Week was spotted. First, there was a long sensational Baseball Today. Event. New unorthodox approach, which still causes many disputes about the convenience and affordability - the game is placed in the main screen of your Pocket PC - Today Screen. From now on, baseball will be with you always. Maybe someone is inconvenient, however, is an attempt to explore, to make something new, and it is already high rate, the more that the game was done really well. Secondly, Casino4Wireless. On the one hand, this is a good way to kill time for fans of this entertainment. On the other, stunningly flawed approach to money. Despite statements by developers that play in their casinos virtulanom possible and real money guarantee of safety of your money no one provides as well for the winnings are asked to provide addresses and e-mail. More and more games take on a dual-platform. Sooner or later, this trend will play its role as software companies begin to translate their games to a multiplayer platform. In this issue you will find two games, gained their lives on the second axis. In general, the growth of creativity in the gaming industry, I talked about in the last issue, not reduced. And it pleases. Standard games are retreating. Original - attacked, and as soon realize cycling even baseball bats.
Coming Soon: Plant Tycoon for Pocket PC!
In one of the first edition of our game soft parade, we talked about playing Plant Tycoon. While this game was available only to users of Palm OS, so that the owners of Pocket PC have been deprived of the joys of digital plant breeding. And now, the situation seems on the mend. Site development company LDW Software announced that soon, the owners of expensive Pocket PC, and your displays will be a variety of cactus blossom. Unfortunately, no precise information on the term structure of Plant Tycoon unavailable. According to the statement, the game will be released this summer, other sources have also reported fairly imminent beta.
Baseball Today
Baseball Today version for Pocket PC
Much has been written about him. Waiting for him. And, finally, announced in the last issue of our game soft parade, Baseball Today is available for download. This is an unusual game - Baseball Today is actually a plugin for windows Today Screen, which must be activated after installation. To do this, proceed to the window Personal (Start - Settings - Personal), click on Today, go to the window that opens Items tab and check the list of line Baseball Today.
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So you've got the baseball field directly in the Today screen on your PocketPC. On the one hand, continuing the game of baseball fans can rejoice, but the constant company of a stadium of fans can also cause a fair concerns about shortening the battery life, as well as noise and interference in the use of other applications. Company PPC Studios, author of the game, did everything that baseball fans do not have to worry about such trifles. Much time was spent on it to reduce power consumption to a minimum. Tests conducted PDArcade, demonstrates that when playing power consumption increases slightly, while in the background, it is close to zero. Game at any time can be put on hold, and moreover, Baseball Today automatically stops playing and turns off the sound when any application. Briefly about the rules. The game is played on a square field in the corners which are so-called base - small square plots. Baseball game consists of nine periods - innings in each of the teams switch roles, playing once in the protection and one - in the attack. The player the defense team - pitcher - delivers the ball from center field slugger - an opponent of a team attack, while it is in the corner, on the 4 th base, called "home." If the player receiving the ball, he rescued and sent back to the field, he throws the bat, and rushes to the nearest base to take it. If successful, it replaces the next player from the team attack.Each batted ball gives time an offensive player to reach the next base. If a player ran on stage first, second and third base and returned to the house, attacking team scores a point. In baseball the opportunity to earn points has only the attacking team, so players of the team, located in the protection, try as quickly as possible to make a change, the transition team from defense to attack. You must bring three players to attack into touch. This - the main task of the pitcher. Depending on the technique and tactics of its shock slugger can be counted strike - the position in the game when the batter hits a ball is not caught in the strike zone (see picture below), or trying unsuccessfully to hit the ball. In the case of three strikes slugger counted out, and he leaves. In addition, out will be counted if a player hit the ball, but he was caught by defensive players before you hit the ground, or if the batted ball flew out of bounds, called a foul-ball. Another option to "earn" out - sending the ball inside the square, while the 1 st or 2 nd base is already a player. "Double play!" - While announcing the judge and the counts you out.
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Duel of the pitcher and the hitter is the core of the game Baseball Today. As a pitcher you have 36 different types of stroke. You can vary the direction and impact speed with the buttons located under the image slugger. You can twist inward and outward, and throw straight. The speed varies depending on the duration of pressing the appropriate button. Playing in the protection, use caution when choosing the direction of a throw - while you are preparing to spring, the ball moves vertically, depending on the moment of pressing changes the basic line of the ball trajectory.
