With the release of the Motorola Droid by Verizon Wireless on November 6th, 2009, the demand for free Motorola Droid games increased.http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-official-on-verizon-199-on-contract-coming-nov/ Google's Android Market features numerous free games, as well as games for sale, among its 10,000 apps. Free games available for the Verizon Droid include chess, poker, sudoku, blackjack and many more.
The Motorola Droid X was released in July 2010.http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=12974&NewsAreaId=2 The smartphone shipped with the Android 2.1 operating system.http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-X-US-EN.alt However, the company plans to update the operating system to Android Froyo OS 2.2 during the Summer of 2010.http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=12974&NewsAreaId=2/ref The upgrade will be accompanied by the addition of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.<ref>http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=12974&NewsAreaId=2
Free Android Games
Some free Motorola Droid games include:
Abduction: Play as a cow that bounces up a series of platforms on its way to a spaceship. Grab presents along the way to earn bonuses such as the power to jump higher.
Battleship: This one is based off the classic board game.http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62055670-1,00.htm
Bonsai Blast: - Fire brightly colored balls from a cannon. Make three in a row to earn points, but avoid the yin-yang symbol that swallows your colored balls.http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-glu-android-bonsai-DmD.aspx
Cestos: This is a multiplayer Android game that requires an Internet connection, which allows you to play against other opponents automatically. Players control the speed and direction of marbles. The goal is to avoid pits and land mines that are on different playing maps.http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62055670-1,00.htm http://mashable.com/2010/01/09/android-social-games/
Colorix: Colorix is a jewel matching game with vibrant graphics.http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-mobo-colorix-jtEB.aspx
Doom: A totally free version of the classic game is available from the Android Market.http://www.androlib.com/android.application.android-game-doom-ECw.aspx
Parallel Kingdom: This game, also available on the Apple iPhone, is a multiplayer online game. The game world matches a real-time view of Google Maps. Your position is based on your mobile signal or on GPS. Players battle monsters and encounter other players on the map.http://mashable.com/2010/01/09/android-social-games/
Robot Defense: In this tower defense game, the player avoids killer robots that want to steal his blood.http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62055670-1,00.htm
Sketch Online: This is a Pictionary-type game for Android phones. Players watch each other draw on the screen and make guesses as to what the image is. Correct guesses score points, and the incorrect guesses are hidden during the round. The game can be played over 3G or Wi-Fi. Player profiles can have information about each player and photos. There are separate chat rooms for in-game and out-of-game chats.http://mashable.com/2010/01/09/android-social-games/
Parallel Kingdom
This is a video trailer for Parallel Kingdom: Age of Emergence a free location-based multiplayer role playing game available for phones that use the Android OS, including the Motorola Droid. The video describes the features that are allowed in game and shows them in action. It invites the viewer to download the game.
