Ibank. Super Mario Run Nintendo has finally broken its long refusal to release its IP on mobile third-party platforms,. Super Mario Run is great. It's an auto-runner, but also a really polished Mario game. It's just one-touch to jump, but the game is complex enough, including collecting coins and special coins, as well as killing specific numbers of enemies, that even though it looks short, it has a ton of replayability as you try to top personal bests and beat your friends.
Some of the best games of the year are surely yet to come, but as 2016 nears its close there's already plenty to celebrate. The best games of 2016 so far. By PC Gamer 2016-12-01T23:22:00.335Z. The 100 Best Mac Games today. Even our 2016 MacBook Pro couldn’t manage 30 FPS (the absolute minimum required for a fast-paced online shooter).
Platforms: Price: Free. Avadon 3 The Avadon series owes a lot of its DNA to the isometric RPGs of old. It doesn't look particularly flashy, but like those old-school titles such as Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, it relies heavily on story, narrative, a satisfyingly deep levelling system, and a variety of classes to play that make the game different for everyone. It may not be a genre for everyone, but for those who prefer a more thoughtful, in-depth gaming experience, Avadon is among the best in class. Platforms: Price: $11.99| AU$17.99| £8.99.
The Hacker 2.0 The Hacker 2.0 is a follow-up to The Hacker, and it's an interesting turn-based puzzler that combines elements of Hitman Go with a sort of matching hacker minigame. You have to move around a grid to take out enemies from behind or the side, carefully watching their movement patterns to avoid being deleted first, with purchaseable skills to make your job easier. You can also 'hack', matching up scrolling screens of text to open the exit. It's a really well put together strategy game with a fun sense of humour about itself.
Platforms: Price: Free. Kathy Rain Kathy Rain is styled after the point-and-click puzzle games of the 90s (which is also when it's set).
It's an origin story of sorts. Eponymous protagonist Kathy Rain is a journalism student who discovers a knack for detective work in the wake of her grandfather's death. He left behind a lot of questions without answers, and Kathy makes it her business to get them. It's stylish, with pixellated graphics reminiscent of the era, a sassy hero, excellently balanced gameplay and a deeply absorbing mystery. Platforms:| Price: $4.99| AU$6.49| £4.89 (Android); $4.99| AU$7.99| £3.99 (iOS). Battleship Lonewolf Tower defence has become something of a saturated space, but every now and then someone does something with it that shows the genre still has a lot to give. Tabasco Games has combined it with the space shooter.
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Instead of placing static towers, you place turrets of increasing firepower on your spacecraft. Instead of protecting a static base, your 'tower' is the spacecraft -- and the gameplay becomes about dodging fire from waves of foes while dishing it out.
It's a challenging take, but it works brilliantly. Platforms:| Price: $2.99| AU$3.79| £2.69 (Android); $2.99| AU$4.49| £2.29 (iOS). Le Parker Sous Chef Extraordinaire Don't be fooled by Le Parker's sweet and buoyant exterior, for within lurks the heart of a deeply challenging side-scrolling platformer. As sous chef Parker, you have to reclaim your recipe for meringue so light it defies gravity, beat the bad guy who stole it and rescue the princess he kidnapped. Pretty standard fare (except for the meringue part), but the gameplay is as tight as we've seen in the genre on mobile, and cute as hell. Platforms: Price: $2.99| AU$4.49| £2.29.
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Apollo Justice Ace Attorney If you're a fan of ace attorney Phoenix Wright, you're going to love the fanservice offered by the story of newbie defence attorney Apollo Justice. It follows the same gameplay we know and love -- investigating crime scenes, then making a case for the defendant and identifying the true culprit through a series of skilful interrogations. One rather annoying caveat -- for DRM purposes, it requires a persistent online connection. Platforms:| Price: $15.99| AU$20.99| £14.99 (Android); $0.99| AU$1.49| £0.79 (iOS, full game unlocks via IAP). Bully Rockstar has a brilliant track record with its mobile ports, and Bully is no exception. It's an unrelentingly unsentimental exploration of the schoolyard hierarchy, in which you have to become the top dog by any means necessary. Although it has been criticised, and even banned, for linking children and violence, the aim of the game is to unite the cliques and restore peace to Bullworth Academy, and it's clever, incisive and an excellent addition to your Rockstar collection.