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Real Racing 3 Drives This Week’s Mobile Games

by Kayla Herrera on Feb 28, 2013 at 08:45 AM

With the anticipated release of Real Racing 3, it hardly overshadows the rest of this week’s mobile games. The Silent Age is a surprisingly well-developed point-and-click adventure while the update for Plague Inc.’s Necroa Virus certainly makes killing off the human race more thrilling. From defying gravity in Gravity Duck to battling the Dark Side in Star Wars Pinball, the week’s mobile games won’t disappoint.

Real Racing 3

Developer: Firemonkeys

Price: free

Platforms: iOS, Android

The third installment of the Real Racing series boasts a Multiplayer mode that lets you race against opponents at any time. Choose from 43 different vehicles to race on real world maps in more than 900 events.  

Star Wars Pinball

Developer: Zen Studios

Price: $1.99

Platforms: iOS, Android

Star Wars Pinball combines the classic game features with the overarching Star Wars theme fit to satisfy any diehard fan.  The game features three different tables, Boba Fett, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. 

Gravity Duck

Developer: Ravenous Games

Price: $.99

Platforms: iOS

As a duck, you are granted the power to flip gravity. Each level challenges you to strategically flip gravity so that you make it safely to the golden egg. This means avoiding the conveniently-placed spikes. 

The Silent Age

Developer: House on Fire

Price: free

Platforms: iOS

It’s 1972, and Joe is just a custodian, until he meets a dying man in the basement of the company building. Then, his life changes forever. It’s Silent Hill-Meets-The-Terminator in this point-and-click adventure with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and a mission to travel through time and save the world from extinction. Seriously, view the trailer. 

Plague Inc. Necroa Virus Update Now Available

Developer: Ndemic Creations

Price: $1.99

Platforms: iOS, Android

NDemic Creations has recently added a Necroa Virus update to Plague Inc. The Necroa Virus, better known as the zombie virus, will let you create reanimated corpses and turn them on other healthy human beings to spread the virus. Play as a virus of your choice and take out all of humanity. If you are good enough and beat the game on Brutal difficulty, then the Necroa virus update is free.