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盘点Android平台战胜iPhone的5个优势

发布时间:2013-04-15 13:58:06 Tags:,,,,

作者:Jon Mundy

毫无疑问,iOS是现在最大的手机游戏平台,但排在第二名的就是Android,并且咬得很紧。

谷歌看似无处不在的手机平台绝不是手机游戏领域的千年老二。事实上,它在某些关键的地方确实比iPhone和iOS更出色。

我们不是说Android是最好的智能手机游戏平台,况且显然也不是。但在平台的竞争中,Android确实打赢了几场关键的战斗。

以下是Android战胜iPhone的5个方面。

屏幕更大

你可能知道,说到智能机的多功能使用,4英寸的屏幕是最合适的,无论是将手机轻松地放进口袋,还是用一只手舒服地操作。

但说到玩游戏,屏幕更大绝对是更好的。比如,玩《实况赛车3》时,如果可能,我们会选择使用4.7英寸的HTC One而不是4英寸的iPhone5,因为前者显示得更多。

HTC One(from pocketgamer)

HTC One(from pocketgamer)

类似地,玩家更倾向于在大屏幕的手机上玩《愤怒的小鸟:星球大战》,因为可以省去放大缩小视野的麻烦。

价格更便宜

还是那句话——iPhone是最好的手机游戏平台,主要是因为它有大量游戏。但它同时也是一个限制严格的平台。

如果你想开发iPhone游戏,你必须为最新的设备投入529英镑。那去年的版本呢?449英镑。甚至“廉价”的单核iPhone 4(游戏邦注:它甚至已经不支持某些高级的新游戏了)也要花费319英镑。

相反地,正如我们最近指出的,用不到200英镑你就可以入手一部什么手机游戏都能玩的多核Android手机。甚至现在的官方Android旗舰设备——四核CPU、4.7英寸屏幕、720分辨率的Nexus 4也不过239英镑。

应用商店更好

iPhone游戏的品质比Android的好(尽管差距不太大),但在谷歌平台购买游戏的真实体验却比前者来得好。

Google Play(from pocketgamer)

Google Play(from pocketgamer)

谷歌应用商店的布局比苹果应用商店的来得更明快、更舒服——简洁的标题,突出的标签,整齐的分类。

在谷歌应用商店中,进入某款游戏的信息页,你会看到显示游戏外观和玩法的精美的游戏预览视频。当我从Android手机转到苹果设备上时,我总是非常想念这种功能。

免费游戏更多

随着iOS和Android上的免费游戏的增多,这个差距不如以前明显了。但事实仍是,Android的免费游戏更多。

Android-Free games(from pocketgamer)

Android-Free games(from pocketgamer)

Android比iOS更早出现靠广告挣钱的《愤怒的小鸟》版本。根据统计,这是因为iOS玩家比Android玩家更乐意在应用和游戏上花钱。

无论如何,更多的免费再加廉价的设备,想省钱的玩家自然会选择Android。

允许使用模拟器

Android的开放性意味着你可以毫不费力地安装大量主机模拟器应用。

android-emulators-nes(from pocketgamer)

android-emulators-nes(from pocketgamer)

这打开了NES、Mega Drive、Game Boy和Sega Saturn等主机的新世界。事实上,你可以使用Android手机玩到许多经典主机游戏。

而iPhone却不允许你这么做——至少没有“越狱”的帮助不行。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,拒绝任何不保留版权的转载,如需转载请联系:游戏邦

5 ways Android gaming beats iPhone for gaming

by Jon Mundy

There’s no denying that iOS is the biggest mobile gaming platform around right now. But Android is in second place, and closing fast.

And Google’s seemingly ubiquitous smartphone platform is more than just a plucky runner-up in the field of smartphone gaming. In fact, it actually offers a superior experience to iPhone and iOS in a number of key areas.

We’re not saying that Android is the best platform for smartphone gamers. It quite obviously isn’t. But the fight is closer than many realise, and Android has managed to win a number of key battles.

Here, then, are five ways in which Android beats iPhone on the ol’ gaming front.

Bigger screens

You might find that when it comes to all-round smartphone usage, a 4-inch screen is best. There’s a lot to be said for being able to slip your phone comfortably into your pocket and operate it with one hand.

But when it comes to gaming, there’s no getting around the fact that bigger is better. When tearing around a track on Real Racing 3, we’d take the 4.7-inch HTC One over the 4-inch iPhone 5 any day of the week, because it simply shows more of that gorgeous 3D action.

Similarly, we’d rather play Angry Birds Star Wars on the larger phone because you get a better view of the action with less need for zooming in and out.

Cheaper access

We’ll say it again – the iPhone is the best gaming smartphone around, mainly due to its massive range of top-tier games. But it’s an exclusive club.

If you want to join, you have to pay out at least £529 for the latest model. How about last year’s model? That’ll be £449, please. Even the ‘budget’ iPhone 4 with its single-core processor (which some advanced new games don’t even support) costs a considerable £319.

Conversely, as we pointed out recently, you can get yourself a multi-core Android phone capable of playing anything you throw at it for less than £200. Even the current official Android flagship device, the Nexus 4, with its quad-core CPU and 4.7-inch 720p display, can be had for just £239.

Better app store

The iPhone has more high-quality games than Android (though the gap is closing), but the actual experience of shopping for games is more pleasant on the Google platform.

The Google Play Store is brighter, quicker, and better laid out than the App Store. There’s a crisp front page with a prominent ‘Games’ tab, and within this there are neatly delineated categories
for featured games, top sellers, free games, and categories.

Step into the info pages for a specific game and you’ll get a brilliant preview video to show you how the game looks and plays. I sorely miss this feature whenever I go from my Android phone to one of my Apple devices.

More free games

With the rise of freemium gaming on iOS and Android, this is less of an issue than it was before. The fact remains, though, that Android is packed full of free games.

It’s always been this way. Android had an ad-funded version of Angry Birds way before iOS. This is because statistically iOS gamers are willing to spend much more on their apps and games than Android users.

Either way, coupled with those affordable handsets, Android is the place to be for pocket gamers on a budget.

Emulators

The open nature of Android means that you can install a whole bunch of console emulator apps without any bother at all.

This opens up a whole new world of potential SNES, Mega Drive, Game Boy, and Sega Saturn games, among others. Think of a classic console, in fact, and you’ll probably be able to play its best games on your Android phone with the minimum of fuss.

You want some examples? Read this.

Such options just aren’t available to you on iPhone – not without the help of a jailbreak at least.(source:pocketgamer)


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