’s more, they’re free.

Assaulter

If arcade shooter is your genre, then Assaulter:War on Terror is the game you should try. This game features a huge arsenal of weapons, levels, upgrades, and jaw-dropping graphics. Pick up your weapons and complete your missions on battlefronts all over the globe. Defeat the terrorists, no matter the personal cost. Justice must be done at any cost. Try out this shooting game.

NinJump

NinJump is a simple, yet addictive game. In this game, your goal is to rise as high as you can while avoiding killer squirrels, angry birds, enemy ninjas, throwing stars and exploding bombs. With a simple tap you can jump from one wall to the other, knocking obstacles from the air as you do. Take down three enemies of the same kind to trigger mega-jump bonuses. Collect shields to plow through your opponents with. Just watch out for ledges and other ninjas because they will knock you off and send you to your doom.

Racing Moto

Racing Moto is a fast paced racing game. Control your moto with incredible fast speed during traffic rush time! Also enjoy beautiful view during the journey – desert, bridge, city,, sea and forest. The game has intuitive control – Tilt phone to control moto direction and tap screen to accelerate. Keep accelerating moto so that the score will be boosted. The boost factor is shown on the right top of the screen. The player also needs to watch out for indicator lights of other vehicles on road, they may turn left or right. This is a free motion sensing game.

Angry Birds

Who doesn’t know about Angry birds? Yes, its the most popular game on iPhone and now its here on Android and what’s more, its free. The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs.
Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the pigs fortresses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours of replay value. Each of the 285 levels requires logic, skill, and force to solve. You should definitely try out this game.

Angry Birds Rio

In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – two rare macaws and the stars of the Fox motion picture, Rio. Angry Birds Rio will pair the physics-based gameplay of the original game with unique twists based on the film. Angry Birds Rio features five fantastic episodes with 150 exciting levels, new achievements, special hidden fruits and much more. If you loved playing Angry Birds, then you would definitely love this game.

Turbo Grannies Free

The story of the game is something like this – Turbo Granny may be as old as the hills, but she can´t stand spending every day indoors at the slow nursing home. It´s deadening & Turbo Granny is bored to death! She misses all the action and excitement that she used to experience – a long time ago and then one day Granny takes her permobile and gets out of that nursing home, and from here starts the game. Turbo Granny is a challenging and hilarious game. Watch Granny crash and break a hip. You can take the decision where to take the Turbo Granny to – Mountain track, Suburbia track or the challenging Desert track.

AirAttack HD

Air Attack HD is Award Winning next-generation top down air combat shooter with stunning 3D graphics alongside great audio, effects and awesome gameplay. It even takes full advantage of NVIDIA Tegra based devices. The game features 3 missions, 24 different enemy types, 3 different difficulty modes, real time physics and much more. The game is downloaded over 10,00,000 times on iPhone and iPad also, so let’s hope this game is worth trying on Android platform also.

Smurfs’ Village

Do you like “The Smurfs” movie? Then try this game. Gargamel found the Smurfs’ village and scattered the Smurfs far and wide. With Papa Smurf’s guidance, it’s up to you to build a new village for the Smurfs to call home.
Based on the original cartoon and comic art, players begin the game with only a single mushroom house and a lone plowed plot of land. From there, things quickly progress, allowing players to build specialized houses, elaborate gardens with colorful crops, bridges to span running rivers, trodden paths, and more.

Bubble Squeeze

This is a classic bubble shooter game enhanced with motion support. Tilt your phone to aim and touch the screen to fire. Find your own clever way to get rid of all bubbles on the screen. Just don’t take too long or the ceiling will collapse on you. The game features motion controls, obstacles and special bubbles to both hinder and help you and 25 fun and creative levels to try. The full version includes 40 games, which needs to be purchased.

Cordy

Cordy is a little robot with a big job – to power up his world! Help Cordy run, jump, push, pull, lift, throw, bounce, swing, and hover in this beautiful console-quality 3D puzzle platform game. The free version includes only 4 levels and paid version includes 27 levels. IGN rated this game as one of the top 25 smartphone game of 2011 and the game has received 14820 ratings till now, so go ahead and try out the 4 free levels.

