Android Games

   I wouldn't be much of a gamer girl if I didn't do something on Android based games, now would I? :) So here we are. For hardware for this article, I'm using my newly acquired Motorola Photon 4G. From Phone Arena, here's what they have to say about the specs.

The Motorola PHOTON 4G for Sprint is not just a regular Android – it packs a dual-core Tegra 2 chip, along with WiMAX, CDMA and GSM connectivity. Specs-wise, it's somehow similar to the ATRIX 4G on AT&T, but has a different styling. It will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will have 4.3" qHD touchscreen, 8MP camera, 1GB RAM and a kickstand.

   Not too bad of specs for a cell phone really. Not the best on the market, but from my experience, still better than anything running iOS. Not much has been done to this phone besides rooting it. For those of you that have no clue what rooting a phone is good for or why anyone would do it, look in Google Play and there is a program/document you can get that explains it all. No need to waste space here to explain something you should know already.

   But first things first, I'm using the application Screenshot from Google Play. This is where having a rooted phone comes in handy. But anyway, onward to games!

   First up is Road Warrior. It's a side scrolling racing game.The story line of the game is simple and not really needed to have any fun with it. The object of the game is to just kill as many other drivers and win the race. Simple enough, right? Well, this is what makes the game interesting to me. You have the ability to upgrade your car with armor, and weapons.You have 4 weapon choices, and you can customize your car with wheels, tires, paint, armor and graphics. Not the best selection really but hey, look at Sony's portable version of Gran Turismo. No ability to upgrades. So a big plus one there. Game play is rather well thought out. Controls are simple. You a rotate clockwise and counter clockwise buttons, shoot, and brake. If you're thinking that sounds rather simplistic, you would be correct, but it doesn't hurt game play. You do flips to gain money, as well as destroy other cars. Nice shoot'em up. 


Overall, I give this one a 9 out of 10. 9 only because there are subtly things that could have been done better, but those things do not detract from the game enough to lower its score.