I recently just discovered that my Motorola Xoom has a Gyroscope sensor! I've seen what this can do for games on the iPhone/iPad (like the incredible first-person-shooter accuracy in Shootout), and I want to try it out myself, but I have an Android. I've been scouring the googles for over an hour, looking for a list of gyroscope-enabled games for android, and so far all I've found is people who are incredibly confused as to what exactly a gyroscope is, in that it is not an accelerometer, and they just end up listing accelerometer-enabled games. Or I find lists of iPhone-only gyroscope-enabled games.
So does anyone know of any good games for Android that make use of the gyroscope, NOT just the accelerometer? I'm not talking about sensor-graphing apps, I have one of those, its how I found out I have a gyroscope.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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moeburn said:
I recently just discovered that my Motorola Xoom has a Gyroscope sensor! I've seen what this can do for games on the iPhone/iPad (like the incredible first-person-shooter accuracy in Shootout), and I want to try it out myself, but I have an Android. I've been scouring the googles for over an hour, looking for a list of gyroscope-enabled games for android, and so far all I've found is people who are incredibly confused as to what exactly a gyroscope is, in that it is not an accelerometer, and they just end up listing accelerometer-enabled games. Or I find lists of iPhone-only gyroscope-enabled games.
So does anyone know of any good games for Android that make use of the gyroscope, NOT just the accelerometer? I'm not talking about sensor-graphing apps, I have one of those, its how I found out I have a gyroscope.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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Helicopter 3D is amazing!
Great thread, looking for the same answers. Googling, testing the 2 above suggestions.
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Great thread, looking for the same answers. Googling, testing the 2 above suggestions.
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I discovered "9mm" by GameLoft, it is a GREAT fps, if you are willing to play an FPS on an Android, and it has an "enable gyroscope" option in the settings. Unfortunately, maybe it was because my Xoom just doesn't have the hardware to play it (theres no graphics settings), but I didn't get what I expected out of the gyroscope. It felt just as inaccurate and clumsy and difficult as an accelerometer-inferred FPS. But maybe that was because of the amount of time it was taking to process the gyro on my Xoom, along with the 3D graphics of the game; I wasn't getting a very good framerate.
Also, I've heard that apparently "N.O.V.A. 2", and I guess one could infer NOVA 3, support the gyroscope for aiming. But I don't really enjoy playing FPSes on a mobile device, especially one as big as a tablet.
moeburn said:
I recently just discovered that my Motorola Xoom has a Gyroscope sensor! I've seen what this can do for games on the iPhone/iPad (like the incredible first-person-shooter accuracy in Shootout), and I want to try it out myself, but I have an Android. I've been scouring the googles for over an hour, looking for a list of gyroscope-enabled games for android, and so far all I've found is people who are incredibly confused as to what exactly a gyroscope is, in that it is not an accelerometer, and they just end up listing accelerometer-enabled games. Or I find lists of iPhone-only gyroscope-enabled games.
So does anyone know of any good games for Android that make use of the gyroscope, NOT just the accelerometer? I'm not talking about sensor-graphing apps, I have one of those, its how I found out I have a gyroscope.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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there are many mobiles have a gyroscope,why don't you try Samsung GX S4?
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there are many mobiles have a gyroscope,why don't you try Samsung GX S4?
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Why would I do that? I already have a gyroscope. And I can't afford a new phone.
But man oh man, I wish we had a list like this:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gyroscope-apps-and-games_id15299
EDIT: A lot of the apps listed in the above iPhone list ARE actually available for Android!
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There's a hell of a lot of gyroscope-enabled games for Android now!
- Pretty much ANYTHING made by Gameloft, including Asphalt 8 Airborne, NOVA 3, and Modern Combat 4
- Real Racing 3
- That iPhone gun shooting range game that started all of this? Shooting Showdown is now available for Android, and it is gyro-enabled
- Voxel Rush
There's lots more too!
A tilt 3d labyrinth
best game i have ever found for gyroscope.
(in small size)
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Anyone try any of these out? I dont want to waste my $$ if they suck on the SGT
Ive done lets golf. Worked fine.
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Ive done lets golf. Worked fine.
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Which version? 2? 2HD? What model did you download it for?
please answer!
