Crazy Money Button - Android App Featured

Crazy Money Button by Michael Asaraf - Android App Featured   

It will come as no great surprise that we love Android smartphones and mobile devices. We think it's self explanatory but we do feel obliged to point out that the sheer functionality of these devices, being mobile offices, mobile entertainment offices, mobile communications centers and mobile security centers is at the heart of things.

In addition, we love following select studios and indie developers around and seeing what they are after. Even if one app or a game of a studio is a hit, it is no indication others will, but if an app or a game is good and of good quality, it IS a strong indication all of the other apps will be.

So, we will now bring another app by indi devloper Michael Asaraf whose game Next Business Tycoon we reviewed and enjoyed here. This time, we would like to present another game, called Crazy Money Button. What is interesting to note is that although Next Business Tycoon is a hugely complex and interesting strategy game, Crazy Money Button is a lightning quick casual game.

So, what is Crazy Money Button all about? The game is quite simple and requires faith in yourself and a certain amount of luck. The player gets a button and all he or she has to do is press it, receiving a number as a result. Wining is simplicity itself, all you have to do is hit a round number, the rounder the better.

The game has a money counter which is shared among players and a global ranking ladder so everyone can see how well (or bad ...) he or she did. In addition, the game also sports challenges which are a challenge in themselves not to just achieve but achieve faster than anyone else! Last but not least, real prizes will be handed out to the winners!

There is a place for heavy, complicated games and there is a place for quick casual games that raise your adrenalin level and let you play for a few minutes at a time, whenever you have a little free time. 

Crazy Money Button is original, well made and most important of all, fun to play.    

Google Play Link

Next Business Tycoon - Android App Review

Next Business Tycoon by Michael Asaraf - Android App Review

Next Business Tycoon by Michael Asaraf - Android App Review. Strategic games are a pain in the ass, really. The player must think all the time on whatever moves he or she makes, calculate and plan several steps ahead and o get to a simple battle sometimes requires days of work. Not to mention the base, which must be nurtured, protected and developed.

Action, platform and casual games seem to be more fun. You just start the game and right away start flapping your wings between the pillar, jump across the hurdles or just shoot at the enemy. No complex thinking required. 

And this is it, exactly. People (at least most of them) delight in thinking. People love planning ahead and waiting patiently for their plans to unfold. People take pleasure in growing and developing a huge base of operations that has started with a single shack.

That's the crux of the matter with strategic games. Games with deep gameplay that you can play for months.

So how does Next Business Tycoon measure up to classic strategic games?

Next Business Tycoon is all about the cruel and predatory world of major companies. The player starts off with a small business or company and then little by little, by acquiring resources, transportation, income and other businesses the player rises in levels and his or her options expand to include various modes of attack on competing companies (other online players).  

Next Business Tycoon really has quite a number of options and actions for the player to perform, from buying resources, to buying other businesses to conducing attacks of various kinds on competitors or just draw the defenses around oneself and try to survive without engaging the rivals in economic warfare.

Our small army of reviewers went ahead and started playing the game and reports started coming in right away, though the game itself can run over several weeks, if played properly.

As it turns out, the game was really fun for quite a lot of reviewers of different ages, aptitude and education. The reviewers who liked more aggressive games went ahead and used the attack options much more frequently. Those who liked hacking used that option. Others who liked the pure economic side more bought and sold businesses more. Every reviewer developed his or her own style.

The graphics and UI was very easy to use. Some games use a lot of fancy graphics and effects in their UI, creating a game that is beautiful yet very hard to use (See Galaxy Legend ...) by this game's UI is very functional and simple, with data presented straight away to the player while media clips convey the feeling that the player really controls vast company assets.

Our reviewers also appreciated the fact that the player isn't forced to wait days or even longer for some resources or buildings to become available, but the game makes sure there is something to do, some attack to plan or strategy to implement to further advance the player's company.

And now for some tips and tricks. Though every player will have his or her own preference as to attacks or defense, in order to play a good game and create a successful company, a player must be ready to use ALL modes of attack, as some companies have weaker physical defenses while other have weaker computer defenses. The good tycoon must be able to take advantage of ALL weaknesses. 

Research is also quite important, especially at higher levels. Though aggressive spying, attacking and buying may help a company along, only a steady investment in research will yield long term progress.

Finally, alliances and other players are very important in this game, whether it is for resource trading or combine assaults or defenses on another, bigger company, the tycoon who ignores the other players won't go far. Not to mention this is a major part of the fun in this game.

To sum things up, Next Business Tycoon is a very original, fast paced yet deep strategy game, well loved and received by our reviewers.. 

• Score: 4.7. A very good strategic game, one of the best we reviewed.
• Description: A massive strategic online game where the player plays a tycoon bent on making his or her company the biggest and most powerful on earth.
• Good Points: Easy to use UI. A lot of options. Deep strategy and thought needed to succeed.
• Bad Points: We would have liked to have a little more help in figuring out the more complex strategies and options, maybe an offline forum or something.
• Experience: The game starts a little slow, but as the player reaches lever 3 or 4, things are happening quite quickly, letting the player understand the game perfectly by then.
• Longevity: People play the game for months now, as they must reach level 8 or bankrupt the company they are fighting against for 3 levels now ...
• Link to Google Play

Next Business Tycoon - Android App Featured

Next Business Tycoon by Michael Asaraf - Android App Featured   

We at Android Review Center keep saying that Android Smartphones can be mobile offices, mobile communications centers and mobile entertainment centers. But, if we take a moment and try to be honest with ourselves, what we really love about our smartphones are the games and the various apps that help up save money. Here, we said it ...

Now as to games, there are broadly two types of games. One is called Casual, i.e. simple arcade and platform games that are very useful to pass the time while waiting to get your hair cut or the bus arrives. The other type of game is anything but simple. Massive strategy games lie at the other end of the scale and they are a real treat.

We are very pleased to introduce Next Business Tycoon, a massive online strategy game that takes a different approach to the other strategy games out there on Google Play. We LOVE different!

Okay, what is Next Business Tycoon all about? Well, massive only strategy games usually concentrate on building a base, acquiring resources, communicating with fellow players and launching attacks on other players. Next Business Tycoon offers all of that but in a different setting. The player gets to setup, build and control a multi billion dollar firm.

Now, there is plenty of action but all the action takes place in the giant conglomerate world, with stock prices, valuable resources, other companies and investments at stake, all used as targets for the players to fight over and win in order to make the player's own firm grow and prosper in the hostile business environment. 

One of the most fun things is the sheer diversity of this game. The player must fight to let his company survive but he or she has a TON of options. Starting from hostile takeover of companies, to changes in the prices of resources needed by the enemy companies, to taking someone out of market by R&D or even the direct approach of sending spies and saboteurs into the enemy firm.

Next Business Tycoon has all the complexity, excitement and strategy elements needed to make a really good strategy game, a game where each player must carefully think and plan his next moves. The fact that Next Business Tycoon is based on our "real" world companies makes it just more fun, as suddenly bits and pieces of news start to make sense, seeing how real world companies conduct their business ...

Google Play Link