What are the best strategy games for Android?

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Best strategy games for Android	Price	Genre	Co-Op
92 Rebuild	$2.99	Strategy / Survival	None
-- Kingdom Rush	-	–	–
-- XCOM: Enemy Within	-	–	–
-- Hoplite	-	Roguelike	None
-- Heroes of Might & Magic III HD	-	–	–

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Kingdom Rush

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Amazing tower variation

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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XCOM: Enemy Within

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Enjoyable turn based gameplay

XCOM sets the standard as to what to expect in turn based strategy gaming. Players use soldiers to fight off an alien invasion by utilizing cover, flanking and other strategy tactics to defeat the alien baddies on each level of grid based environments. See More

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Second half of game lacks as many options as first half

The second half of the game feels a bit lack luster in options when compared to the first half. See More

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Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices

The gaming genre of turn based strategy lends itself very well to touch screen devices. It is actually easier to interact with the characters on screen with ones fingers instead of a mouse. See More

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Online multiplayer

There is support for asynchronous online multiplayer built into the game over Google Play Services. See More

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Expansion on what was already a fantastic game

Enemy Within is and expansion on the clasic Enemy Unknown. With Enemy Withing players are given new options such as maps, missions, enemies and of course the new Mech Suits. See More

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Hardcore strategy gaming at it best on a mobile platform

For a series that is regarded as hardcore gaming even on PC, to see this franchise come to mobile is a godsend. See More

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New upgrade resource, Meld, adds even more variety to gameplay

There is a new resource known as Meld that allows the user to purchase upgrades that has been added to Enemy Within that was not in Enemy Unknown. See More

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Ethical choices affect long game

The choices the player makes from what kind of upgrades to use to what soldier to send where on a battle map will effect later game play. See More

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Hoplite

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Randomly generated levels

Each level in the game is randomly generated, making for a different experience every time it is played. See More

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Short

Hoplite does not take that long to complete. See More

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Genre:Roguelike

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:None

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Optional continued gameplay

Starting on level 16, the altars get replaced by a portal. The player has the choice to "win" the game by exiting through the portal; or to ignore the portal on that level and venture deeper, aiming for higher scores on progressively more difficult floors. See More

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Turn based

Hoplite is a turn based game making for something that people can take their time with deciding on their strategy for each move. See More

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Replay value

There is a good list of achievements that create high replay value. It encourages the user to play very differently in subsequent replays. See More

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Large assortment of enemies

There is a wide array of enemies to encounter and fight. See More

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Deep gameplay

You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. See More

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Wordbase

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Free to try with a single in app purchase for the full game

Wordbase is free to download and play but does include a solitary in app purchase of $2.99 to receive the full content of the game. See More

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In game dictionary is hit or miss

Wordbase could use a better dictionary as many words that exist the game does not allow to be played and some word it allows to be played are not real words. See More

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Original take on word based gaming

Unlike most word based mobile games Wordbase is not a clone of someone else's game mechanics. See More

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Strategic word based gameplay

Wordbase plays more like a game of chess than a conventional word game. With each player having a base at each end of the board, the goal is to get to the other side first with words on the board. Thought the most interesting part is that players can cut off the others line of words by intersecting them which results in cutting off the players progress above the intersection.. See More

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Pixel Defenders Puzzle

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Able to be played offline

Pixel Defenders Puzzle allows for the user to play while there is no internet connection, making for a good game to play when there is none. See More

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Pixel art limits needed information

The pixel art used in game can be nice to look at but it does limit how much information can be utilized on screen. This leaves players to tap on all enemies to find out there stats, which are needed to make informed moves in game. See More

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More strategy than a regular match 3 title

Pixel Defenders Puzzle asks for quite a bit of strategy from the player creating a much deeper game than what is expected from the outlook. See More

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Endless mode for casual play

There is an optional endless mode that removes the enemies from play which makes the gameplay a lot more casual though a bit pointless. See More

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Smashing Four

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Breach & Clear

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King's League: Odyssey

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Cards and Castles

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Turn-based gameplay

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Lots of different character options

Siege Commander

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In game advertisements

The default in game advertisements pop up in between rounds of play, so are not too intrusive but are there. They can be removed with a single in app purchase of $0.99. See More

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Game opens upside down

The game opens in landscape but does so upside down, though it does correct itself shortly after opening. See More

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Google account multiplayer log-in

Players can log in with their Google accounts with a single click in order to play the online multiplayer. See More

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Not enough players for multiplayer

It is extremely difficult to find an online match in the game due to the low amount of users playing the game. See More

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Immersive mode

Siege Commander utilizes immersive mode, an Android OS feature that allows for full screen gaming on devices that use software navigation keys on Android 4.4+. See More

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In-game currency purchased through in-app purchase

The game does use in-game currency for purchasing new units to pay the game with though it does appear to evenly reward the currency for just playing. Of course the purchased in game currency could at first give a leg up to multiplayer players who just started. See More

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Single player and online multiplayer

There are single player and multiplayer modes. The single player consists of 20 individual missions and the multiplayer consists of quick matches with online opponents. See More

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18 available units with 20 levels

There is currently 18 available units to use in game (with more promised in future updates) ranging from close range fighters, ranged attackers and defensive units. All can be purchased with the in-game currency earned in game. All 18 units can be used in the 20 available levels, making for a pretty good variety of situations of play. See More

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Free in-game currency

Every day the game gives the player 10 free onions (game currency) as well as offers another 10 for watching a video advertisement. These can add up after a couple of day allowing the user to purchase more units for the game. See More

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Evenly balanced RTS gameplay

The balancing of the gameplay works out quite well wherein the game can be tough if too many mistakes are made, but if played correctly works quite well. Starting out it can be a little easy but the game does ramp up to a challenging pace. The pacing of each side sending out different troops allows for a game that the player needs to constantly be on their toes in order to counter what the other player is doing. In effect, real-time strategy working as intended. See More

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Tentacle Wars

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