![]() ![]() A lot of this is due to the game's responsive tilt controls, but part of it is due to just not having completely cheap, dunderheaded enemy AI. Not so in Raging Thunder 2, where single player is challenging without feeling too much like you're on a constant rubber band, bouncing between taking the lead and losing the lead. Since Raging Thunder 2 does have online multiplayer (and a very stable one, at that), you don't need to rely completely on AI-controlled opponents - but the Achilles heel of so many of these games is that the single-player mode is utterly frivolous. ![]() Yeah, it's not exactly the world's most innovative racing design, but it succeeds wildly here on two counts: first, the game is extremely easy to control and second, the enemy AI isn't completely boneheaded.Ībove: Racing on Android doesn't have to be boring ![]() It’s straightforward – you race cars through exotic environments, earn upgrades to customize those cars, and then race them through even more exotic environments. It's hard to do racing games well without a real controller, but Raging Thunder 2 is one of the most cleverly designed we’ve seen on Android. Get it from the developer (opens in new tab) ![]() And who hasn’t dreamed of owning their own game studio? For a portable device, this is as deep and entertaining a strategy title as you’ll find. It's challenging, but rarely frustrating, and for anyone who's worked in or around the video game industry, there are quite a few funny inside gags that'll put a smile on your face. Yes, there are some clever choices to be made and it has a charming, user-friendly look and feel, but at the end of the day, the core of the game is keeping track of a lot of stuff at once, processing that info, and making the right decisions from it. Game Dev Story, at its core, is about time management and keeping a ton of balls in the air as best you can. You'll hire and manage staff, do market research to see what's selling, choose where to focus your limited development resources, test your game with end users - hell, it's almost like having a job, except fun. Game Dev Story delivers on its name, putting you at the helm of your own personal game development house, trying to make your fortune (and build a software empire) developing video games that will capture the public's hearts and minds. ![]()
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