A strong variety of cute indie games are available on the Windows Phone Store, with more being added for everyone to enjoy. One of these titles is Pocket Sheep, a game by No Brakes Games and Pin Studios through the App Campus program. Head on past the break to learn why this addictive little title is worth downloading. As the name suggests, the game revolves around sheep and your...
And here’s another one! Yesterday I wrote about the popular Android game – Sky Cups – arriving on Windows Phone, and then we learnt that Hill Climb Racing has also hit the Store. Hill Climb Racing is a very popular game on Android, judging from a 4.7 rating with over 900,000 reviews, and is known as one of the most addictive and entertaining physics based driving game. The game...
There’s never too many of casual games to pass (or waste) time, right? Here’s another one for Windows Phone users now. The popular Android game – Sky Cups – has arrived on the Windows Phone Store now. Sky Cups reinvents the classic Match 3 genre with an innovative vertical gameplay. The game brings together the best elements of popular games - Match 3, Bejeweled, and Fruit Ninja....
10tons is a popular Windows Phone development house, which has numerous titles published on the store. If you've not heard of the brand before, fear not as this is the talent behind the likes of Sparkle 2, Azkend and more. The developer has today placed three Windows Phone games on sale to celebrate Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This isn't the first sale 10tons has held...
Since Windows Phone did not receive a new Xbox game last week, my review this week will look at an indie game from Singapore-based developer Aureoline Tetrahedron. Terrene is a vector graphics game for Windows Phone 8 that looks deceptively similar to arcade classic Asteroids. In fact, it turns out that “terrene” is kind of a synonym for “asteroid.” Who knew? Surface details aside,...
AE Roulette 3D is an entertaining game that brings a little casino action to our Windows Phone. The 3D graphics are appealing, game play is realistic and the only thing missing is the noise from the slot machines in the background. AE Roulette 3D makes for a fun casino game for your Windows Phone and a nice addition to the games of chance genre. AE Roulette 3D’s main menu offers...
We’re big fans of apps that combine a variety of services and novel ideas into one. Tunely is a new game for Windows Phone that does just that. It takes the huge music library of Nokia MixRadio and creates a fun game that tests your music knowledge. Let’s check it out. Tunely comes to the Windows Phone from Shayne Boyer, the developer behind an app we’ve covered before called I’m Here...
This is a brief, but exceptional news announcement: Rockstar Games have just announced that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Mobile is headed to various mobile platforms, including “select iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Mobile (sic) devices”. Launch time is expected to be in December. Before Grand Theft Auto V hit the consoles a few weeks ago, San Andreas was one of the biggest...
The Xbox One launched in 13 countries last Friday, and early adopters (including much of the Windows Phone Central staff) have a fairly robust selection of launch titles to enjoy. That doesn’t mean we’re not already looking to the future, though. When you buy a console during the first month of its release, you’re investing in the games that will come later even more than the first wave...
Fruit Rocks is a Windows Phone game that calls upon you to use fruit trees and rocks to defend Earth against an alien invasion. The game is a side scrolling action title where you hurl apples and oranges from trees to destroy a variety of aliens that have decided to invade Earth. The game also includes bonus items that can be shot with your fruit to give you an edge in taking out the...
It’s been a rough year for Xbox games on Windows Phone. Many weeks go by without new releases, and a fair number of developers have jumped ship and switched to indie releases (see Asphalt 8). If we had to name the single worst day for Xbox Windows Phone, it would undoubtedly be September 27 – the day the In-App Purchases died. Yes, on that day (or maybe slightly earlier that week) a...
Did you pick up a Nokia Lumia 1520 yet? If so, you’re probably aware that one of the perks was a free copy of Microsoft’s Halo: Spartan Assault for your new Lumia 1520. How do you get it? How about going skipping to after the break and downloading with the special link for all you Lumia 1520 owners. Halo: Spartan Assault is easily one of the most impressive games available for Windows...
Tap The Frog is a collection of six mini-games that are designed to test your reflexes and powers of observation. The Windows Phone game is nicely animated and full of challenges that will not only test your reflexes but also your powers of observation. Tap The Frog has likeable graphics, gaming achievements, and an online leaderboard. The game has its appeal and has a slight...
If you’re a Nokia Lumia owner, today is your day. Especially if you just bought a new device. It’s been known that if you bought a Lumia 1520 from AT&T, you also nabbed a $20 Microsoft Store card. If you pre-ordered thru the Microsoft Store, well you probably don’t even have your Lumia 1520 yet, but you did get a $70 voucher. So what to spend it on? Nokia’s exclusive Xbox Live...
Are you picking up the Xbox One today with Call of Duty: Ghosts or Battlefield 4? If you’re into first-person shooter games, then there’s an interesting accessory you might want to check out. It’s called HipShotDot, and we’ve got a demo to show you. Head past the break to watch the video walkthrough with its creator, Tim Murphy. HipShotDot is a powered red dot sight attachment for...
Windows Phone Central Game Roundup: Bowling Games Sports games for our Windows Phones can have great entertainment value. These games can help you pass short bits of time or handle the longer gaming sessions when you plenty of time to kill. Bowling games fit that bill and are are the subject of this week’s Windows Phone Central Roundup. Bowling may not appeal to everyone but they...
It's almost Black Friday in the US and the festive season of sales are commencing, but that hasn't prevented folk waiting eagerly for the weekly Red Stripe Deals from Microsoft. This week we have Farm Frenzy 2, Fuse, and Joining Hands 2. If you've been holding off on one of these titles or wish to bag a bargain, now's your chance. Farm Frenzy 2 Farm Frenzy 2 isn't shy to when it...
Ninja Jump is a simple, mildly challenging Windows Phone game that has you running up walls, dodging enemy ninjas and other dangers. Consider it an infinity running game that has you running up the walls instead of across the landscape. The higher you climb, the higher your score. Graphics are nice (although tiny), game pace quick and overall Ninja Jump is not a bad choice if you...
The Xbox One launch is fast approaching, with many game publishers lined up to publish launch titles for the new console. One of those publishers is Electronic Arts, who have Battlefield 4 and Need for Speed: Rivals ready for Xbox One. In celebration if the impending launch, EA invited us to their headquarters in Redwood City, CA to check out a couple of Xbox One exclusive titles they...
City-building games with timers are increasingly common on mobile platforms. Xbox Windows Phone has seen a few, including Gameloft’s own Ice Age Village. These games lure players in with their initially rapid progression and lots of loot to collect. But the longer one plays, the less new things there are to see and the more the feeling of sameness pulls in. Do we keep playing them for...