When comparing Melharfi vs AndEngine, the Slant community recommends AndEngine for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” AndEngine is ranked 102nd while Melharfi is ranked 108th. The most important reason people chose AndEngine is:
AndEngine has extensions that can add additional functionality to the engine.
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Pros
Pro Mouse events built-in
All objects/graphics have a mouse events like MouseClic MouseDoubleClic MouseDown MouseUp MouseOver MouseMove MouseOut
Pro Network support
Lidgren Network Library
Pro Path finder built-in
Uses the A* algorithm or pathfinding
Pro GUI
It use a GDI to draw on windows forms. You can use all windows self GUI (controls) for your game like TextBox, Button Label ..., you don't need to install a third party or use an ugly controls.
Pro Functionality can be extended
AndEngine has extensions that can add additional functionality to the engine.
Cons
Con Abandoned
No work on the engine has been done since 2013.
Con Doesn't support current SDK
Only works on older SDK that isn't even supported anymore by google or Android Studio.
Con Poorly documented
Documentation is severely lacking.