EzPad - a computer on the forearm

The doctor gives the patient a pill and says:

- One half - from the head, the second - from ... Look, do not confuse.

People's sense of humor I remembered this "bearded" anecdote, when to learn more about the new platform, Microsoft - Tablet PC. And while this device directly related to medicine has not, the people, such devices are often called "pills". Although its content more accurately reflects the term "tablet". That is so familiarly:) I'll call here EzPad, a new class of portable computers (literally, handheld computer), often besklaviaturny, which in fact can be used like the tablet from a joke - as a separate unit under the operating system Microsoft Windows CE . NET (Windows CE 4.1) or a remote wireless terminal for a desktop PC.

Design

EzPad production company Epower Technologies like a very large PDA rectangular shape with rounded corners (length 230 mm, width 154 mm, thickness 20 mm, weight 755 g), much of which has excellent color display (21 cm diagonal), very bright and contrast, with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. Highlighting the side, not very uniform, but for such a large screen is quite acceptable (completely off). In the tablet is not the usual keyboard - to enter information using a pen-and-screen keyboard, which is called if necessary. Pen acts as a mouse or other pointing devices - for selection, clicking on the links to switch between programs and windows open. If you, for whatever reason, does not satisfy such a way to input and cursor control, you can connect to the tablet or computer mouse or full keyboard. Either-or, because the tablet is equipped with only one connector USB, allowing you to connect peripherals (USB host). C EzPad desktop computer connects through another connector USB (Client) - for data synchronization or installing software (though the wires can be replaced by an infrared link). Interestingly, the sync cable combined with a VGA-out connector - connector that connects to any standard monitor or, more useful digital projector - a good solution for presentations. In the photo: connect an external display. Yes, via USB you can connect a number of flash storage class USB Drive, at least, Lexmark. Housing is very similar to the metal, but is made of durable plastic-covered "silverfish. Above is a connector for cards PCMCIA (or CompactFlash adapter if), USB-host, the power button (glows a beautiful blue color) and a container for a pen. Side are: button scrolling (scroller), USB-client terminals to connect the power adapter, headphones, microphone, and infrared. Under the display - four function buttons, from F4 to F1 (in that order). And the right of the tiny microphone.During the assembly at the factory buttons are assigned the following functions: F4 - fast call setup; F3 - Start your e-mail Inbox, F2 - Loading a word processor WordPad (an analogue of Pocket Word), F1 - to launch a Web Browser Pocket Internet Explorer. The back panel is attached stand that turns the tablet into the frame for digital photos, there is also fashionable now switch the battery, just below the reset button, and "hard» (hard reset)! Naively, I restarted it several times with it and then been looking for just the stored information. Who would have thought! A soft reset, it appears, is performed by simultaneously pressing the three hardware buttons. At the bottom of the rear panel is a great speaker. Despite its size, the sound of his quiet, no headphones can not hear anything. Perot heavy, weighs 1914 Long, two-toned. Along the way, can replace the dart in the game of darts:)

Memory

All memory tablet is divided into three parts. First, the flash ROM (32 MB), which houses the operating system together with embedded applications (called built-in CompactFlash, built-in CF). Second, 64 MB RAM, which can store data and programs to "hard" reboot. And thirdly, the flash memory 32 MB - a constant and not erasable for user files (something like a hard disk, but without the spinning platters). This memory can be "split" on the virtual disks - remember those times dos.

Food

I'm not chasing the plate on purpose, but 2-3 hours with a wireless card it should last for sure. Built-in battery. Very dangerous, at least in the predreliznogo copy which fell into my hands. Left unattended for a week, he "sat down" and was "hard" reset with the loss of all data in RAM. Program in flash memory remained, but confused them a little, - executables to register in the Program Files (in RAM) and have been lost (and record them in the registry). In particular, long live ordered the crack. Survived only Haali Reader:)

Applications

Crack wrote programmers MakTsentr. Somehow, the other "localizers" has not yet puzzled platform Windows CE. NET. MacCentre RusKey NET - a light version, without interface translation, but allows you to print the Russian version as a virtual keyboard (and them in tablet two - big and small) and a connected real (via USB). There is a small "glitch" - the keyboard does not understand Russian, where the tablet acts as a remote display for Windows XP, but the problem is solved and will be solved. Embedded applications are word processing Microsoft WordPad, «instant messengers» MSN Messenger, «stereo» Media Player c capable of playing audio and video from the Internet (MP3 and MPEG-4), postmen »Inbox,« raspoznavalkoy "English handwriting Transcriber "remote display» Remote Desktop, web browser Internet Explorer, toys FreeCell and Solitaire. In addition, there are several official utilitok, for example, Bluetooth Manager. Personally, I missed the program Notes, which you can write "electronic ink" without recognition of my scrawl. A pity. The screen is slightly rough to the touch, pen, it does not slide, it is convenient to write. Unfortunately, Transcriber does not understand Russian, though English handwriting, even together, translates the text quite well. The program is wonderful, but very "brake". Paragonovsky PenReader does not work, however, like other software platform Pocket PC. However, many applications for the computer keyboard class Handheld PC 2000 (in particular, for the HP Jornada 720) "stood up" without a problem - unfortunately, few of them. I must say that the program's website is constantly updated list of compatible programs, mostly commercial. But one link I was particularly pleased - Bundled Programs (ie, the program included) - and listed ClearVue (utility for viewing different file types), cePIM (I suspect that this lack of an organizer), Recorder (it is clear that recording) Picture viewer («smotrelka" pictures). But during the writing of this review section was «under construction».

Wireless connectivity Wi-Fi

Well, you say, a wonderful device, but why and who needs it? And imagine, lightweight device with a big good screen, equipped with wireless communication anyone you comfortable standard - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11b), GRPS, CDMA. Take, for example, a standard 802.11b (or Wi-Fi), is rapidly being introduced in the corporate sector. Using the PCMCIA-card gives you access to all local area network for your company. E-mail, Internet, schedule meetings, scheduled the case, text messaging via IM (MSN Messenger or ICQ, for example), edit documents (Word or Excel) or a solution of other, more specific tasks. And all this without approaching your workplace at a distance of almost 100 meters. In principle, even this distance is not the limit, if your office is equipped with not one, but multiple access points (access point), which support each other roaming, ie, one point "passes" you have another one, if you leave the area it covers. At home you can build the same network, if your house and land is larger than srednestaticheskoy apartment. Moreover, in the open air access point provides coverage within a radius of 300 meters from it. Come out to the garden, listen to digital music, look no less digital video, staring at the Internet, but all this work does your home computer, which acts as a server connected to the Internet. The farther into the garden, the greater the need to access points. If you live in an ordinary apartment, enough to organize an ad hoc network (no access points) - you need another adapter 802.11b (on PCMCIA card, or on the board to be installed in a PC system unit). All these solutions are convenient in that you do not have to swear to the family and to plot on which his wife and children will surf the World Wide Web. After all, usually only one home computer is connected to the Internet. Wi-Fi card produced by many manufacturers, but the best results showed the PC-Adapter Cisco Aironet 350 and Senao SL-2511CD. Tablet taken them without additional software. I went down through the concrete floors on three floors down, but the connection was not interrupted. These cards were immediately identified, which can not be said about the product Compaq WL100 and Symbol Spectrum24 - no driver tablet not understand them. In the photo: tablet with WLAN-card Senao and USB Drive. Note that the pen is held by a magnet. Hopefully, the producers of the periphery will sooner or later descend to the platform Windows CE. NET.

Bluetooth

But the realization of another popular wireless standard Bluetooth in this device I was very disappointed. Rather than build kopek and a tiny transceiver inside, the developers have written a generic driver for Bluetooth-adapter on a PC-and CF-cards. Of course, a certain logic in this is because the standard has a "raw" and constantly improving. I tested four CF-cards (with "pants" adapters PCMCIA) - for none of them are no "native" drivers for WinCE. NET. This BT-adapters production Bluetake, AmbiCom, Pretec and Socket. Pretec card eliminate immediately - built Bluetooth Manager tablet rejected it decisively. The remaining cards are working without sobstennyh drivers, but worked so unstable that it would be better and did not work at all. I could not understand the conditions under which a connection is established, and under what interrupted, giving an error opening the port. One time I was "sitting" on the Internet for almost two hours, but often the connection broke after a couple of minutes.And, even hard reset did not help. The only thing that pleases because it assured the Russian "promoters" tablet that promise in the commercial version to bring to mind the software responsible for the work of Bluetooth. To access the Internet through a Bluetooth access point, I enjoyed blue2net company Siemens, connected to the LAN - this little box can stand on a table or hang on the wall. She has just two connectors - for the power adapter and inclusion in the network. Our server itself has found a new device in the network (using DHCP) and is automatically conferred on him the IP-address. After that you only register in the connection settings tablet proxy server address and blue2net became a "conductor" on the Internet all around a BT-device. Retail price of this "station" in Russia is 425 euros. In the photo: simultaneous access to the Internet Tablet and handheld Pocket LOOX. By the way, convinced that blue2net «hits" to a distance of 10 meters (LOOX in a coverage area within 30 meters from it).

Satellite navigation

Coupled with satellite GPS-receiver tablet may be the perfect navigation solution for the car (only need to come up with a decent mount to "torpedo"). On his big screen is placed a very large chunk of cards (in my case, PalmGIS). At least, satellite navigator firm Pretec (for CompactFlash-card) was immediately recognized and took us on a journey:). In the photo: PalmGIS with satellite navigator.

Remote Display

Since the tablet corresponds to the concept of Microsoft Tablet PC (though not completely), it can serve as a remote display desktop PC running Windows XP Professional, located somewhere behind the wall - for this program provides Remote Desktop. Of course, you need to know the name of the "big" PC login, password and domain (workgroup name). In this configuration EzPad uses the resources of a PC, it solves the problem, look to the Internet and so on. In the photo: Windows XP on-screen tablet.

Summary

If we neglect the small design flaws and "dampness" of the operating system, the impression of a tablet formed very pleasant. With an estimated retail price of $ 700 (the company "Vobis" intends to start selling it already November) EzPad tablet has a good chance to gain a foothold in several markets. Of course, without a wireless tablet has no right to exist:) - all of its charm in the possibility to walk around the house or a warehouse (or on a hospital ward) and to be associated with a home computer or server, using its resources. Advantages over a laptop - no moving parts and instant download. Advantages of the CCP - display. Disadvantages - the implementation of Bluetooth, although the latest reports, developers have been working with the company Bluetake for "repair" the drivers. In addition, at the November Comdex trade show will be presented this tablet with an Intel XScale.

Technical Specifications (according to the manufacturer)

• OS: Microsoft Windows CE. NET (4.1)
• Processor: Intel StrongArm/206 MHz
• Memory: 64 MB RAM + 32 MB Data Flash (expandable to 128 MB) + 32 MB Flash-ROM
• Display: 800x600, side lights, diagonal 8.4 "(21.3 cm)
• Expansion: PCMCIA
• Ports: IrDA, USB (client and host), VGA
Audio: microphone, jack (stereo), headphone and microphone Battery: Lithium-ion polymer Dimensions and weight: 230 x 154 x 20 mm, 755, the

And, of course, thanks:)

Blazar: space battles under the rumble of lathes

Version Blazar for Pocket PC version for MS Smartphone Blazar Blazar version for Series 60 Platform version Blazar communicators SonyEricsson What? Is space shooter still live? Fantastic! Riddle of the survival of space shooters, do not leave "counters" for several decades, until now I did not solved. The secret of their popularity is beyond comprehension - the game lies in the simple and down-movements of the fingers, are unlikely to sow reasonable, good and eternal. Usually, these games suffer from a lack of sense of humor, repetition key elements of wandering out of the game in the game, endlessly zanudlivymi spaces and the complete lack of sense. Elements Interactive software company has decided to disrupt this dense pale walls of the same type of games and a considerable variety of recently released its own shooter. Rolled up their sleeves and came up with a smile, and neatly done here ... For all the originality of some elements, the developers could not resist ... and fell victim to the "space sickness", calling his creation "blazars". "Houston, we have a problem!" Soooo, where we've got the drawings ... Parse our space saga to a cog, tell and show.

Story: 3 / 5

At the core of any shooter is the struggle for liberation. Rarely clear who, whom and why. Blazar here, unfortunately, the exception was not. The absence of a plot - a phenomenon quite common among shooters - here a complete mix of goals, circumstances and styles. N / O or on the website of the game or the game itself does not describe all the circumstances of the battle waged. We just run headlong into a cartoon kosmoletik and rushing to the attack. Judging by the decor, we uphold the economic independence of the land: combat flight attendant is obviously the shops of a plant. Here we fly past the mesh fence, heroically protaranennyh our predecessors in the hot battle: "Hi Malchish!". Signs "Danger" on the walls, metal bolts and rivets, endless space, numerous enemies ... interesting to see how all this evil come here. And why it's so concentrated it is here, in the native plant named you-know-who ... try to analyze a civilization trying to enslave us and take away resources. Judging by their appearance, an alliance of aliens and peremetnuvshihsya them traitors - Engineers from the ground. As you will often run a familiar kind of rocket, you will have to attack the flying machine guns, and a strange-looking creatures with tentacles (Well, where do without them? ..) In a collision with you on the nose of your nashlepyvayutsya kosmoletika, clogging the nozzle and the barrel, not allowing the fire aggressive enemy side. "Velcro-octopuses" can shake if accelerate progress. A surprising number of ... Although the absolute grounded the story and its protagonists parties, the name of the game are absolutely astronomical and intended, perhaps, to remind us of the futility of all our militant liberation sentiment. The fact that the blazar - a black hole, emitting narrow streams of high-energy particles. But we know that we should fight ... And in a frenzy we press the keys, nervously scratching the display with stylus and fly farther.

Gameplay: 3.5 / 5

Shooting just continuous. And nowhere, nowhere, nowhere on it will go. Our poor kosmoletik constantly shelled, and that quite funny, is not always clear from where. The flow of bullets flying at him just under the standard.Just in case. Those "flying machine guns, about which I wrote above, shot without a break, so that to destroy the foe was left unscathed is almost impossible that it is insulting. But this is, I think the harsh space-factory life. Playing on a course more difficult, the bosses (without which the "tape" shooters can not do) at the end of levels are outrageously tenacious, so that once got into a fight, do not have to be bored. What's good level design, with each game is changing.

Interface: 4 / 5

In the shooter is always quite simple. Break down than to build. Know yourself moving, still ship itself shoots. But for the fans something more complex provides the ability to disable automatic fire through the menu Assign Keys. You can also designate a key to start the game. Everything else - moving up and down and left and right - by dzhoypadom / Jogger or stylus. We have also radar - it shows the location and number of enemies and bonuses in front, and also very useful for detecting missile launches treacherous back (some subtle craftiness!). The menu can change the volume of music and sound effects, enable / disable automatic firing mode, as well as the enigmatic function «Erase Data». I guess it comes the score, which I found on the website of the game, you can even upload to the server. Also on the menu you can enter your license code to get a fully functional game (in the demo you are limited to an incomplete first level and the lack of opportunities to save points earned). Lack of menu - the menu button labels difficult to read - they are somewhat mixed with the cosmic background. Another slight drawback - it is difficult to understand what a bonus for what, and what happens if you "gobble up" one or another blue brick.

Graphics: 4 / 5

Corridors of the main site of action, which we defined as a factory and warehouse have some sad, peculiar, however, above the interior in real life. But the heroes, by contrast, are not devoid of originality, are designed well, with humor. Graphics resolution and contrast - you can immediately uglyadet all enemies, bonuses distinguish and recognize the danger, but would like more specific elements of those same details - little finishing touches that can make the game quite unusual.

Sound: 5 / 5

Thanks to a friend DJ PWB for our happy "blazirovanie! Music is good. In addition, the developers make it possible to control the level of its volume - agree, even such a simple element, not every developer account. Buhi, mutual funds and pafy also quite good, especially if you play with headphones. Just for the sound of explosion, I often neglected the enemy and chased flying through the endless "factory" cobblestone corridors - they are already very well burst.

Outcome: 4 / 5

Estimating the game, we took into account the specific scope and limitations of the genre of "shooter". Being a shooter, and having inherited all the flaws of the genre, Blazer, however, differs from the set of tape shooter that was done with humor. Fly and shoot.Forward to defend family economic resources! See also: Li-Nuggz from the company Elements Interactive Li-Nuggz Version for Pocket PC, MS Smartphone and PDA platform Series 60. Review of the game in the "Playing the soft parade" The authors, translation:

PDA Zire: Cheap Palm - good Palm?

Palm Inc., The biggest player in the PDA market in the fall of 2002, finally updated its lineup. Admirers mark still waited for completion in cracked recent series Palm-devices. The first has already appeared on store shelves, has become an inexpensive handheld, Palm Zire. At its price of $ 99 and full functionality of conventional PDA, he can become a really good buy for people unfamiliar with such devices or acquaintances just hearsay, but such an absolute majority, especially in our country. But first things first.

Top view

At first it looks plays a major role in selecting the PDA. Given that the novelty will not be sold in boxes, as precursors, and in the bright blisters, and even in supermarkets, it becomes clear the importance of visual appeal Zire. Inexpensive, clear, attractive, but still ... It must be admitted outside the handheld failed. Zire has a sleek, compact form (much like a Palm m515), a decent color scheme. It is true that the CCP has lost four conventional hardware shortcut for applications and content with just two - the address book and organizer. These same buttons in some applications, serve as "Left" and "Right", respectively. Retain as scroll keys "Up" and "Down." It would seem that so special, well, removed the two buttons, so what? Yes, perhaps at the general convenience of calling applications are not affected, but programs that use just six buttons (eg, games) will remain beyond affordable. As for the two key application buttons, then they are partially sunk into a rounded rectangle, and therefore do not use them as comfortably as before. On top of the casing new items are present infrared, as well as connectors for connecting power and USB-cable. Must say that the standard I / O for Palm'ov with a universal connector (Palm Universal Connector) will be incompatible with the new handhelds. That's why he and the new, and budget. Comes with a new PDA cover is made of flexible transparent plastic blue. It is worth noting that it significantly exceeds the performance of style protective cover for Palm m10x. However, the shortcomings, it is also available. Feedback from early users, hardware buttons practically not protected against accidental clicks. The very bad cap is fixed in the tilted position. In any case, with both deficiencies can be tolerated.

Internal content ...

... It is clear that not very rich. But at least the "face" new left, but everything else was not so bad and maybe even fixable. Heart Zire is a pretty weak processor Motorola Dragonball EZ 16MHz, palmovodam familiar with the experience of old men still Palm m10x. If with such a processor can still be tolerated, then the 2MB of memory and lack of expansion slots - a real mockery of the user. But recovered - by the user, indifferent to the CCP. Zire is aimed at beginners and is intended to replace the notebook. Although, if its volume is not enough, we think that there are many Kulibin able to add the device 6MB brains (or rather to change the chip with 2MB of on a similar, but with 8MB). However, if it does not take into account, then 2MB (or more precisely 1,8 Mb of personal use of the owner) will be enough. "Think" Zire helps the operating system Palm OS 4.1, which came to replace the outdated Palm OS 3.5.2 in the m10x-series.