Man these forums are dead =\
I've tried most of Gameloft's portfolio, and I've experimented with versions for many different devices. Unfortunately, even if they do run, they don't seem to run correctly. I've been using the HD versions, and they all run in a very small area in the middle of the screen. It seems that Gameloft has a bit of work to do on the optimization front. They just got around to optimizing most of their catalog for the Galaxy Tab 7, and they are starting to optimize some games for the Xoom, so we should be seeing some of their more popular games within a few weeks. If you're looking for high quality games, you should download the Tegra zone app and check out the games in there. I can say from experience that Riptide GP, Gun Brothers, and Galaxy on Fire 2 are amazing.
Gameloft's Asphalt 6 HD works fine too
No issues with the game on GT10.1
-Asphalt 6 is good. Theres quite a few cars, it's not really much different than Asphalt 5 though.
-N.O.V.A. HD kinda worked. It FC'd too much to play though and the controls were badly messed up.
-Modern Combat 2 boots up through the video at the beginning, but crashes instantly after.
-Spider Man also FC's alot like N.O.V.A. If it didn't FC as much as it does it would be alright.
I'll update this list as I try more, but so far it is just a ton of failure except for Asphalt 6. The graphics were fine.
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I've tried most of Gameloft's portfolio, and I've experimented with versions for many different devices. Unfortunately, even if they do run, they don't seem to run correctly. I've been using the HD versions, and they all run in a very small area in the middle of the screen. It seems that Gameloft has a bit of work to do on the optimization front. They just got around to optimizing most of their catalog for the Galaxy Tab 7, and they are starting to optimize some games for the Xoom, so we should be seeing some of their more popular games within a few weeks. If you're looking for high quality games, you should download the Tegra zone app and check out the games in there. I can say from experience that Riptide GP, Gun Brothers, and Galaxy on Fire 2 are amazing.
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I agree with your suggestions, but I don't know if Riptide is worth the money. It only has like 4 tracks and then it does all of the tracks in reverse and they all look the same.
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I agree with your suggestions, but I don't know if Riptide is worth the money. It only has like 4 tracks and then it does all of the tracks in reverse and they all look the same.
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Yeah, that's true, $7.00 for 6 tracks is a bit overpriced. The graphics are nice, if not a bit boring, but the other games are quite awesome. I also like Cordy, Apparatus, and I'm really looking forward to a few of the upcoming games in the tegra zone. Arma II looks awesome, Trainz Simulator (if reasonably priced) might be fun, and I'm just waiting for Monster Madness to launch.
Does it work for any of you? It says that it is incompatible with my phone.
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works fine for me with CM7 installed, even used wifi to download the gamedata...
works on piChrust fw and 0.2.1 faux Kernel
For those of you who have it working I have a question.. Is it REALLY worth the $4.99!? Ive been spoiled by .99c games. Honestly I doubt I purchase it just because of that. But if Im missing out and NEED to play this game could any body offer a brief explanation why? I have read about the game already but would like to hear from someone who is playing on an Atrix. Thanks ahead of time.
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For those of you who have it working I have a question.. Is it REALLY worth the $4.99!? Ive been spoiled by .99c games. Honestly I doubt I purchase it just because of that. But if Im missing out and NEED to play this game could any body offer a brief explanation why? I have read about the game already but would like to hear from someone who is playing on an Atrix. Thanks ahead of time.
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i bought it yesterday, but didn't play it for very long. it's a pretty fun game, and the controls were really intuitive. it's exactly how you would want to control a fps on a touch screen, left side of the screen for moving and right for camera.
the graphics were pretty amazing for a smartphone, i was impressed. and i didn't experience any sort of lag, which was even better (using the 1.0ghz enhanced kernel CM7)
i'd say it's worth the 5 dollars, i only got about half an hour into it so far and was already satisfied with my purchase. the animations are all voice acted so far, gameplay is fun, and controls are great for a touch screen.
I highly recommend this game. Well worth the $5. The controls are much better than the gameloft FPS's that I've played and the graphics are amazing. When you compare the price to a console game it's a no brainer purchase.
On the gameloft shooters they kinda auto aim for you (sorta like goldeneye on n64) but on this game once you press the fire button you can move your finger and move your aim, like having dual joysticks. Also the left joystick appears wherever you put your thumb (on the left half of the screen) eliminating the problem of your finger missing the joystick.
The cover system is easy to use and works well. It's nice to have that instead of just having to run around shooting. The enemy AI isn't as good as many console games but miles ahead of other mobile shooters. Enemies will move from cover to cover, one will stick back while the other tries to flank you, etc.
