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The best Android games this week - VVVVVV, Fluid SE, Kiwanuka

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The best Android games this week - VVVVVV, Fluid SE, Kiwanuka

Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new Android games.

VVVVVV
By Terry Cavanagh - buy on Android (£1.99 / $2.99)

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The gravity-flipping platforming classic finally goes mobile. And it's been worth the wait. VVVVVV is just as sharp on touchscreens as it was with physical controls.

Retro in all the right ways, the game sees you travelling through a bizarre alternative dimension, flipping from ceiling to floor in an attempt to rescue your scattered crew.

As warm and charming as it is painfully hard, VVVVVV is a game that feels right at home in your pocket.

If you're new to the game there's so much here to love. And if you're a VVVVVV veteran you'll find being able to play it wherever you are a real treat.

Fluid SE
By Radiangames - buy on Android (£1.19 / $1.99)

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Fluid SE is essentially Pac-Man reimagined as a fiercely difficult arcade racer. You need to dart around a maze and grab all the power-orbs in as quick a time as possible.

Getting the best times requires the sort of determination that few have. You need to cut corners, plan routes, and make sure you don't hit any of the grey blobs that are out to get you.

The levels flash by in ten second bursts, and beating your previous best-time is a moment to really savour. Until the game tosses the next level at you and laughs at your failures.

Hard as nails, gorgeous to look at, and perfectly sized to fit into minute gaming sessions. Fluid SE is an arcade blast to fear and treasure.

Kiwanuka
By Jakly - buy on Android (£1.79 / $1.99)

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A clever and endearing riff on the Lemmings template, Kiwanuka is a game about literally building bridges with people.

You wield a magic staff, and use it to shepherd your followers into a variety of shapes. You need to build towers, nudge them over, and use the resulting people-pendulum to bridge gaps.

As you push through you'll find a variety of obstacles that hinder your progress as well. It's a smart system, and the game looks really impressive.

Kiwanuka is a calm and clever puzzler with a smooth difficulty curve and a feel all of its own. It's well worth seeking out if you're looking for something a little different.
Harry Slater
Harry Slater
Harry used to be really good at Snake on the Nokia 5110. Apparently though, digital snake wrangling isn't a proper job, so now he writes words about games instead.