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Badland vs BombSquad vs DuckTales: Remastered

 vs Ittle Dew

Specs

Genre

Adventure / Endless Runner

Publisher

Frogmind

Co-Op

-

Controller Support

-

File Size

-

Required Android Version

-

In App Purchases

-

Content Rating

-

Immersive Mode

-

Multi-Player (PvP)

-

Steam Rating

-

Genre

Action

Publisher

Eric Froemling

Co-Op

Yes

Controller Support

HID, XInput

File Size

50M

Required Android Version

4.0 and up

In App Purchases

$0.99 - $49.99 per item

Content Rating

Medium Maturity

Immersive Mode

Yes

Multi-Player (PvP)

Online / Local WiFi

Steam Rating

-

Genre

-

Publisher

-

Co-Op

-

Controller Support

-

File Size

-

Required Android Version

-

In App Purchases

-

Content Rating

-

Immersive Mode

-

Multi-Player (PvP)

-

Steam Rating

-

Genre

-

Publisher

-

Co-Op

-

Controller Support

-

File Size

-

Required Android Version

-

In App Purchases

-

Content Rating

-

Immersive Mode

-

Multi-Player (PvP)

-

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Controller support 

Badland features controller support for HID, MOGA and Nvidia Shield.
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Pro
 Supports up to four player local multiplayer on same device or with controllers 

Badland has built in support for up to four player local multiplayer using a single device (sharing the screen) or using up to four controllers.
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Pro
 Amazing art-style and great soundrack 

Badland uses a very unique art style in that it has a black silhouette based foreground that is in contrast of a beautiful colored background.
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Pro
 Full game content unlocked and advertisements removed through in app purchase 

While being free to play with advertisements, Badlands full content can be unlocked and its advertisements removed with a singular in app purchase at the price of $4.99.
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Pro
 Excellent variety in power-ups and puzzles 

Power-ups that make the fuzzballs grow larger or smaller, clone themselves, get bouncy or sticky among others have to be used in a selection of great, creative puzzles. It keeps the gameplay fresh and varied throughout the experience.
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Con
 No real strategy to the gameplay 

Gameplay can be simplistic, asking for no real skill or strategy from the player.
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Pro
 Simple to pick up and play

The mechanics of the game are pretty easy to understand, making for a good game that anyone can jump into, say at a party or across multiple different platforms from home.
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Pro
 Assortment of game modes

There are 12 online and local co-op missions in game that allows up to 4 players as well as player modes like tower defense or football. There is also a couple of PvP modes such as free for all or versus. Sadly the only single player modes are the co-op modes played with an AI.
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Pro
 Cross platform compatible

BombSquad can be played cross platform on Android, iOS, PC and Mac.
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Pro
 Immersive mode support

BombSquad has built in immersive mode support for playing games in full screen on devices that have software navigation keys by hiding the navigation bar while playing the game.
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Pro
 SHIELD games and k1 compatible

Bombsquad is SHIELD games compatible and nVidia K1 optimized. Making for a good game to test out the graphic capability of a Shield device or the Nexus 9 as the k1 offers 50% more detail to the graphics.
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Pro
 Allows using a tablet or an Android TV as a screen, and Android/iOS phone as a remote

This is one of the few games that succeeded in innovating android gaming. You can set a tablet or an android TV as the screen, while using the remote app on your Android or iOS device as the controller. They connect to each other via wifi.
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Pro
 Fun party game mechanics with momentum based gameplay

Consisting of bomb based multiplayer gameplay (somewhat similar to Bomberman) that is geared towards being played in a party setting. Throwing bombs at your friends who are in the same room or online while yourself trying to not get blown up will easily make for a fun time, especially in large groups. During gameplay players can utilize their momentum by hitting harder or throwing further. So starting from one side of the screen and reaching the other to perform a throw or hit can give a lot more strength to their throws or hits.
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Con
 Not much fun playing alone

While this game has a single player campaign, playing this alone isn't as fun. Single player mode is extremely difficult, which does detract from enjoying the single player gameplay. Also, being that the game is designed to be played in groups, to play against 3 other AI players in not as fun or unpredictable as playing against human players..
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Pro
 Immersive mode

DuckTales: Remastered features immersive mode support for full screen gameplay on hardware with software navigation buttons.
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Pro
 Non linear gameplay with branching paths and hidden areas

The original DuckTales for the NES was created with the MegaMan engine by the main MegaMan design team. This allowed for a non linear gameplay design as well as many hidden areas, paths and treasures. The HD remakes still has all of this included in the game.
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Pro
 Plenty of nostalgia for 80's kids

One of the main staples of having grown up in the 80's is Disneys after school cartoons. one of the more popular cartoons in this series is DuckTales. To capitalize on the cartoons popularity Capcom created a platformer game from the franchise for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Unlike a lot of branded games of the time (E.T, Goonies) DuckTales turned out to be a very good game. One that just about anyone who grew up in the 80's should be familiar with, and even if not at least familiar with the cartoon itself. So now that 80's children have grown up and have jobs and money, the current trend is for companies to capitalize on that nostalgia. DuckTales: Remastered is an effort in that direction that sees the original NES title remastered with HD graphics and released on every platform known to man.
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Pro
 HID controller support

DuckTales: Remastered has built in HID bluetooth controller support. This makes for a great game to play on tablets and Android box tops for the TV.
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Con
 Expensive

While some people may not agree, to see a 2 year old remastered port of a port be released at a price point $9.99, the price is not really justified. While it is great to see more up front priced console quality games released for Android, 2 year old ports priced at premium prices (for the platform in comparison to other titles) is only showing Disney's greed at taking advantage of the fact that there are so few currently.
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Pro
 HID gamepad support

Ittle Dew supports HID gamepads.
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Pro
 Fun boss puzzles

The boss levels in the game are puzzles that are aggressive towards the player, making for a nice change from the normal puzzles to be found as well as add a bit more challenge to the gameplay overall.
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Pro
 Block moving puzzle oriented

Ittle Dew is comprised of mainly block moving puzzles to progress room to room in the games dungeons. While there are a few other puzzles throughout the game, mainly block moving is what the player will be doing.
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Con
 Touch screen controls are not the best

The touch screen controls do not lend themselves well to the action gameplay of Ittle Dew, luckily the majority of the game is puzzle oriented.
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