Top action games on Android

The quality of all Android games has been increasing dramatically throughout the entire life of the Android OS. The better graphics and increased functionality have led the way to some great games that are starting to rival independent handheld game devices.

 Just by owning an Android phone, you've got a portal to download these great arcade & action Android games. There's definitely room for these games to get better and that's the exciting part of being a gamer with an Android phone!


With devices getting smarter and processors getting faster, gaming has turned out to be a bigger, more prominent avenue of interest for smartphone owners. And not just simple gaming like in the olden days - today smartphones offer detailed graphics, immersive sound and realistic controls, aided by devices like Sony Ericsson Xperia Play,Samsung,etc that have cutting edge technology.

This category of Android games, more than any other, shows off all that's possible with this technology. This is true mainly because these are the games whose success hinges on having clean movement and crisp graphics among other things.

Other Android games focus more on the actual concept of the app than the graphics, flow of the game and the interaction of the gamer. In the end, many of these arcade & action Android games will please even the hardcore gamers and allow them to consolidate their passion into one device.

Here’s a look at ten of the best action games available for Android devices, sure to get players’ hearts pounding and adrenaline pulsing.

Grand Theft Auto III

The game that brought open-world gaming into the mainstream and launched Rockstar Games into the stratosphere, Grand Theft Auto III on Android is a treat. The 10th Anniversary edition delivers all the punch of the original, while updating it all for modern sensibilities.

 Age of Zombies

Zombies are the monster du jour. Name any gaming platform and it’s sure to have a zombie game or two. However, most of these are
depressing survival fests that go for the horror side of the genre.

Sleepy Jack 

The first impression that Sleepy Jack delivers is that the graphics are awesome. A tube shooter, the game propels its players into a tube and gives them a demented roller-coaster ride either aiming to shoot at things or to fulfill the level’s objectives.

INC
Platformers have been part of video games for a long time now, ever since the seminal Super Mario Bros. The simple gameplay mechanics are easy to understand and give a large variation. Currently one of the best platformers on the Android OS is INC.

Windup Knight

Running games are a pretty new genre. Essentially, players control a continually running character hoping to avoid their doom. There’s no going back, just going forward. Robot Invader’s Windup Knight is currently the pinnacle of running games.

Grabatron
Alien invaders have been a setpiece enemy of video games for years now. How about switching that formula around? In Grabatron, players are in control of an UFO as it abducts things, people, and animals all over the landscape. Armed not with death rays but a single retractable claw, this will constitute quite a challenge.

 

Sonic CD
Sega’s posterboy, Sonic the Hedgehog may have lost a lot of his star power since his heyday in the ’90s, but don’t count him out yet. The fastest hedgehog ever has come to Android and he brings with him the solid gameplay of his earlier outings.

Shadowgun
A very beautiful looking game, the third-person shooter Shadowgun delivers Gears of War style gameplay and graphics to the Android platform. Matching visuals usually found on consoles, this game is gorgeous.