There are a few very minor glitches here and there, but it runs very well on the atrix.
Well worth it...just be ready to kiss your battery byebye
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Uhm guys I'm using the latest aura and get the "your device is not supported" any clues why? The market on the rom is 3.20
crnkoj said:
Uhm guys I'm using the latest aura and get the "your device is not supported" any clues why? The market on the rom is 3.20
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Has your build.prop been edited to say a different device?
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Has your build.prop been edited to say a different device?
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Haven't checked, but i haven't modified it, it's the one from aura 1.2.2.1 deblur aura. Might be the 3.2.0 market messes things up.
Definitely worth it,especially considering it'll get an update for multiplayer in the near future apparently (forgot where i read it but it was a legit source). And the game is great to play, it has great graphics and is very smooth and fast.
http://toucharcade.com/2011/09/30/shadowgun-multiplayer-to-release-in-waves-no-eta/
Hey all over in the photon forums I have figured out the mapping to be able to use a PS3 controller with the game. I would post a link but I am on mobile. Look in the photon themes and apps. The title is easy to see. Says Shadowgun available for tegra 2 devices. I have only tested the ps3 controller with the photon so hopefully it works for you guys too.
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I'm using Aura 1.2.2.0 (just haven't made the upgrade to 1.2.2.2 yet) and had the "download is incompatible with your device" from the market, however, I was able to install via market.android.com
Also... Yesterday(?), there was an update available for the game. After installing it, the character was holding an invisible gun that shelled out little pink blocks. Apparently this was a pretty common problem. This was fixed by reinstalling the game after deleting /sdcard/Android/data/com.madfingergames.shadowgun
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...I have figured out the mapping to be able to use a PS3 controller with the game...
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You really have no idea how happy I am to read this.
Edit: Link to jbuggydroid's button mapping post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18796357&postcount=4
Sadly there is no way to make hdmi mirroring with the Atrix... Widescreen that is.
This game is great on both my Atrix and eee pad transformers. For anybody having glitches, just uninstall the game and reinstall. I had to do that on both devices afterthe update. Also for those who have an eee pad with dock, you can plug up an Xbox 360 controller and play the game like it is an Xbox 360 game, just loads faster.
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Is the game worth it? It's a bit like asking if it's worth breathing. The graphics are amazing, the controls are very user-friendly and fun, the game runs without any sort of lag or problem and it's like Resident Evil 5 but for mobile phones.
This is the first game that i actually find worth buying for my Atrix.
Ratings: 10/10.
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Is the game worth it? It's a bit like asking if it's worth breathing. The graphics are amazing, the controls are very user-friendly and fun, the game runs without any sort of lag or problem and it's like Resident Evil 5 but for mobile phones.
This is the first game that i actually find worth buying for my Atrix.
Ratings: 10/10.
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10/10 for me as well.
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Sadly there is no way to make hdmi mirroring with the Atrix... Widescreen that is.
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What do u mean? Atrix can not display it proper on a tv via hdmi?
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What do u mean? Atrix can not display it proper on a tv via hdmi?
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The Atrix does not do HDMI Mirroring in Widescreen.
I suck as FPS and I'm a sucker for eye candy, but I definitely think this is a 10/10. Very well polished game. Some FPS pros might get bored of it but I'm not good enough at the genre to make an informed decision lol
Definitely with $5 or whatever it was.
Hi guys!
Is it just me or the galaxy tab is really bad at running applications? I cant believe that running a 2D game such as xconstruction would run extremely bad on the tab due to the streching of the screen. In addition, I have downloaded many applications and games and ended up uninstalling around 60% of them because they dont run very well, while others show nothing but a black screen!
I am really shocked by the poor performance of the tab! This device is full of conflicts! Some 3D games run very well while most run badly. Browsing is good but pdf viewing is laggy and bad! I have always admired google and defended Tabs with honeycomb against iPad, but I think I will have to revert back to iPad for the sake of a market filled with applications and excellent documents viewing quality.
I hate being biased, but the Tab 10.1 lacks the performance despite of the Dual Core processor and 1Gb ram. What do you guys think? I welcome hearing positives and negatives about it. Would anyone be kind enough to recommend apps that are fully working with no bugs? The same goes to games suggestions too!
