"... Apartment belongs such worlds, and times when the situation is particularly bad. Salvation is particularly difficult to acquire. Especially hard to wake up ... Once a year, on April 30, Walpurgis Night comes. Then, as they say, the world of demons are released, "- this is an unexpected view of German mistitsista Gustav Meyrinka on May Day. According to ancient legend, it was that night at the European witch-gathering for the exchange of wisdoms on top of the Brocken in the Harz Mountains, Germany. Bearing the name of the holy Walburga, this night - the fabric, woven from the pagan and Christian designs. "On such a night is the lowest higher and lower top. Then the event is almost no reason to explode one after the other, then nothing can justify the psychologically ... An hour had struck, and the dogs wild huntsmen again claw his chains ... "
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One of the most permanent characteristics of humanity, carried them through centuries of history - the desire for the holidays. Only for a few lucky festival is "always with me." The rest of the sad look on your calendar and count the days until the first red sheet. And here he is on the tip of the nose. May 1 marked the ancient Romans - the day they worshiped the fertility goddess Maia (on whose behalf and was named this month). Pronesya holiday through the ages. Gathering in the day by a covenant of the ancestors, people eventually went from merry to the expression of indignation. So, on this day in 1886, the Chicago workers began to strike, demanding to shorten the working day up to 8 hours, which led to clashes with the police and the tragic end of the conflict. After these events on May 1 as Labor Day, has been celebrated in many countries. In Russia, the holiday was later renamed "Labour Day". Day on which the mass exodus of people from the cities, open cottage and holiday season, roast barbecue at the first awakening to new life plein air. In May all "working people" a lot of time and can be arbitrarily long time to indulge in a variety of fun and entertainment, virtually without interruption for a short working peresmenok. In anticipation of "red days calendar" we decided to present you a selection of games, nominated and received a variety of prizes - from the award "Consumer Choice" to the title of "Best Software", and, most recently given more attention: among the most popular ones are quite boring instances that are not of much interest. Perhaps the whole team download their games dozens ?..:) believed that a good game sets a new benchmark standards in the gaming industry. After reviewing the submitted samples, which can be download as always in the "Programs" on our site, you verify that this is so. We can only rejoice - games for Pocket PC is becoming more interesting and varied.
Pocket PC
Age of Empires (Age of Empires)
Award Pocket PC Magazine, and Handheld Computing «Best Software 2003", winner of Europe Pocket PC Award 2004, Award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003". One of the most popular PC game genre RTS (Real time strategy) - Age of Empires, finally moved to the platform Pocket PC. A great example prenosa game to another platform. Beautiful graphics - a lot of elements are well drawn, well thought out and sounds along with the interface will notify you about events in the game. Limited capabilities of devices have forced developers to exclude from the game fans familiar PC-version of the multiplayer mode and map editor, but fans of the game in the forums say that the maps generated on the desktop, can be used on Pocket PC.
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Goal of the game - to hold your tribe from Stone to Iron Age, teaching him, zastraivaya land, learning new instruments, introducing innovations that have become available during the game, as well as thinking through the strategy and tactics in its relations with its neighbors. The game has several modes (only one available in the demo), depending on the goal of the game are changing. In one case, you need to take the first definition of construction, in another - first to build and maintain one of the wonders of the world. Among the weaknesses - lack of clues that are so necessary in games of this genre, unfamiliar with the game have to read the documentation. In addition, the music used in the game, I thought not suitable and a bit tedious, but turn it off or change the volume in the Demo version can not - I had to leave the game to adjust the volume in the CPC. Nevertheless, the first scored by an elephant made me happy, probably similar to that experienced by people of the Stone Age. The new standard is set. Developers of games in this genre have a lot of work to be on the level.
Michael Shumacher Racing World Kart 2002 (World Karting Championship in 2002 Michael Schumacher)
Winner of Europe Pocket PC Award 2004, Award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003". Full-featured 3D-racing. Developer MSRW Kart 2002, the company Inverse-Entertainment, has done everything right - thoughtful interface settings, where you can adjust the taste by volume of sound effects and music, adjust the stereo, which is useful if you're playing with headphones, and also change the control buttons.
