This is NOT on the Amazon Appstore for Android for once. Contract Killer can be downloaded from the Android Market for FREE today, and supposedly today ONLY. Jump on this now to secure a pretty decent game.
Like many of Glu Mobile's games, and other big name game developers, this is a sizable download. Don't be fooled, the shell is 2.5MB while the bootstrap files are 250MB. Save to the phone or to your SD, but take their advice and download over WiFi, don't use the network. It'll take forever and completely kill your battery.
The game is quite good looking. Not great, but not bad in the least. Kind of reminds me of Dreamcast quality, though the gameplay is very much designed for smartphones. Starting with the gameplay. Fixed 1st person sniping missions have you take out targets reminiscent of the classic Silent Scope series. The game is a trap for cross-game advertising, asking you to download other apps and even purchase and play apps to earn in-game credits.
The story seems to be the driving factor rather than time in game. After taking out just your first three targets in the game, you are already on the run from the company that initially hired you. With the help of your training agent still employed by The Agency, you gain new contacts and contracts to stay in the loop and earn money for weapons and ammo.
I wonder though who has your back and who will shoot you in the back.
UPDATE: Originally this game was to be free for a limited time, though Glu Mobile has gone with in-app purchases. This has caused quite a stir in the mobile gaming front, as most people are not all that happy with the direction this initiative has gone. These games are good and some great, but they are hampered by ads and the most devilish in-app purchasing system that currently has no rules. iOS has since address this issue, though with a light hand only administering a password reset for every in-app purchase instead of the timed method. Android needs to be the first to inform downloaders or at boot up. Also, there should be an obvious visual difference for screens containing purchasable content, like a Google controlled GUI for shopping within an app. People are calling for a class action lawsuit here. What do you think?
Contract Killer - $?.?? FREE
