Articles by Jordan Palmer

Bring the classic arcade action you remember to your phone with these great fighting games!

Fighting games have fallen to the wayside on the latest consoles (and the less said about the state of arcades the better) but for a long while, fighting games reigned supreme in the video game world. They were often the battleground where gamers showed off their skills in arcade tournaments or huddled around a TV with your best pals. Fortunately, the genre is still well-represented on mobile devices, with a great mix of ports and original titles to satisfy fans of fisticuffs.

Here’s hoping we see more ports of classic fighting titles but until then, enjoy these great fighters. And when you’re done here, be sure to head over to the best Android games list to check out some other great games!

The games

Shadow Fight 3
King of Fighters ’97
Mortal Kombat
Real Boxing 2
Injustice 2
Fighting Tiger – Liberal
Skullgirls
Street Fighter IV
Prizefighters
Real Steel World Robot Boxing
Brawlhalla

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Gaming is more accessible than ever, but cloud streaming still has some work to do.

Looking back at this year, it’s clear that 2020 has been rough on a lot, if not all, of us in some way or another. While I’m fortunate enough to be able to work from home, I know some lost their jobs, their loved ones, and part of their sanity due to the hellish events in the last several months. Personally, I got hit with a rather bad case of COVID-19 that knocked me for a loop, to put it lightly.

One thing that has remained strong in 2020 is gaming. Being stuck at home saw more people than ever playing video games, making high-profile releases like Animal Crossing: New Horizons even more successful than they might have otherwise been. We’ve also seen incredible demand for consoles, arguably more than just holiday season fervor. There are more reasons than ever to get into gaming, but with “next gen” here, there’s simultaneously more demand than ever, too.

Yet despite the wrenches 2020 threw at ev…

This ARPG is absolutely incredible, and I recommend it for any genre fans.

When it comes to picking a game and sitting down to play it, there are times when I’m just so excited by what I’ve experienced that I can’t wait to tell you all about it. Such is the case with this week’s Android Game of the Week. It’s called Eternium, and it’s been around for a little while, but oh man, do I love this game.

Many are the reasons why it’s so good, but first and foremost is the attention to touchscreen controls. Rarely do I fail to lament the lack of gamepad support in a particular title, but with Eternium, the controls are so incredibly well done that I completely forgot about using a controller. That just doesn’t happen very often, especially in a mobile ARPG.

When I first took over this series, my initial post was about Anima, a straight-up Diablo clone for Android. I also wrote about the classic Titan Quest, a mostly good port of the 2006 game. Both are great ARPGs, but Eternium surpa…

Put on your party hats and get playing some fun games!

Party games provide a great way for friends, new and old, to come together, share a laugh, and just have a good time. With the new reality of many of us stuck at home right now, these games can be a distraction and a source of laughter at an otherwise serious time. Here are our favorites!

And when you’re ready for more Android gaming goodness, be sure to check out our list of the best Android games!

The games

The Jackbox Party Pack
Among Us
Escape Team
Selfie Games
Psych!
Who Can’t Draw
Heads Up!
Ticket to Ride
Spaceteam
Out of the Loop
Triple Agent!
Undercover ^^
Chwazi Finger Chooser

The Jackbox Party Pack

Since 2013, Jackbox Games has been developing outstanding social party games that are super intuitive to play and available across a wide variety of platforms. It gets people talking and laughing as any good party game should.

These fun party games are available from Steam, most video game consoles, and Andro…

Nostalgia and good game design at their finest.

Here at Android Central, we love checking out all kinds of games in our Android Game of the Week highlight. A little while back, I talked about Grim Quest, which hearkened back to old school dungeon crawlers. This week, we’re checking out another game in a similar vein: Moonshades. And I gotta tell ya; this game is good.

If you grew up with the likes of Wizardry or Eye of the Beholder, I think you’ll love Moonshades. It’s a 3D dungeon crawler RPG with engaging combat, a serviceable story, and a true sense of immersion that draws you into the game. You begin to feel invested right off the bat, and any game that can capture you that easily is worth noting.

