An ‘Honest’ Take on Your Candy Crush Addiction
Candy Crush addicts, consider this an intervention. If your Candy Crush Saga addiction has led you to some dark places in life (perhaps depleting your bank account for extra lives), you may find that this honest trailer by YouTube channel Smosh Games rings true. Nope? Not you? Well, maybe you’ll find at least some entertainment in this video’s Kardashian references; it calls Candy Crush “the Kardashian of video games.” Yikes. Colors. Music. Soothing sound effects. The honest trailer is here to boil your Candy Crush obsession down to its fundamental parts and make you feel like a doofus for finding enjoyment in it. BONUS: 7 Mobile Trivia Games to Challenge Your Brain Mobile Trivia Games 1. QuizUp QuizUp is the new kid on the block for mobile trivia, but that freshness also comes with some perks. The app has a lovely, colorful interface. QuizUp also lets you match wits on any topic with your in-game friends or with strangers, so you can compete to top the leaderboards in your area of expertise. The team is actively adding new material, including timely information in both the current events and pop culture categories. Price: Free on iOS and Android Image: Plain Vanilla 2. Sporcle It was an online phenomenon first, and now you can take the Sporcle quizzes anywhere. The trivia categories go beyond the typical subjects to test your knowledge of more unusual pockets of trivia. Do you know which nations have the highest cost of living this year? How good are you on celebrities’ ages or popular baby names? The apps don’t have all the content from the web version, but there’s still a serious number of quizzes to keep you entertained. Price: $2.99 for iOS, $1.99 for Android Image: Sporcle 3. MovieCat and MovieCat 2 How do you make a standard movie trivia game even better? Present all the questions with adorable cartoon cats. MovieCat tests your cinema savvy in a range of ways, from the classic to the contemporary. Anything in the movie realm is fair game — including posters, costumes and award winners — and the faster you answer, the more points you’ll get. The sequel has all new questions and Cat Scenes, but for now it’s only available on iOS. Price: $1.99 on Android and iPhone, $2.99 on iPad Image: OtherWise Games 4. Jeopardy! The popular game show has long been the standard for TV trivia, and now you can get the experience on your mobile devices. The setup is a little different, with clues given as multiple choice questions rather than the iconic “Answer in the form of a question.” Despite that, you’re still getting an authentic Jeopardy! experience since the clues were collected from the show’s writers. You have the chance to win solo or compete with friends in the Pass and Play mode. Price: $1.99 on iOS and Android Image: Sony Pictures Television 5. Trivial Pursuit This one’s a classic of the board game universe, but it’s just as fun in the mobile […]