Free Android Games Round Up

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Although Google Android smartphones have only been available for a short time, there is already a plethora of games available for the format. Here are just a few of the ones that are currently available:

Mahjongg - This touch screen version of the classic Oriental game of pairs features pleasant enough visuals, but is too tricky to control to have any lasting appeal, unless you have very small fingers indeed.

mem - In this simple game, the aim is to click on an icon from a list down the side of the screen as soon as a larger version of it appears on the left hand side. The sound effects are cool, but it is unlikely to keep you occupied on a long journey.

Minspace War - A 2D shoot-em-up that uses the phones mini-keypad as a control surface. Although the graphics are good and you suspect it might play a lot better on a laptop or a dedicated games console, the controls are too fiddly to make it worth the time it takes to download.

MisMisMatch - A puzzle game in which you tap the boxes, using the touchscreen interface, that have images that are not matches in order to clear the board of unmatched pairs. This deceptively simple puzzler is great fun to play, and features difficulty settings and a handy tutorial.

Pac-Man by Namco - Help Pac Man in his quest for pills, oranges, and ghosts around the famous blue mazes of this arcade classic. This arcade perfect version of the old favourite, complete with the inter-level animations featured on the original coin-op machine. However, the lack of a joypad really lets this game down and prevents you from being able to get out of the tight spots as quickly as you often need to.

Pop Pop Popcorn - Use your finger as a virtual heating element, to heat un-popped popcorn, arranged on a grid, until it pops, but make sure not to leave your finger on two long or surrounding popcorn will burn. One of the better touchscreen games available for the Android platform.

Santas War on Terror - As the name suggests, this platform game sees a very little Saint Nick wage war against some marauding terrorists. While hardly in the spirit of Christmas, this nonetheless might raise a chuckle or two before you delete it from your phone, frustrated by the poor controls and put off by the hideous graphics.

TxtSpeed - If you are looking for a game to help you build up your text message typing speed, then TxtSpeed could be just the ticket. If you are not, however, then you will probably want to give this game, which is somewhat low on thrills, a miss.

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