10 Great Android Multiplayer Games
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With the possible exception of Angry Birds, games are more fun when you can play them with others.
The Android Market is full of great game apps, and there are quite a few multiplayer games in that number, as well — far more than when we first wrote about Android multiplayer games a year ago.
Here’s a quick roundup of the best Android pass-and-play and cross-platform multiplayer games, including MMOPRGs, action games, casual games and the ever-popular Words With Friends.
In the comments, please let us know if we missed any of your favorites.
Pocket Legends
This mobile MMO has garnered plenty of critical acclaim, including a
Mashable
nod during the 2010
last year. As with many MMORPGs, you’ll chose a character, develop your abilities and skills, and do battle alongside other players in fantasy settings such as dungeons, mountains and swamps.
Parallel Kingdom
This game uses Google Maps and your actual location with a Zelda-reminiscent overlay to show players “the creatures lurking in your backyard and the mythical beasts that you pass everyday on your way to work.” You can chat and plot with your fellow players to navigate the augmented reality around you.
Raging Thunder
Are you ready for a cross-platform multiplayer racing game? Raging Thunder lets you play with up to three other people in an arcade-style setting.
iMobsters
If mafia lore is your thing, you’ll be entertained by iMobsters, an MMO game with mobster trappings. Players start as petty thieves, fighting with one another and recruiting new mobsters to rise through the ranks.
Cestos
Cestos is a real-time multiplayer game that pits you against other players all around the world in a marble battle royale. You can chat with other players, and the more you play, the most goodies — including marble customizations — you can unlock.
ProjectINF
This excellent MMORPG plays in real time and allows up to 24 players per game. Other features include customizable stats, multiple maps and game modes, and several character types.
4 Player Reactor
This pass-and-play — or hold-and-play — game lets you and up to three friends play together on the same device in a fast-paced battle of wits and reflexes. The app includes 20 individual game modes as well.
Words With Friends
Would a Scrabble by any other name play as sweet? Words With Friends proves that it would, indeed. Players find one another by username, and the in-game chat feature is a nice touch.
Guerilla Bob
This award-winning first-person shooter was first a hit on iOS devices and is now a cross-platform multiplayer game on Android, too. It features “an arsenal of kick-ass weaponry, unique enemies, explosive ammunition and non-stop humor.”
Dungeon Defenders
This action MMORPG features Unreal-powered graphics and a
World of Warcraft
aesthetic with tons of stats for players to nerd out over. Take on a Hero class and battle invaders with other players.
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