Apps will add to the pile of games people play
Casual games are easy to learn and perfect for killing a free moment or two. But beware: Many are addicting.
Apple apps
Cut the Rope (99 cents)* In this game, the gamer is responsible for cutting candies free in time to feed impatient creatures waiting for their snacks. New levels are added regularly. (Score: 99/100)
The Room Two (99 cents)* This is a puzzler set in a 3-D environment that you explore to find clues and solve a mystery, driven by notes from an absent scientist. (Score: 99/100)
Candy Crush Saga (Free)* This game continues to ensnare hapless new players and delight existing ones with new, ever-sweeter levels of match-puzzle fun. (Score: 97/100)
Plants vs. Zombies (99 cents)* Zombies threaten your home, but the dead are surprised when you send your army of home-grown, murderous plants to stop them. (Score: 97/100)
Jenga (Free)* Jenga’s mobile app creates a virtual version of the classic game in 3-D. A pass-and-play feature allows you to take turns with friends. (Score: 91/100)
Android apps
Super Hexagon ($2.99)* This “casual game” takes 1,000 percent concentration, strong eyesight and color vision, and a seriously competitive nature to try it at all. (Score: 98/100)
Angry Birds Epic RPG (Free)* In this turn-based role-playing game, the always-Angry Birds get to fight their foes, the Piggies, in virtual hand-to-hand combat. (Score: 97/100)
TETRIS Blitz (Free)* The classic spatial-relationship game goes digital with lightning rounds and competitions with other players. (Score: 97/100)
Ice Age Village (Free)* Prehistoric squirrel Scrat has destroyed the arctic home of his Ice Age friends. Can you help him rebuild a thriving village for his pals? (Score: 96/100)
MewSim Pet Cat (Free)* MewSim is a very demanding virtual cat: You will need to spend a lot of time keeping her happy to have her acknowledge you as her “owner.” (Score: 90/100)
*Available on Apple and Android
Mobilewalla is a search and discovery engine using breakthrough technology to score every app to help consumers navigate the mobile application marketplace. Apps are scored using an algorithm that weighs several characteristics, including user ratings, position within category and staff recommendations. For more app intel, go to www.mobilewalla.com. Anindya Datta is a technologist and founder of Mobilewalla.
This story was originally published July 24, 2015 at 4:25 PM with the headline "Apps will add to the pile of games people play."