{"id":18991,"date":"2019-04-26T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=18991"},"modified":"2019-04-08T08:56:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T08:56:05","slug":"cartoon-network-arcade-ios-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/26\/cartoon-network-arcade-ios-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon Network Arcade (iOS, Android)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Now you can play simple mini-games starring your favorite Cartoon Network stars all in one place with Cartoon Network Arcade.\u00a0 It\u2019s available free to download on iOS and Android, but reviewed on iPad here.\u00a0 You can select games to play in a hub, as well as earn virtual mini-figurines.\u00a0 But you have to set up an account to do that last part so I didn\u2019t mess with it.\u00a0 In each game you can earn coins to buy new characters and power-ups, and view ads to continue your progress.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look at the games you can play.\u00a0 They may add more or take away some later, but AS OF THIS WRITING, here\u2019s what they\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n

Steven Universe: Shattered Dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a continuous runner.\u00a0 Steven is in a cave being chased by a giant round gem.\u00a0 Tap the screen to jump and double jump and avoid obstacles.\u00a0 Get hit once and it\u2019s Game Over.<\/p>\n

Go Go K.O.!<\/strong><\/p>\n

K.O. is running down a two lane road and you must tap the screen to make him change lanes and avoid robots.\u00a0 But watch out because sometimes the robots can fake you out and switch lanes, too!\u00a0 Get hit once and it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 I tried to watch this cartoon a few times when I was reviewing another game about it.\u00a0 It was all right, but I couldn\u2019t get into it.\u00a0 I did like the voice work, though!<\/p>\n

Adventure Time: Rainicorn\u2019s Flying Colors<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is probably the most creative and complicated game on here.\u00a0 Cards are arranged in a playfield and have different colors and Adventure Time characters on each one.\u00a0 You must line up three of the same color or character to clear them out with what you have in your hand.\u00a0 And when you clear out the cards on all the marked tiles, you move onto the next round.<\/p>\n

Apple & Onion: Bottle Catch<\/strong><\/p>\n

I tried to watch this cartoon once, but couldn\u2019t make it all the way through, it was so bad.\u00a0 I only watched it because I was changing channels and saw this and was like, \u2018what the heck?\u2019\u00a0 Anyway, you throw a bottle to the other character and must time your taps so you catch it before it falls.\u00a0 Sometimes your character will throw the bottle high in the air and you might collect some coins.\u00a0 Not much fun.<\/p>\n

We Bare Bears: Stack Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

While I don\u2019t watch it regularly, I kind of like the We Bare Bears cartoon, from what I\u2019ve seen of it anyway. \u00a0In this one, the bears are stacked on each other and walking down a path.\u00a0 You must rotate squares on the path to keep the bears going.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of Pipe Dream.\u00a0 If they run out of path, one bear falls off the stack and you keep going.\u00a0 When all three tumble, it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 I like Pipe Dream, so I enjoyed this one, too.<\/p>\n

The PowerPuff Girls: Rainbow Wreckers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ugh, this one is based on the new PowerPuff Girls cartoon.\u00a0 I tried to give it a chance and enjoy it, but ultimately it was just bad.\u00a0 Especially when they decided they needed to add another PowerPuff Girl to the mix.\u00a0 In this one, you tap the screen to rotate the three PowerPuff Girls.\u00a0 Make sure the right one is up when you need to punch a certain color of the rainbow (blue for Bubbles, green for Buttercup, and pink for Blossom).\u00a0 If you have the wrong color you get hit and it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 You can get a power up where newcomer Bliss crashes through all the rainbows on screen.\u00a0 And that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

Teen Titans Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n

A member of the Teen Titans walks on a path kicking a soccer ball.\u00a0 You must tap the screen for them to kick it and keep it in play.\u00a0 Sometimes a troll will block your shot.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of a music rhythm game, but it\u2019s not very fun.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a big fan of either of the Teen Titans cartoons, either.<\/p>\n

