stice ague VR: in the ague is also worth a look if you have a Cardboard viewer, while Ellentube is jam-packed with official Ellen DeGeneres content, Engkoo helps native Marin speakers improve their English pronunciations, Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked is a new tropical-themed stalone expansion to the challenging survival game smash.
Iron Marines
Ironhide Game Studio already gave us the wonderful Kingdom Rush trilogy, delivering the most polished entertaining tower defense action on the ay Store, now the indie team has turned its attention to real-time strategy with Iron Marines ($5). This long-awaited mobile twist streamlines the typically -centric genre with a familiar UI from Kingdom Rush, making big sci-fi battles against alien invaders seem downright manageable on your compact phone screen.
It also has the same charming colorful h-drawn, cartoonish look, plus it packs plenty of content: 14 main story missions, another 10 challenging special ops, several special heroes to unlock along the way. There’s only one red flag in the mix: despite the premium price tag, Iron Marines has a freemium currency system that pops up immediately, raising suspicions over whether that’ll be a frustrating element in longer-term play. t’s hope not.
stice ague VR: in the ague
DC’s stice ague film arrives in November, we hope it ends up being more like nder man less like Batman v Superman Suicide Squad—but we’ll have to wait see. However, you won’t have to wait to dive into stice ague VR: in the ague, a new mobile virtual reality game collection that uses Cardboard headsets.
It delivers a hful of 3D game experiences inspired by each character in the crew, from Batman to The Flash (but not Superman just yet), you’ll steer the Batmobile while shooting enemy cars, or fight through rademons as nder man. The games are pretty straightforward, but for a totally free Cardboard game, the production values are surprisingly impressive.
Ellentube
Ellen DeGeneres has long been ubiquitous in entertainment, from her daily TV show to hosting gigs, st-up comedy, plenty more, now she can be all over your Android phone with Ellentube. Arriving well after its iOS debut three years back, Ellentube is a one-stop destination for everything Ellen.
It has frequently updated clips from her daytime talk show, including celebrity interviews, music performances, funny gags, as well as an “Ellen’s Feed” section with curated images, videos, comments. It even has user challenges that let you, for example, share a photo of your pet for the Cutest t Challenge. Add in giveaways, a merchise shop, more, it’s a must-grab for fans.
Engkoo
Microsoft’s ay Store output over the last couple of years has been surprisingly prolific, not to mention diverse, with the company creating solutions to some very specific needs. Here’s another example: Engkoo is an app designed to help Chinese users improve their pronunciation of English words via the power of artificial intelligence.
It’s not a language-learning app like Duolingo, it’s not designed for native Marin speakers who want to start from scratch with learning English. Instead, it’s specifically focused on enhancing existing knowledge with daily training, as it listens to your speaking, scores it by pronunciation, intonation, pace, helps you improve based on the results. And it’s sorted by popular use cases, such as being at an airport or ordering at a restaurant.
Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked
Did you fall in love with Don’t Starve, one of last year’s best Android games? If so, then prepare to have all of your free time sucked up by Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked ($4), a stalone single-player expansion. It’s basically a whole new game that keeps the survival aspects of the original intact while transporting your lost hero to a new desert isl setting.
As ever, there’s danger all around you— when you die, the game ends. But the romized design means it’s endlessly replayable, you’ll get smarter craftier over time as you harvest resources fend for yourself in the wilds. Shipwrecked was just as rapturously loved as other versions on , where it has “Overwhelmingly sitive” user reviews on Steam—but note that this version is in “Unreleased” beta on Android, which means there might still be some bugs waiting for you out there.
