Game soft parade, or a broad smile Reuters mobile gaming

"Despite the simple, sometimes, graphics, and unfinished stories games for mobile devices, specifically phones and PDAs have become an ideal gaming platform for gamers who want to spend time and gaming guru, looking for possible short game." Last week, Reuters news agency broke a solid publication about the possibilities of mobile gaming. Our regiment arrived, gentlemen! Market for mobile games has been estimated in 2003 at $ 587 million by 2007, according to London-based Informa Media, this figure will grow by more than six times and will make $ 3.8 million Everything looks so radiant that after the failure of its N-Gage Nokia made a new attempt to create a game your mobile device. Manufacture of games has reached saturation in Japan and is on the rise in the U.S.. Sprint PCS, for example, averaged 3.5 million downloads of games since 2004 and is preparing to release its first phone with full 3D. Even the major manufacturers and game publishers are turning their attention to this branch of the gaming industry. So, THQ Inc. already acquired a number of companies supplying a wide range of wireless services - from mobile games to ringtones. According to the Reuters browser, a big problem for developers yet provides a variety of platforms, mobile devices, which require adjustment of games for each model. Amidst all these upgrades Microsoft quietly registered the patent for the discovery application clicks on the PDA. So be careful, better use the stylus, it's way, and easier as I procedure simply by controlling some buttons on the Sprint RG, and several other games that were released or announced last week.

Burgerama

Game soft parade, or the Titans come into play

Before the next review of the novelties of the week to make a small lyrical economic retreat on the theme of a bright future, which, apparently, waiting for us fans of mobile gaming. At London's Wireless Leadership Forum, held last week, mobile gaming once again predicted a bright future. At this time, the well-known analytical agency Yankee Group presented the results of his research on mobile data for the region EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Asia). It is projected agency revenues from voice services to operators in Western Europe until 2008, stopped growing at around $ 124 billion, while revenues from mobile data will increase by that time almost doubled up to $ 50 billion and will continue to grow. In the worst affected, according to the forecast, the growth will come from entertainment services, in particular gaming. In an effort to take the opening promising market zabryatsala armor Nokia, released on sale in Europe and Asia, its N-Gage QD. This novelty, which appeared after the fiasco of the injured N-Gage, is a continuation of the company's strategy to move towards the mass consumer devices for online gaming. So far in this direction holds strong leadership GameBoy Nintendo. The new N-Gage QD corrected some shortcomings of the previous model, areas of particular criticism: slightly changed the navigation system, a slot for multimedia cards submitted for building - had to change the card had to remove the battery pack. The developers have retained as an operating system and N-Gage. The smartphone continues to be based on Symbian. In addition, the new N-Gage QD supports GSM 900 / 1800, equipped with Bluetooth, weighs 143 grams and its battery is designed for 5 hours of talk time or 10.5 hours of gaming. The device comes with 20 games. Same number of games, promised in 2004, was reduced by 60% from 100 to 40. In addition, the platform developed by the Finnish giant Arena, - a sort of online community of players, allowing play on the network via GPRS - has so far only 50-70 thousand people. After submission of the second N-Gage in Asia, Nokia is going to take a niche in the gaming industry such Asian countries as the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. For this purpose, Nokia has developed a series of marketing programs, which, according to Rick of the Year, Manager of Nokia, engaged in games, are largely based on a study of the most popular in Asian countries multiplayer role-playing game Ragnorok: "The whole secret lies in the pricing model of the game: this popularity has become possible thanks to the low price and the minimum requirements for devices. At some stage we are going to follow the same strategy. " And Nokia can understand. Asia is the most advanced region for gaming: the number of active players are the greatest. So, Bandai Networks and D3Publisher announced last week that the number of registered users of their gaming portal has reached 400 thousand people. Founded in 2002, the portal contains games for subscribers of the telecom giant NTT DoCoMo, using the protocol i-mode. And finally, another good news. Most famous Electronic Arts is preparing to capture the market for mobile games. "The era of complete idler, - said Vice President Gerhard Florin, in his speech at the Mobile Entertainment Forum, - the current generation has grown up on interactivity and requires her to have fun. ... Our frenchayzery working to make our game stand out among others. Everyone can publish mobile games, but I'm sure that buyers will choose it ours. " Hope to check it out, but for now - Game news of the week.

