Name: Gomoku

Genre: Classic Board Game

Summary: You would have to of have your head in the ground for your whole life to not hear of Gomoku. For anyone who doesn’t know Gomoku is a ancient Chinese game that was once played more than chess in which you have to simply connect 5 stones in a row. There are many different versions of this game available for your nokia n96 with all the same goals and objectives so the only thing that can really change is your opponents. What this version of Gomoku has that others don’t is the ability to chose what type of playing style the opponent AI which progress harder and harder to keep up the competition.

Overview: If your into these classic simple games then you probably already have a version of this game but my advice would be to delete it and install this version. The different styles of playing not only are entertaining but help you learn to play better too. Gomoku as far as I can tell is a free applications but there are so many cracked games out there it becomes hard to tell.

For more information about Gomoku go here

To download Gomoku go here

Name: Street Cricket

Genre: Action/Sport

Summary: N-gage is know as the mobile gaming platform but since they havn’t released a new game recently so if your looking of a bit of fun out of your phone you have to look else where. In the world of else where Street Cricket is a new game for your Nokia n96 that doesn’t use n-gage but can still use all the phones hardware. Street Cricket is exactly what it sounds like, its a cricket game that you play on the street and it has great graphics and very smooth gameplay. I know that many people don’t play cricket but if you know anything about it the you will know its a game needs a bit of strategy and can always be lost.

Overview: Street Cricket is a pretty entertaining game but I think its missing a multilayer, but its still entertaining. One thing about cricket is that you have to know the rules and the best strategy to be able to win. Street Cricket is a free game thats nice and small an works very smoothly so it makes for an enjoyable game.

For more information go here

To download Street Cricket go here

Name: Tomb Raider Underworld

Genre: Acton/Adventure

Summary: The Tomb Raider series has been very popular in the past few years manly from horny boys wanting to see a girl in tight clothes running and climbing. The Tomb Raider series has now decide to join the mobile world with this n-gage game for the nokia N96. I know that normal Tomb Raider games are all about getting the best graphics for Lara and then quickly designing the levels and challenges but with the lack of graphical power I don’t thing that’s going to be the case. Now about the game, Tomb Raider Underworld is all about navigating your way through the levels and defending yourself from attackers. There are plenty of features missing like being able to turn left and right so your stuck either going forward or backwards so the only real objective is to think of how to deal with the obstacle in front of you.

Overview: Theres too many things to list thats wrong with this game but I did manage to find one good thing and that is the 3rd person camera but I don’t thing that adds to the gameplay. It looks like the desingers were ambious with the levels to make them big but the graphics suffered too much, at least the game runs fine but could be that little bit smoother. All other reviews for this game are pretty bad and I would suggest to give it a miss, but If you don’t want to listen to me you can download the trial of the game below.

For more information go here

To download Tomb Raider go here

Name: RapidFire

Genre: Arcade/Shooter

Summary: I guess it all depends on the person how you use your phone and I know for a lot of people games is a great feature for their nokia N96. RapidFire is a new java game for your nokia N96 with the objective of killing all the terrorists and saving all the hostages. The overall game is a bit pointless but then so is any other game for a phone really but it does have a real entertainment feel to it. The graphics are pretty good but aren’t amazing and the controls are very simple. I would consider this game more of an Arcade game that all about quick and precise button pressing.

Overview: RapidFire is an OK game its the type of game that you mite play if your stuck in cab or on the train but its just too boring for anyone to be really interested in playing it but there’s no harm in having more games. RapidFire is free game thats compatible with loads of different phones so if you like the look of it then there’s no harm in trying.

To download RapidFire go here

Name: Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile

Genre: Music/Action

Summary: For some reason the n-gage console feels like its dieing for quite some time so its always a good sign to see new games coming out. Guitar Hero is a very popular platform game and has been ported to devices like the IPhone so it was inevitable for some version would to be released for symbian OS. One of the greatest thing about Guitar Hero is that it uses very simple graphics and its packed the great music so it makes for a great nokia n96 game. The whole point of the game is to press the buttons in rhythm with the song, you can play both guitar and the difficulty can make turn it from a bit of fun to a seriously competitive game.

Overview: So far the reviews for this game are pretty good and there’s no obvious problems or draw backs except that it only uses three buttons. I’m not really a fan of the platform version I guess it has something to do with controllers but since there is only the keypad I think it could be a bit of fun. I really think that this game will be one of these must have games for the nokia n96

For more information go here

To download the .sis file go to the forum

Patrick Campbell, our senior reviewer and writer here at Nokian96.net took out some vacations and will be out until the end of August, we will be back with fresh and new articles regarding the Nokia N96 and Nokia N96 applications. Today, I will bring you some screenshots of the Ducati Moto for N-Gage devices, like Nokia N97 or Nokia N96, so that you can have a deeper insider look at this Ducati Moto game, that will be out in a few weeks. For now, let’s appreciate this screenshots and as soon as we have more screenshots we will publish them here at the website.

