In a world of screen-tap gaming, a suite of mobile apps is asking sports-minded mobile gamers to kick, thwack and sling until their index fingers ache.
Sports games in the "flick" category - led by the Coventry, England-based Full Fat Games - focus on a sole situational skill, such as a soccer free kick. Players then repeatedly trace a finger across the screen, varying the swipe's length and speed, to wing the soccer ball past the keeper and into a target. By inserting obstacles such as windand defenders, the developers keep the game fresh and challenging.
Here are three of Full Fat's top downloads this year:
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