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Next - color maps at your leisure - and go! The roar of engines - you are on the qualifying race. Hit the pedal in time unfolds, checked with the card. It took me a few rounds to show a normal result. More - more. Here you are among the contenders. It's very simple. You need to come to the finish line first. You will have to push, slow, swinging back. Fight, take the exit ahead and keep your distance. Everything is thought - in a corner you will bring, is inevitable screech of tires, if you do not descend speed on a steep turn. A lot of pleased that the audience applaud and cheer up a whistle, if a turn is successfully held. We can only regret that in the demo version is available, only one track, while that for long enough.
Snails (Snails)
Winner of Europe Pocket PC Award 2004, Award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003", winner of Pocket PC Magazine for the title of "Best Software 2003". Yes, yes. That's a snail. They crawl through the countryside and a bullet into each other from various weapons. "In deep space on the planet Shnugi three races live snails: Mugam, Lupi and Nuginsy. All three races of these terrible, violent creatures in constant war for power over the planet. " Beautifully drawn, the cartoon "a terrible" so cute smile with a screen that at first is awkward in them, even shoot. Sympathy evaporates quickly enough - the enemy snails do not spare you, and throw a variety of explosives: bursting frogs with a damage radius of two meters (think - how many snails at a time) and bees bombers, which, moreover, that "Planting Come on!", They are after This is still so noisy explode, which inadvertently pose the question: "What is so bumknulo? I could not play a crap so much noise! ".
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Great game! Wonderful graphics! Good music (not like it - do not listen, you can turn it off through a convenient menu system). And as shouts of snails quite remarkable. "Yo-yo" - rather they exclaim after another fallen enemy cochlea. "Y-y-y-y" - says a disappointed dead snail and bursts on the astonished eyes of the cows, watched with amazement at these aggressive creatures. You can play with your computer, you can compete with tovarishem on your PDA, and you can turn the autopilot and enjoy the view snail massacre. The spectacle is worth it.
Monopoly (Monopoly)
Winner of Europe Pocket PC Award 2004, Award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003" nominee Pocket PC Magazine «Best Software 2003". The good old board game has finally reached the CCP. Roll the dice, you move on marked flowers board. Each step - the street, the company, surprise, prison. At one time it was possible to play for hours. With the advent of Pocket PC you will not need long to find partners. You can safely play with the correct computer, moreover, will choose how many opponents will be playing. But mind you, that the opponents know their job very well, you have to be savvy and ingenuity to get around them. Simple but very attractive graphics. Sounds very little that sorry - they would greatly enlivened numerous events in the game.
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Monopoly interface leaves much to be desired still. Too many settings, very few tips, you must carefully read the help file to familiarize yourself with all the rules. The developers have done all the menus as windows rise by buoyancy, like a command stroke Windows, which is also not the best way affects the enjoyment of the game.
Fade (Evasion)
Winner of Europe Pocket PC Award 2004, Award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003", finalist of Pocket PC Magazine for the title of "Best Software 2003". Louis, antiques dealer, lives happily with his wife Anna in a pretty French village. And everything is good, until one day it does not begin to disturb any elusive bits of memories. Something vague, he tries to remember to restore the picture of some events, but in vain. Finally, it is solved, and leaves everything to uncover the truth about himself, his life and his beloved wife.
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Flash ... Louis wakes up in a strange room. Over him with his clothes in the hands of a stranger bowed, silently pointing to the ceiling. Flash - it is in the basement - total strangers around ... The mystery gradually becomes clear ... Fade - the best game of the genre Adventure, beautifully made by Fade Team. The grim story, great graphics, great idea - everything is fascinating. Everything now depends on your care. Do not worry if you can not get - that means you're missing something. Perhaps for that picture safe? May be needed to pick up the phone? Think watch. Fade, indeed, a new step in the gaming industry. And the awards he has received quite true. There are, however, a slight drawback - the demo version just is not any settings. Neither the volume nor the image quality does not governed. A pity ...
