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Toy Truck Rally 3D Free for Android - in-app purchases Did you ever want a remote control car for Christmas? Back in the 1980s they were pretty expensive. These days remote control toy cars and even helicopters are relatively cheap. But for rock bottom prices, what could be better than a free app. Toy Truck Rally 3D sees the ‘driver’manoeuvring a souped-up vehicle around an obstacle course against the clock on Stages mode. Change the settings to either steer by tilting the screen or touching it. You can also adjust the sensitivity of the controls. Once ready, manipulate the blue stripy vehicle around a variety of objects, including traffic cones. In Free Roam mode, the pressure is off. Simply have fun, jumping over ramps and slamming in to cones. Take it out on the ice for a slip and slide game of football. Full throttle for Christmas fun. Toy-Fu - The Claw of Destiny Free for Android - in-app purchases If you go holidaying in the UK with your children, or indeed grandchildren, you will be more than familiar with the ever-present temptation of the amusement arcades. Inevitably, at some point - once you have spent a small fortune on filling the 2p-falls with £3-worth of coins - the little darlings will want more cash to try and win a stuffed toy from the grabbing claw machines. You know the machines? Guide a shiny claw let or right, forwards or backwards, and let go of the buttons, hoping to land a colourful stuffed toy. Sound familiar? Well, this could potentially save you a small fortune. Simply guide your claw to the mixed-bag of goodies below and you’ll soon be loading your shelves with tasteful - ahem - trophies, be they horses, crocodiles, pirates or something else. Grab a piece of the action today and give the amusement arcade the elbow. Jenga Free for Android You’re likely to be familiar with the wooden block game, where players take it in turns to remove a piece, placing it gently back on top, avoiding spilling the tower all over the coffee table. Maybe you’ve played it down the pub, or better still an over-sized version in the garden? However you have played Jenga in the past, you are sure to enjoy this app. Play either on your own or pass and play allows you to share the fun. Simply touch a ‘wooden’ block and either push or pull it away from the stack without disturbing the tower. Some blocks are trickier than others to remove, a nice touch as players will recall this happens as you play the physical version. And as you remove the blocks, you will be guided to place it at the top of the tower. Eventually, one of you will make a poor move and the Jenga pieces will spill everywhere. Great fun for those with a passion to be the best at non-demolition! APPy Talking Christmas. It’s for the children isn’t it? Well, unleash the inner child with these fun toy-based apps, ideal for the festive period... What apps could you not live without? Send your smartphone favourites to editor@allaboutnewport.co.uk ALL ABOUT MAGAZINE | APP REVIEWS 11