Craig of the Creek: Camp Cardboard<\/strong><\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t tell you anything about this game because every time I tried to start it up, it would freeze on me.\u00a0 That happened a few times in other games, too, but it was every time for this one.\u00a0 I\u2019ve heard from a few people that the Craig of the Creek cartoon is actually pretty decent, but I\u2019ve never seen it myself.<\/p>\n

Ben 10: Brains vs. Bugs<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this one you play as a little alien who has to climb up ladders and jump over pits.\u00a0 Kind of like a bad version of Donkey Kong.\u00a0 Tap the screen to jump, but if you fall it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 It seems hard to tell how far you jump, as I missed a lot.<\/p>\n

Gumball: Stellar Odyssey<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t really like the Gumball cartoon much, but I think it\u2019s because I\u2019m not the target audience.\u00a0 I think if I were in Middle School, I would\u2019ve loved this cartoon.\u00a0 It had a great Final Fantasy parody, anyway, and I like the mixed medium art style.\u00a0 Anyway, in this one you play as Gumball or other unlockable characters.\u00a0 I like how the characters make parodies of Star Wars.\u00a0 You orbit these little happy planets and when you tap the button, you jump off and you want to land on another planet.\u00a0 Watch out for black holes and suns that can affect your gravity, and collect coins along the way.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of an old Namco game called Star Trigon, and it plays exactly like a mini-game in the Tamagotchi mobile game I reviewed a while back.<\/p>\n

Teen Titans Go: Smashy Pinata<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another Teen Titans game.\u00a0 In this one you are Beast Boy and you turn into a monkey and can wall jump from the left and right sides of the screen with a tap on the mobile device.\u00a0 You\u2019ll hit a pinata, and it\u2019ll bounce in the air and you must wall jump into it to keep it in play.\u00a0 If it falls off the screen on the bottom, it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 Simple, but at least it\u2019s better than the other Teen Titans game.<\/p>\n

Summer Camp Island: Contagious Cuteness<\/strong><\/p>\n

All you do is tap on an object in the sky, and it\u2019ll explode.\u00a0 Any other objects that get caught in the explosion will explode, too, so you want to cause a chain reaction.\u00a0 If you can hit a witch hat three times, it\u2019ll make more objects come out.\u00a0 So basically this is a game where you tap on the screen once and see what happens.\u00a0 Not very cute or contagious if you ask me.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve never even HEARD of a cartoon called Summer Camp Island!<\/p>\n

Gumball\u2019s Block Party<\/strong><\/p>\n

I actually kind of like this one.\u00a0 Reminds me of a reverse Q*bert.\u00a0 Gumball hops on cubes in the sky, but can only move left or right at an angle, but never down.\u00a0 Collect coins and watch out for pits and falling cubes.<\/p>\n

Victor & Valentino: Monster Kicks<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never heard of this cartoon, must be new.\u00a0 Two kids run on each side of the screen, and you tap the screen to pass a soccer ball between them.\u00a0 Monsters made of dirt or meatballs, not sure which, will pop out between them, and you must pass the soccer ball in time to hit them.\u00a0 Let too many of them by and it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 It\u2019s all right, but I imagine you can just mash the screen repeatedly to get most of the monsters with the ball.\u00a0 Kind of reminds me of the Atari 2600 game Stampede, just without as much strategy.<\/p>\n

And those are all the games.\u00a0 It\u2019s all right, just simple fun.\u00a0 Aside from some bugginess, there isn\u2019t really any problems other than some of the games are a bit TOO simple.\u00a0 And I wish they had a game about Regular Show, or maybe older CN shows like Dexter\u2019s Laboratory.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just silly cartoon violence and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching the shows on Cartoon Network, they\u2019ll be OK with this game, too.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases and ads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now you can play simple mini-games starring your favorite Cartoon Network stars all in one place with Cartoon Network Arcade.\u00a0 It\u2019s available free to download on iOS and Android, but reviewed on iPad here.\u00a0 You can select games to play in a hub, as well as earn virtual mini-figurines.\u00a0 But you have to set up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-movie-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18993,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18991\/revisions\/18993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}