Best game apps for Samsung Galaxy Note 2

One of the major reasons behind the success of Samsung Galaxy Note was undoubtedly the amazing gaming experience that the user had on it. Now Samsung Galaxy Note 2, a bigger and better phone than its predecessor, is all set to enhance and take the gaming experience to a new level. Here we present a list of the 10 best game apps for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 that make an optimum use of its advanced features and give immense satisfaction to the users.

1. Angry Birds

The hugely popular game by Rovio is now available on Android. Greedy pigs have stolen angry birds’ eggs and they will have to payback. Each bird has got some exclusive power which can destroy the pigs. The game requires a combination of logic, skill, and force to win one level and move to next.

The aim of the user in this game is to take the revenge for the birds from the pigs and for that you need to hurl at most 5 different angry birds at a structure with pigs inside in order to destroy it. A complete destruction with one or more left over birds will entitle the user to have a bonus. He/she can’t move to the next round without destroying all the pigs.

The game is very much addictive and that has been the prime reason behind its success. A user needs to figure out the best way to destroy the structure that enables him to have bonus points as well.

The user will be getting the same kind of graphics and gaming experience on android as on an iPhone. Moreover, the fluid parallax movement and vibrant vector graphics gives you that awesome gaming environment which is unparallel.

• Publisher: Rovio Entertainment Ltd
• Rating: 4.6
• Current Version: 3.0.0
• Android: 2.2 and up
• Price: Free

2. Bebbled

Bebbled is a very basic gem-shuffling game which most of you are familiar with. But what makes it challenging is the demand for scoring combos and increase in the complexity as the game progresses from one level to the next. This is one addictive game that you can’t miss.

Bebbled is another addictive game where your tasks is matching same colored orbs and exceed the score preset. The more the number of orbs matched in the stipulated time, higher will be the score. It allows you to regroup the game board by just flipping the phone at 180 degrees. Moreover you can battle it out with the other players around the world by just playing it online. The game has got beautiful graphics with a no. of backgrounds for the choice and it looks great even on a small screen.

• Publisher: Nikolay Ananiev
• Rating: 4.4
• Current Version: 2.14
• Android: 1.5 and up
• Price: Free

3. Newton

This game, as its name suggests, incorporates laws of physics in the game. The user has to shoot the targets but with the obstructions like pushers, pullers, benders, mirrors and traps that won’t make it easy to earn points. If you love shooting games, this just might be the one for you.

Badlogic Games’ offering Newton is an interesting physics game. The premise of the game is very simple where you need to shoot particle gun and hit the targets. But it gets tough from here as hitting the target is not that easy.

The game features really cool 3D retro style graphics and smooth animation. The full version of the game includes map editor which enhances its replay value. Then you have the choice to share maps as well which adds to the fun.

97 levels, with the choice of map editor and map sharing, along with 3D retro style graphics and online highscore – Newton is that one unique game that you can’t miss.

• Publisher: Badlogic
• Rating: 3.9
• Current Version: 1.60
• Android: 1.5 and up
• Price: Free

4. Replica Island

Replica Island is a platform game in which a small green robot needs to locate a mysterious artefact on a weird island. Moreover the game has 40 complex levels and 3 unique ends. The game comes with usual platform game formalities like jumping, bottom-bouncing and collecting etc.

Replica Island features an Android robot and your task is to help the robot find secret of the mysterious Source that powers Replica Island. The game has 40 exciting levels and complicacy increases as you from one level to the next. The game is little tougher than other games in the same category as you need to master the movement via touch pad or d pad.

The graphics are very sound and the game consists of some very interesting characters. The colors in the game are very beautiful and the animation of the Android robot is pretty smooth. Replica Island is definitely a game worth trying on Android.

• Publisher: Team Replica
• Rating: 4.2
• Current Version: 1.40
• Android: 1.5 and up
• Price: Free

5. Trap!

This is one simple game most of the users will be aware of. As its title suggests, the game concerns trapping moving spheres inside boundaries. There are 6 gaming modes with different levels of complexities and the game gets saved automatically, so a user need not worry about any disturbance in between. 

Trap! is a kind of a puzzle game wherein your objective is to trap the bouncing spheres in the smallest section possible on your screen. You do so by drawing a line across it but before that you need to keep few things in mind.

You should not touch any of the spheres while drawing the line else you will lose life. The game allows you three strikes and at the end of third it is game over for you. The game is available in three modes viz. Training, Normal and Skill and offers two life options.