Midtown Madness

It's not even a presentation of a new toy, but rather, a small announcement. Last week, the site PocketGamer posted a couple of screenshots and short video of Midtown Madness for Pocket PC. Judging by the rather scanty information, waiting for us pretty exciting game action, although there is no information about the developer, nor the timing of the game. Perhaps this can be regarded as implementation intentions Microsoft, made by Mark Spain, director of companies involved in mobile devices, in one of his April interview. According to the sounded plans, Microsoft will release before the end of the year 13 games for PDAs, including Midtown Madness, RallySport and a series of Age of ... - the game has already gained its popularity on PC and Xbox. We add only that the Age of Empires for Pocket PC was recently released Korean ZIO.

Space Treker

Game soft parade, or Victory over consoles

Despite the presence of a variety of emulators that allow play on the Pocket PC games for consoles, according to polls, and many discussions in the forums, users still choose the game written specifically for PDAs. In today our review, in particular, there was a game that easily can be compared to games for the PlayStation game console the first generation. Generally, it should be noted that in the past few weeks the topic and quality of development have improved significantly, began to appear original games, practiced new technologies. Excellent design, excellent thought-out plot, the entourage, the atmosphere ... Therefore, we decided to change the format of reviews and also to acquaint you with the upcoming new products. Let's start with the most - a victorious game that went round the console and even some of the most delicious of gifts from developers ahead of us in the near future.

Coming soon: Street Duel!

Games for the PDA, the third week of July

Coming soon: a new RPG-game from PDAMill

PDAMill gaining new heights. Experience with 3D-flight - Game Flux - in my opinion, very successful. According to preliminary data, the company has now taken a role-playing game genre. The website Games-Art published a screenshot of ripening in the bowels PDAMill role-playing game. Unfortunately, no details at this time. We only know that the new product will be ready in September and is available in versions for platforms Pocket PC, Palm OS, MS Smartphone and Symbian. Maybe next week we will be able to get some more information. However, we can confidently say that if another game will be as planned and worked out, like all previous ones, then we can have many entertaining hours.

Coming Soon: Updated Tower Mogul for Pocket PC

ESoftInteractive surprise in store for us. Coming soon upgrade their economic simulator Tower Mogul, which we described in a previous issue playing soft parade. Entering the game as a large landowner and trader of real estate, you design and build multi-storey buildings, develop them, advertising, shall be hotel rooms, apartments and office space to rent, watch out for reviews of their guests, providing them with additional amenities, changing the layout of the commercial zone and m . etc. Your goal - to increase the rating of the building. With each rating point you get more and more opportunities to expand their business. The first version of the game has received excellent evaluation of many reviewers, and was also awarded the title of the best simulation game of 2003. In the new version - Tower Mogul 1.2 - the developers promise a lot of innovations. It is very tempting, considering that in the first version was more than 60 types of premises, a variety of catastrophes, the ability to produce screenshots of your homes and more. Apparently, the release of the game will take place soon enough - the company is already conducting a beta test. We will monitor developments and will inform you as soon as ESoftInteractive determine the day of X.

Coming Soon: Updated Fish Tycoon for Palm OS

New idea! LDW Software Company prepares to release a new version of Fish Tycoon (see Fiction soft parade, or a way to silence: the game of the oligarchs). In the present version, in their search for Miraculous species you are growing, and crosses of fish in their aquariums, sell, derived forms and re-invest money in research and advertising, purchasing necessary equipment and medicines. According to the company, the updated version, you will receive an additional feature: you can sell and exchange new views with your friends and acquaintances. From now on, the game is not limited to a single handheld - with an infrared port you go to the "outer market". Looking forward to ...