You’ll be fighting all kinds of fantastical beasts and monsters in a great variety of gear. Puzzles abound, and some are really quite challenging to solve. Combat is real-time, so you have to think on your feet. The game has a good pace to it, and I think going turn-based would h…

It makes you wonder if this will become more common.

At the time of writing, Genshin Impact is my new favorite mobile game (even unseating CoD Mobile) and deserves a spot in our Android Game of the Week highlight. So what makes this action RPG special?

There are a few different factors at play with Genshin Impact. Not only is it a pretty game, but it supports cross-save between the PC and mobile (both Android and iOS) versions. Sadly, that is not the case with the PS4. If you play on PC, you can pick up where you left off on your phone and vice versa. To my knowledge, this has never been the case.

The whole game has a bit of a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vibe to it. The open-world is just begging to be explored, and you’re generally free to do so. There are secrets to unlock, places to see, and puzzles to solve.

Combat is a ton of fun, too. You will travel with a party, and you can switch between members of your party to line up a perfect combo and use other abilities…

We’re rounding up the best Android games you can play.

The best Android games

RPGs
Shooters
Puzzle Games
Platformers
Strategy Games
Sims
Racing Games
Sports Games
Augmented Reality

There are hundreds of thousands of apps on the Google Play Store, and many of them are games. In fact, games are so popular that it’s the first tab you see when you open the app.

If you’re looking for the best games available on the Google Play Store, you’ve come to the right place. To make it easy to find, we’ve divided this list into nine categories, which you can find in a handy jumplist that will take you directly to the page of your choice, from RPGs to Shooters to Strategy Games, Sports Games, and lots more!

Whether you’re new to Android and need some fresh, new games to start building out your Google Play library, or simply looking for the latest trendy games that are worthy of your time and attention, these are the best Android games you can find right now.

We update this list whenever …

Whichever you end up with, this game is one hell of a blast.

This week’s Android Game of the Week is called Among Us, and to say that it is popular is a bit of an understatement. It’s spawned a metric ton of memes on Reddit, it’s taken over my Twitch feed, and it seems to be a game that everyone wants to play. I just learned earlier this week that there was a mobile version, and it supports cross-play with PC and iOS. Jumping on the bandwagon, I figured I’d give the game a shot.

While not my cup of tea of personally, the game itself is very good and certainly worth highlighting here. Among Us has been out for a little while now, but the recent surge in popularity has even seen it overtake Fall Guys in popularity. Its very cute, simplistic art style is appealing to just about everyone, not to mention its incredibly basic, yet surprisingly complex, premise.

I’m not afraid to admit when I’ve sat on, or completely missed, something that later becomes popular. I didn’t even know wh…

We’re rounding up the best Android games you can play.

The best Android games

RPGs
Shooters
Puzzle Games
Platformers
Strategy Games
Sims
Racing Games
Sports Games
Augmented Reality

There are hundreds of thousands of apps on the Google Play Store, and many of them are games. In fact, games are so popular that it’s the first tab you see when you open the app.

If you’re looking for the best games available on the Google Play Store, you’ve come to the right place. To make it easy to find, we’ve divided this list into nine categories, which you can find in a handy jumplist that will take you directly to the page of your choice, from RPGs to Shooters to Strategy Games, Sports Games, and lots more!

Whether you’re new to Android and need some fresh, new games to start building out your Google Play library, or simply looking for the latest trendy games that are worthy of your time and attention, these are the best Android games you can find right now.

We update this list whenever …

We’re rounding up the best Android games you can play.

The best Android games

RPGs
Shooters
Puzzle Games
Platformers
Strategy Games
Sims
Racing Games
Sports Games
Augmented Reality

There are hundreds of thousands of apps on the Google Play Store, and many of them are games. In fact, games are so popular that it’s the first tab you see when you open the app.

If you’re looking for the best games available on the Google Play Store, you’ve come to the right place. To make it easy to find, we’ve divided this list into nine categories, which you can find in a handy jumplist that will take you directly to the page of your choice, from RPGs to Shooters to Strategy Games, Sports Games, and lots more!

Whether you’re new to Android and need some fresh, new games to start building out your Google Play library, or simply looking for the latest trendy games that are worthy of your time and attention, these are the best Android games you can find right now.

We update this list whenever …