Best Paid Android Games

Where’s My Water

Where’s My Water? is a popular game on iPhone and now it’s here to rule Android. This game is developed by Disney and is added in “Brain and Puzzle” category. The story is: Swampy the Alligator lives under the city and yearns for a more human-like existence. He is especially fond of cleanliness. The other alligators do not take kindly to Swampy’s eccentricities and have conspired to sabotage his water supply. The player needs to find a way to supply water to Swampy. Don’t worry, you won’t finish it soon, as it has 120 levels in total.

World of Goo

In a very short period, this game has become a top paid game. The player needs to drag and drop living, talking, squirming, globs of goo to build structures, zeppelins, bridges, cannonballs, and giant tongues. Each level is strange and dangerously beautiful, introducing new puzzles, areas, and the creatures that live in them, each level is mysterious. Human players around the world compete in a living leaderboard to build the tallest towers of goo in World of Goo Corporation’s mysterious sandbox.

Cut the rope

The little monster Om Nom is hungry and the only thing standing between him and a full belly is you, that is your help cutting the ropes that hold the candy he wants. Swipe your finger across the ropes to release the delicious bundles into his mouth. But don’t forget to collect the stars and break the bubbles along the way, easier said than done when enemies and obstacles await. This game is very popular, played by 55 million people, as per the developer.

UNO

Remember the classic UNO card game? Now this game is here for your Android smartphone. Relive all the crazy fun of UNO: match colors or numbers with all your favorite cards or challenge yourself with increasingly difficult games in Tournament Mode. Controls are very easy – simply drag and drop cards using your finger on the screen and be the first to get rid of all your cards. Online multiplayer mode also available for high-end phones.

Apparatus

Build a complex machine to perform a simple task. Apparatus is a game about setting up simple mechanical structures to move one or several marbles to the goal. Connect cables from batteries to motors, build bridges, set up teeter totters, swing with ropes, build vehicles, or just let the marble have a happy roller coaster ride to the goal. Use the control panel to control your creations, be it a monster truck, a mechanical rifle or anything you can imagine. If you like puzzle games, then you’ll love this one.

Fieldrunners HD

This game has stunning high definition graphics to make the most out of your fancy Android phone or tablet. Do you have what it takes to defeat the Fieldrunners and rise to the top as the ultimate Tower Defense champion? The game features over 400 waves across 4 unique battlefields, 7 weapons, stunning HD visuals, addictive game play, different difficulty modes, tablet support and more.

Bug Village

There’s a bug village, a tiny town where you build and nurture a colony of active ants and busy bees. Construct homes to attract playful bugs and direct them to the garden, where they can gather resources to expand your village. Feed your bugs to keep them energized and healthy. Add cute decorations and flowers to make the colony buzz with excitement. Bug village is your own miniature 3D world, build your own village and garden, interact with ants and bugs and keep your bugs happy.

Confused Escape

An action puzzle game featuring motion sensoring. This version has 100 stages comprise 1391 pages of maze and some of these stages are very difficult. This game is designed to be so difficult that those who can clear the all 100 stages may have divine intelligence. You can’t play this game with a smartphone without motion sensor. So before installing this game, ensure your smartphone has a motion sensor.

Reckless Racing

Reckless Racing blends the finest top-down racer style with stunning graphics. Slip, and slide through down-and-dirty racetracks with precision controls, and challenge friends in online multiplayer. Hold on tight and get ready to go. The remarkable visual power of the game puts you in the heart of Dixie, where you’ll encounter wonderfully detailed backroad racetracks. With online multiplayer, Reckless Racing gives you the chance to show the world your racing ability.

Fruit Ninja

Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! Become the ultimate bringer of sweet, tasty destruction with every slash. Swipe up across the screen to deliciously slash fruit like a true ninja warrior. With three game modes in single player and worldwide leaderboards using Openfeint, the addictive gameplay will keep you coming back for even higher scores. The game features three packed gameplay modes – Classic, Zen and the new Arcade, featuring powerups including Freeze, Frenzy and Double Score.

Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed is a popular racing game on every platform, be it Playstation, Xbox, iPhone or Android. Drive the world’s fastest cars and enjoy some of the highest performance racing action ever seen on Android. The game requires Android 1.6 and up.

From all this collection of games, some of them are Android motion sensing/gyroscope games can give you a never before gaming experience. Hope you like these games for Android.

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