Screen

Fit to screen Zire slightly less than its counterpart at the Palm m500 - 2.0 "vs. 2.25". However, he remarkably contrasting what looks like again on the m500. And there would be nothing if not a "but" - a handheld is no backlight. Surprised? It is understandable. The only (!) PDA until now managed by Palm OS operating and without illumination was the first Pilot, released in the last century in the distant year of 1996.So, in the dark Zire is not live. May be released some hack or patch, because the hardware this possibility, certainly, is implemented. If this does not happen, then the handheld will lose a lot of buyers. Who wants to be an organizer, which will not be able to warn the host of an evening meeting? Area graffiti was virtually unchanged. Only one major innovation - the icon in the form of stars in the usual place of the calculator. This option can be configured to call any frequently used applications. True, by default, it initiates a Hotsync.

Stylus

As for instance, supplied with the Zire, then this accessory is not impressive. For example, the stylus in the SL10, the cheapest model from Sony, an order of magnitude more solid and comfortable, and in the case of the Zire - this is the usual piece of plastic and nothing more.

Life Time

The only thing the new kid succeed - it's battery life. Thus, the built-in battery, no lights, and expansion slots, as well as a weak processor Zire make this long-lived.

Cinhronizatsiya and communications capabilities

As in the case of the SL10, Zire sync via USB-cable without hardware synchronization of the start button, so every time have to call the HotSync manually. You can do this by using "star" in the area of ​​graffiti, which, as we have said, by default, provides a starting synchronization. Communication as possible with Zire handhelds are quite standard for low-end level. The developers did not follow the footsteps of their counterparts from Casio and did not cut kopek IR, but did not follow Sony, some of which were equipped with advanced handhelds with an infrared port.

Filling

Palm Zire comes with a full set of standard for "palmovyh" computer applications. Pressing the "Up", as in the previous budget-Palm m100, a couple of seconds there are date and time. Program, supplied on CD is also completely standard. This includes several games (Giraffe, Hardball, Minehunt and Puzzle), the latest Palm Desktop for Windows and Mac, and Chapura PocketMirror to sync with MS Outlook. As for compatibility, then all is clear - Palm OS 4.1 allows Zire run almost any program. Restriction, however, can serve two hardware buttons instead of four.

Market - a delicate matter

Let's find out looks like new on the background of the previous budget models from Palm Inc., By the way, with a starting price of nearly a half times higher, - Palm m100:

Model	Palm Zire	Palm m100
Processor	Motorola Dragonball EZ 16MHz	Motorola Dragonball EZ 16MHz
Operating System	Palm OS 4.1	Palm OS 3.5.2
RAM	2MB	2MB
Screen Resolution	160x160	160x160
Expansion Slots	No	No
Food	Lithium-Ion Battery	AAA
Dimensions	112x74x16mm	118x79x18mm
Weight	109 g	124 g
Communication with your desktop PC	via USB	on COM
Price	$ 99 (U.S.)	not done

As can be seen, Zire outperforms its predecessor in almost every respect. It is worth noting the small size beginner and built-in battery. The latter - a controversial benefit for the budget items because of its high cost. Apparently, changing the AAA-battery compartment on, the developers decided not osnasnaschat new computer 8MB of memory. As a result, Zire is on board only 2 MB. Although it can be assumed that in such a way Palm Inc.left the place for an analogue Palm m105, which, recall, went out after m100. Well, wait - we'll see.

Total

Palm is developing a new handheld, guided by the motto: "Replace paper organizers, notebooks and sticky notes, reminders! Within this framework, engineers well their task: long battery life, high contrast screen, compatibility with thousands of programs, stylish design and compact size, quick data synchronization with your desktop computer through USB and exchange on the IR port, 2 MB of memory , which in principle will be enough to carry around a handy scheduler, phone numbers of friends, a couple of dictionaries, a dozen small books - what else would you pupils, students or housewives, to go shopping? Yes, and the target audience will easily find the PDA, as on the marketing plan, it will be sold in supermarkets in the bright blister along with cheap cameras and electronic notebooks. In short, the idea of ​​the CPC in the masses! True, rather broad American or European. It is unlikely that the invasion Zire will be organized in Russian supermarkets. Still pricey notebook turns out - $ 99 + shipping (about $ 30-40). Oh, and never reduced the potential buyers can something not like a novelty - namely, the lack of lighting, uncomfortable protective cover and a small (vse-taki!) amount of memory. However, everyone with something to start ... And if the owner of the PDA Zire get used to and make friends with your handheld, another supporter of the idea of ​​PDA may be more. The authors, translation:

"Mister Smile": absolutely everything - children!

"God, what a meal to raise!" Quote of the m / f. "The Return of Carlson" version of the game, "Mr. Smiley" for Pocket PC and Palm OS While the adults uncle with a straight face indulged male pastimes, spending time in the "pocket" casino and pool, saving the galaxy from the countless invasions of aliens varied shape, developing a breakneck speed in the automobile and motorcycle racing, blowing out to sea merchant ships, searching for the captive princesses, fighting dragons, and even controlling the whole states or until mom enthusiastically pushing the buttons, were engaged in maintenance of electronic animals, gambling trips and indulge Managing whole game shops, kids running around left completely unattended. All their attempts to attract the attention of diverse and childish tricks and smart pull at the hem did not lead to the desired result. Uncles and aunts dismissed, muttered under his breath something like, "Right now throw all his affairs, and you'll puff balls" and continued to poke furiously at the screen of their PDA. And then, there were still good people. Absolutist Game Studio introduced "Mr. Smiley» (Smiling Bubbles), which is posted on its website under "For the children» (Kids). Doubly pleased that the children made no shooter, not masher, not brodilka and letalka-unichtozhalka and fun puzzle: starting colored balls into the crowd of colorful smiley face, looming at you, you should try to get into the group of the same color as the ball runs . add the number of single-color beads or the same faces up to three or more in order to remove them from the playing field and free up space. The more clustered faces burst, the closer you are to victory. Goal of the game - to remove all the faces from the playing field. If approaching jovial and melancholic, sometimes just a ball will reach the lower boundary of the field, their joy would be no limit - you lose. In fact, adults and interesting, but the main thing in this case - the kids will be informative.

Plot [4 / 5]

Game studios have always been novelty. In one of our previous reviews, we wrote about one of these original games - «Bubble Shooter» (the game was rated as the best games of the month with a rating of "Editor's Choice HPC.ru»). "Mister Smile" is just a refinement of this game: it is made on the same engine with modified graphics and with the addition of a number of bonuses. Typically, when the fact of reviews using the same engine with minor modifications, we perceived negatively, but this time the case is different. Here we are dealing with the processing of the game and make it a child without a claim to novelty. Meanwhile, the schedule is really suitable for children - many faces, "good and different, with different characters and, accordingly, the different behavior. It is a pity, though, that they do not communicate with each other and do not express their emotions more violently as it was described in the README text on the site.

Gameplay [4 / 5]

Play for fun. Through the menu "Select a game, you can customize the way you like mode:" Strategy "or" Arcade ". In the "Strategy" new faces appear on the field after a certain number of moves without result."Arcade" is more difficult for those who are older: it has new faces relentlessly appear at regular intervals. Removing all faces from the board, move to a new, more sophisticated level, with bubbles of new colors and a smaller number of moves without result, after which faces will go on the offensive. If during the game you will be able to remove all bubbles from the board of one color, you are given a bonus - a ball with unusual "abilities." Among these: "Superman", which sweeps away everything in its path, but black still bombochek, "brush", which stains the area surrounding one-color balls in the color of the bonus ball, "traitors bombers, blow up all the bubbles of the same color, and many others. Bonuses can sometimes occur spontaneously during a game. Thus, among the faces and balls can get special bubbles with numbers, destroying them will increase the score of two (x2 bubbles) or even four times (x4 bubbles). Despite the interesting variety of bonuses, their large number of difficult to remember, and, taking into account the lack of graphic prompts (see Interface), children in particular will be difficult to use all the bonuses for other purposes. In short, too many rules for children. Scored more points, you can declare itself on the entire internet, download them to your server: receiving the code, you enter it on the site Absolutist.ru - and - voila! Here they are you! First place, I hope? Convenient and safe system.

Interface [3.75 / 5]

The game itself is arranged conveniently enough, you can navigate quickly. Nevertheless, under podksazok on the screen, unfortunately, is less than desirable. Thus, a very long time have to wonder what kind of a surprise contains one or the other bonus ball. And in the help file, although a detailed and clear, unfortunately, no graphics, which is important for children. As for the control of the game, then all is fine. Children love to push buttons. Although there is a conscious, who enjoy poking at the screen stick on the example of adults. Absolutist has provided two options: you can control the game through dzhoypada, but if you want - the stylus. Depending on the method varies slightly as the interface and the playing field: If you choose dzhoypada will help you line path, no need to guess where you will - it will be shown on the display.

Graphics [4.75 / 5]

Faces are really funny. Disgruntled, funny, phlegmatic and cheerful. That's what you want kids. Honestly, not only to them. So great to see such a variety of characters and their vitality. Very entertaining, but does not detract from the game.

Sound [3.75 / 5]

Sounds in the game a lot. Claps, bells, noises. They attend many such events in the game, such as: the transition to a new level, adding new faces on the field, remove from the field grouped balls and more. It is a pity that not all events are accompanied by the right sound. Vymahav far beyond childhood, I am still waiting for a blast bombs with a fuse. But no. She modestly, in English, totally silently (Aki neutrinos) that must be destroyed and evaporated. But where "the promised boom"?