New: Street Duel

Version Street Duel for Pocket PC

Games for handhelds and smartphones, 4 th week of July

Coming Soon: Tradewinds

The website published a message Pocketgamer company Astraware about the upcoming new game. At Tradewinds you command a huge fleet of expeditions to exotic places. Your goal - to become fantastically wealthy. You can trade with local people to commit piracy on sailing vessels, can combine ... While your ships repaired in the docks after a sea battle, you can spend your time in port pubs where booze is readily available. Tradewinds is expected to release in early August. It is not entirely clear which platforms will be supported, but judging by the style of the studio, the game will be able to enjoy and the owners of Pocket PC-based Pocket PC and Palm OS, and the happy owners of smartphones.

Coming Soon: Acky's XP Breakout for Pocket PC

Isotope244 Graphics, creator of Atomic Cannon Pocket, has announced the upcoming release Acky's XP Breakout. The game resembles the once popular breakout - moving platform at the bottom and struggled moving the ball on the screen until it destroys all the blocks on the playing field. For the first time, the developers promise a lot of graphics innovations, including support for high-resolution 480x640. According to the report, the version for Pocket PC will soon be available at the website developer. System Requirements: ARM / XScale processor and 5 MB of memory. The game will be released in several languages, unfortunately, the Russian is not listed. Waiting game for your Pocket PC can read it on your desktop by downloading the appropriate version from the developer.

NEW: Nine Hole Golf

Version Nine Hole Golf for Pocket PC

Games for Pocket PC and Smartphone, 1 st week of August

New

Football Director. Chelsianskie Chronicle

Version of Football Director for Pocket PC with a history of buying Chelsea already stuffed on edge, but it is all clear allegory, it is very suitable for the occasion. Event for fans of football! Now you can learn what it is - when you send on soap. Choose a favorite English football club and goes to work. From now on you - the manager. And that you are responsible for all the failures of the club. Infinite Ventures Company delivered the first of its kind game simulator management football team. At your disposal records strongest players in the world. You komplektuete team, contracts with new players, takes care of young promising players. Analyzing the personal affairs of players for your club, work out the tactics of the game. To train and plan a calendar of games of friendly matches to cups. Finally, game day. Live you're tracking the course of events on the field, change the course of the tactics, spend a replacement. I assure you, after a game you do not just think about it, roar Leigh Turner in the TV that he was, well, well, unprofessional. Try it yourself. All the most realistic, Infinite Ventures is engaged in similar projects for 15 years and in football management advised of such gaming giants as Electronic Arts (EA Sports FA Premier League Manager) and Ubisoft (Football World Manager). Pluses. Excellent content. A similar amount of real information was first used in games simulator. Infinite Ventures has covered all aspects of football management and has created a set of interfaces required for management and training teams of the club. Nenazoylivoe good football and it is music, and good sound design matches. Cons. Interface too much, take time to sort out. Unfortunately, there are not as useful to this briefing, have to overcome Help-file.

Hurry! Free Driving: Published Demo Street Duel

Version Street Duel for Pocket PC Pixelogic, finally lifted the curtain on its Street Duel. The first demo version of the game was released simultaneously with the commercial, however, existed on the site developer all day. At the largest portal for mobile applications Handango, not having a demo version of the game dramatically behind other applications on the number of downloads: If not mistaken, about ten days after the release of the game, it fluctuated around 70. Finally, two weeks later the demo version was returned, the number of downloads instantly soared to more than 10 times. As it turned out, reviews of which we are told, is almost not exaggerating. Although the demo version is available only to the first level, it is possible to draw several conclusions, which essentially boils down to this: the game is really good. And it really is a breakthrough - Games for Pocket PC reached the level of gaming consoles. Suppose that while first-generation consoles - it is possible that evolving at the pace the game for the Pocket PC will soon catch up with the current generation of game consoles. Pluses. Authenticity and realism of images, attention to detail, adherence to physical laws. Good sensitivity to management. The developers have worked hard: spread and store the speed trace of the tire at the turn with a handbrake (the so-called "police turn"), slow speed collision.Spectacular animation and collision accidents - cars, blowing up, shards of broken glass. The possibility of regulating the volume of music and sound effects, as well as the possibility of remapping buttons - all this makes the game more comfortable and easy to use. We can only learn to ride properly. Another important advantage - before each game is given clear and simple task, and arrows during the game to guide you and point to a destination. Cons. Despite the announced four music videos, in the demo there was no way to change the music. For all the visual realism of the game, the sounds of the accident seemed to me somewhat implausible. In addition, a pity that the only available in the demo the first level rose immediately after passage.

