Aug 19, 2011 14:10 GMT  ·  By

One of the hottest summer adventure games, Shovel Heroes has just hit Android Market and is now available for download.

Developed by Progrestar, the game challenges players to a RPG-esque gameplay in a world of treasure, monsters and ancient gods.

The story of the game takes place on beautiful tropical islands where players must explore and find the rarest items in the world.

Before starting the game players will be allowed to create a unique avatar, male or female. The avatar can be customized by the player who can choose from a huge set of items, ranging from awesome jackets to funky hair styles.

As the game progresses, character's skills will be increased and new powers can be gained according to the player's needs.

Furthermore, as players collect more collections, they will be able to turn them in for Ruby Crystals. However, in case this is getting boring, Gods will reward players with new powers, instead of Ruby Crystals.

Shovel Heroes also contains a series of mini-games and puzzles that must be solved in order to earn extra energy.

One of the mini-games is called the Rune Matching game and challenges players to unblock runestones by tracing the rune symbol with their finger.

There are 80 islands that can be explored and no less than 40 collections to gather. Players can warn an Extra Reward in case they manage to complete the exploration of islands.

It is also worth mentioning, that every home island can be decorated to make it more comfy. Players can use various objects purchased from local merchants or they can show it off to their friends, as well as check out their home islands.

Shovel Heroes for Android is now available as a free download from Android Market and is compatible with all devices running Android 2.2 and up.

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