Being in the attack, watch the trajectory of the ball, you have to press the stylus on the hitter to swing the bat at the right time. Certainly miss the "fake" balls - those that do not cross the gray arrow - the strike zone. In this case, the pitcher will be counted as "ball". 4 "bola" - and you will get an opportunity to move up one base.
Hint: 3rd, 4 th and 5 hitters - the most powerful. The game lasts 9 innings. However, baseball can not be drawn. So if the opponents have equal score, then play the 10 th, 11 th and continue until you determine the winner. Before proceeding to the main game, where you have to beat 10 teams, with increasing levels of complexity, can practice - for this select the option Practice and the figure define the desired level of complexity. Innovation in the overall approach to the game, its removal to the main screen will be interesting, maybe even a handy amateur baseball. I myself have never regretted that installed the Baseball Today, I did not prevent his permanent residence on the main page. Innovation in the overall approach to the game and its removal on the main screen will be interesting, perhaps even comfortable baseball fans. I own a gaming supply of material did not stopped since I installed the game. I liked it, and how the authors treated the game, minimizing the number of existing rules (which in no way detracts from the dignity of the game and not alienated from the real baseball), and how they made the game interface, fit in so small a space the whole baseball field. Look carefully - on the field visible players on the bases, you can even watch their glee when they get to the "home". And finally, do not missed even the smallest details create the atmosphere of the game - that without which there can be neither one game - the fans screaming their delight at a well-beaten off the ball, their regret at aute, the voice of a strict referee. Frankly, my acquaintance with baseball began with this game. And this is a good acquaintance, you can even call it a friendship. After all, where else the judge can take a break to reflect on the conflict situation and make decisions? Where more time is not limited to team play? Where else can the whole team played against one person? I'm curious. And I'm going to play. On the PDA.
Space Invaders
Version of Space Invaders for Pocket PC
Bsled for Galaga, which we introduced in the last issue of playing soft parade, the company Webvisia broke yet another variation on the theme of space shooters, calling it at this time, Space Invaders. Here, all the same enemy spaceships, moving on you orderly, and your lone star attack, which you move horizontally, shelling enemy troops.
Interface with the new game surpasses the one that was in Galaga. In addition, here you are protected near the asteroid. As in Galaga, sometimes over a series of enemy ships flying the ship with the cargo. Hit by him and picked up "dropped out" package, you get 1 out of 5 possible bonus, which reduce the mobility of enemy ships, increase the speed of your traffic, build a protective wall, strengthen the capacity cartridges, and finally - give you an extra life. Honest, however, would call the game Galaga 2, because of differences from vyshupomyanutoy too small to allocate it.
Traffic Jam
Version of the Traffic Jam for Pocket PC
Version of the Traffic Jam for Palm OS
ESoftInteractive presented a version of their puzzle Traffic Jam for Palm OS. Version for Pocket PC, previously released, updated, fixes some bugs and introduced a slight improvement. You have a difficult task - moving the cars to find such a scenario, where your car will be able to leave the garage. With each level of the problem is becoming harder and harder. Taking into account that in the full version 200 levels, we can assume that there are no traffic jams, after overcoming the last level you will not be afraid.
As always, ESoftInteractive, the game is interesting and useful: taking advantage of the beautifully decorated toolbar in the game window, you can save and load the Traffic Jam, click to choose silence or the roar of engines mainly those cars, read the rules. A couple more amenities in the appendage. Once the purchase of this puzzle, you get all dalneshie upgrades for free. In addition, the company gives you the opportunity to talk to her forum and discuss its creation.
Rollers
Rollers version for Pocket PC
Rollers version for Palm OS
Numerous variations on the same game themes now flooding the mobile gaming market. Despite the fact that sometimes those same titles are decorated differently, and sometimes come shining instances, however, want of novelty cardinal, fresh ideas, you know. And so the more you start to appreciate suddenly appears a good game concept. Roller can be classified as such. The developers have taken as a basis for the once popular idea of Pipes and perfectly transformed her.
