Why do apps ignore general sound modes?

Hello, this is a bit strange to me I have this one game with a pretty loud train intro animation. I don't always want to disturb with this sound when starting a game, so I held the button and changed to vibrate mode. To my surprise the game still did the sound when started! And it does the same when I switch the phone to silent mode (the first speaker with a cross icon). So I wonder why don't these modes apply to apps? This UI functionality does not seem very logical to me and can lead to a bit embarrasing situations. 

I can't answer for other brands but i believe this is standard for Android and it's how it works in Xperia.
You have 3 volume controls in your phone:
- ring volume and notfications (i've heard that some phones may have separate controls for these two)
- media volume
- alarm volume
If you press the volume key while not playing any media sound you will adjust the ring volume and notifications. Silent mode will also not affect the media volume. If you press the volume keys while media sound is playing you will however adjust the media volume. This is why it doesn't help pressing the volume key before starting the game.
In this case you need to go to Settings -> Sound -> Volumes and lower the volume for music, video, games and other media before starting the game.
 - Official Sony Xperia Support Staff
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