Have you ever wanted to go to space? Maybe build a rocket and call yourself a rocket scientist? Maybe you’re just curious and want to strap some random parts together, call it a rocket and see how far it makes it off the ground before it explodes in a fiery mess.

Well, in “Spaceflight Simulator” you can do all of those things right in our very own solar system.

In “Spaceflight Simulator,” you are given the task of building a rocket to explore space. The caveat is that you must build the rocket based on your own designs, which most of the time … aren’t great. You can build a rocket that is a straight tube-like design like a Saturn rocket or you can make some interesting rockets that look like they would make almost no sense on paper.

The game uses realistic rocket physics, so if it doesn’t make sense, it most likely won’t, you know … go. Your goal each time you launch your rocket is to see how far you can get. The game features realistically scaled planets and orbital mechanics and has some cool celestial bodies to visit like the Moon and Mars. What’s more, when you do successfully reach orbit on a planet, depending on what you packed into your rocket, you can land on the planet in either a capsule or a rover.

“Spaceflight Simulator” is truly unique and simple, and hopefully will give some of the spaceheads out there a fun experience as they literally “shoot for the stars.”

“Spaceflight Simulator” is free to download on the Android and IOS stores.

About a decade ago, when mobile gaming really started to take off, a game called “Fruit Ninja” took the world by storm. It was a great game that showcased the ease of playing on a touchscreen; fruit was thrown in the air and with a swipe of your finger, you could cut it. It was so popular, it was even featured in a “Mythbusters” episode.

Well, it’s back, it’s bigger, it’s juicier – it’s “Fruit Ninja 2.”

“Fruit Ninja 2,” like its predecessor, is just one of those games that’s a joy to play. Even when you someday delete it off your device, you’ll most likely find yourself coming back to it at some point.

“Fruit Ninja 2” doesn’t do a whole lot more than the original game did. Everything is there to have the same fun; it just looks better and has a few new game modes. One of the new notable game modes is called Fruitar Ninja, which is, of course, a reference to the “Guitar Hero” games. It is a rhythm-based game mode that has you slice fruit to the beat of a song; each week there is a new featured song. Fruit is dropped down from above and when it gets to the line, you cut it and it plays the notes to the song. It’s a nice change of pace from the traditional game modes.

What else does “Fruit Ninja 2” have? Well, you can customize your ninja character with outfits and different swords. Plus, you can also play online against friends. It’s that simple, and sometimes, simple is all you need with a video game.

“Fruit Ninja 2” is free to download on the Android and IOS stores!