Best of December 2013

The second of a "retro" game coming to mobile and also the second Sonic title is Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Yep, crank up that nostalgia as you can now play the classic Sonic game on mobile devices. Of course, everything in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is remastered for mobile devices including some new features. These include new stages, new modes and more. It does have a good bit of buggery which may bother you but all in all it is Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on mobile!

The month of December brought to us Rovio's latest venture with the Angry Birds franchise. The highly anticipated game is called Angry Birds Go! and instead of a launcher destruction game it ventured into Mario Karts territory and made a downhill kart racing game. Angry Birds Go! gameplay wise is amazing with super cartoony and colorful graphics and great controls. However, it is full of IAPs and other forced ads with kind of tarnish the whole experience.

Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift is perhaps the only game on this list that was made exclusively for the month of December. As you can probably guess, gameplay of this Zeptolab game is similar to all the other Cut the Rope games but with that Christmas/Holiday theme. So you'll be cutting rope and gathering candy with landscapes ranging from Christmas trees in the background to snow. While it is essentially the same game as all the others, you can't complain too much as that gameplay is super addicting.

With the popularity of endless runners recently it is amazing that the king of running, Sonic, took this long to get his foot in the door. But now with Sonic Dash, that is not the case and you can enjoy the blue hedgehog as he zips along. While Sonic Dash does unfortunately fall into the "bland" category it is an ok representation of the genre and does have the Sega brand attached to it all. In addition it looks amazing and you really get that sense of speed.

Like the name suggests, in Savant - Ascent you are ascended a tower and shooting all the robots that get in your way. If you're savvy in the ways of EDM music you may recognize that Savant - Ascent is a commissioned game by the artist Savant. But don't let that fool you as Savant - Ascent is a fun shooter game that any fan will love. In addition to the gameplay, the music is top notch (obviously) and a joy to play.

Badland was one of the more anticipated titles to finally hit Android this year and for good reason. It was award winning when it was first released and has topped charts this year now for Android. Gameplay has you controlling a fly/bird/monster as you fly through increasingly dangerous environments. Along the way you gather powerups that change the dynamics in crazy ways and even give you swarms of yourself to then unfortunately kill lemmings style. Great controls and graphics make Badland one of the best games not only in December but this year!

Always have to have one JRPG on the lists and Brave Frontier is a great one for December. Everything you could want in a RPG is in Brave Frontier; enormous amounts of stats, childish character names and tons of color. While the genre that Brave Frontier is emulating is fairly trite, in its own case it still manages to be fun and full of action.

Don't let the name of AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA turn you off of the actual content as it is actually a really fun game. The name comes from the typical scream response of someone jumping off buildings and that is what the gameplay is about. Jump off skyscrapers and dodge obstacles along the way down. Originally a PC title, it is now on Android and fits snugly with the motion controls.

If you're in the mood for some pure destruction, you may want to give Colassatron a try. It plays like any Snake type game but with a surprising amount of unique features. Your chain of destruction is comprised of many different colored parts which can combine to give super bonuses and the levels are full of military units trying to take you down. All in all, Colossatron is full of pure chaotic action and is super fun.

While Grand Theft Auto V recently came out, for Android fans there was another title to be excited about. That is right, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally made its way to Android. Rockstar redesigned Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for mobile devices by revamping graphics and customizing the controls. If you want a great game full of nostalgia or just a great game in general for your Android device, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is it.