Mobile gaming is more popular than ever with the smartphone and tablet revolution. Looking at the statistics of the best multiplayer games for Android and iPhone, you can tell that this trend is here to stay, gaming is not strictly the territory of traditional consoles and handheld devices.

The ability to connect with friends and play together via mobile devices, no matter how close or far you are, is both convenient and technologically impressive. If you haven’t become addicted yet, then you haven’t played some of the best games out there.

baskets

This game is played with multiple players controlling marbles. Players decide the direction and speed of the marbles. Once all players have blocked their path, the marbles are released all at once. The goal is to avoid falling through shafts or getting blown up by hidden land mines. This depends on the particular map you’re using, but each game is intense, fun, and exciting. This requires a great deal of strategy and skill to master, but it can be picked up and played by anyone.

You can customize your marble avatar, join the chat lobby and “friend” others to play. There are many avid Cestos fans out there, so there is never a lack of competition.

parallel kingdom

This game is a mixture of strategy and role-playing games. You can interact with others and chat with friends.

Parallel Kingdom uses your GPS location to put you in a virtual world. This is a free game, but it offers all the fun and excitement of a paid Android app. Of course, you can buy plugins, but the free version is also exciting.

gang wars

Gang Wars is a fun and entertaining multiplayer game that can be used with iPhone and other Android phones. The objective is to complete the jobs and each of the fast troops and gain experience. You can invest in property to earn an hourly income.

As with any Gangsta game, you can buy weapons to gain power and fight your enemies. When you’ve defeated them, you can take their money and earn the respect you deserve.

Some great features are live leaderboard rankings so you can see where you stand against other players. You can also locate other players and send greetings to the friends you play with often, even though they are actually your enemies when it comes to Gang Wars.

modern combat 2

This Call of Duty game allows up to 10 players to interact at once online in FPS action. You can choose between different player modes and rank up. There are weapons to unlock and reward messages.

One of the best features of this game is the instant death slow motion effect. This makes for an intense game with console-like effects. Modern Combat 2 is one of the most popular shooting games available.

word fight

If puns are your thing, join the 130,402 (and counting) who “liked” us on Facebook. Wordfeud is a sort of crossword-style word game available as a free download on the Android Market.

This multiplayer word game is a challenge. Invite friends from your contact list or play against random players.

Wordfeud is compatible with iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android 2.2, 2.1, 1.6 and 1.5.

Now that you’ve had a chance to review the top 5 multiplayer games for Android, head over to the Android Market and download one or two to give them a try. Once you start playing, it will be hard to stop.