After reading Kyle’s first impressions on his BlackBerry Curve, I decided I should see what I could improve on my Pearl. I’ve had it for a little while now but haven’t really explored much beyond the basic phone, email, calendar, and task features. Being a gamer at heart, I figured I’d give those a shot first.
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Gameleons has announced the release of Overtaker 3D, a new FPS set in WWII. The game has loads of interactive objects and an authentic WWII backdrop in a very dark, gloomy setting. Numerous weapon varieties are scattered around to mow down the obligatory hordes of enemies. Twelve levels are available in all.
Apparently, the game will be a “Mail Play Game”, which I have never in my life heard of in a mobile game. Still, if anyone can get it right it’ll be Square Enix, famed for the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPGs on consoles. The game will use micro transactions, where users can purchase Mobicoins for use in-game. The whole deal is coming out later this year in Japan, but there are no current plans for a US release.
From YouTube to social networking to Digg and other sites, user-generated content is king. Now Thomas N. Burg, marketing manager for Playyoo, is saying in an editorial that user-generated games are the next big thing. Their site offers casual games built with Flash Lite, but their Game Creator allows users to modify the graphics and sounds and even the rules of many of the games, then share their creation with others.
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THQ’s ValuSoft division has announced the launch of a mobile game based on the TV series Dancing With The Stars. Players take control of one of 16 celebrities and choose whether to dance the Cha Cha or the Jive in front of the judges. After choosing a celebrity and a costume, the actual dance training is done via a variety of mini games. After dances, you can track your progress throughout the eight week season. More information is available on the game’s website.
A new fantasy game from developer Dawnatic Games, Elemental Mage offers an adventure setting with 50 levels to explore. The game has a puzzle feel to it. You change which element you’re controlling by walking on certain tiles, which then affects the world around you: for instance, stepping on an ice element tile will free water under your feet and allow you to walk across a lake. Check out the trailer for a closer look.
Mikoshi Studios has finally released Steam Iron: The Fallen in Korea. Originally slated for releases last November, the game was pushed back for unknown reasons and has finally seen a release. It’s a real time strategy game made to appeal to fans of StarCraft, which is absolutely huge in Korea, where big name players receive the celebrity treatment and games are televised and draw massive crowds. It also features Theatre technology, which allows for mobile gamers to watch certain games and even makes it possible to televise them. It’ll be released in other regions like the US and China later on this year.
PocketGamer posted about new game portal called 123play. The site is in beta and only available to users in the UK, but it features games from developers and publishers like DigitalChocolate, THQ Wireless, Indiagames and more. The game are all ad-supported and free to download and play. I’m not in the UK and can’t test it myself, but PocketGamer said the service is very speedy and they received links to download within a few second of putting in their number.
Available on operators throughout Europe, Charlie’s Angel’s - Hellfire allows you to take control of your choice of angel and track down a mafia group that is shipping weapons throughout America. There are 16 levels in the side-scrolling platform game, with a mafia boss fight every four levels. You can check Ojom’s product page for more info.
We haven’t seen much Android action recently, but PCMag got a chance to take a look at a sample phone running Android and playing the original Quake. The OS is running on a hilariously clunky late-80s-looking phone, but it’s safe to say that it’s not what will be seeing when Android is released. The phone reputedly ran Quake at a nice fluid framerate, so there’s power under there. Between this and Quake 3 running on the iPod Touch, we’ve certainly come a long way from Snake.
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