Nokia N96 game Review – Defend London
August 1, 2009 by Patrick Campbell
Filed under Games, Nokia, Review, S60
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. Read more
Nokia N96 N-gage Review – Dance Fabulous
June 12, 2009 by Patrick Campbell
Filed under Games, N-Gage, Nokia, Review
Name: Dance Fabulous
Genre: Arcade
Summary: In recent times a lot more hype is around N-gage games, Dance Fabulous has been hyped about for a good while now and it has now been released ahead of schedule. The very first thing you will notice is the size and this blows away most N-gage games because its 30MB where as most N-gage game don’t go over 5mb. The point of Dance Fabulous is as any Dancing game, basically make you dancer move in the best way. A few things it prides itself on is customization which is almost unlimited, the key that I see to this game is its ability to let you dance along with your own music so your not listening to some crap that’s 10 years old. Dance Fabulous only costs £4/€5 which is very cheap for a game of this size. The graphics and sound effects are perfect giving the game a really quality feel and has been give the highest rating so far in the N-gage arena.
Overview: Lets be honest, not that many people are going to be interested in this game. In a whole the game is very flashy which is nice to see come from nokia but I think unless you ware a skirt then you should pass on this game, if however you like the idea of the game then you really should check it out because it is a good game. To play this game you need the latest version of N-gage(1.20-1459) which you can download from below. If you where thinking of trying out the trial, Don’t because its a waste of time all in all you get about 1 minute of play time and about 30 seconds of that is dancing. I will post a link to a video of the full version in action.
Nokia N96 Game Review – Marble Maze
Title: Marble Maze v1.170(2) by Cahoona Games
Objective: Marble Maze is a Labyrinth game which uses the built in accelerometer to guide your ball to the target. Yet again, it was unplayable on the N96 before now because of the new coding present in its accelerometer. This has been a serious downfall with the N96. We have all had to wait very patiently for the games and applications using the accelerometer to be re-written, but they are coming… Slowly!
Summary: I had played this on a friends iPhone ages ago and thought it was impressive, so I was very glad to hear that a version for the N96 was now released. It’s a simple game and that’s just the way I like them! I’m not much of a gamer and being very ‘old skool’ I like my games with only one way to go and not with a thousand different options to confuse the hell out me!
It’s highly addictive and can be very frustrating if you find yourself being stuck on a particular level. All you need to do is navigate your ball around the maze by tilting your phone, avoiding the holes, and get it to the chequered flag. The game then moves to the next level and as you progress, the levels get increasingly harder. The time taken to complete each level is recorded, so there is also the option of trying to do it in the quickest time possible.
