10 Great Free Games for Android

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    • android-games-624-258.jpgThe Android
    Market may not be quite caught up to its Apple App Store counterpart
    just yet, but it’s certainly no slouch either. Gamers looking for
    a free fix on the go won’t be disappointed, as a number of fun and
    entertaining apps are available, with more being introduced all the time.

    At
    the low, low price of free, these apps won’t break the bank even if
    you want to try them all. We aimed for a bit of genre diversity when
    building this list, so hopefully gamers of all stripes will find
    something
    to like here. However with only ten slots, we’re sure to have missed
    some gems out there – be sure to let us know about your favorite
    Android freebies in the comments.

    Without further
    ado, let’s play some games!

    1. Choice
    of the Dragon     


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    choice-of-the-dragon-big.jpgFans of classic
    text-based adventures like Zork or even those who
    enjoyed
    the Choose Your Own Adventure book series as children will find much
    to be delighted by in Choice
    of Games    ‘s
    Choice of the Dragon. You play as the titular dragon, facing weighty
    decisions from whether to kill or leave a halfling undisturbed to more
    personal choices like what color your body is and whether your wings
    are leathery or scaly.

    As you make
    choices in the game, your stats are adjusted accordingly along several
    axes: brutality vs. finesse, cunning vs. honor, and so forth. The actual
    adventures you encounter are imaginative and the choices interesting,
    with a healthy dose of wry humor often adding to the entertainment value
    of this game. 

    Barb Dybwad
    Barb Dybwad
    Barb Dybwad has been living and breathing the online new media world for the past decade, sporting a patchwork career path from web development to professional blogging to managing virtual teams. She's currently head of content at Tecca, a consumer electronics content startup aiming to simplify personal technology for a mainstream audience. Her work has appeared on Mashable, Engadget, Joystiq, CNN, Forbes, ABC News, WoW Insider, and Massively among other popular online destinations.

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    • http://profile.typepad.com/samuelrsolomon SamuelRSolomon

      You guys are missing Robo Defense and Air Control, which are arguably the best games on Android.

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406385185 Susan

        AndyAs I’m always rninung low on space on my Desire, it’s impossible to install the flash player, as the installation process crashes everytime, due to lack of space (end size is 17.6 MB, but it actually requires a bit more during the install process). So even though I ticked the automatic update to OFF , everytime I connect to the web it tries to download and install the flash player. So it’s constantly trying to download, and my plan does NOT include unlimited downloads. So thank you Adobe (and Google) for forcing me to keep the internet connection down all day. Hmm are the Samsungs or LG’s having any Xmas promotions yet???

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 derek

      +1 for robots defence

      Also ‘wings of steel’

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406386900 Edmundo

        I’m not quite sure how to say this; you made it extrmeley easy for me!

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 Wello

      What the hell? These games suck. Look at “Hockey Nations: Shootout”. It has great 3D graphics and it’s free

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406378460 Hamdiya

        TYVM you’ve solved all my porblems

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406357443 Rina

        Wow! Great to find a post knokicng my socks off!

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406361027 Otri

        definaleapp is a lot better for me after this the nofitications actually work. and the quicklink from the notification to actually seeing the messages works ok now too.it does baffle me how this app is severely underdeveloped and undernourished.im sure that facebook will release a phone of their own at some point soon, hence the crappy development .not just a half-assed job with a facebook button but a full Facebook Phone or Facephone or Facebook 1 or something

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0120a55b89bf970c Jason Ratner

      Barb/MyLifeScoop: Do you have sense of the app market for netbooks? Any recommendations?

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        I bow down humbly in the preesnce of such greatness.

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    • http://profile.typepad.com/jognog JogNog

      Excellent new study game for Grades 2 – 12 with over 40,000 educator-created questions

      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.g7research.jognog

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      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406357555 Wira

        This book is great to get your hands dirty with some android aiitpcalpon development. However; this book is intended for an audience who is familiar with that of the android programming structure and Java in general. The book spans over a huge range of topics, which will be incredibly useful to that of an android developer who’s looking for a little bit more advanced topics that are available in the Android API. I highly recommend this book to those who have already gotten there hands dirty with the basics of android and are yearning for more. This book will help you get into the topics that may help make your aiitpcalpon transition from the Basic level to the Great level. Of course the only way to learn coding is through practice and example. The author went through a lot of trouble to organize the code in such a way that it can be easily sifted through and used. Shawn (The author) does a great job of explaining the various intricate parts that are necessary to understand, as well as keep it on a terra-firma level. Being that this book was written by only one author, it helps it maintain a stable environment, as with some books introducing a bunch of authors can sometimes lead to an uneven conversation of dialog that the reader undergoes with the book. I have a large collection of android book and I will be coming to this book when I want to implement something advanced to make my app better. However, this does not assume that everything in the book is perfect, there will be problems that can only be solved as a developer, but from the examples I looked through and used, I did not have many problems. If you are in need of some advanced topics of android or just want to see them in action, I highly recommend you pick up this book immediately!

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406360954 Tamires

        Depressingly even apps2sd doesnt move the whole thing and a piootrn of the app still remains on the phone. Thats why I had to remove a lot of games on my Desire due to lack of space :(

    • http://profile.typepad.com/jognog JogNog

      Looks like the URL has the ) attached.
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    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406360906 Deshpal

      The purchases I make are ernitely based on these articles.

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      Chandra Posted on Love it! Glad I had a chance to run with you the other day! Helped me to get back on track while I was up there! Know that you keep me ineirpsd!

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406373930 Santos

      I thought the book would tell me how to do the tips it told me about. Now I know my phone can do many woedurfnl things. but HOW? A few did give directions, but where do I find out HOW to apply the rest of them? If you are tech savvy and just need to know what your droid can do, then this guide would help you. If you need to know HOW, then look for another book! Did I say HOW enough?