Palm OS
Warfare Incorporated
Award Pocket PC Magazine, and Handheld Computing «Best Software 2003" award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003" Award Palm Source "Powered Up February 2004, the premium PDArcade« Best Game of 2003. "Just a few years ago the best of what can to dream - a flat two-dimensional game, painted in 256 colors. And now - for the Palm OS platform has become available to play better than Warcraft. You are in command of the camp, think through strategy and tactics of attack and defense, and your soldiers obey unquestioningly. Now and again you hear : "Yes, sir" or "Already I go, sir!"
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Your character's name is Andy Whitmore. He was a security officer interplanetary geology of Warfare Incorporated. At the head of intelligence of the expedition sent to you at the open by the planet Icarus, where, according to preliminary data, the huge deposits of precious minerals Galaktita. Upon arrival you will, however, find that the discoveries of the competing companies to use Omni Corp., Shamelessly begun extraction of the mineral. Challenged, and you have to accept it. It closely resembles a similar PC-strategies. You build a strategic facilities, train soldiers, improve your weapons and produce military equipment. Attacking and defending. The difference is that a decent analogue appeared now and for the platform Palm OS. Good graphics and sound befitting the occasion: crash, team, shooting. The only thing sorry - in the game with 14 levels, although, according to the company-developer, a map editor and multiplayer mode (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) are already in beta-testing.
Bejeweled (Rossyp)
Award Palm Boulevard «Best Software" award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003". Already well-known avid PDA players, award-winning version of Bejeweled 2.0 greatly improved dovavlena support Hi-Res. The game objective is simple: find similar precious stones and remove them from the field. Despite its simplicity, is played with gusto. This is one of those games that you play as if bewitched. However, if you all seem too easy, simple, turn the game on time.
The new version of the software company Astraware added some interesting innovations. If you are just starting to play and still can not find the right gems, output on the screen letter «h», and the right stones will pop up. Moreover, you can configure the game so that she highlights the necessary gems after 10 seconds of thought. Want to change the animation? Emerges «t». Customize the way you want. And enjoy!
Legacy (Legacy)
Award PDArcade «Best Game of 2003", the prize Handango «Consumer Choice 2003". Game developers - Hungarian company RedShift - big fans of the Might & Magic, Black Crypt, Eye of the Beholder. "We decided to create their own RPG-game - said at the company's website. - Even though the entire design conceived by us, we, of course, borrowed some ideas from these, proven games. "
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Legacy, in fact, done in the best traditions of the genre RPG. Work out all - from a light candles to many characters.Well-traced graphics, made in the manner of Might & Magic, plunges into a strange and fantastic world of magic, light and dark forces, friendship and betrayal. The set sounds as background (flame torch, the crickets) and is accompanied by certain actions (fighting, squeaking doors). A huge variety of levels, which can be supplemented by available free level editor. The set of objects and materials, a lot of tricks and magic. Surprises. For example, do you think whether you can play cards with spells? Ever tried? Try it! You will enjoy:)
Magic World (fascinating world)
Award PDArcade «Best Game of 2003". A small character with a strange name for a Russian ear Lomax goes on strange worlds, jumping from platform to platform, running from enemies, in one word leads an active lifestyle. Management of its way of life is entrusted into your hands by UPL Software. The company's specialists have tried - they are long and carefully outlines the game world, turning it into one kototry we see in the end - full of color and fascinating.
Not a bad custom control system, but difficulties arise with the jumps. As it turned out, I have not one - on the forums I've seen similar complaints. Try to jump. If you still get - you are a professional.
GTS Racing Challenge (Race GTS)
Award PDArcade «Best game of the genre Racing 2003" award Handango «Consumer Choice 2003". Completing our Shooting Stars race. So, the key in the ignition - go! Before you eight roads. Each - a level of complexity. Beautiful 3D graphics in compliance with the prospects. Great scenery - sometimes want to stop and admire, but where there ... Need to rush forward. With the sounds of tires and roaring engines.
In combination - a game for the console GameBoy and developer experience in the production of Astraware games for Pocket PC - created a beautiful thing, you will appreciate the fans of adrenaline and drive fast. Other than your vacation! The authors, translation:
