Android

Android is the 'other' handheld operating system, after iPhone. There aren't as many games for the Android as iPhone, because (a) people who buy Apple have proven they got more money to blow, (b) asshole phone companies lock their phones to their exclusive app stores, and make devs jump through hoops to get in, and (c) there's more variety of hardware that runs Android (i.e.: more than two), so testing is a bitch. Jailbreaking an Android smartphone is called "rooting."

• Android Market - Default "app store" that every 'droid phone should have
• AppBrain - the app store that gamers tend to install on their smartphones

The List

Free Games

If a game is free to install, but pay-for-play, it goes in the other list. If the game has a free version or demo that's good enough you'd play it without ever buying the full version, it goes here.

Screenshot	Title	Genre	Description
	Angry Birds	Puzzle	Small, no-brainer crush-the-castle game with cartoon birds. This is the cancer avian flu that is why so many apps have birds in their icons now; in the hopes that you'll download their piece of shit instead of this treasure.
	Tricorder	Toy	Not a game per-se. It turns your smartphone into a genuine sci-fi sensor device, using real data from anything in your phone that measures things. Looks and sounds like it came off the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
	Gimmie Friction	Puzzle / Shooter	Damn simple one-button game, timing is everything.
	Reactor (2-player)	Puzzle / Multiplayer	Instant gameshow, anywhere anytime, just put the phone between you. This is the game you play with your girlfriend. There's a four-player version if you're willing to buy it, though better for tablets since smartphones are too damn small for four people to sit around.
	Replica Island	Platformer	Good, polished free platform game. Puts the trackball to good use.(if you have one)
	Simon Tatham's Puzzles	Puzzle	33 logic puzzles like the AZN stuff that gets published in newspapers: sudoku, lightup, loopy, kakuro, nonogram, you know what I mean.
	Gun Bros	Shooter	Awesome shooter game with fairly smooth controls and a lot of levels.
	Alchemy	Puzzle(ish)	A game which allows players to make up to 370 different elements using Air, Wind, Fire and Water.
	Duckhunt	Bird killing	FUCKING DOG
	Meganoid	Platformer	Avoid the spikes and enemies, get the orange diamonds and teleport to the next stage. Pretty simple game.
	Mystique	Horror Adventure	Free episodic games. You play as a girl with amnesia trying to escape from an isolated location
	Robotek HD	Fighter	You're a robot that controls robots and you fight robots with robots with robotic powers.
	Gloomy Dungeons	FPS	A game that's similar to Doom. It has bad movement controls, but you will get used to it soon.
	Dungeon Defenders: First Wave	Tower Defense	3D tower defense. You control a hero that summons defenses and runs around killing monsters. Has online multiplayer.
	Zenonia / Zenonia 2 / Zenonia 3	RPG	Zenonia is like a Genesis or Super Nintendo ARPG which introduces fresh concepts to the genre like the day-night system and the great skill tree for customizing the hero. Highly recommend for both retro gamers and adventure fans. The sequel, Zenonia 2, fixes many small issues with the first game and is generally considered to be superior. "Zenonia 3", has sharper looking graphics, removes the hunger and inventory weight limits, and continues the saga. Each game contains different classes to play around with.

Paid Games

Stuff that you pay to download, or subscribe to play online.

Screenshot	Title	Genre	Description
	Battleheart	RPG	Recruit heroes, level up with skill trees, combat is entirely click-and-drag and ISN'T annoying about it, with bosses that need strategies.
	Samurai II: Vengeance	Hack 'n' Slash	Play as a samurai that swings a sword around and kills bad guys. Beautiful graphics reminiscent of Okami. Pretty smooth controls.
	Cut The Rope	Puzzle	Another physics-based puzzle game by the makers of Angry Birds. Just as well-designed and addictive.
	Game Dev Story	Time Management	Time management game where you create and manage your own video game company. The most addictive game on Android. Guaranteed to suck your life away.
	Fruit Ninja	Arcade	Fruit appear on the screen briefly and need to be cut down before they disappear. A few different game modes and unlockables.