MGM
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not MANY apps*
i have never really had any kind of problem with running games on my tab i think one or two have just had a black screen or forced close but they were phone aps that didnt look too good anyways
you may have a cluttered up tab that means that it doesnt run very well but other than that i dont really know why games arnt working
a few good games are apparatus, spirit, fieldrunners hd and superstick man golf which all work perfectly on my tab
hope ive helped
Use the apps and games from http://www.tablified.com/. They all are optimized for tablets.
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I really don't think you can blame the hardware for an apps poor performance. If you really want to see what the hardware can do play some of the THD games from Tegrazone app.
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i've never had problems in running games or apps. smooth performance and a lot of applications! beside the really poor battery-perfromance, my 10.1v is a dream
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Thanks for the correction for the word "many" apps. It is true that English isn't my first language, I think that's the effect of a sleeping pill heheh.
Thank you all for passing by. I will have a look at the link suggested and will try the games that were menioned. I do like the way games run in the nvidia tegrazone, yet some are a bit poor reaching the required Fps.
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Sentinel 3 Homeworld is the best tower defense game out there for tabs!
I know about around 400 apps they are running on the 10.1 inch tab. Where do you live? Android Market or google issues?
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not MANY apps*
i have never really had any kind of problem with running games on my tab i think one or two have just had a black screen or forced close but they were phone aps that didnt look too good anyways
you may have a cluttered up tab that means that it doesnt run very well but other than that i dont really know why games arnt working
a few good games are apparatus, spirit, fieldrunners hd and superstick man golf which all work perfectly on my tab
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Couldn't have been said better, Totally agree!
So, I bit the bullet and bought a Prime, I had talked myself out of it about 9 million times, was going to buy a used one from chin-a-ling (sorry mate) but my fiancee pushed me, and pushed me and I finally bought one... I am in love.
But the title says it all, I am wondering what the future is going to be. My hope is to end up being able to play Portal on this thing one day. With the fact that Bethesda has mentioned possible tablet ports of older titles, Valve has always been one to examine all unique possibilities. It would be incredible to be Chell running through the hall way, aiming and then tapping where I want the portal
Anyways, what does everyone else think? Looking forward to seeing what the major companies might do? Games you hope to see ported or even developed as a standalone counterpart from your favorite series?
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So, I bit the bullet and bought a Prime, I had talked myself out of it about 9 million times, was going to buy a used one from chin-a-ling (sorry mate) but my fiancee pushed me, and pushed me and I finally bought one... I am in love.
But the title says it all, I am wondering what the future is going to be. My hope is to end up being able to play Portal on this thing one day. With the fact that Bethesda has mentioned possible tablet ports of older titles, Valve has always been one to examine all unique possibilities. It would be incredible to be Chell running through the hall way, aiming and then tapping where I want the portal
Anyways, what does everyone else think? Looking forward to seeing what the major companies might do? Games you hope to see ported or even developed as a standalone counterpart from your favorite series?
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I think tablet gaming especially on iOS has a bright future. Some of iOS's best exclusives have trickled their way to Android. But there is still a lot to be desired on the Android platform as far as games go. Currently EPIC is making fantastic games for iOS through ChAIR Entertainment. Hopefully they will one day embrace Android.
Well ios has infinity blade and usually gets games a bit earlier. That's about it IMHO.
Android has amazing emulators and most importantly full gamepad support.
There are also some really nice looking tegra3 exclusives coming. Definately infinity blade lvl of graphics.
I'd say the future is bright. Me personally I'm hoping for point and click adventures getting big on tablets. They perfect for touch control.
Gaming on tablets and Prime will be SICK! Just watch. Already amazed at the types of games I'm playing already. And I don't play b.s. ones like angry birds or whatever. Lol hardcore gamer here.
I used to be a hardcore gamer before I joined the Navy but after I got out I haven't had time with school, but I am a huge Portal/Half Life Fan, as well as a few of the other artsy FPS games e.g. Mirrors Edge. I KNOW the Tegra 3 can handle it, it is a matter of whether or not the big guys will believe in the future of tablet/mobile gaming. It is a growing segment of serious gamers, and I think that tablet ownership would increase as games become more innovative/complex.
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Me personally I'm hoping for point and click adventures getting big on tablets. They perfect for touch control.
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like straight up Kings Quest Status? a little bit of The Secret of Monkey Island?
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like straight up Kings Quest Status? a little bit of The Secret of Monkey Island?
