Crossy Road

Genre(s): Action, Arcade

Read More Here: http://www.crossyroad.com/

Personal Opinion and Advice:

Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal

I love this game.  It reminds me a lot of one of the first games I ever played, Frogger for Commodore 64.  It is a classic example of the mechanics a casual game should have that you can easily get into, but hard to master.  Also we see here a great example of where artists “borrow” from other artists (concept very heavily based on Frogger) for the betterment of games.  Instead of trying to figure out what game play people might like, you can look at what’s out there for inspiration.  I am all for originality, but there are different approaches to building highly successful games that could be looked at.