8 games for you to play this weekend

This week we dove headfirst into the fall review triple-A release season with reviews of Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed IV, both of which came out on Tuesday. But if you’re not a PC or console fan, never fear, because we’ve also got some great handheld, mobile, and browser games for you to play.

Battlefield 4
Score: 9.2
Genre: FPS
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
What it is: An excellent shooter with the same great Battlefield multiplayer and a much-improved storyline.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Score: 8
Genre: Action
Platform: PC, PS3, XBox 360,
What it is: A swashbuckling pirate yarn held back only by its ties to the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

Thor: The Dark World
Score: 7.0
Genre: RPG
Platform: iOS, Android
What it is: Thor: The Dark World is a movie opening this November 8th, but it’s also a mobile game developed by Gameloft that’s not bad and just went free.

Hometown Story
Score: 5.5
Genre: Life sim
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
What it is: A life sim missing out on a whole lot of life.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
Score: 9.3
Genre: Adventure/visual novel
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
What it is: The latest Ace Attorney game brings lots of head scratching and witty dialogue to the table.

Juice Cubes
Score: 7.5
Genre: Puzzle
Platform: iOS, Android
What it is: Rovio’s Candy Crush clone with a twist.

Elevator Joe
Score: 7
Genre: Time management
Platform: iOS, Android
What it is: It’s about bringing passengers to their respective desired floors in the fastest and most efficient way while being distracted by dinosaurs, aliens, VIPs, and a pesky relative.

Infectonator 2
Score: 7.7
Genre: Strategy (sort of)
Platform: Browser
What it is: A fun game where the player helps zombies take over cities of the world.

Stay tuned to Games in Asia next week as we’ll have more exciting reviews coming your way, including the much-anticipated Call of Duty: Ghosts.