Summary

Absolutist studio once again to be bold and innovative."Mr. Smiley" - a rare case of games, the exposed children. Children's games probably one of the most complex areas of developing entertainment and no one is immune from mistakes, especially from those that we have not mentioned. Anyway, we believe that the presence of such games - the great advantage of the studio. They managed to make the desired game: a fun, diverse, and students. Honor and praise! SEE ALSO: Bubbles (Bubble Shooter), rated "Editor's Choice HPC.ru". Overview and version of the game for the Pocket PC, Palm OS and MS Smartphone. Jet Ducks (Jet Ducks), rated "Editor's Choice HPC.ru". Overview and version of the game for the Pocket PC, Palm OS and Series 60. Tetribox. Overview and version of the game for the Pocket PC and Palm OS. Snooker (Bubble Snoooker). Overview and version of the game for the Pocket PC and Palm OS Hurt butterflies (Butterflight). Overview and version of the game for the Pocket PC and Palm OS. Beach volleyball (VolleyBolley). Overview and version of the game for the Pocket PC and Palm OS.

Palm Zire: for the smallest

Notice of the release of the Palm Zire has caused me a strange association. I immediately remembered one of the latest motor shows. It patriarch of the Russian automotive Nizhny Novgorod, GAZ, presented an amazing car - GAZ-21 Volga in some super-duper performance of nickel-plated. Impression of this concept (current as hopefully, in a single copy) remained about the same as that of Professor Feith car from the movie "The Great Race." That is - cute, funny and extremely silly. You can not enter the same river twice - pants get wet ... That company was drawn to the same Palm. And turned her Zire ... wonderful, it should be noted, the machine. A mixture of Chinese, "Tetris" with a flashlight. But until a cheap and very simple impossibility. Money is cheaper and simpler calculator ... very good option for the waste of American "cents". I admit at once - a new computer I not only liked, he had me puzzled. Who is Sia gizmo? For students? I do not hold the developers Palm `s younger users for idiots? Or do they think $ 99 is so small money that future owners Zire (if any show up) with a smile, just some design tricks? But 99 dollars - it's still money. Given that Russia Zire will cost $ 30-40 more expensive, almost for the same money today you can buy a normal Palm m105. With 8 MB ​​of memory, with four hardware buttons to run basic applications, and even came with a set of "cradle" (and, one of the most elegant and practical in a production line of Palm). Shot in the sky - that's what the new Zire. Absurd move in a big game. However, a closer look close. Suddenly, all is not so bad?

Simplicity, which is worse than theft

Appearance Zire, in principle, at the level of ... children's electronic toys, but not handhelds. Plastic construction with rounded, like a piece of soap, edges. Screen is small, making housing more smacks and a pancake. Or on the flat oladyshek (with maple syrup? "No, just a couple of dull buttons). Next - rectangular blotches pushbutton unit, located below the screen. Discern the influence of Sony, but this is not Sony. Buttons awkward - trying to scroll the screen image, you certainly caught the adjacent button and start the address book or calendar ... But do not start anything because the buttons are only two basic applications. Savings. Located on the left button on your computer. And here lies one of the most curious details ... The new handheld is no backlight. Yes, come ... But that's not all. Among the other delights of the global oversimplification of the new machine can be found:

• outdated processor Motorola Dragonball EZ with such a frequency of 16 MHz
• neperezapisyvaemoe mask ROM (although, in general, and to anything)
• clearly insufficient amount of RAM - only 2 (in words - two!) megabyte
• the absence of any slots for flash memory cards

As compensation for the abuse of technology Zire - both black and white models - stored:

• Infrared
• nothing more substantial

From their counterparts of Senior borrowed:

• non-replaceable lithium-ion battery instead of replaceable dry cell AA and, accordingly, the external power supply and a separate cable for charging
• mini USB port as a port sync with a PC, too, a separate cable (total - 2 cable)
• Operating System Palm OS 4.1 (very, very new)
• Again - nothing substantial.

Who's disabled?

Operating System Zire is slightly different from the standard of the Quartet.If we carefully look at the screen - to the field of handwriting information, it is easy to notice the lack of touch launch buttons calculator. Instead it shows the kind of star ... What a star? Why Star? It turns out that a challenge to the program list-minions. That is, those applications that the owner enjoys the most. There may be the same calculator, and some kind of toy ... But the question is - what can fit in 2 MB of memory? A set of four games, which roams from the Palm `in Palm since the days of ancient Pilot` eh? Calendar - Address Book - a notebook? Reader and the detective to her? Is that all? Remember the agony holders machines m100. (And remember that - half of us, "palmovladeltsev" enjoy the m100 until now). As they suffer (we) because of the limited amount of RAM. How to search rukodelnyh artisans that are taken to add to their Palm `s an extra chip. How to pay money for this questionable (because of the amateur performance) case. It seems that the division of sufferers grow to the size of an army. Zire owners will also feel the lack of RAM in their machines. And, too, turn to handicraftsmen ... Here you have a new profession - the memory of Palm `s add ... By the way, today on our website has been published and news about this topic: turn up already skilled craftsmen who had increased" brief memory of the "new Palm'a to 8 MB. Worth, perhaps, to assume the existence of a Zire anything else that software baubles. Yes, I did something never found. Deficiencies alone lacks. Small slepenky screen (no backlight!), Unprepossessing form of a bulky body, uncomfortable (absolyutno!) button.

What should be done

In a production program, Palm still was listed model m105 (pictured). This is a good, time-tested computer. If you thought up himself to take the Palm, but money is not so much - take the m105, can not go wrong. Price, then they have a new Zire is almost the same. But the opportunities for m105 - Pobol ... Only one drawback with Palm m105, or rather - two. The first - an outdated operating system version 3.5, which can not be changed. And the second - to synchronize with a PC is carried out only by slow serial ports (except for built-in infrared port, which is just as slow). On the other hand - and what the benefits of Palm OS 4, if the machine no slot for flash memory cards? The main difference between the fourth version of the operating system is a management software memory cards. The rest is not so much ... And the COM port is not satisfied with only the owners of small notebooks in which the serial no, yes makintoshnikov. The rest, as expressed in today's youth, "the drum" - there is a pocket typewriter USB or not. That cost the company to upgrade Palm m105, replacing Stitched in mask ROM, the operating system on a more modern, but changing the (needed as some revolutionary innovations?) "Muzzle" of the computer itself? Would receive the same $ 99 ... But he was hungry company Palm. I wanted her to fame Japanese competitors. And she decided to outdo a cheap monochrome machines Sony CLIE SL10.

And what was not worth

Still a no demand for Zire will. You should not discount the extent of the manufacturer. If the market will vbrosheny tens of thousands of new devices, with appropriate advertising, they certainly find a buyer (note the packaging - computers are sold in plastic blister packs, like dolls, "Barbie"). Not for 99 dollars, of course, but this is detail. We can only analyze the engineering failures developers Zire, not to fall in the number of users of these machines ... or vice versa - to get to. Someone as my thoughts are not convinced? And well, that does not convince. I'm just a user Palm `a, like many of us, not some kind of" computer guru ".The most ordinary people, "run down" on this wonderful technique, and no longer imagine life without e nurse ... I wish I could be mistaken for Zire! We have been waiting for new models ... What is the internal battery on a monochrome PDA? The absence of a headache with the acquisition of batteries. And what - "threw" Tonight your Palm in the cradle, and let them charge ... This is on one side. On the other - from two alkaline (alkaline) elements of AAA Palm with a monochrome screen works for about a month (my last "record" 29 days - I do not play games that are more spending power). Fifty rubles a month - unlimited battery life of PDAs. Anywhere, anytime, at any time, any place to find fresh batteries and replace them with no problem. But finding an electrical outlet to recharge the internal battery is another matter. Not for nothing that the manufacturer offers as accessories to the Zire electrical adapter kit that the owner was able to recharge the battery is stranded in America, Australia or Europe. And the battery on a monochrome handheld computer - is the need to carry a power supply (the Zire quite small) and a cable to it. That is a pocket computer immediately turns into a "portfolio", right? And if we add to this the sync cable? Incidentally, the cradle for the Zire does not exist in principle. And anyway - there is no periphery no longer available. There are only translucent covers, spare pens, a set of electrical adapters, adapters, a pair of cables (if staff lost) - and all. Keyboard, backup module (available for the m100 and m105), modem, etc. to connect to nothing - no communication connectors. Just mini USB. I do not think that the producers pocket periphery offended commercial prospects Zire (what are the prospects, you are my God ") and will produce something for the new items. And to be pleasant without Zire makeweights. And cheaper, cheaper, cheaper ...

A sad look at the present

Yes, yes - sad ... But - not dull. If I needed today, a simple monochrome PDA, I would have found itself. Firstly, there is a Palm m105 and Palm m125 (I just m125, and I'm indescribably happy). Secondly, there is a low cost, "Sonya" - with a normal amount of memory, with a normal (albeit a little bit, say, brake) screen, powered by replaceable elements. Finally, there is all sorts of clones - mostly Chinese. Clones have not sold, but you can also on occasion to fly into China, and yourself? If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed goes to the mountain ... Thousands of dollars on the road, a hundred on your computer. My company a way to save! What is found on the creators Zire, if they are on the verge of world events awaited Palm OS 5 released a typewriter the day before yesterday a level? The situation becomes clear, if we try to predict the near future. Runs for three months. Almost time for Christmas sales. And the price is reduced by half for Zire ... If this happens, the Palm Zire become the best selling machine in the world. For cons hundred dollar models become pros pyatidesyatidollarovoy. You could, for example, spent 1,600 rubles on this one Zire? I would - without hesitation ... authors, translation:

Arvale: Journey of Illusion. Life of a dragon, or a history of about 2000 graphic elements

"Good and evil in Wonderland - as everywhere meet

But here, they live on different coasts.

