If you’re gifting a Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire HD to a kid or teen this holiday, why not load it up with with the apps kids are clamoring for? At these prices, you can afford two or three!
Angry Birds Star Wars Premium HD (4/5 stars, guidance suggested – cartoon violence, currently priced at $2.99)
JOIN THE ANGRY BIRDS IN THEIR BIGGEST ADVENTURE YET!
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
…a group of desperate rebel birds faced off against a galactic menace: the Empire’s evil Pigtroopers! Rebel birds, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Imperial Pigs. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the PIG STAR, and are racing to deliver the plans to the rebel birds.
Now they need your help! Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars universe! Use the Force, wield your lightsaber, and blast away Pigtroopers on an intergalactic journey from the deserts of Tatooine to the depths of the Pig Star — where you’ll face off against the terrifying Darth Vader! Can you become a Jedi master and restore freedom to the galaxy? Time to grab your lightsaber and join the adventure! May the birds be with you!
HOURS AND HOURS OF ENGAGING GAMEPLAY
Explore more than 80 levels in iconic locations like Tatooine and the Pig Star. Can you dodge Imperial pigs, laser turrets, Tusken Raider pigs, and the dark side of the Force to get all three stars?
NEW GAMEPLAY MECHANICS
Use lightsabers, Blasters and Jedi powers to wreak havoc on the Imperial Pigs!
Temple Run (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested – cartoon violence, currently FREE and currently comes bundled with a $1 Amazon MP3 Store credit)
The addictive mega-hit Temple Run took the mobile gaming world by storm. Now it’s available on Amazon’s Appstore for Android! All your friends are playing it–can you beat their high scores?
Go On, Take the Idol and Run
Well, now you’ve done it. You stole the cursed idol from the temple, and the Evil Demon Monkeys are nipping at your heels. There’s only one option: run for your life!
Test your reflexes as you race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. Swipe to turn, jump and slide to avoid obstacles, collect coins and buy power-ups, unlock new characters, and see how far you can run!
Cut the Rope HD Kindle Fire Edition (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at $1.99)
Cut the Rope
When you see a mysterious package on your doorstep, you can’t help but open it. Who wouldn’t? But be warned: Once you open the box, there’s no going back. You’ll be instantly addicted to this premium version of Cut the Rope–a game in which you feed an adorable, candy-craving monster named Om Nom all the sweets he can eat.
Swipe your finger across the ropes to release delicious bundles of candy into Om Nom’s mouth. As you keep your new companion’s sweet tooth satisfied, be sure to collect shiny gold stars to unlock new levels. Play through a range of different box types–Cardboard, Fabric, Gift Box, Toy Box and others–each with interesting new gameplay mechanics to keep you coming back for more.
Join more than 50 million others who have enjoyed the fun, casual gameplay of this critically acclaimed puzzler.
Minecraft Pocket Edition (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested – complex gameplay and cartoon violence, currently priced at $6.99)
Minecraft is like The Sims crossed with Legos: you choose your avatar, build your world out of blocks, and then maintain, expand, interact with others, or just let your avatar hang out in its virtual world. Minecraft is whatever the player wants it to be. You can build a farm and simply raise livestock and crops. You can set out to conquer, making it more of an adventure / battle game. You can create castles, towns or cities, and run them like a civil engineer.
Imagine it, build it. Create worlds on the go with Minecraft – Pocket Edition
Minecraft – Pocket Edition allows you to build on the go. Use blocks to create masterpieces as you travel, hangout with friends, sit at the park, the possibilities are endless. Move beyond the limits of your computer and play Minecraft everywhere you go.
* Crafting
* Randomized worlds
* Build anything you can imagine
* Build with several different kinds of blocks
* Invite and play with friends to your world (local wireless network)
* Save multi-player worlds on your own phone
Where’s My Perry (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at 99 cents and currently comes bundled with a $1 Amazon MP3 Store credit)
Where’s My Perry is a challenging physics-based puzzler where you need to use water in all its different forms, ice, steam and liquid, to solve the puzzle. Overflowing with intuitive controls, vibrant spy-themed graphics, and best of all, lasers, you will be immersed in the world of Agent P!
MORE THAN 80 PUZZLES ACROSS 4 CHAPTERS, WITH FREE UPDATES!
AGENT P’S STORY
Perry from Phineas and Ferb is no ordinary platypus, he’s actually a semi-aquatic sleuth known as Agent P! And, you know, he SAVES THE WORLD! When summoned to headquarters by Major Monogram our fedora-rockin spy becomes stuck in his transportation tubes. Help Agent P get to headquarters for mission briefing by guiding water or steam to the generators powering the tubes.
AMAZING STATES OF PLAY
Water comes in many forms and you’re going to experience them all. Cut dirt to guide water and steam across ice, dirt and rock in a variety of levels. The fluid physics are lifelike, but way more FUN!
World of Goo (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested – complex gameplay, currently priced at $2.99)
Beautiful and surprising, the millions of Goo Balls who live in the World of Goo are curious to explore – but they don’t know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious.
This is the FULL award winning game, now on Amazon Apps! Drag and drop living, squirming, talking, globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins, and giant tongues.
Mysterious Levels – Each level is strange and dangerously beautiful, introducing new puzzles, areas, and the creatures that live in them.
World of Goo Balls – Along the way, undiscovered new species of Goo Ball, each with unique abilities, come together to ooze through reluctant tales of discovery, love, conspiracy, beauty, electric power, and the third dimension.
The Sign Painter – Someone is watching you.
Awards and recognition for World of Goo:
* Wii Game of the Year -IGN
* iPad Game of the Year – TouchArcade, MetaCritic
* Best Indie Game -Spike TV Video Game Awards
* Best Design -Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Greedy Spiders 2 (4/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at 99 cents)
In this turn-based puzzle game, the player must cut or otherwise eliminate strands of the spider’s web to free the tiny insect prisoners before the spider can reach them.
Spiders are back!! More evil, creepy and greedy than ever… what will they be up to this time?
Peace at the tiny world is being threatened. Bad guys have returned and they seem to have new allies.
The bugs need your help to fight back! Sharpen those scisors and put your hands to work in this new adventure where things may be not what they look like.
Be ready, and think carefully…
Which side are you gonna take??
Join this amazing second adventure and defy your limits!
Dragonvale (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently FREE)
“Just between you and me, dragon parks are pretty rad.” ~ TouchArcade.com
Hatched a dragon lately? Play DragonVale and raise, feed and breed your own lovable dragons.
PLEASE NOTE! DragonVale is completely free to play, but some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases. DragonVale requires an internet connection to play (3G or WiFi).
ALSO NOTE! By playing DragonVale you may find yourself hopelessly addicted to hatching and caring for adorable dragons. You may find yourself feeding them treats, watching them grow, building and decorating their habitats, and inviting others in to view them in their floating island home. You may even find yourself choosing pairs for breeding, or racing dragons to compete for awesome prizes.
DragonVale is an enticing social experience from Backflip Studios that is sure to keep you entertained. You get:
– Dozens of adorable dragons to raise
– A magical island you build in the sky
– Custom habitats where dragons graze
– Dragon races where you win great prizes
– Paths and decorations to delight your visitors
– Farms to grow dragon treats
– Full-color visuals and sparkling animations
– An original Renaissance music soundtrack