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Top Android game apps: Plumber challenges Temple Run in Google's free charts

Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Where's My Perry?, Amazing Alex, and Plumber currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

July 16, 2012

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[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on Google Play as of today, with Where's My Perry?, Amazing Alex, and Plumber currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week's top paid titles are: 1. Where's My Perry? (Disney, $0.99) 2. Where's My Water? (Disney, $0.99) 3. Amazing Alex (Rovio, $0.99) 4. Cut the Rope (ZeptoLab, $0.99) 5. Temple Run: Brave (Disney, $0.99) 6. Draw Something (OMGPOP, $2.99) 7. Minecraft: Pocket Edition (Mojang, $6.99) 8. Dead Trigger (Madfinger, $0.99) 9. Angry Birds Space Premium (Rovio, $0.99) 10. Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick, $1.22) Disney's chart-topping puzzlers Where's My Water? and Where's My Perry? face new competition following the launch of Rovio's Amazing Alex, which ranks as Google Play's third-best selling game in its premiere week. Cut the Rope moves up to fourth place, as Madfinger's third-person shooter Dead Trigger overtakes Angry Birds Space for eighth place. Here are this week's top free Android game applications: 1. Temple Run (Imangi) 2. Plumber (Magma Mobile) 3. Angry Birds (Rovio) 4. Bubble Shoot (Runnergames) 5. Angry Birds Space (Rovio) 6. Fruit Ninja Free (Halfbrick) 7. Sonic CD Lite (Sega) 8. Marble Saga (Itreegamer) 9. Logos Quiz (Bubble Co) 10. Words With Friends Free (Newtoy) Magma Mobile's pipe puzzle game Plumber reports a sharp rise in popularity this week, challenging Temple Run for the top spot in Google Play's free app chart. Runnergames' Bubble Shoot also moves up several chart spots this week, trailing close behind longtime favorite Angry Birds at fourth place.

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Danny Cowan

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Danny Cowan is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist for Gamasutra and its subsites. Previously, he has written reviews and feature articles for gaming publications including 1UP.com, GamePro, and Hardcore Gamer Magazine.

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