This no-holds-barred, survive-or-die battle royale game is a new addition to the list of top mobile game spending in Japan, bumping out White Cat Project from last year. Perhaps its collaboration with popular anime Attack on Titan last year brought it to the forefront of Japanese mobile games, as it managed to bring in a pretty serious Yet fans still love it, which is probably why they were willing to spend The hunting RPG Monster Strike maintains its reign as the number one mobile game for in-app purchases for the second year in a row.
In this game, players catapult creatures across the screen to defeat and collect enemy monsters and clear stages. Like most of the games represented in this list, Monster Strike has a loot box system which gives players the opportunity to win rare and extra powerful monsters to help them with their quests, which is likely why players were willing to spend as much as Surprisingly, however, the in-app purchases of the top three games, Monster Strike included, all decreased from last year , while several of the bottom seven, including Granblue Fantasy and Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, saw increased spending.
Could that be a sign of potential changes in the Japanese mobile game industry? RocketNews24 Japanese. TOP » Japan. Football Manager Touch is very much a British-made game, but it's published by Japanese titan Sega. And any chance to squeeze this comprehensive footy sim into a list is gratefully received. You probably know FM21 from PC or console, and if you thought it's not as exciting on mobile, you'd be wrong.
Console-quality graphics, immersive gameplay, and smooth controls with a managing sim mechanic at its core merge perfectly in this creation. A finely judged mobile spin-off from the beloved Shin Megami series. You get the same demon-collection impetus and anime-inflected presentation as the core series but achieved with a striking sense of immediacy. We loved every part of the game - the anime graphics, the music and audio elements, as well as the action-turn-based-card-battles in each round.
We couldn't finish our list without mentioning at least a bunch of Final Fantasy games, correct? The graphics and controls feel a lot better than one might expect, and that's exactly why we chose FFVIII as a feature. It's a game that many grew up with, and to give you a quick answer - no, it never gets boring! It's got massive replay value and if you haven't tried it yet, make sure you do so! It's a lavish JRPG with a tight battle system and some unusual text-based exploration.
The game has a fairly unique approach in terms of graphics, but the gameplay fits right in with the other JRPGs from the developer. It's true, nothing stands out per se, but it's a game that does what it does extremely well, and that's what we like to see. It's not that well-known, but it still lands a spot on our best Japanese games for Android list.
Forget Sonic 4. This port of arguably the finest Sonic game ever though probably the least played is all you need, with super-slick platformer gameplay and the same ambitious time-travel mechanic that made the original so special. There's nothing we love more than good ports, controller support and genius retro Android Japanese games.
Sonic CD features all three, and that only means one thing - it's a brilliant and timeless game that is worth playing at least once in your lifetime. Read our Sonic CD review if you're curious about some more elements that make it stand out, to help you decide whether or not it's a game for you or not. Considering Fire Emblem Heroes is a turn-based strategy game based on one of Nintendo's deepest franchises, it works remarkably well as a bite-sized mobile experience.
In FEH as it is often called , you have a constantly updated game, where new features make an appearance regularly. With a player base that is only growing day by day, this creation is as fresh in as it could be. In our Fire Emblem Heroes review we've mentioned how it combines all the right elements that make a free-to-play RPG great, and if you're also a fan of the genre, make sure to check it out.
This must be awkward for Nintendo. At least, in our books, it clearly comes out on top. It's thrilling, exciting, fun, and competitive enough to kickstart your minikart and urge you to kick everyone's bum out of the race. Similar to Mario Kart Tour, players have a number of collectibles - karts, pets, racers, and so much more.
Raiden Legacy bundles in a huge stack of brilliant 2D shmups, and Raiden Fighters Jet, in particular, is considered by many aficionados to be one of the finest examples of the genre. This premium shooter with retro shoot 'em-up elements is a fitting title for the list, alongside some JRPGs from back in the day. Read our Raiden Legacy review to learn why we consider it a must-buy, because it indeed is a must-buy.