• Publisher: Matt Wachowski
• Rating: 4.3
• Current Version: 1.5.2
• Android: 1.6 and up
• Price: Free

6. Open Sudoku

Sudoku is another very popular number puzzle game and open Sudoku is a treasure for the ardent puzzle lovers since, being an open source, it allows the users to download and install new puzzles being developed by the makers. Moreover the game has several input modes, Game time and history.

Open Sudoku consists of 90 puzzles, but it allows you to download and install 400 more puzzles from the Open Source Gnome-Sudoku Project absolutely free. The user interface is very good as you can have a preview of how far in that puzzle you are. This preview is given on the left while the right side displays some other information like the time spent in the puzzle. Long Tap allows you to play, edit a note about the puzzle, along with the option of reset and changing the puzzle.

A puzzle editor is a very nice addition to the game which allows you to create your own puzzles. It makes use of num pad which can help you input a puzzle very easily. Lastly there is an Import/Export function which allows you to save your progress to the memory card and transfer it to any new phone. Open Sudoku, overall, is a great gaming app.

• Publisher: Roman Masek
• Rating: 4.6
• Current Version: 1.1.5
• Android: 1.5 and up
• Price: Free

7. Abduction!

Abduction! is another very simple platform game. The user has to save his friends from the aliens and it has all what is common in a platform game like power ups. It includes random quick Game modes, kids’ mode, and the demo of adventure and challenge modes.

Abduction! Is another classy Android game which involves aliens abducting your friends and your task is to save them. Accelerometer comes in very handy in this game. The game features bonus points and little surprise boxes. These boxes contain some goodies like High Jumps which gives your cow the ability to jump high and safety nets as well as extra points.

The game has got some good graphics. Though not in the league of PSP-like 3D graphics, vector graphics of Abduction! do look good. You also have the option to change graphic performance to game performance ratio through the settings.

• Publisher: Psym Mobile
• Rating: 4.5
• Current Version: 1.52
• Android: 1.0 and up
• Price: Free

8. Brain Genius Deluxe

Brain Genius Deluxe is a brain training game that tests your mental prowess in 4 areas viz. observation, memory, calculation, and reasoning. The puzzles are of varying complexities, with some very simple and few very tough. So if you want to check your grey cells, this is just the right game for you.

Brain Genius Deluxe is a brain training game for Android which checks your mental powers in four areas viz. calculation, memory, observation and reasoning. It consists of a series of 4 exercises which range from counting leaves to remembering the layout of a stack of boxes. You can also play single exercises, the success in which allows you to unlock other tests and bonus games, like Sudoku and sliding puzzles.

The quality of puzzles is mixed with few very simple and others too complicated. Then there are few entertaining and few boring games as well. Nevertheless, Brain Genius Deluxe is a good gaming option when you want to stimulate your brain.

• Publisher: Glu Mobile
• Rating: 3.5
• Current Version: 1.31
• Android: 1.0 and up
• Price: Free

9. Air Control

Air Control is a simple drawing game in which the user is actually an air traffic controller whose job is to ensure that planes land safely on the runway. This game is available in two modes - Classic game mode and unique puzzle game mode. 

Air Control requires you to guide the planes randomly approaching the landing strip to the tarmac in a way that they don’t end up colliding with each other. The game offers you 2 maps in the form of a green airfield and a desert river. It gets tougher as the number of planes coming to the strip increases.

The graphics of the game are little pedestal when compared to other games but overall experience is good. Air Control provides you with configuration options and you can control what to display on the screen as well as hardware acceleration. 

• Publisher: Logisoft Games
• Rating: 4.5
• Current Version: 3.26
• Android: 1.6 and up
• Price: Free

10. Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2, the sequel to the popular Temple Run, will be very soon released for the android users. The game’s plot has been kept same but new obstacles, locations and a single new antagonist are going to make the game much more interesting.

Temple Run 2 is a huge improvement over the original game. The sequel takes due care of the sluggish visuals of Temple Run and this time we have higher quality graphics and effects. The stages are grand and a lot of variation has been added to the levels which gives a different experience altogether.

You can earn coins in the game and that can be used to buy the locked content. It also has got power-ups. If you liked the original then you are definitely going to love the Temple Run 2.

• Publisher: Imangi Studios, LLC
• Rating: 4.5
• Current Version: 1.0
• Android: 2.1 and up
• Price: Free