{"id":48736,"date":"2013-01-06T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T12:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48736"},"modified":"2013-01-06T22:38:08","modified_gmt":"2013-01-06T20:38:08","slug":"top-5-gaming-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/48736-top-5-gaming-apps","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 gaming apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The meaning of the word &#8220;app&#8221; has evolved to represent a bit of software designed to run on our portable computers in the class of smartphones and tablet PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Popular website IndieDB has concluded their first and experimental &#8220;App of the Year&#8221; event. With 4,000 votes logged, the editors and community have decided on the top gaming apps of 2012.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slidedb.com\/events\/2012-app-of-the-year-awards\/features\/app-of-the-year-2012\" target=\"_new\">Players Choice App of the Year<\/a>: Knights of Pen &amp; Paper<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slidedb.com\/events\/2012-app-of-the-year-awards\/features\/aoty-players-choice-upcoming-2012\" target=\"_new\">Players Choice Best Upcoming<\/a>: Dungelot<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slidedb.com\/events\/2012-app-of-the-year-awards\/features\/aoty-editors-choice-2012\" target=\"_new\">Editors Choice Best Overall<\/a>: Knights of Pen &amp; Paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/media\/iframe\/754914\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The top 5 gaming apps are as follows:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">5 &#8211; <a title=\"Gua-Le-Ni\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/games\/gua-le-ni\" target=\"_blank\">Gua-Le-Ni <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Also known as The Horrendous Parade,\u00a0Gua-Le-Ni is an action puzzle videogame. Players will be challenged to categorize a bestiary of fantastic paper-animals before they flee.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">4 &#8211; <a title=\"Dream of Pixels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/games\/dream-of-pixels\" target=\"_blank\">Dream of Pixels<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A falling blocks puzzle game with a reverse twist. Players will unpack tetromino blocks instead of the usual packing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">3 &#8211; <a title=\"3volution\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/games\/3volution-a-primordial-soup-challenge\" target=\"_blank\">3volution &#8211; A Primordial Soup Challenge<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>So, you think life just accidentally began when organic molecules (after millions and millions of years of swimming in a puddle of primordial soup) organized one-too-many swimming championships? Forget everything you&#8217;ve seen in science books, and forget what your teachers told you about the beginning of life.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2 &#8211; <a title=\"Minecraft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/games\/minecraft\" target=\"_blank\">Minecraft Pocket Edition<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Minecraft probably needs no introduction, as the creative sandbox block-building game has catapulted to international fame. The Pocket Edition includes randomly generated worlds, multiplayer over a local Wi-Fi network, along with Survival and Creative modes. You can craft and create with your friends anywhere in the world, just as long as you have hands spare and battery to burn.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1 &#8211; <a title=\"Knights of Pen &amp; Paper\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/games\/knights-of-pen-paper\" target=\"_blank\">Knights of Pen &amp; Paper<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Knights of Pen &amp; Paper is an indie turn-based retro style pixel-art RPG. Inspired by the great titles of the 90&#8217;s, the game intends to recreate the feeling of playing a traditional pen and paper RPG. 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