Ah, yes. The monster-filled strategic mush of a battler meets RPG. It's an old game concept that plays as well as any new one does. In the Dragon Quest Tact review we wrote that it's a fresh breath of air from the monstrous-looking enemies, when you play as these adorable monsters. However, it's also rather It comes with an audio feature, which you can use to listen to Japanese pronunciation at varying speeds, from tortoise slowest to hare fastest. Although the vocabulary is limited to a static library, this quantity is more than sufficient to get around and to refresh your memory during those dreaded moments of blanking.
The app contains a vast number of practical conversation starters, filler words and example sentences, most helpful for newbie Japan travelers and beginner learners.
The app might not elaborate on the fundamentals of Japanese grammar, but it offers some wonderfully concrete examples—written and spoken—to refer to when stuck. Ever tried and failed miserably to read a sign in Japanese?
This is a neat, handy little app geared toward translating everyday Japanese, Chinese and Korean characters into English. This app can be used for kanji practice as well as everyday translation of signs and notices. Ideal User: Beginner or intermediate Japanese learner; long-distance communicator; social media enthusiast.
Got a Japanese pen pal, or love tweeting in Japanese? Try iHandy Translator , a fantastic staple to your app library and perfect for those intending to communicate via email or social media in Japanese. However, these problems are miniscule and we highly recommend memrise as a great free tool. Mindsnacks only has a limited free version unless you decide to pay for the app. However, if you like games, MindSnacks is definitely a very fun way to challenge yourself. This app drills you on basic Japanese kanji, hiragana, and Katakana.
MindSnacks comes with 8 game modes that combine hand-eye coordination, speed drills, arrangement as well as listening comprehension, making it a fun way to learn kanji. MindSnacks is best for beginner learners as the material covered only extends itself to upper beginner topics. In this next section, we will be introducing to you apps that can help you build up your Japanese vocabulary, as well as practice the Japanese Grammar forms. Bunpro is a new online platform for Japanese grammar learning that combines the concept of SRS Flashcards.
It has a linear leveled approach that will give you example sentences, quizzes, and lessons for each grammar point that will appear on every level of the JLPT Exam. There is also progress tracking and automatic reminders so if you fall behind in your studying you can easily catch up. The apps for both platforms are currently in beta testing, but if you would like to try it out, it is accessible on the website linked above. A powerful dictionary that allows you to make searches in kanji , kana or romaji.
Words are also accompanied by example sentences with furigana provided so users can see how it is used in conversations. Other features include verb conjugation charts, notebooks to keep track of your favorite words, JLTP vocabulary lists and more. One of its most useful features is the kanji feature.
You can search for a kanji character simply by drawing the character directly on the screen. The app also provides helpful guides that allow you to look up kanji by its radicals or strokes. Takoboto is an offline Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary and Japanese language learning tool. It includes translations of some words in French, German and Russian and displays example sentences, kanji information and conjugated forms for each word.
The words can be searched using kanji, kana, romaji or Latin alphabets. Full sentences and conjugated forms are also recognized. Kanji can be searched by selecting multiple radicals. Yomiwa is a paid modern offline Japanese dictionary, with tons of features to help you read and learn Japanese. Once Japanese text is detected, it is recognized and parsed into words in a fraction of a second. Detailed information of each word and Kanji is then provided such as their pronunciation, conjugation, and their definition into many target languages.
Yomiwa is the perfect companion to help you read books, mangas, signs, menu, and improve your Japanese reading skills while enjoying your favorite reading materials. Yomiwa also has a built-in drawing feature for you to draw and translate Japanese characters on your touch-screen with very high accuracy.
Both apps work similarly: Users can take a picture or select one from their photo albums and the apps will translate any kanji in the picture into English. Both applications work offline. Yomiwa can read horizontal and vertical text, while Waygo can translate text from Mandarin and Cantonese as well.
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