Yesterday we saw some iOS titles discounted over on the Apple App Store. Now Microsoft wants to get in on the Independence Day celebration with some discounts of their own on the Windows Phone Store.The titles come from publishers like Electronic Arts, Chillingo and PopCap, and they have six games on discount for you: Battleship, Bejeweled Live, Contre Jour, Need for Speed-Hot Pursuit, The Sims 3 and Tetris.
- Battleship - discounted to $1.99 (was $2.99) - Battleship for Windows Phone is based on the popular board game by Milton Bradley – try to destroy your opponent's ships with random shots. New gaming mode is added to improve the game's blandness – Superweapon mode, which boosts the gameplay with numerous weapons. Online multiplayer is supported, yet it takes ages to load. Available for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
- Bejeweled Live - discounted to $2.99 (was $4.99) - Bejeweled Live for Windows Phone is a puzzle game where you have to align three identical gems either horizontally, or vertically, to earn points. Classic, Race the Clock, and Endless are the three available modes to play the game. Available for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
- Contre Jour - discounted to $1.99 (was $2.99) - Contre Jour for Windows Phone requires you to manipulate the surroundings in order for Petit, our heroic black ball, to reach the end of the level. Available for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - discounted to $2.99 (was $4.99) - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for Windows Phone is a classic racing game continuing the trend of the Need for Speed series. Available for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
- The Sims 3 - discounted to $3.99 (was $6.99) - The Sims 3 for Windows Phone lets you create your own Sim, design their home, send them to work, introduce them to the neighbors, feed them, order them to take a shower; you are a God, intrinsically. Available for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
- Tetris - discounted to $1.99 (was $2.99)- Tetris for Windows Phone brings a known classic into modern mobile gaming. The basic purpose of the game is to navigate those blocks to form lines. However Gravity and Radical game modes have been included in this version of the game, which makes it even more variegated. Give it a spin if you miss the old days. Available for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
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source - WPCentral