Here, the roads wander all sorts of stories,

And imagination run on thin legs. "

Vladimir Vysotsky. From song to diskospektaklyu "Alice in Wonderland," "Young man, the king I'm the last - to drop you a haughty gentleman in a cocked hat and excitedly returned to the interrupted conversation with good-natured fat man. - Where do we roll? - Do you hear, coming closer. - If I were a king, unless it happened to? "The fate of a kingdom, and in the hands of a commoner?" Our hero - the gardener? ". He is so passionate about expressing their discontent with that totally does not notice the signs, which tries to give him a genial companion, whose face is your appearance has become worried expression. "This is what, yesterday, buttercups, dandelions, and tomorrow the dragon won?" - Continues to grumble cocked. - Excuse me, sir, unless there can be trusted with such a mission a man absolutely without any mixture of blue bloods? "Is there ..." He is suddenly interrupted, noticing, finally, handing him the signals and turns sharply to your side. Whole range of different emotions running over his face, ends with a kind of obsequious expression, a tender smile and the tears hanging on her eyelashes. "My father, Duncan, it's you How's your dandelions? Not grow?" As you grow, our dear Duncan? Orchids! How romantic! Not you forward? Willingly give in to you all, you're our hero! " Yes, yes. You are now a hero. As the fates decree, the legend and studio PDAMill. It is up to you to decide the fate of an entire country in the RPG-epose Arvale: Journey of Illusion. Despite the popularity of this genre, RPG-games for mobile devices is not so much and this game had expected long before it arrives. As always, once the genre has been mastered PDAMill brilliantly. The game has surpassed all expectations: the geography of the epic world Arvale includes six continents, which presented 280 cards: as much as 200 monsters and magical creatures stand in your way. These scales are quite rare among games for mobile devices - Arvale immediately attracted the attention of gamers and has won many admirers. We are confident that our readers - both gamers and game developers - will be interesting information "behind the scenes", so before you go to most reviews, we publish the text of the interview, which has kindly agreed to Peter Balogh, CEO of the studio PDAMill. So, how to play do - what is called Postmortem.

Interviews with the storyteller, or Postmortem, as it is

- Dragons, ghosts, mythical Orcs Corporation Sorcynth - ogromnoe variety of characters, unexpected plot twists. How did the idea, which arose from all this diversity? PB: We wanted to create a classic RPG with a storyline like Might and Magic and Final Fantasy. Jason Surgin picked up a script that was completely finished after 6 months of hard work. Jason is known to many as our composer, but few people know that he is also the author of the script nearly all of our games. - A schedule? The game has 200 monsters and countless heroes! Truly an unprecedented number of heroes of the game. Are all the characters to create only one designer? PB: Our designer started alone, a total of over background images and scenes of battles, he worked for over a year. In the course of the work to the project were connected more designers who basically have modified the finished image. By working together, was created more than 2500 graphic elements - for PDA games really a huge amount. - The game can communicate with almost all heroes, each of them is unique in its appearance and character. Some people seem to like the studio staff - you wrote off the characters with real people? PB: Yes, faces a little similar, but residents Arvale us have nothing to do. By the way, if you talk about the prototypes, you'll find a few of us in Anthelion (laughs).- How many people worked on the project? How long did the work? PB: Eight of our staff working on the game for over a year: 4 developers, 3 designer and myself Jason. Most of the time left on the creation of our Editor's game, event handlers, and battle scenes. All the work, by the way, Jason has done it with the help of the developed editor. - Has the game development process? How much different was released for sale Arvale: Journey of Illusion from the original idea? PB: The game is very heavily budded. Initially we planned to do something much less volume with fewer parts, highlighting the project 3-4 months. Nevertheless, we are pleased that wasted time and created something that exceeded our own expectations. - In developing the play you in the RPG-game? PB: Of course! Basically Might and Magic, Zelda, Final Fantasy and a couple others. - Will be continued? Do we wait Arvale 2? PB: Continuation is almost ready. Work on Arvale II: Ocean of Time began immediately after the initial release. Plot Arvale II refers us for 100 years before Duncan Forsyth, in the era DeMencheva inventive. Incidentally, in the sequel even more cards, monsters and magicians, weight puzzles, much broader and more meaningful dialogue with the heroes of the game and much more. - Peter, you are one after another to conquer new genres. Is now taken and the barrier RPG. Who's next? PB: We are working now on the game genre platformer, belong to this series, for example, the famous Mario and Rayman. Unfortunately, no details can not give, but will let you know when the game will be released in beta version. - Thanks for the interview and good luck in all your endeavors. Sure many are eagerly awaiting new games to your studio. PB: Thank you. I wish all gamers a good pastime in Arvale and lots of fun with shopping carts (laughs) (see the explanation in the text below reviews .- approx. Aut.). Thus, "the nose" is the ocean of time, as the name suggests a sequel. In anticipation of his appearance look at the Arvale: Journey of Illusion. We turn to the most reviews.

Review

Plot [5 / 5 - excellent!]

Filled with humor and unexpected twists, completely unpredictable plot Arvale can safely be called one of the best games released for the CPC. A small entry introduces you to the prehistory of the epic State Arvale. The game begins in the chambers of King Entoka that caused you, the court gardener Duncan Forsyth, in order to tell you the "most unpleasant news: according to the secret archives of His Majesty's almost time for awakening of the Dark Dragon - according to legend - the most dangerous substance for the people, plunging the country into night many years ago, proznav that people are becoming aware of the secrets of the magic of old, guarded by dragons. Now on you is the destiny of the whole country - you will find a dragon, and once again she made him sleep. In this, as well as in many situations the way you intended to help the magic potions, a monopoly on who owns the corporation Sorcynth, the largest in the country and the most mysterious. Nobody knows its employees, no one had heard of its technology, but during the game you will have a lot to spend on its products. You will have many battles - in the woods, abandoned castles, devastated at the time dragons cities, dungeons and caves Arvale. On your way to stand up rats, wolves, Mythical orcs, ghosts, giants and trolls, but in the cities you will find a lot of people - the sea perfectly vyrisovannyh characters. King Entok, for example, a man rumored to stupid, arrogant and pompous, expresses his thoughts, except under a semblance of Old English, something like "I am the" and "My Life." Heroes of the game - workers, artisans, sailors, officials, thieves, guerrillas, and many others are in love, concerned, grumpily, businesslike, moody, friendly, and sometimes rude. Many of you will raise a laugh: "What a hero? You?" How is this possible - and where oblique seven feet at the shoulders? Where burning eyes and Arnoldov biceps? ".Others, recognizing in you the very ask you for help. Despite the fact that the number of instructions in the game can not match your idea of ​​purposefulness of heroes, do not refuse - often only meet the requests can be obtained, without which you can not get to the end of the game. Remember - the hero must be good. Bizarre twists of the plot will not let you get bored, and the long game is assured. I played a whole lot more promised on the site 20 hours, though, judging by this forum, there were heroes overcame this entire thorny path of the saviors of the state for 12 hours. Honor and praise!

Gameplay [4.75 / 5 - excellent!]

