Some Great and Not-So-Great Android Smartphone Games

Want to play some games on your new Android phone, but do not know what to download first? Let this round-up guide you in your quest.

Girl Skip - A Manga mash up between Minesweeper and Hopscotch, the aim of this game is to clear the board of ones, twos, and wildcard As in the classic minesweeper way. Included is an optional help mode that tells you all the moves you are able to make with your next turn.

Hold em - Poker fans might want to download this fun Texas Hold em simulator, which works ok, but the double tapping and card tossing features overcomplicate an already fiddly control system.

JK Connect Four - This two player only connect 4 simulator is a functional enough version of the classic game, with basic graphics and no extra features, but the lack of a single player mode means that you probably will not be spending a whole lot of time with it.

Light Racer - Fans of the iconic Disney sci-fi movie Tron might want to give this version of the light cycle game from that movie. The aim of the game is to drive your bike around, leaving a coloured trail behind you that your opponents have to avoid if they want to stay in the game, with the aim being to trap them without entangling yourself.

Lights Out - Although this game, in which you tap lights in a grid on or off with your finger until the whole grid is dark, may seem simple, it is deceptively so. Fiendish.

Lunar Lander - In this bizarrely bad game, the aim would seem to be to land your space craft on a coloured line, but without any instructions, it is quite hard to work out how, or indeed why, you should do this. Avoid.

ZeptoRacer - This racing game takes forever to load and is hardly worth the effort, as the controls are unwieldy and the vibrations that indicate that you are doing it all wrong are not only irritating but a real drain on the battery.

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