The four basic games are Star Command, Time Surfer, Punch Quest and Bloons TD 5. This is the second Android-focused collection of games with a pay-what-you-want pricing model: you choose how much to pay, and how it should be allocated between the games and two charities. Not one app, but the Humble Bundle is always worth breaking this roundup's format for. It's based on Peppa and her schoolmates' sports day, with mini-games based on racing, jumping, cycling and making ice cream. This one's the real deal though, from developer P2 Games. There have been lots of naughty fake-Peppa apps launching (and then getting removed) on the Google Play store. It's very fun: run your railroads, ferrying cargo and collecting parts to build new trains. That game was made after a similar trains game was abandoned, but the company has since had a second crack at it, with this app as the result. Games developer NimbleBit won plenty of fans with the excellent Pocket Planes, which got you to run your own airline. This is its tablet app – a separate smartphone version is available – offering streams and recommendations of programmes you might like. This app comes from UK consortium Radioplayer, which is aggregating live streams, catch-up shows and podcasts from a range of British radio stations, including the BBC and commercial radio alike. well, building anything you like using coloured blocks, helped by six robot characters – each with their own building, decorating or destroying ability. This, then, should be a winner: an app inspired by Minecraft from Toca Boca. Lots of slightly younger children love apps by developer Toca Boca. Otherwise, it's business as usual: slick action, thousands of licensed players, and an inventive approach to controlling your team using the touchscreen. The latest mobile version of EA's football game is free to play, with the payments coming to unlock all the single-player modes, and for packs of players in the Ultimate Team mode. FIFA 14 (Free)Įxpect a bit of controversy around this: FIFA has gone freemium.

For now, read on for this week's Android selection (and when you've finished, check out previous Best Android apps posts).

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