Stuff - UK (2020-02)

100 BEST APPS

JUMPGRID

Ta k e Frogger and

Pac-Man and

fuse them to the

psychotic beating

heart of Super

Hexagon, and you

have Jumpgrid. Dart

from point to point

munching cubes,

avoid whirling

scenery, and

wonder how much

you can take. It’s

like a combination

of art, sadism and

an arcade classic

that never was.

£2.89 / Android

£2.99 / iOS

DIG DOG –

TREASURE HUNTER

Like a demented Dig Dug, this

one finds you blazing through

underground mazes to find

tasty bones. The game moves

at serious speed, and you’re

only ever one swipe away from

disaster. But there’s serious

replay value in this title, which

proves fast-paced arcade

games can thrive on mobile.

£2.79 / Android O £2.99 / iOS

KNIGHT BRAWL

This game’s creator has form
in fashioning oddball side-on
sports titles where players
appear to have springs for
legs and windmill blades
for arms. Here, that concept
is transferred to a medieval
brawler. But there’s depth
alongside the madness, with
one-on-one battles, mass
skirmishes and missions.
£free / Android, iOS

The surprisingly

great Apple Arcade

platform could have

dominated this

spread. It hasn’t,

but this epic

hand-animated

card adventure

still stands out.

Shoving RPG and

strategy into a

solitaire-shaped

box creates a game

that thumps your

brain yet still fits

into odd moments.

£4.99/m (Arcade

subscription) / iOS

CARD OF

DARKNESS

If you need to entertain your brain for

a few minutes, these touchscreen

classics will help you get

your game on

BE A

PLAYER

VECTRONOM

With its geometric

style and trundling

movement,

Vectronom feels

reminiscent of

mobile classic Edge.

The difference here

is that levels move

and morph on

a thumping beat.

So you must

clock the patterns,

ready your best

swiping digit, and

effectively have

your little cube

dance its way

to victory.

£3.99 / Android, iOS

PIGEON

WINGS STRIKE

This endless flyer

takes no prisoners

as you belt along,

slipstreaming

fellow pilots,

zapping enemies

and trying to avoid

becoming pie-filling

on slamming into

a wall. Longevity

is provided by

dinky unlockable

characters such

as Louie the rabbit,

who causes nearby

pigeons to become

trigger-happy.

£free / iOS