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| 26 Aug 2005 09:49:55 am |
 Medieval Combat: Age of Glory hits the mobile world |
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Leave it to Gameloft to fix the mostly-broken mobile fighter genre. In-Fusios Shado Fighter really upped the ante last year, but no bruiser has come close to matching its playability -- until now. This beefy brawler, set in a mystical past full of bloody battles between humans and monsters, is the most accessible -- and ultimately fun -- mobile fighter I have ever had the pleasure of reviewing.
Medieval Combat: Age of Glory does not rival Street Fighter for depth, but it is not without a heavy dose of personality and playability. The cast is full of fantasy staples, such as brave Arthurian warrior, scantily-clad rogues, and brutish devils. Each fighter has their own look and move set, with some of the bigger combatants dealing out powerful (but slow) deathblows, while slighter fighters use speed to their advantage. In this respect, Medieval Combat regains some of the depth lost by streamlining the control options.
This not to the detriment of the game at all. Medieval Combats fighting mechanics are sound; the controls are refreshingly uncomplicated. The "5" key unleashes a basic attack, while "8" is a heavy attack. Pressing these two keys either in a specific order or repeatedly will dish out some pretty hefty combos. If you are close to your opponent, double-tapping the thumbpad in their direction will instigate a grab attack, which you can then augment by slamming on the attack button to create a combo.
In addition to melee attacks, each character can unleash magic attacks of varying degrees of ferocity. A simple tap on the "0" key will toss out your basic fireball-esque volley, but if the button is held when the magic meter (located at the bottom of the screen) is red, the game slows to a crawl. In these few seconds, you must feverishly tap a combination of directions on the thumbpad. Nail the combo and your fighter lets loose with some potent magic. Always thinking one step ahead, Gameloft has also included a taunt system that drains your opponents magic. Pressing "2" will cause you to tease the competition. While this may steal some sorcery, you leave yourself open to attack.
Every fighter is covered in armor that can be broken away during the course of battle. Certain heavy blows will peel away helmets and chest plates, revealing weak flesh for the piercing. This dynamic gives Medieval Combat additional depth, as you will find yourself risking your safety by unloading slower heavy attacks in hopes of stripping your enemy.
Medieval Combat has a variety of game play options. The Arcade mode is not unlike what you would expect. After choosing your fighter, you start thrashing enemy fighters until reaching the final boss. Defeating the boss unlocks a hidden character, and then its time to do it again, but on a higher difficulty. The instant play mode lets you choose a new fighter between each round. Survival is a last-man-standing contest where you see how many opponents you can gore before finally falling. There are also training and tutorial modes for beginners to learn the ropes.
A word about the difficulty settings: Easy is too easy. I started playing the game on its lowest difficulty setting just to get the hang of the controls and see the sights, and never died once. Not even against the boss. The medium difficulty offers a much more reasonable challenge, as Im not exactly a fan of cakewalks.
All in all this is an awesome game that really does start to show how good games are going to be on the mobile platform going forward.
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| 18 Aug 2005 10:25:20 am |
| The Invisible Man mobile game launched and is a must! |
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We have been playing The Invisible Man in the office now for ages and its really started to interfere with our work!
The Invisible Man is based on the classic novel by HG Wells and over the years this famous story inspired Hollywood studios to many successful movies. As such the title is recognised by all. The original storyline helped us to come up with a truly innovative game concept that triggers the players imagination and skills as the player can be invisible to his opponents, but then also to himself. Thus creating a fun and challenging gaming experience.
Game Scenario
London, 1899: a young scientist discovers the key to invisibility and uses himself as the subject; yet, he does not have the potion to reverse the results. Help him to retrieve all the necessary ingredients to make it. But be careful: walking across London streets may be very dangerous. Hes wanted by Scotland Yard, and honest gentlemen may not be very inclined to ignore a pair of trousers going around by themselves.
