

This is a classic tower defense game that works as expected on your phone’s screen - until you download the “360” virtual reality version ( for iOS and Android) and slot your phone into a virtual reality peripheral like Google Cardboard. It is simple fun and the youngest phone fanatics will love it.Īnd check out Romans From Mars ( free on iOS and Android). Previous games from this brand involved bland or unimaginative gameplay, but Finding Dory delights with cute 3-D cut-screen animations that are inspired by the new sequel to “Finding Nemo.” You, as Dory, must keep swimming to avoid obstacles, collect bubbles and find various lost cast members. You also have to control the movements of both players at once, using two thumbs on your device’s screen, which is difficult.įor younger players, Finding Dory is a new Disney game ( $4 on iOS, Android and Windows). A $5 adventure game that is new on Android and long popular on iOS, the app has traditional features like a complex 3-D environment and puzzles to solve.īut the titular brothers do not communicate in a language you can understand. By giving the silhouetted family a personality, adding threats like sniper fire, drones and missiles, and adding burning cars to the landscape and desperate cries and frantic breathing to the soundtrack, the developer Rasheed Abueideh has created an app that is more of an educational experience than a game.Īnother pleasing game is Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. You leap from level to level, beat obstacles and avoid threats. But it is far from typical.īased on true events in Gaza, Liyla and the Shadows of War places you in control of a family trying to traverse a war-torn urban landscape and survive.


At first glance, this looks like a traditional two-dimensional platforms-and-ladders game, albeit with dark and moody graphics and a bleak soundtrack. One that fits that bill is Liyla and the Shadows of War, which is free on iOS and Android. I recently looked through some app stores to find games that are innovative, beautiful and meaningful. NUMEROUS video game titles were showcased at the E3 industry show last week, and many exhibitors emphasized mobile gaming.