Uniquely fascinating. You have to solve a number of tasks that can be grouped into three main categories: communication, search and battle. Communicate in the game can and should be with everyone. Almost every city there is someone who will tell you the information, without which it will be impossible to reach the end. Ignoring the communication, I soon became entangled in the game, we had to start over and gently pestering everyone he met. Often communication is expressed in the form of a dialogue in which you simply select one from the list of answers. In contrast to the life situations in which "what was said can not be undone," in the fairy Arvale can safely start talking again and try out different answers. With some of the heroes of the story you'll make an appointment in other cities, so often have to find their designated place in unfamiliar towns you. In addition, it is necessary to find and return the daughters go on a bender, patiently endure all the caprices, to search for and release imprisoned princesses and search of the alchemists who can make you the right drug. Sometimes it will be necessary to look for hidden levers, opening doors, a variety of weapons, without which life, as well as a pile of basic magic needed. The entire list of current tasks can be found in the menu Stats - Quest. In a very convenient form set out who should be found and what operation to do with the found. It is saved as a list of assignments (the button with a "tick"). When moving in two different levels of cards. The first - the map of the local scale for settlements (population not only in human beings and malevolent creatures). The second - a level continental, for which you are moving between settlements. Here you will prompt the road signs on the roads. Be careful, though, and you will not be shown, but on these roads and wandering various "monstrously criminogenic" elements with naughty intentions. There is also a button Zoom (magnification), which increases the scale, but only slightly. Never useful. Incidentally, all the maps can be downloaded from the site of Geography Arvale PDAMill. Now for the battles. What kind of RPG do without a good battle? There are battles on the step by step principle: be impacted in turn. In the course of the battle can change weapons (switch the button "Weapons", the change by pressing the arrows to the right "and" left "), to use magical means (arsenal under the button" Magic "), to restore health and strength (the button" Potions "). Be careful: if you use healing potions (potions) you miss a kick, so that once a "tipping the bottle" you "give ear." Do not say that I did not warn you. If everything is really bad, you can try to get away from the battlefield ("Flee"), but it is dangerous: firstly, is not always possible, and, secondly, even if given the chance, your opponent is free to napoddat you last, and when low health is fraught with fatal outcome. Then comes the last image - you are on the ground and the quiet moonlight silver in your boots. All battles are accompanied by a rich animation, where each opponent is different own style: some bite, while others use spears, swords and knives, others weighed slap, and a fourth literally pull the soul, sends a curse upon you, and entangle sorcery enchantment. On every continent there exists at least one "den" - a place where much of evil. To avoid such places should not be - right there in the battles, you can earn the most money that you need in the game, and, most importantly, gain experience (Experience), which increases the level of a number of characteristics of our hero. In the Stats can be found with current information on the game and as Duncan. On line Health (Health) on your level of health and its possible upper limit separated by a colon. If the numbers do not match, it's time to take medication. In Experience (experience), two figures are also separated by a colon: to the left before the current level, to the right - the one to which you want to reach. Current level grows with every battle, on reaching the goals you move to a new level. So is the volume of your health as well as the opportunity to increase your level of strength (Strength), knowledge (Knowledge) or skill (Dexterity). Force will increase the damage with every blow in combat. Knowledge will allow you to use more powerful magic arsenal, and his skill will increase the level of mastery in handling the weapon. Depending on what type of characteristics you build, change accordingly the ability to defend (Resistance) and resistance (Defense) before striking the opponent. Several of these parameters can be increased, also taking on his chest magic potions, which can be purchased at the store alchemist. In addition, there may be otovaritsya healing potions and magic items. Along with the alchemist's shop in every town there is also a weapon shop where you can get rid of the old and buy new protective gear (armour) and weapons (weapons). And, both in the battles wear what you reported on during the game, so that from time to time have to go to the window of inventory (Stats - Inv), choose a new gear box "Armour" and to click "Use". Weapons will be changed automatically. The level of deterioration is shown in the box battle in parentheses next to the weapon / armor, as well as information to each item of inventory in the section Inv. The game has many hiding places - drawers, cupboards in the homes, jugs and even trucks. If they hide something when you approach them in red lit button "Use". However, not always something most helpful. Sometimes, in boxes hidden monster, but often you just play. Thus, most of them by clicking on the "Use" of trucks, you just lets his hero in a strange communion with this kind of transport, and every time Duncan mutters something new. Here you have a pleasant interaction with the cart, which laughed Peter Balogh in his wish to our readers;) And finally, the last one. Along with the plot, it becomes unpredictable at times and gameplay. So, going down into the dungeon as early as Entoke (Enthoque), you will find boxes. Judging on the button "Use", they should examine what you are doing. Duncan, however, displeased: "I'm not going into these dungeons touch anything!" - Resents it. And again, the box, and then we go against his will. "I said, - boiled our hero - nothing to make me."The third box, and again, we, willful, trying to coerce Duncan ... From this moment you lose control: Duncan turns and walks to the door, grumbling on the road: "Damn it! He said because, he said ..." You give them no longer drive. It serves neither the joystick or the stylus, and only reached the door, he turns and asks: "Agreed!" The world again. So, Arvale is all that is needed for a good RPG-games - equipment, battles, quests, dialogue filled with humor. Were seen only minor flaws. Firstly, it is difficult to work out some system and understand how best weapon to fight against the forest's diversity of monsters. Despite the fact that in every battle of this or that weapon is most effective (by the way, sometimes turn out to be the most effective means of magic), the same weapon is not as strong in the subsequent battles. Another - sometimes spells - pretty exciting at first sight, require a ceremony, so that each time must wait until the citizens and citizen ghostly form protantsuyut all its magical ritual dance before the strike - the whole process takes too much precious "heroic" time. In general, the gameplay, we estimate the "excellent". Rare PDA games well conceived, originality, excitement and, of course, sense of humor, which is very happy along with morosely and a penchant for dramatizirovaniyu other developers.

Interface [5 / 5 - excellent!]

The game handles like a joystick and stylus in almost all situations. However, sometimes manipulating the stylus to be less convenient, so Duncan quite inadequate reaction to the screen by pressing. That's why I prefer to use a joystick. All menus are laid out in a very convenient sequence of windows. All intuitive. The minimum information that must hold to control the game, before the course and may be found in translation in the text. All events are accompanied by news reports, which give an idea of ​​everything that happens is that the ambiguity is not expected. User-friendly interface will allow store up to four different positions in the game. In addition, will automatically save the time of entry at the last town on the map. The volume of music and sound effects, easy to configure in the window "Settings". You can also disable the high quality graphics - a bit to save CPU time, although on my HP iPAQ h2210 any delay in the time I did not watch.

Graphics [5 / 5 - excellent!]

Ironically, the schedule I originally did not like. Since the appearance of the first screenshots of battles, they seemed too simple and primitive compared with the level of graphics in the previous games in the studio. As the game progresses, however, adopted in developing the style became more and more justified. It should be noted the quantity and elaborate. As many as 2,000 of graphic elements, as we have already noted, the phenomenon is truly unprecedented for Pocket PC-based games. In this case, the schedule clear enough, contrast, and also performed with humor. Each character is endowed with his game face, his character, a huge amount of weapons and armor - all of them marked with appropriate drawings. Set of landscapes, little houses, perfectly conveys the atmosphere of abandoned towns, mines, caves, dense forest ... Excellent!

Sounds [5 / 5 - excellent!]

Drym-tsa-tsa. Drym-tsa-tsa. 17 songs total duration of 45 minutes. 100 different sounds that accompany the events in the game - hitting, slap, magic, steps, surprises ... Even this component has not been overlooked.And it is not surprising, because the music sochinaet Jason Surgin, Peru belongs to the whole scenario of the game.

Summary

On the first page of the legend with which the game starts, I was involved and played almost without stopping for several hours - a phenomenon rare for me. Studio PDAMill never rushes headlong into questionable scam the games out there seriously. And at the same time with humor. Beautiful, harmonious blend. Until now, this company has not been issued any unfinished game. They can always be improved, but complaining about absolutely everything. Arvale: Journey of Illusion was the most ambitious project studio. And the time spent justified itself - the game is among the best-selling portals for mobile applications. We have found only minor flaws that are likely can be attributed to the wishes than to errors. In short, we recommend to all. Look, do not give up, to put the good, and certainly ... entertain his truck talking!;)

Acknowledgments

Thank you for giving PDAMill studio to review the commercial version of the game. Links - Arvale: Journey of Illusion for Pocket PC and Palm OS directory HPC.ru - Cheats Online HPC.ru. - Web site Arvale: Journey of Illusion - All games PDAMill Directory HPC.ru authors, translation:

Almost computers

You do not remember what it was before the advent of handheld computers? Electronic notebooks ... However, they are, and now - unpretentious and cheap, "heaped up" and are relatively expensive (but cheaper than the most primitive PDA). Why they do not depart from the scene? How to survive the competition with handhelds? Whether they represent at least some interest for the sophisticated man in the handheld computers? Let's try to understand. I think this topic is curious. I hope that you too ... Ancestor electronic notebook has been an electronic calculator. Actually, a notebook and a calculator - specialized. The same (about) low-power processor, a few kilobytes of memory (in memory of simple calculators, of course, not) character display and the almost complete lack of any programming. That is, electronic notebooks occupy its market niche between arithmetic and engineering programmable calculators. Between and - next, because it does not come into contact with any of the mentioned types of portable digital technology closely. Yes, the notebook can serve as a simple calculator, but because of the cumbersome alphanumeric keypad for quick calculations, it is not convenient. As for a scientific calculator, here only the general availability of memory. Application is completely different. Scientific calculator instrument seriously, and the electronic address book - not really. The first notebooks appeared in the mid-seventies of last century thanks to the efforts of Japanese electronics manufacturers. One of the first models, if my memory serves me, was a calculator with built-in astrological calendar. Toy, but demand for it was serious. And the designers immediately realized that a simple calculator you can embed a couple of kilobytes of scarce and expensive while the electronic memory - so users can keep in a pocket priborchiki the necessary information. For example, a list of phone numbers. And the light of day, a new class of electronic devices.

