Lionheart Tactics
By Kongregate - download on Android (Free)
Strategy RPGs like Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics can be utterly fantastic (which is why both those games got 10/10), but they're not the most approachable games.
They're deep, complicated, often steeped in lore, and some even permanently kill off your heroes if you slip up. I had to delete my firstAwakening save game because half my team died in one battle.
But Lionheart Tactics is far more welcoming. It's easier to get to grips with, generally more simple, and - what's more - it's free to play. As long as you're okay with wait timers and paying for currency, it's a good turn-based tactics 101.
Magic 2015
By Wizards of the Coast - download on Android (Free)
Any annualised franchise is going to start to lose its sheen. And some of the persistently unfixed annoyances in the Magic: The Gathering app are starting to grate in this 2,015th instalment.
The new game adds a fresh single-player campaign, new monsters to fight (with cards), and a bunch of bonus cards designed by the guys who made games like Super Meat Boy, Plants vs. Zombies, and Minecraft.
Battle Fleet 2: WW2 in the Pacific
By Capital j Media LLC - buy on Android (£2.99 / $4.99)
Battle Fleet is, surprisingly, a lot like Worms. Except instead of lobbing banana bombs at creepy crawlies, you're launching missiles at Japanese frigates in the pacific.
The reason it's like Worms is that you fire by simply setting a direction and speed and then crossing your fingers that you'll hit your target. It's a game of tinkering and tweaking, and nitty gritty strategy.
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