Greed, greed, or logical

Greed version for Pocket PC 7 Deadly Sins. Pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust, sloth. And, of course, greed. This is something that no-no. It is impossible. And quite often that, on what basis the game (except laziness). However, in this case, the word greed in the name of the game involves a rather innocent sense - it's greed to the figures. Ordinary Arab. Fairly simple in design, but originally conceived, ideologically, fresh and extremely addictive puzzle game. 11x11 field. Different squares marked with numbers from 1 to 100. Some numbers with a plus sign, some - with a minus sign. In the heart - a green chip. Your possible moves - all free cells around the central primary green chips and the chips of the enemy. For example, at the very beginning of the game you have 8 possibilities of progress around the central green chips. The sum of your score will increase or diminish, respectively, the figures on the cell where you put the chips. You can change the ratio of green and red numbers on the box, change the difficulty level, play with your PDA or other. Tips. The latter course is marked with white ring inside the chips. Making progress, then make sure that he did not by the enemy to the high points. Pluses. Excellent idea of ​​the game, not bad calibrated automatic contender, is consistent with the established level - High your opponent is almost no metal promazyvaet and his will not miss. Designed interface - directly on the output all the information that you may need: the number dialed by you and an opponent of points, as well as change points during the last move, click Undo (curved arrow) and Hint (question mark). Cons. Drawback - the lack of rules included in the game, but instead provides a link to a page with instructions on the Internet. Small inconvenience in the settings menu - there is no exact reference point for setting the ratio of positive and negative points on the field. We have to do everything by eye, which is not very convenient.

BSHacker. Hacking in Hollywood

BSHacker version for Pocket PC Remember the movie "Password - Swordfish"? The protagonist, the owner of the fashionable while the hacker trade, transfer money from one bank to another. Camera close-up shows on the display line, beset map-world - the way of money transfer, the numbers run in the windows open, your fingers glide across the keyboard at a speed of 200 words per minute ... Such images are quite common. Thanks to Hollywood, the hackers were at the peak of glory. It looks like the glory to them back. Company exoSyphen Studios has released a simulator hacking - the game BSHacker. Background talks about took place in 2052, the year of social injustice, about turning the Internet into a means of making money and obstacles liberation movement whose aim was to restore justice and the return of his role an extensive online resource. Justice, as we know, is an expensive business, so your goal in the game is hacking systems around the world and transfer money to your account. It must ensure that you are not spotted. So, your console - the world map with a number of functional buttons. We note the potential victim, break open it (hack), enters the system (login), pumps the money (xfer $).Victims also not slurp soup bast - out the box crawled greenbacks - is they monitor the computer from which was produced by breaking and while you are pumps money they are getting closer and closer to finding the source of the attack - watch the timer at the top - it shows how much time you have left for Safe interruption. Can complicate their task by using compromised computers as proxy servers (check your computer, click on the BNC. Continue the procedure until the victim computer). So, slap-slap on the keys and you - Robin Hood. Pluses. Entourage, borrowed from Hollywood films, respectively, to create mood. Clear and easy interface as well as tips to quickly navigate in the game. Cons. Unfortunately, the game lacks direction. With their savings have nothing to do, which appear in the game new sites require a repetition of the same transaction - the task is not complicated, the only thing that is changing - the number of characters in the password, and then only marginally. Let's hope that eventually the company will release new surprises for fans of burglary.

