Pocket Gamer: If Animal Crossing has taught us anything, it's that woodland animals are slavish consumers. The stars of Happy Street are very definitely cut from the same cloth - behind their wide smiles and twinkling eyes are torrents of uncontrollable greed.
At first, though, Happy Street tries to hide its capitalist leanings with the kind of pastel hues and folksy, laidback tunes you'd expect to find in Nintendo's classic village sim.
Peter talks a little bit about mobile gaming's success, and gives mini reviews of five of the more actively downloaded games in the market.
Chris Buffa (Modojo): We lost track of how many great iOS and Android games debuted this year. 2012 was indeed a great time to own an iPhone 5, fourth generation iPad or Samsung Galaxy S3. That said, we dove into our traffic reports to find out which titles were the most popular. While none of these games should be a surprise, given their high quality, the ones that didn't make the cut are even more shocking. No Angry Birds Space? The community has spoken.
True...this isn't our official list of best games of 2012. This is purely numbers driven, based on what our readers/visitors were searching for throughout the year. :)
MC4 is easily the best mobile FPS on any mobile device to date. It looks incredible and for the price its a steal!
iOS and Android games have come a long way in a very short time and many more recent games offer console style experiences, especially in terms of visuals.
Bard's Tale (a 3.5GB) download is an absolute must have for RPG fans, especially since its only around $3.
John Bedford (Modojo): The popular village management game Happy Street has been updated with some brand new Halloween content and quests.