Game Characteristics
The Invisible Man is a stealth game featured with isometric view. The aim is collecting the ingredients to melt the potion that will give him back his visibility. The Invisible Man is wanted by Scotland Yard: policemen can shoot at him, while ordinary people can raise the alarm. The protagonist has two possible choices:
- he can stay invisible as much as possible. In this way he is invisible not only to the other characters of the game, but also to the player, thus resulting difficult to control. In addition, the invisible protagonist is subject to fall into uncovered manholes. Finally, since the weather is cold and snowy, staying naked (of course, he is!) will turn into a progressive loss of strength.
- he can wear the clothes he retrieves all around. Ordinary people will be misled only by a complete suit (trousers, bandage, coat and hat); a coat going around without anything else will certainly raise some suspicions.
Unfortunately, policemen own an identikit of the invisible man when hes completely dressed, and they wont be misled by this trick as well. In addition, in order to carry the clothes with himself when he is invisible, the protagonist must use a suitcase, that renders him identifiable. The suitcase is also used to hold the retrieved ingredients. |
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| 12 Aug 2005 07:24:51 am |
| Jewel Quest launches around the world to rave reviews |
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Jewel Quest Mobile launched on 3 continents, in 80 countries, across 145 distribution partners & 215 handsets.
Mobile users around the world now have their chance to get the hugely popular online puzzle game Jewel Quest on their mobile phones. The mobile version of iWins highly addictive puzzle game has met serious critical acclaim amongst enthusiast mobile gaming publications.
Declared a Finalist for the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards as Downloadable Game of the Year, the online edition of Jewel Quest has broken all sales records at several of the largest distributors of mass market and casual games in North America, and is available from a broad range of popular online web gaming sites.
“This is one thumb gaming at its best - simple, challenging and compelling to all. We are looking to drive the mass-market adoption of mobile games with this nail-biting puzzler, as well as target the rapidly growing female gamer population. It will be exciting to watch the impact of this killer IP, proven on PC, combined with the mass market penetration of the mobile platform,” commented David Gosen.
The mobile edition of Jewel Quest has received rave reviews from a number of influential gaming websites:
“I-plays sparkling puzzler is one of 2005s absolute must-haves.” 9.1/10 - IGN Wireless
"An excellent conversion from the PC bestseller...I found it very hard to tear myself away from it unless I had something urgent to do. This definitely has the just one more go factor or in my case just 5 more levels.” 90%.
“Jewel Quest is a terrific puzzle game thats highly addictive. Puzzle lovers should eat this mobile version up.” 4/5.
Jewel Quest presents a new generation of gem matching by enabling gamers to play as a fearless adventurer questing through ancient Mayan ruins in search of hidden treasures and priceless artifacts. As you venture deeper into the jungle, you will encounter increasingly difficult puzzles containing secret twists, cursed items, and buried artifacts. The goal is to rearrange these valuable relics and turn sand tiles into gold before time runs out!
The game features 110 challenging puzzles, collecting huge amounts of treasure and rare jewels. The quest is complete when you have solved every puzzle and uncovered all the gold statues.
Read more and download Jewel Quest Mobile |
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| 10 Aug 2005 01:18:55 pm |
| Get Google Maps on your phone |
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Imagine how excited we were to learn that you can get Google Maps on your phone -- satellite photos and all -- with a Java tool called Mobile GMaps.
All you need is a Java-capable phone with an internet connection. Point your phone to the Mobile GMaps WAP site, wap.mgmaps.com, to download the software.
Caution: It is new software, and was buggy in our tests but great, great fun.  |
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| 10 Aug 2005 08:43:32 am |
| Updated SUDOKU style game launched for mobile phones |
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The Sudoku crazes continues unabated and we have added this new release version of the game called Super Doku which is an updated Sudoku clone mobile game with more options.
Early reports form customers suggest it is already ruining their lives as they cannot put their phones down and family and friends are suffering!!
Check it out. We give it 10 out of 10 but with a healthy warning that you could lose all your friends if you download the game!! |
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