Plant Tycoon: Now for Pocket PC

Version of Plant Tycoon for Pocket PC version of Plant Tycoon for Palm OS company LDW Software has kept the promise. Now the owner of the title of "Best game simulator of 2003," available for the Pocket PC. Plant Tycoon - is not just a business, with its strict laws of the market. This painstaking research in the pursuit of four species of plants known as plant island of Isola. For the kinds of magic, giving the new knowledge and capabilities. Many, many hours of fun games. You enter the game with a handful of seeds, a few dollars a bag of earth, watering and butter from the pots. Fill the pots of earth, planting seeds produce, watering and waiting for germination. In slow mode, the game the first shoots appear within 10 minutes (game speed can be adjusted via the menu Options). Have to wait until the sprouts into a mature plant and bloom. Only after that you can sell a plant grown produce and experiment with it: to get a new look, you have to pollinate one plant with pollen of others. Then again, wait - this time you are waiting for new seeds. Again, planting, grow ... Over 100 species can be deduced on the way to the cherished magical goal. The game continues in the background so that you can track your progress throughout the day. You can not do without the extra supplies and materials - tools for insect control, fertilization funds for growth, etc. You can buy them at the store with the proceeds from the sale of flowers grown money. Mobilise business bout, memory and logic. All that you need to win. Tips. Insects attack "flocks". Gaily circling in the stem of your pet, they gradually sacrificed him. If there is no money to insecticides, it is better to remove it from the shelves - with time diseased plants infect their neighbors. Upon the sale of plants are guided by the situation. My plants went on average for $ 17-18. By the way, sell gently, leave it the seeds. Pluses. Good idea. I hope the fans of sim games like that. Good interface: in one window displays all the buttons needed to play and all the important information. Perfect system information messages for beginners. After the first successful pollination and seed get under the strict guidance of "guides", you feel almost Vavilov:). Cons. Against the backdrop of a brick wall plants are practically invisible. To the naked eye unless you see that the mature blooming cacti. In order to evaluate all the remaining plants will have to poke at them with stylus and admire them in the dashboard.Another small flaw that I could not just play - nowhere to be seen when the plant reaches maturity, and for how long after pollination, the seeds appear. It would be nice if the developers added some status bar - in fact modern science known period of time? From my own experience I can say that the plant reaches maturity after 25 days. Finally, the last one. On my HP iPAQ h2210 (incidentally, recently bought a "MakTsentr"), the game slowed down a few other applications.

Brief updates on other

Spheroids

Spheroids version for Pocket PC Coming Soon: Version Spheroids for Palm OS Company Gaxo Interactive, great specials in the physics of balls, has released a new game dedicated to the movement of spherical bodies. Spheroids - a set of 6 games. Each game takes place in three-dimensional cube. By controlling the ball, moving the cube, ctilusom, you perform various tasks: trying to occupy as many cells of the cube, directing him to the ball, manevriruete many balls, trying to avoid a collision, or vice versa - faced balls, collecting them in a certain combination. There is also an opportunity to compete for your Pocket PC with a companion - as much as 2 pair of games. Manage balls terribly difficult, requires almost surgical elegance of movement - stands to make a sharp jerk, and the ball gets so much speed that it can not be stopped. What's more - you need to guess the entire trajectory of the ball in the management of - depending on the game, your "vital signs" are falling during the second clash with the already marked cell or another ball.

Poker Guide

Poker Guide Version for Pocket PC I confess I can not stand video poker. This is an example of how beautiful the game can be spoiled by soulless machines. Where the psychological duel? How bout the characters and excerpts? Them to video poker, and there can not be. In the good old casino poker dies and turns into a complex reflexive action with elements of arithmetic. Poker Guide brings back to life the old traditions. Details of the history of poker, a gallery with photos of the best players, the rules of several poker games, including one of the most popular Texas Hold'em, encyclopedia of terms, descriptions of the winning combinations and even rules for international competitions in poker. Very interesting. So, a round table with green cloth, light, low-hanging over the table. Imperturbable faces. I hand over the card. Your bets, ladies and gentlemen!