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So, you have the box of blocks from the tracks laid in different directions. Along the paths of moving your balls - rollers, the direction of their motion asking yourself, moving units on the field. Your goal - the red bugs are fixed in the border blocks. Send them your balls, walk on them, and beetles are free, they immediately crawl to the side. From time to time on the field appear timers, if you do not get to them before the deadline expires, they become violent roller, a collision that must be avoided, otherwise the loss could not be avoided. Furthermore, if the roller, following laid your route, suddenly rested in a void, glasses rapidly begin to decline, that will make your scooter a lot more vulnerable.Play balls interesting, especially as the schedule of fun and sounds great. As many as 12 levels available in the full version Rollers. This does not necessarily win the right to challenging levels. Any of them can be chosen from a list of pre-assessing it on a schematic drawing. Oh, and by itself causes a roller sympathy. I do not want him to do poorly, so it will have to think through everything quickly and carefully.
Solitaire Studio
Version of Solitaire Studio for Pocket PC
Version of Solitaire Studio for Palm OS
Apparently, the solitaires are a required element for gaming companies. Following GameBox Solitaire II, issued PDAMill, studio Absolutist presented her collection of Solitaire Solitaire Studio 1.0. As in the case of "Tetris," the company is thoroughly taken up the case and reviewed the history and the ins and outs of solitaire. The results of these investigations are presented on the site. It turns out that the word solitaire is rooted in French and means "patience." It is possible that the game itself has a history of tarot cards. Solitaire for the first time as such mentioned in the literature in the era of Napoleon. Then he wrote books about him, and the most popular was that famous "Klondike", I believe, not without help from Microsoft.
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Unfortunately, the very Solitaire Studio was somewhat gloomy. Window menu, which seemed to me quite comfortable in Tetribox, migrated to Solitaire Studio, some do not fit into the selected color. Hopefully, however, that these minor flaws do not darken the gameplay: in fact at our disposal, 9 different solitaire games - from the usual "Klondike" (known to us as "Klondike") to more complex and interesting solitaire "Congress" and "Crazy" as well as beautifully set out the rules and guidance to them. Yes, and a demo version is limited only by the lack of automatic saving games and 50 th passages to the game. Quite enough. Finally, I should also say that in addition to a thorough approach, the company also won its users that enjoys sharing information and even provides links to other sites with information about the solitaire. Agree, a rare good humor:)
Casino4Wireless
Casino4Wireless version for Palm OS
Tengel Corporation is: you dropped a rare case - squander your money by turning the roulette wheel, playing in point and pulling one-armed bandit for the remaining limb! Meet! Casino4Wireless! Only for the lucky owners of PDAs based on Palm OS!
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Last week, the portal of mobile applications, Handango announced a small mobile casino. "Play your favorite casino games for fun or for real money!" - Reads as free text. We looked at the program. Indeed, you are given a set of gentlemen's gambling: roulette, point, one-armed bandit (or a slot machine, as it is called) and, of course, poker. As with any self-respecting casino, you define the stakes, posting the chips, and depending on the result, your total amount of increases or decreases. A good way to kill time. On the other hand, the game has some serious shortcomings. First is the lack of any official accompanying text on the go - as in the application and site Casino4Wireless. Secondly, I never managed to put more than one chip on the field. Maybe someone can find a method - I would be grateful if you let the forum:) And, finally, a number of facts with respect to this virtual casinos, are invited to play for real money, I strongly alerted. I want to share with you my fears. Firstly, I could not find a website development company.The only thing I've learned is that it is in Costa Rica, and her partner in payment processing is a kind of English company Solutions & Software, which was also no detailed information. Instead, details, the company provides only an email address, but instead of background information on the application introduces the pyramid system whereby you promise to share profits from the casino will receive from those you have players. And, finally, a beautiful statement: "To register for the money game, you should enter your email and mailing address, and credit card (Warning) for accreditation." Storm of applause! And are seen plump envelopes with money, a continuous stream of incoming mail to you. Be careful with your credit card. I admit that the company is noble in their motives, however, believing that in this case it would have been more generous to put information about yourself. Gentlemen, beware! Game - it is communication, assessment of their capabilities, competition, a flight of fancy, but not opportunities. Do you know how to play it very well;)
