Voxel Invaders (5/5 stars, all ages) is normally priced at $2.56, but today only it’s FREE as Amazon’s Free App of the Day! Its retro graphics will remind you of Space Invaders, that game kids lines up to play in arcades in the eighties.
From Amazon:
Defend our solar system against waves of space invaders in a world of voxels graphics.
With Voxel Invaders you will enjoy the simplicity and vintage feeling of the classical game “Space Invaders” boosted by incredible voxel graphics and 3D effects.
With just one finger you can fire your voxel canons at the enemies while moving your spaceship in 4 directions to dodge their attacks. Collect bonuses to obtain new weapons and lives, make your way through asteroid fields and be surprised by dramatic 3D immersions or radical change of gameplay.
Fans of retro video games will also want to check out:
Space Buster 3D (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently FREE) – This is just like classic Breakout! from back in the day. From Amazon:
You thought you knew everything about Breakout games? Guess you don’t! With Space Buster, Storybird Games will really surprise you. Endowed with an irreproachable gameplay and a cleverly balanced level of difficulty, Space Buster is already THE Iphone Breakout game reference!
Discover a visual world and original-retro sound effects, full of options and bonuses which will help you to get through the hardest levels. Space Buster is different because of its creativity and the fun of rediscovering those retro breakout arcade games.
Relive the genuine atmosphere and charisma of the 1980s arcade games and everything that made them such great classics. Space Buster will make you lose all track of time…
– 16 free levels to unlock
– 2D or 3D view
– Tilt control mode
– OpenAL 3D sound field (plug a headset)
– Supports iPod background music
– Rich OpenGL graphics with particle engine.
This game has 3 difficulty levels:
– Easy mode: constant ball speed, worse collectibles
– Medium mode (default): slight acceleration
– Hard mode: more acceleration, better collectibles
Pac-Ball Lite (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently FREE) – An Android take on Pac Man, combined with labyrinth tilting play. (Note that while there is an official, licensed Pac Man app available, it only has an average review rating of 3.5/5.) From Amazon:
Pac-Ball fuses labyrinth with pacman.
Tilt Pac-Ball away from the Android bots and collect as many dots as you can! Use the red dots found in the maze to turn the tables against them.
Assault Commander Ultimate (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $1.99) – An updated, improved version of the classic Tank Commander game, with turn-based play. From Amazon:
Assault Commander Ultimate is a traditional turn-based strategy game played on a hexagonal map. This is the Android edition of our game.
Features:
24 single player missions in 3 campaigns with days of gameplay (contains Original, Advance and Bravo campaigns).
20 unit types including infantry, tanks, artillery, ships and other units of modern warfare.
8 building types including factories and resource collectors.
Advanced AI.
Three difficulty levels for single player maps.
Realistic sounds and great soundtracks.
Tactical map.
3 multiplayer maps to play with a friend on the same device or to play against the computer.
Save and load games from Main Menu.
Use Large Texts and Scaled Map options in Settings menu on devices with small display.