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Leo’s Fortune
This is another title that is ideally suited for play without a controller because of the relatively simple controls. Pressing down on the home button will cause the creatures to stay afloat in the strange deadly world they must survive. Better yet, the developers are very quick with updates for new levels, so it’s a game you should be able to play for many months. Unfortunately, the sequel Badland 2 isn’t yet available on Android TV. Hopefully, it will soon make the leap, completing the package to push for quality gaming on your house’s giant screen.
You’re probably familiar with Crossy Road, where you take cute characters across roads and rivers, dodging car hazards in a Frogger-like fashion.
Ramp that up a few notches, and you have Smashy Road: Wanted. There are shootouts with other vehicles and death-defying chases that make for a great way to kill an afternoon with your Android TV. It’s one of those nonstop gaming concepts that can be pretty addicting as you try to get as far as possible without succumbing to your enemies. Sometimes imitation does make for a great form of flattery.
Smashy Road: Wanted (free)
It’s hard not to love the Minions. This game is a little loaded with too many in-app purchases, but it’s still fun and quick, with a lot of action that will keep you trying to get past those inevitable spots where you’ll get stuck.
It’s ideal if you want a game that just requires the remote, as all you need are the directional arrows to control the minions while they run their way through an obstacle course. To collect as many bananas as possible, you’ll need to avoid bombs, drops into the abyss, and other exploding debris in the race.
You can finally ignore your parents’ warnings to stop playing with toys on the kitchen table. Table Top Racing Premium is a tremendous challenge that injects child-like fun into the racing genre. You control a series of cars that are in a racing battle throughout tables and other assorted furniture. You can control it pretty well with the remote that comes with your Android TV. As long as you’re willing to be quick since you’ll be making a lot of sharp turns and sudden moves to avoid flying off onto the wood floor.
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God of Light
Yes, you probably shouldn’t enjoy playing a game where you devour swimmers while they’re enjoying a dip in the sea. But take on the cognitive dissonance about ethics here. You’ll have a lot of fun playing Hungry Shark Evolution.
First, use your Android TV remote to patrol the waters for tasty humans swimming too close to shark-infested waters. The more you chow down on human flesh, the greater the number of sharks you can unlock. The game also taps and syncs up your progress across your other devices. You never know when the hungry shark will strike next.
Sometimes you just need to spend some time with an excellent old-fashioned shoot-em-up. That’s where Sky Force Anniversary excels, with a combat mode that might take you back to classics like 1942.
The gameplay is pretty much what you’d expect. Still, it’s pretty enjoyable if you like the idea of engaging in aerial combat, dodging incoming blasts from the enemy. The later levels get intense, so maybe do finger exercises before you start.