"Pominalnichek" with a keyboard

Since I started talking about electronic notebooks, we recognize at once - this is not the computers. That is not at all the computers in our sense, since it is recognized we have this stuff with computers, their number will be included, and electronic clocks, and measuring instruments, and many other things, contains a microprocessor. Computational capabilities of notebooks are negligible, and the functions are limited. Them, these functions are easy to list in one sentence - a simple address database, integrated with an alarm clock calendar, clock, an arithmetic calculator, currency converter, and sometimes a couple of toys (the latter is quite unnecessary and rare supplement). Oddly enough, but the basic functions of electronic notebook performs better than any handheld computer ... Do not believe me? Let's try to imagine quite a few standard situations. You have decided to refresh the phone number of the person. Cell phone while you do not have (forgotten at home, or a number is not fixed in his mind) as "mobile" dramatically simplifies the solution of the problem, because he had a great notebook ... It's only an assumption. Have gone further. The street jam, bad weather, his hands busy - in short, to enable the PDA to run the address database and find the information you need, need both hands. In one hold the clipper in the other pen. A notebook you can get out of his pocket, opened the lid and see the addresses of one hand. Another situation - cold outside. Handheld computer freezes, the screen begins to mercilessly "retard". Screen is an electronic notebook, too, in the cold "slows." But he's a character, very simple. Hence, the conclusion of the information on it to the limit simplified. Where working digital clock, notepad will work too. A PDA - are unlikely (at least, see the addresses of phones on the screen of your mobile will not be easy). The third situation - physical labor, sports and so on. That is, the CPC is in the pocket of his overalls, sports jackets, in a beach bag. Awkward movement, giving, knocked, and came - Farewell typewriter. A notebook will be nothing.It is fitted with a protective flap keeps small (because and durable) screen and keyboard. Yes, and she is mere penny. Lose, crush, break (God forbid, of course) - not so sorry ... Keyboard notebook usually made as a tiny (just the same toy) laptop - ie, consists of a main part in which the integrated keyboard and screen, and the passive flap cover, in which there is nothing, just explaining the sticker on the inside. Produced, of course, more complex devices - with a large screen and the keypad, which made just on the hinged lid. But this is impractical notebooks. Firstly, they are dearer. Secondly, they are easier to damage. Screen and the main part of such a device connected to an electric cable (flat strands). Bend radius is very small. Hundred or so times you open the book, and it can be discarded. Simple, cheap, practical cars have very small 3-5-line character display. Most often, no backlight, which is not so bad, given the small capacity of replaceable elements, from which feed on these notebooks. There are models with larger displays, but again - impractical. Large display is a source of potential damage, and increased power consumption. Importantly, to screen the notebook can be derived surname, name and patronymic, telephone number and, if necessary, and an email address. Other immaterial. In notebooks with a big screen (in 5-6 lines of 30-40 characters), there is an advantage if you make a database full of coordinates of its respondents - including the day of birth, full postal address and other data. But for storing detailed address database is better suited PDA. A calendar is convenient to use only books with graphic display. Simple on-screen machines can not display the list of cases scheduled for the week or month. To reach the desired entry, will sort out your calendar by individual days ... Which one is better to buy notebooks, so if you suddenly wanted to? Any model from a reputable manufacturer - Canon, Citizen, Casio, Olivetti, Sharp (list is quite long). Eminent firms able to guarantee the quality of their products - this is the first criterion for selection. Second - the price. A notebook does not have to be expensive, 20-40 dollars - at the time. All that expensive, too close to approaching the Palm `s ... more - screen and keyboard. The screen should be placed in the main part of the notebook, and does not cover (long serve). A keyboard should be implemented as a set of kalkulyatornyh buttons instead psevdosensornyh sockets (sensors terribly inconvenient), and have a normal QWERTY keyboard layout Russian. Come across a book with an alphabetical layout of XYZ. Memory is filled with such information exists typewriter torment. Fingers somehow got used to the normal computer keyboard, and breaking the established skills - not too bold for such nonsense. Finally, the memory ... I have repeatedly come across quite charming miniature pyatnadtsatidollarovye electronic notebooks from Canon and Olivetti with a storage capacity of 2 kilobytes. Incidentally, this is more than 2000 characters (the memory in notebooks is intended only for user data). Calculate how much space takes a phone list of your friends and a list of important things about which book should remind you. I assure you, in most cases, the memory of 2 kilobytes is enough for the eyes - if you're not the boss of some company or not ladies man (at that time and 8 MB of memory and Palm `might not be enough) ... E-notebook - is, of course, not a computer . This is not a tool for serious work and not even a full-featured electronic organizer. Thus, a modest pocket "pominalnik, replacing a paper notebook (just not forget - even with the encryption information). And, incidentally, a wonderful gift. Himself a gizmo like and not buy, and will give a birthday - you will be pleased. And if you do not skimp and choose a notebook with more or less a decent screen and enough memory, it can serve as an excellent cheat sheet. Students and pupils often use just electronic notebook, since these machines easy to hide, and they do not attract too much attention examiners. Calculator and a calculator, nothing seems to be suspicious. By the way, good teachers rarely objected to the use of electronic cheat sheets.To use it, the information will have to enter by hand. And once read, but once you're writing, you want to or not, has twice its memorized ... Well done, get three - for intelligence.

And without a keyboard

It may seem that cheap electronic notebook can help define the acquisition of a full-fledged handheld computer. Like, you should try this erundovinu, and see what happens - do I need PDA ... No, not help. Pocket PC - it is a different technique. This electronic book, a table, a work with texts, many different programs, including games. This is a different level, and other applications. E-book utilitarian, a pocket computer as universal. That is why the industry is thriving and electronic notebooks that does not feel much pressure from the CCP. However, there are two types of portable electronic devices are very similar to traditional PDAs. This electronic translators - the same notebooks but with advanced features and rather expensive (the cost of the older models is much higher than the cost of Palm handheld computers, entry-level). About them talk another time ... Guest - keyboardless electronic notebooks. Such devices long ago released the Japanese company Sharp, but they have not received proper extension (including the price). And now the Russian market came and Asian (Hong Kong) Company Apollo - manufacturer of portable electronic games. Her keyboardless notebooks Magic-I and P @ l-mate can be found in stores of the same electronic toys. Magic-I completely unpretentious trifle. It is designed as an electronic key fob with two-row (rusifitsirovannym!) display, is powered by a replaceable element, controlled via a multifunction button. Very similar to a miniature pager, but it is not a pager, a notebook with the ability to synchronize information ... with a desktop computer! Wireless Sync - should only bring charm to the screen PC monitor and run a special program (the same address database). And the notebook will overwrite the address information in its memory. In addition to the base to 120 phone numbers (even very personal) in the key fob is a clock, alarm clock, calendar, horoscopes, and even play. And the cost of the crumbs of 276 rubles. Another notebook from Apollo - P @ l-mate (due to difficulties with writing a text editor which the manufacturer calls the machine is so named by her as I simply Pal-mate) - touted as the world's smallest PDA (Personal Digital Assistant - Personal Digital Assistant). But what is a PDA? This is an electronic notebook with a limited feature set and again - with the ability to wirelessly synchronize data with a PC. Learn more about this little girl please visit www.mini-pda.ru. And I only briefly enumerate its capabilities. The first - with sync ... remember watch Timex, synchronization module that Microsoft was inserted into the email program Outlook. Own hours, we in Russia have not seen the (now sold and we do), but the program from timing out of curiosity tried many. Transmission of the information in the device of this type is the optical path. When you run the program on the screen there is a window on a black background which flashed light stripes - is the transfer of encoded data, which are perceived light sensor hours ... But what is clear is that the brightness of your laptop screen for optical data transmission is not enough. Designers P @ l-mate solved this problem very original way. During the transmission of information on the laptop blinks not only screen, but the Caps Lock and Num Lock. Bring the machine to the blinking light - she believes all the information. P @ l-mate is very similar to a PDA with touch input.There is even a hardware shortcut buttons to launch applications and scrolling the screen - all as in "adult" PDA. But his computer, I repeat, I would not dare call. Why? There are several reasons. For example, a machine implemented by inputting information only through the on-screen keyboard. She is constantly on screen (at the bottom) and not switched off. Russification not - you can write only in Latin. And the resolution and screen size is very small. And programs for this machine quite a bit - address book in a hundred names, calculator, alarm clock, horoscope, two games (one is the same as in the Magic-I - machines, in general, recruitment programs are very similar). That's it. The manufacturer promises the owners of P @ l-mate to download additional programs through the Internet, but referred to the Russian site posted only the applets that come bundled with the notebook. The most attractive in the P @ l-mate - the cost. Total 469 rubles! Roughly the same cost dvuhkilobaytnaya electronic notebook with a keyboard. And how much fun ...

About fun

Both machines I found in the souvenir shop at the Yaroslavl station - in Moscow. Keeping them in their hands, ponazhimat buttons and put in place. Very funny little things. A P @ l-mate just superb. It is a pity that not Russified and there is no text editor or any viewer. One could read books at least in a transliteration (the same way I once tried to use a miniature organizer REX 5000, yes, thank God, from this florid idea quickly abandoned). But as it is an electronic notebook - and why not? A good gift, for example, a child ... Although the child interested, above all, the game, and their babes in these not very much. Why do these things, with their extraordinary cheapness, did not want to buy? What prevented? He himself said - it is not a competitor to a PDA. Let peacefully coexisted in different pockets. There is then a heartbreaking detail. Even new just taken out of packaging machines - that charm, that "the world's smallest PDA" - do not look new. Distressing quality plastic, as the Chinese "Tetris" (by the way, Apollo is one of their producers), squalid buttons. And to look at, and touch - all somehow ... unpleasant. ... And it looks doubtful. There is no certainty that these devices will survive at least a week. However, this is my subjective evaluation. I do not think that I'm someone dissuaded from acquiring cute Chinese toys, I do not think, and vice versa - that persuade. Just appeared in stores a new interesting technique, and I spoke about it ... The authors, translation:

Flight: a hard life of the pilots of charter flights

Manager: On-board 7671, you will sit or go to the second round?

Pilot: Yes.

Dispatcher: "Yes what?

Pilot: Yes, sir!



We fell. It happened 15 years ago - I found myself in a rather difficult situation. After a chain of a variety of circumstances that are unrelated to this review and therefore will not be described, I was sitting in the pilot's seat Tu-154, performing an emergency descent. Clutching the steering wheel, I tried to look into a sea of ​​flashing arrows and feverishly revolving devices. The only man who could still save the situation, was the second pilot, who, by virtue of the same circumstances as the wheel does not touch, and only gave me directions. Through the fog below me the lights of the runway - a runway. Manager husky sleepy voice "gave the green light for landing. When approaching the second round, I refused the left engine. "Reverse" - muttered the pilot. Shift. "Artificial horizon" - a lazy squeezed it out yourself ... shaking hands line the roll plane, buried in the instrument. In turn jammed flaps, stabilizer broke off, the chassis was not made. "Earth" - throws me a brief pilot, convenient parking in the chair. Puzzled look at him. In order not to repeat itself, he points to the indicator "Beware, O earth!" been a minute flashing before me. With horror, I see at high speed approaching the band ... So I broke the plane. Yes, before I managed TU flopped with all his might on the ground, the cockpit flight simulator rushed infuriated chief academic department with a scream, "expelled", however, found in a chair upset failure teenager got there an acquaintance, stopped short. Sure of laughter that followed after that was heard throughout the building, aviation technical colleges. Since then much has changed. Perform various tricks on civilian aircraft, clap them on the runway and ram the skyscrapers you can now, without making his way secretly to the gym. Numerous simulations with varying degrees of reliability can be practiced flying on different sides - both military and civilian, and to do so for some time now and can be on the display device. Gamers of this genre are familiar Leo's Flight Simulator and a whole series of diverse letalok-shooter series of 3D Mini OmniG Software. Today we present the civil aviation, or rather, the story of the complicated fate of the pilots of charter flights - Flight of the game SmartMobile Games.

