The 10 best games for Windows Phone: puzzles (III)

We've talked about adventure games for Windows Phone and racing games, but it's not surprising that thinking games, brain teasers and jigsawshave become one of the dominant genres in the smartphone video game market. That they allow for fast matches, that they are extremely replayable, and that they offer remarkable challenges are some of the reasons why they have been so successful.

Windows Phone has a large catalog of titles made for you to rack your brain in search of the solution, all of them very diverse. Today we select the ten best puzzle games so you can spend idle hours.

Puzzle Quest 2

A hidden classic that never runs out. Puzzle Quest is a very careful production by Namco in which the usual colored ball puzzles are combined with a fantasy environment and role-playing touches that make it replayable over and over again.

Weapon and skill improvements, RPG fully translated into Spanish, very careful level system and a great combat system. Puzzle Quest 2 is one of the most highly recommended experiences in the Windows Store, be it puzzles or any other genre.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:218 MB Price: 6, 49 (Free trial) Puzzle Quest 2: view on the Windows Store

Tetris Blitz

Tetris Blitz has earned a well-deserved fame on Facebook and in its adaptation to Windows Phone it doesn't disappoint one bit.Electronic Arts has managed to capture all the essence of normal Tetris, but in a concentrated formula: you have to get the most points in rounds of only two minutes.

Double bonuses, marking-flipping abilities like earthquakes or lasers, and thoughtful touch controls make this 21st century Tetris ideal for quick play.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 Size: 42 MBPrice: Free Tetris Blitz: View in Windows Store

Angry Birds: Star Wars 2

Angry Birds is the great classic of mobile games, a true sensation that has crossed borders and platforms and has become a reference, even when it comes to toys. But the version of Star Wars not only contains the good of the original idea but also improves the game with interesting additions (the different powers of the characters) and with frankly contagious humor.

Indispensable if you've ever liked Star Wars or Angry Birds and also hilarious if you've never tried anything else.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 Size: 41 MBPrice: 0.99 (Free trial) Angry Birds Star Wars 2: view in store Windows

Tiki Towers

Another game that is already a few years old, but that maintains the same fun capacity as the first day. With good graphics, high gameplay and perfect for casual players, its mechanics are simple: make bamboo constructions so that our monkeys reach the other side of the stage safely and with their corresponding bananas.

With an increasing difficulty that never kicks you out of the game, Tiki Towers will test your ability to think outside the box as you will have to take into account the shape of the construction as well as the support points to that the tension does not break the structure.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:38 MB Price: 2, 99 (Free trial) Tiki Towers: view on Windows Store

Contre Jour

A visual marvel, Contre Jour is a game for lovers of level puzzles, many of them extremely demanding, something that will force us to spend a lot of time playing the game.

In Contre Jour we put ourselves in the shoes of Petit, a curious ball with legs capable of rolling, who has to collect all the light sources in his world in order to move on to the next level . But not only do we control Petit, but the terrain on which she rolls can be shaped with the finger as if it were clay. A fantastic experience

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:33 MB Price: 2, 99 (Free trial) Contre Jour: view on Windows Store

The Treasures of Montezuma

Within the subgenre of puzzles consisting of joining pieces of the same colors, Treasures of Montezuma is not far from the usual, but it achieves good sensations and the need to continue passing levels to reach the end. The Power Totems, special powers that are activated when you manage to make several consecutive combinations of the same jewel, will put our reflexes to the test throughout 41 episodes plus different bonus phases.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:22 MB Price: 0, 99 (Free trial) The Treasures of Montezuma: view in the Windows Store

Collapsticks

Knock down the matches that form different towers so that they fall off the screen? The idea may seem extremely simple, but it is carefully thought out so that each of the 120 levels is different and forces the player to act strategically and not insanely.Thanks to him you will hate pencils and erasers.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:15 MB Price: Free Collapsticks: View in Windows Store

Drawtopia

Drawtopia follows in the footsteps of Crayon Physics Deluxe: in it, we have to draw the path of a ball so that it reaches its goal. Challenging although a little short (around 60 levels), visually very different from other experiences and demanding to complete the levels, Drawtopia is also highly recommended for children, who will easily understand the objective and spend many hours with it.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:9 MB Price: Free Drawtopia: View in Windows Store

Super Voltage

The Koo are cute but extremely dangerous critters and now that they are trying to escape, there is no choice but to stop them. And how to do it? Well, joining, in the purest Pipeline style, the electricity cables. The variety of Koo monsters and the possibility of collecting money to use special abilities make this game, which was first released exclusively for Windows Phone, a totally addictive experience.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 / Windows Phone 7.5 Size:14 MB Price: 0, 99 (Free trial) Super Voltage: view on Windows Store

The Tiny Bang Story

Magnificent graphics, very careful art design and very successful music give shape to an adventure that mixes puzzles and the more traditional style of point & click.It only lasts a few hours, which works against its final rating, but the ride is a lot of fun, and it's also available for free on Windows Phone.

Compatibility: Windows Phone 8 Size: 203 MBPrice: Free The Tiny Bang Story: view in Windows Store