Revolution Air Hockey

Revolution Air Hockey version for Pocket PC A small toy is simple to outrageous. Air Hockey - fairly common attraction, in which opponents of the special chips direct the movement of washer, moving fast enough, pumped through the field of air flow. The goal is simple - get to the gate. To start the game, copy the executable. Exe file on your Pocket PC into a folder and run the Games from there.

Snabbo

Snabbo version for Pocket PC Another variant of the old game Collapse (Pocket PC users are familiar with the game called Jawbreaker - it is standard software Windows Mobile).The purpose of Snabbo the same - score as many points by grouping three or more balls in vertical or horizontal lines. Balls can be moved by shifting them to a position vertically or horizontally, in addition, if your move does not lead to the formation of the balls are returned to the starting position. Supplemented by three or more lines of one color balls disappear in the board. Their place is occupied by others. If in the course of forming the new winning team, they also destroyed. Game can not be called once, so very lovely made animation incident, be destroyed, disappearing from the board of balls, gentle sound of falling on top of balls ...

Updates

Flux Challenge Demo 5

Flux Challenge Demo version 5 for Pocket PC Every new version of Flux Challenge - a new items, new items, lots of improvements, immediately catches the eye, so that the gaming experience every time quite different. At this time - polished route to earn texture, improved traffic cars. In a word, perfect weather in the tunnels, the flight goes well. Put the records - in the game added a table of the best results. Flux Challenge, which we have repeatedly written in our past issues (see the Titans come into play and the games for PDAs, 4 th week of July - a three-race car. "... Created originally for passenger transport, tunnels with electromagnetic fields soon became a favorite venue for underground races, becoming in due course in place of the official competitions. "

Tower Mogul v1.20

Version of the Tower Mogul for Pocket PC eSoftInteractive finally released The announced update of their excellent TowerMogul, which we described in a previous issue. The new version 1.20 introduced the following changes:

Games for handhelds and smartphones, 3 rd and 4 th week of August

Discussion

Let yourself before you begin the next review, make a small digression on the subject and provoke you to the discussion. In the discussion forum of one of the previous soft-revue was raised an interesting question: "Why for Pocket PC good games than for Palm OS?" This can be explained as some of the technical superiority of Pocket PC, and some of the advantage of the benefits in terms of programming. However, "if the dog is buried here?" According to my observations, games for Pocket PC download at least two times greater than for the Palm OS. Could it be that gamers among users of Palm less? Speak! Use the link at the bottom of this page.

Hit-parade

At this time - with virtually no surprises. Alignment is quite expected. The only thing that surprised me a bit - a small number of downloads GameBox Gems for Palm. And this despite the fact that the forum is often heard grievances about the lack of good games for this platform!

1. Tradewinds 1.0 for Pocket PC. The undisputed leader of our hit parade. Comes with a large margin from the nearest pursuers. The success of the grandiose.
2. Tradewinds 1.01 for Palm OS. Tradewinds is just two places: the second place of honor has passed to the version of the same game for a platform Palm OS.
3. Allure Reversi 1.0 for Pocket PC. Klascicheskaya board game for the Pocket PC. Re-working the postulate about the popularity of older games. Reversi firmly holds its position: it seems the passion for flipping chips indestructible enemy.
4. Foo Fighter 1.10 for Pocket PC. Space arcade shooter. Well ... yeah ... interesting too ... Anyway, more colorful and interesting than many similar shooters.
5. Japanese Crossword 1.0 for Pocket PC. Nonogrammy. Puzzle with drawing pictures. The first three did not get. A pity. It was interesting. Probably quite tricky.
6. GameBox Gems 2.1 for Palm OS. Puzzle, an 8-entertaining games. Total fifth place! I am puzzled. Really, everything is so sad? Because the game is really good, well thought out, colorful, beautifully voiced by ...
7. PAjDAX 1.1.2 for Pocket PC. Czech puzzle. Too bad result.
8. Allure Reversi 1.0 for Palm OS. Version for Palm lags far behind its PPC-brother. Pull yourselves, comrades, tightens.
9. Foo Fighter 1.10 for the Microsoft Smartphone. Well, here is understandable. Smartphones. Well, that did not last. It is true joy.
10. Clot 1.1 Pocket PC. Congratulations, Clot, you - saaaamoe weakest link!