Below you can have a look at some screenshots, Click on the images to see them bigger.

We have been informed that the Ducati Moto game is just coming to the Nokia N96 and to all N-Gage phones. After the release of  Million Dollar Poker, these are  first hand news/screenshots of this new featured game, Ducati Moto, and it’s time for mobile gamers to don their leathers, hold on tight and brace themselves for the most fun they can have on two wheels as Vir2L Studios’ Ducati Moto screams onto N-Gage.

Click on the image to see a better quality and expanded image.

Fifteen tracks across five exotic locations provide the perfect platform for the world’s most extreme racing machines to do what they do best, whether they’re tearing through the streets of Hong Kong, burning up the sun-baked desert roads of Morocco or powering through the towering cliffs and coasts of Amalfi.

With five challenging Championship Events, including Time Attack, Race, Eliminator, Race Line and Stunt Challenge, and eight colourful riders to choose from, Ducati® Moto on N-Gage is truly a petrol-head’s paradise. What’s more, with regular checks of the innovative N-Gage Arena Rankings, budding bikers can ensure they stay well ahead of the field.

Do you have what it takes to top the podium as the ultimate Ducati Champion? Stay tuned to the blog for more upcoming news regarding the Ducati Moto for N-Gage release and also videos of the game on the N96.

Name: Defend London

Genre: WWII war/action

Summary: There are tones of new games released for the nokia n96 and even more for some other phones but many of them are crap and many of them are just too simple. Also most of the games released are in .jar file format but they are designed for less powerful phones but when games are made in .sis format they tend  to have the ability to produce some detailed games. Defend London is just one of these game that I talk about and the story is all about defending England from oncoming planes, ships, guns and vehicles. You normally control a vehicle with a few guns and you have to defeat all the enemy’s before they can kill you. Really the game is a little boring but the graphics are mad saying that I really mean the background graphics are mad but it makes for a good game.

Overview: If I had to compare this and any n-gage game about half the time I would say this is a better game. A lot of people say that n-gage is lame and I didn’t really share their view until this game. Most n-gage games cost about £4 or £5 but this game is only 3 Euro so you all can enjoy this very nice game for the price. The one thing that you should make sure of is to turn the graphics to full to get the best effect.

To download Defend London go here

For more information go here

If you have any questions please go to the forum

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Name: Sims3

Genre: RPG

Summary: There have been a few sims games out for the nokia n96 but I never played any of them so I can’t compare it to any of them so I’ll compare it to other n-gage games. Before I tested this game I read lots of reviews say how boring and lame this game was so naturally I thought its going to be a bad game. When the game first loads you get to customise your characters and then its traits and then its of to its virtual world and you can get on with life. From the reviews this is where I expected the game to be useless but I was wrong the game has all the available options that you could ever want from buying a new house to listening to music. The main complaint everyone had with Sims3 is that it was boring but if you thing its as boring as any sims game but they still appeal to many people and I can’t see why this one won’t.

Overall: The first thing I should tell you is that the game play is a bit slow but the game runs very smoothly and the graphics are fine. The game is surprisingly small at 2MB and and there’s a great trial that’s about 15mins of game play but can be a bit of trouble to download so I have the .sis file in the download. Overall its a good game and will probably entertain you for a good while but you mite get bored of it quite quick.

To download Sims3 go here

For more information go here

If you have any questions please go to the forum

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Nokia N96 winners

And we got the winner of this great contest we run at NokiaN96.net, as you can see on this page. We will now reveal the winner that will get this fantastic price. We have not yet contacted the winner, we will make the post first and then contact him regarding this fantastic prize. The winner will receive on his home a fantastic Nokia N96 device, a copy of Million Dollar Poker and other nokia goodies, the lucky guy or girl just needs to wait for “the e-mail”.

Overall we got more or less 200 valid right answers, many of you answered C, as the correct answer, but the right one is A) Denmark. The poker star Gus is from Denmark. At the list you can see in the left side is the winner and the next 9 people  that have the chance to win if the winner doesn’t replies to our mail in 5 days.

And I would like just to finish by saying thank you to Nokia N-Gage and Gameloft for giving this prize to our readers. Thank you!