Developed by Hopy Games, Friv Games for Android is a good time killer. As the app sits at a measly 638 KiloBytes, we can expect that all the games would be played online.
When you launch the app, you are presented by a screen that displays icons of all the hundred games in a vertical list. I would have loved if the icons were accompanied by some text to better help recognize and find a particular game. Clicking on any of the icons opens up a subsequent screen which shows some screenshots from the game under Preview heading and a button saying Play Game to start the actual game. Tapping the Start Game button initiates loading the game from the internet and as soon as the loading completes, you can get the balls rolling.
One of the major drawbacks I found in the game was the necessity to stay online. But thankfully, loading games doesn’t take hours even on a decent internet connection. The other glitch I faced was that in some of the games, aspect ratio doesn’t match that of the screen. For example, you can see in one of the snapshots that the game was running on abut a quarter of the screen size of my tablet. Another glitch I saw in one game was that on clicking Play Game, the game didn’t actually begin but asked to open a link in a browser. Weird.
In the hour or so I spent with the game, I didn’t face any force close and thus, I would term this app as perfectly stable. It isn’t heavy on the hardware and can run on devices running the ancient Android 2.2 and above.
Conclusion:
Though the game requires a lot more polish and a debugger spray, if you enjoy playing Flash games on Miniclip, you are going to find yourself addicted to this one. Or you can open up this game and hand over your gadget to your younger ones, who would find the games interesting enough to stay glued to this game. As the game is free, there isn’t an excuse that stops you from trying out Friv Games right away.
When you launch the app, you are presented by a screen that displays icons of all the hundred games in a vertical list. I would have loved if the icons were accompanied by some text to better help recognize and find a particular game. Clicking on any of the icons opens up a subsequent screen which shows some screenshots from the game under Preview heading and a button saying Play Game to start the actual game. Tapping the Start Game button initiates loading the game from the internet and as soon as the loading completes, you can get the balls rolling.
One of the major drawbacks I found in the game was the necessity to stay online. But thankfully, loading games doesn’t take hours even on a decent internet connection. The other glitch I faced was that in some of the games, aspect ratio doesn’t match that of the screen. For example, you can see in one of the snapshots that the game was running on abut a quarter of the screen size of my tablet. Another glitch I saw in one game was that on clicking Play Game, the game didn’t actually begin but asked to open a link in a browser. Weird.
Conclusion:
Though the game requires a lot more polish and a debugger spray, if you enjoy playing Flash games on Miniclip, you are going to find yourself addicted to this one. Or you can open up this game and hand over your gadget to your younger ones, who would find the games interesting enough to stay glued to this game. As the game is free, there isn’t an excuse that stops you from trying out Friv Games right away.