Plot

The brand new biplane Chenoe. He stands on the runway, wings glinting in the sun. Your first step to a million. Unlike most simulators, Flight in front of you has a specific purpose - performing various tasks to earn as much money. Without them, the game will not manage. Racket about in the sky for a long time do not have to - sooner or later, the fuel will not fly on that during the next mind-blowing tricks your heart stops beating machine. But pilots laborors will be rewarded - having accumulated the required amount, they will be able to buy more aircraft, thereby increasing speed and throughput. Trains do not go by sea, even in this strange part of the world (the symptoms of the Bermuda Triangle will be described below), and the ships too slowly ply the waves, so that the order you will not be shortchanged. By the way, floating means of transport also have an ugly habit of often enough to sink, so that participation in rescue operations (fly to the point of collapse and lose a life raft) is a constant source of income. In addition to the noble "chip-and-deylovskih" missions you are willing to pay for the delivery of cargo and the flight on the specified route. In addition, cash prizes will be awarded a variety of aerobatic maneuvers, for example, loop ($ 100), as well as passage through the ring (around $ 250) and a successful landing. And finally, you have the rich "speculative" arsenal: purchase a variety of goods on one island cheaply and sell at another more expensive.

Chenoe biplane on the runway

Interface

The screen orientation in Flight - horizontal, in the Options menu is provided for left turn to 180 degrees. In the same menu you can adjust the sound (Audio Options, the volume level for music and sound effects) and the quality of graphics (Graphics Low / Med / High). The main game interface changes depending on the display mode. You can select a view from the cockpit, the view from the tail of the aircraft, as well as film mode in which the flight is shown from different angles. Regime change when you repeatedly press on the camera icon in the toolbar. You can also choose the output to display the navigation map (the icon on the right after the camera). At the same time on the game interface is superimposed semitransparent map with the coordinates of the aircraft, distance remaining to destination, and line the route, so that we can simultaneously keep track of their location and fly a plane. On the map (the next icon in the toolbar row) can change the scale that allows you to track the position of the aircraft relative to the entire chain of islands. And finally, the last icon in the toolbar is a window services of the airport, where you can select a new airplane (a bookmark with a picture of a biplane), refuel and refine the parameters of their aircraft (a bookmark with a wrench), select the task (tab with notes) and do business (tab with the image of the safe). Airport Services are available only on the ground, to change job in the air, no manager would not allow, as an air tanker better to forget. Therefore, the focus and spend a full range of necessary actions on the ground.

The main game interface

For the instrument readings can be monitored from both the cabin and in the "outer mode" - in the latter case, they are shown on the left side of the screen. There are other small number of devices, which greatly facilitates the task to the great annoyance of fans of realistic flight. On the dashboard unpretentious aircraft are speed indicator, altimeter and fuel gauge. In more modern aircraft are added to the artificial horizon and a couple of minor in Flight instruments. Altimeter in the game I enjoyed the most: it is very important when flying at low altitude and landing. On his scale, the two arrows. Long, thin arrow shows hundreds of meters, and short - a thousand. The optimum height of flight - 4-5.000, low maneuvering may not be less than 500 m. In the same conditions, helps speed indicator. Artificial horizon - moving the ball with an image of the sky (blue) and earth (brown), separated by a horizon line, shows the aircraft roll and a major role in the game has not.

Game Consoles Cessna aircraft and the present

Well, here's a short briefing was over. Take off.

Gameplay

The game has two modes - Arcade and Simulation. Unfortunately, the difference between them could not comprehend. The game itself is quite fascinating. Despite the sometimes quite long flights between the islands, it does not seem like a dull and boring. Always interested in trying something new on the road. Wrap, say, loop the loop with a cargo of nitroglycerine on board. Agree, too "extreme" - as is common now to call. Still, even in the event of a fall or an explosion, you will again be on the same runway - very similar to the circumstances of the movie "Groundhog Day".

Map

The game starts on airport runway Tamopiya. The first step - filling. In the Services window, select the airport with a wrench and click on the Refuel. In the same window for each aircraft during the game will be offered a set of engineering modifications, such as improving the aerodynamic properties and the volume of fuel tanks. For the first Chenoe recommended to use the whole list, it will save you from a purely economical flight "without wind."

Airport Services: purchase of aircraft and those. Service

Step Two - choose a job (the button with the bill). Deliver package - deliver the goods at the destination, then fly to a designated airport in the job (often simply return to the airport to send). Search and rescue, - following the planned course, we find a tanker steaming and pressing the reset of the rubber raft. Survey flight - there is all the more harder to find on a map all the rings and fly through them. Step Three. Earn and save up. You are waiting for the new board - the faster, more powerful, with larger capacity. As you accumulate money you will open more opportunities - in a window air show (the button with the airplane) the number of models will increase.

Airport Services: jobs and commerce

There is also a possibility of earning through sale note only that you need a big capital - must buy various goods and refer to the price level at each airport. Cheap? Buy. Expensive? Sell, the rich ... And do not forget to save the game, but then you never know what ... Insurance is not provided.

Graphics and sound

As for sound, and on schedule Flight inferior Leo's Flight Simulator and games OmniG Software. Graphics less detailed, but the cabin design I like - it is more realistic and the design of devices made in strict accordance with the real. During the game you will be accompanied by the sound of "vrrr" engine "chrrr" landing (which is quite funny sounds when falling into water) and "bang" crash (sound, I just became a mother). I wish only the first two.

Field tests

I've tried everything - from ramming planes flying by, to various acrobatic stunts and reconstruction of the tragic events of September 11. Have to disappoint fans of realistic disaster - nothing spectacular in this sense is not expected. Firstly, to ram the plane you just do not succeed, you simply through it drop. By the way, in pursuit of the ugly sides of the desire to face, I noticed a rather unusual item, which led me to conjecture about the geography of the game. Planes in the game ... lost. Yes, yes, dissolve into the air. Here you chase him with obscene and aggressive to the collision, and he rrraz - and disappeared. A typical Bermuda Triangle.

Aviaekvilibristika

The only effect of the collapse of a smoke, regardless of whether you have crashed on land or fell into the sea.But "slammed" on the building, plane crashes spectacularly down, releasing a cloud of smoke that shows you from different angles. In addition, above a certain level will not be able to fly, is bounded above the speed limit. In the end, we did not break the plane came here. Nevertheless, the developers have provided a set of realistic surprises. A couple of times in an attempt to make the noose I've overdone, and the engine stopped functioning (!), In addition, at low speeds and windy conditions you will find a "bumpiness" and align the airplane will sometimes not so simple.

Passage

First - do not forget to refuel aircraft at each airport, or the fall is inevitable. And now about other ways of earning. Let's start with the rings. More likely you'll find them on Tamopii, the island the very first airport in the game. Taking off outside the airport, turn right and fly as close as possible to the ground. Yellow flashing rings are very close, but the developers have cleverly placed them in the valley, so I have a lot of practice before you can fly through them. They are arranged one after the other, so that the right got into this "tunnel" could be earning more than $ 1000. Three more rings are located on the east of the ravine. Here, they also placed a rather tricky: two over the bridge and the one below it. And finally, the last couple of rings on the island - the south-east of the airport, between two buildings.

Prize ring: the bottom of the looming $ 1000

Takeoff must be dispersed. Rather unusual evidence of the readiness for take-off aircraft is lowering its nose. Fly comfortably in the rear-view camera mode, which is visible to leverage the speed and scale of all the devices, which at the sight of the cabin obscured by the steering wheel. Mode is also useful in low flight: the shadows, appearing on earth, it is easy to control the height. Recommended to lower the speed while moving through the ring and landing. Please note that the route line only connects the three airports of origin and destination and are by no means a designated course. Most often, when landing you need to change direction and bend around the airport to leave the runway. During landing speed reset to the last division, keep horizontal plane, sit in the center of the band and immediately after landing, turn off the engine (speed lever to the zero mark). Your customers will appreciate the respect for their shipment and will pay you for it down to $ 300 (Great landing bonus).

Coveted "Albatross"

How to spend? .. With an increase in your capital, the list of aircraft that can be purchased, is expanding. An accomplishment in the game is loading "Albatross" for $ 20,000. But what speed! .. Note that it is better to swoop need money for a small biplane and just buy a big plane. Gradual shift in the game does not work very well: with a certain time in a stream of orders is beginning to wane. But where we did not disappear - we have one loop wrap us that we need!

Summary

Fly on the contract. This is something new. We are looking for, save, execute, maneuvering, make emergency reduction, deliver the goods, we get the money kopim, buy new planes - it's fun! Despite the fact that the graphics are not very detailed, and sounds do not have the proper variety, play it interesting. More than once I was convinced that the realistic graphics are not the most important thing in the game, although it is very desirable. SmartMobileGames bad bother creating a game that is different from commercially available handheld gaming. Novelty factor is so rare in this industry, is unquestionably one of the main advantages of the game. Mastering the geography of the game and getting to know the location of bonus rings, you feel the experienced pilot, so that the job type "to fly to Cape Senkler and return to the airport about.Tamopiya "no longer forced to consult the map. It's nice that the main developer of the game, Tom Cooper, continually modify and improve it, so that, enjoying the charter flight (a sense of the impossible in the real world), we also look forward to new opportunities, new adventures , new means of livelihood and new customers.

Acknowledgments

Thank studio SmartMobile Games for contributing to review the commercial version of the game.

Links

Flight for Pocket PC and Symbian UIQ All games studio SmartMobile Games in the "Program for PDA" on HPC.ru. The authors, translation: