State of Android gaming 2014

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I'm sure we're all aware that majority of Android games are awful, and even the good ones are inferior to the proper games on more traditional gaming platforms. However, I'd be remiss if I didn't play a truly excellent game because of that generalization.

So, I'm creating a different kind of smartphone games thread.

Only games as good as the best 3DS, PSP, and Vita games will be listed.
No emulators, inferior ports, visual novels or games you personally wouldn't play on another platform.

So, aside from those omissions, anything will be accepted.

We're experienced gamers with good taste. We can have the best Android games thread on the internet. It will be the only one worth looking at.

The list will begin in the next post:

Game Title
Game Type
Android Exclusive/Not Exclusive
Comments
Recommended by:
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Game Title
Game Type

etc, etc

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Avadon: The Black Fortress
CRPG
Not Exclusive
Comments: Neverwinter-style CRPG with huge environments, grid-based combat, and lots of writing.
Recommended by: Valkyrie-Favor

Caesar III
City-Building
Not Exclusive
Comments: PC classic runs via winulator, a port of some windows APIs to Android. I'm making an exception to the emulators rule because the experience is in no way degraded.
Recommended by: Valkyrie-Favor

Cytus
Rhythm
Not Exclusive
Comments: Touch and slide to electronica, J-rock, and Vocaloid tracks. Starts easy but gets somewhat complex later on.
Recommended by: Valkyrie-Favor

Danmaku Death
Shmup
Android Exclusive
Comments: Boss rush bullet hell. Lots of ship sprites to choose from, adjustable difficulty levels, pretty patterns.
Recommended by: TSTR

rymdkapsel
Build+defend space stations
Not Exclusive
Comments: Strikingly elegant design. Often called "refreshing" because it mostly lacks superfluous rules. The slow pace and sparse presentation might put you off, but give it a try.
Recommended by: Valkyrie-Favor

Worms 2 Armageddon
Turn-based team artillery
Not Exclusive
Comments: Worms is pretty well suited to the touch screen after all.
Recommended by: Valkyrie-Favor

[Valkyrie-Favor]

reserved

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Caesar III added.

No one else has any suggestions?

[TSTR]

Danmaku Death
Shmup
Android Exclusive
Comments: Boss rush bullet hell. Lots of ship sprites to choose from, adjustable difficulty levels, pretty patterns.
Recommended by: TSTR

[emwearz]

Danmaku Death
Shmup
Android Exclusive
Comments: Boss rush bullet hell. Lots of ship sprites to choose from, adjustable difficulty levels, pretty patterns.
Recommended by: TSTR

I find Shmup hard enough with a arcade stick, I imagine it is a pain in the ass with touch?

[dunpeal2064]

Shmups are way easier with a touch screen.

That said, Danmaku Death is very difficult if you have a shitty phone

[ExedExes]

I find Shmup hard enough with a arcade stick, I imagine it is a pain in the ass with touch?

Playing the Android port of Blazing Star, well..... At least DotEmu tried to make it easier with multiple control options.

[TSTR]

Danmaku Death is basically reduced to bullet-dodging, since your ship auto-fires. The best touchscreen shmups that I've seen function this way, with like an extra tap on the screen for bomb or whatever.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I have always found touch shmups to be cumbersome, but I'll give danmaku death a try.

Recently I ordered a USB OTG cable, which should allow me to use a keyboard, pad, or proper USB arcade stick on my tab. Do you know if danmaku death has controller support? I think it would be useful to note that in the thread.