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<3 monkey island :-D
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<3 monkey island :-D
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Your dream come true
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Your dream come true
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And it works like a charm. It never ceases to amaze me that the first time I played day of the tentacle I had to clear my 40MB(!) hdd before I could install it, was supplied om an enormous amount of floppy disks, took ages to install and now I can play it on a apparatus small enough to fit in my pocket (in case of my galaxy nexus)...
They need to bring the Broken sword series to Android. I have both games on Ipad n loved them. Like a touch point n click. Graphics n storyline is very good.
I installed onlive and am playing all sorts of pc games.
It works great with the Xbox 360 controller.
Onlive? Huh, I'll check it out! Thanks for the idea!
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OnLive is not available in Canada. Boo-urns.
dannb said:
OnLive is not available in Canada. Boo-urns.
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There's an app or method to get apps not available in your area or whatever. I forgot what it was. I would think as long as you have a decent to fast internet connection, Onlive should work fine for you. Plus its a free app so technically someone could upload the free apk for you to use. Worth a shot.
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There's an app or method to get apps not available in your area or whatever. I forgot what it was. I would think as long as you have a decent to fast internet connection, Onlive should work fine for you. Plus its a free app so technically someone could upload the free apk for you to use. Worth a shot.
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im not so sure he has a problem locating an apk, as he does signing up for service? maybe im wrong...
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im not so sure he has a problem locating an apk, as he does signing up for service? maybe im wrong...
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that wouldn't even matter. he just make a free account then sign in. there's nothing in the app that's esteeming location, I don't think. I would think as long as he make an account, which is just providing email address and making a user name, he would be good. worth a try. nothing to lose.
Good evening ladies and gents.
I'm about to jump off the fence and buy a new phone (and since I'm posting here I guess you've figured that I'm seriously considering the S3). But before I choose I want to know which games I can expect to be able to play. I stumbled onto the Tegra Zone a few months after I bought my Desire HD and was quite disappointed that it didn't support the content. I know the S3 doesn't have Tegra but stil a lot of the games are still supported/available.
I've now read through dozens of threads but I'm unable to find out how one figures out which games the S3 can run. In some cases I see thats it's just the "ultra high" setting that isn't supported (1. is this correct?). 2. Is there a different version of most games that are meant for non-Tegra devices or is it the exact game but some of which lack the highest graphics settings? Lastly: 3. Are there any games that S3 owners won't be able to play in the foreseeable future?
I would really appreciate input to any of my questions. Have a good day/night
It runs Mali-400 games and if you decide to Root just install Chainfire 3D and you can run most Tegra and any other games.
Gaming is very good. Thats all i have to say
Sorry i couldnt be of more help.
Have u tried looking on the playstore? With a friends phone or on the web page. Google searched? There is a thread about good ganes in the s3
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722426
This might help you
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S3 can play anything but Tegra3 Specific games, there is an app made by Chainfire it's called "Chainfire3D" where it emulates all different graphic chips in the market, so basically you can play all non-tegra and tegra games that aren't Tegra3 specifc as mentioned above. The app needs root in order to work. Dead trigger is the latest game to come out and it plays VERY nice and smooth. Shadowgun tegra2 version works, Pinball THD, Fruit Ninja THD, NBA Jam works nice PES2011, Blood and Glory work pretty well... I'm not much into gaming, those are the games I own, and I can say they are the ones that will hammer the CPU and GPU pretty good. I'm not sure what you mean with "ultra high settings" everything works. remember that the screen size is 1280x800 so some games that are made for smaller screen will have black bars or some cropping or some weird behavior, but I've only seen that on "time killer" games, can't recall which game was that showed this behavior, but still playable.
Hope that straight things out a bit for you.
Chain fire helps with some tegra games but it's not perfect eg sonic 4 ep 2 lags like treacle and some tegra games don't work at all. However the graphics hardware in the gs3 is the fastest in the world for a smartphone so there's a lot of potential. But tbh gaming without hardware buttons is pretty crap anyway.
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Thank you all for your replies.
I had already read through the post you mentioned slking1989 but even though it assured me that a lot of quality games are supported it didn't give me a definite answer regarding how to determine beforehand if a game will run or not (like "system requirements" or similar). I'm guessing the reason HQ games doesn't show up in the Play store on my current phone is that it doesn't support themn thus it's no points showing them but since I don't have the phone yet I wanted to do some research.
My choice is between the S3 and the HOX but after your replies the S3 was pushed further ahead in the race (only kept back by the insecurity around Tegra games really). Now I just have to decide which color to get.
This may help u decide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731468
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