When comparing Jet Run: City Defender vs Threes!, the Slant community recommends Threes! for most people. In the question“What are the best one handed Android games?” Threes! is ranked 2nd while Jet Run: City Defender is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Threes! is:
There's no time limit to force the issue, but that doesn't matter, because it's so damnably slick to both the touch and the brain that you'll throw moves out with the same speed and grace that climbing into a tiny boat forbids.
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Pros
Pro Flashy arcade styled flight sim graphics
For what can often be a a tired genre on mobile platforms, Jet Run: City Defender offers a fantastic arcade graphic style on top of the endless runner gameplay.
Pro Controls are responsive, simple and intuitive to use
The touch screen control scheme for Jet Run: City Defender is tap and swipe based. While being intuitive enough for the novice gamer to figure out there is still enough challenge to mastering the technique. Taping is used to shoot missiles at aliens while the swiping is used to avoid objects and make turns. Being that the controls are responsive means the game is a joy to control.
Pro Gameplay is a fun mix of 80's style space invaders and the endless runner genre
The gameplay of Jet Run: City Defender has the player tapping on the screen to shoot rockets at space invader styled aliens while also swiping on the screen to avoid obstacles and collect coins.
Pro No time limit to solve the puzzles
There's no time limit to force the issue, but that doesn't matter, because it's so damnably slick to both the touch and the brain that you'll throw moves out with the same speed and grace that climbing into a tiny boat forbids.
Pro Ideal for phones
Being a portrait style game that has large graphics that are meant to be played with one hand, Threes! fits better on a smaller screen device such as phones more so than a tablet.
Pro Pick up and play
A puzzle game should be quick and easy to pick up and play, but deep and challenging enough that it’s difficult to put down - that’s the cliche ideal. Threes is the embodiment of that ideal.
Pro Rewarding
The sense of reward one feels as title are combined makes for a very enjoyable game, no matter how many times it is played.
Pro Easy to learn, hard to master
Pro A free version is available
A free, ad-supported version was released on June 10, 2015 and is available here.
Pro Gameplay suits anyone's style
Threes! can suit anyone's play style, whether it is someone who takes their time and considers all option or someone who just blazes through each move without much forethought.
Cons
Con Only one environment to play in
There is only one level that the player traverses which can get dull after an extended amount of playing.
Con Randomness of game can be frustrating
The randomness of what new tiles appear can be frustrating when nothing is lining up very well.