Chapter 10
Playing Games
In This Chapter
Perusing the games available on the Play Store
Downloading games to your phone
Keeping track of what you’ve downloaded
Games are the most popular kind of download for smartphones of all kinds. In spite of the focus on business productivity, socializing, and making your life simpler, games outpace all other app downloads. The electronic gaming industry has larger revenues than the movie industry — and has for several years!
The fact of the matter is that your HTC One, with its large screen, makes Android-based games more fun. And because you already have it, maybe you should take a break and concentrate on having fun!
Categorizing Games
The Games category of Play Store (shown in Figure 10-1) is huge, and it includes everything from simple puzzles to simulated violence. All games involve various combinations of intellect, skill (either cognitive or motor), and role-playing.
We could have a lively and intellectually stimulating debate on the merits of games versus applications.
Figure 10-1: The Games button on the Play Store screen.
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