Soon

Dark Summer

For Pocket PC Announce upcoming games please me more and more. On the background of the once dense gray walls of tetris, tic-tac-toe and monotonous arcade game keeps popping up with new ideas, new fantasies and ideas. Sometimes this whole stories, amazing attention to detail worlds in which you - the protagonist. Dark Summer of Absynth Interactive company promises to be a shining example of such a game. Made through the engine, Quake, ported to the Pocket PC, Dark Side is a three-dimensional Quest-RPG, where your character gets sucked into the mysterious history of unusual incidents. One on one with the fear of the unknown, the mysterious and unpredictable evil. His name is Devin Smith, he was thirteen. The action takes place in the town Niermayer where Devin and Uncle David were forced to move because of family problems. Strange city, class of hostile, unfriendly teacher ... All attempts to Devin's friends with someone to fail. And, behold, there comes the same fateful day, when started this strange story - the last day of school before summer vacation. Devin finds a note, where a certain Brian asks him to find a wooden hut in the woods behind the school and help him deal with the strange situation in which he missed. Devin does not hesitate for a second and to the rescue ... Linear plot, the ability to communicate with the townspeople and interact with many objects in the game - promise to make Dark Summer is extremely exciting. The quality of three-dimensional graphics can be seen on shared screenshots. With all this splendor, the minimum requirements for the device are modest: ARM-processor (at least 206MGts), 32MB of RAM and operating system Pocket PC 2002 and above. The developers promise a modest price and a free copy of the beta testers. Unfortunately, no data on the specific time period of the game, we only know that the beta version still in development.

Brad Mitchum

For Pocket PC authors Observation PocketGamer.org found was announced on the forums of the game Int13 Brad Mitchum. France Quiquere the company Int13 kindly informed us that the game will be based on the once popular Pang, existed for a number of game consoles, in particular, for the Amiga. I rummaged through the network, and finally found the kind of flash-Pang, who spent over an hour and a half (!). In Pang your character runs across the field, shooting at jumping balls. Shot - and a big ball burst, releasing two smaller ones, another cotton - balls are fewer and more - and, finally, the next hit destroys the balls of the smallest diameter. In this case, beware - the touch of the ball carries you to death. The game is interesting and - focusing on the trajectories of balls, you need to move fast, shoot, dodge, catch falling from the sky prize points and new weapons. In Brad Mitchum main fighter balls is the eponymous hero. According to the script, he got lost in time - at different stages of the game you have to beat off the ball against the background cromlech Stonehenge, then in the vast landscapes of nuclear winter in the distant future ... The game is currently in development, release date is not specified, but the company has kindly agreed to keep us informed.

Li-Nuggz

For Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows Smartphone, Series 60, Symbian UIQ Unfortunately, very little information was found in the Elements Interactive gotovyasheysya new game. In Li-Nuggz your little darling hero, wielding a pretty handmade bazooka, clearing a path to the volcano, where it waits for the last decisive battle. Unknown motives which prompted him to climb the volcano, it is unclear who and why "climbs the bare heel against the hero of the revolution." Matters a lot. However, the company promises, the game will be released in September this year. It remains to add that games of this developer are successful in our catalog, for example, S-Tris May downloaded 970 persons. Let's see how the upcoming new product will meet the expectations of our readers.

Mario Docker

For Pocket PC Port docks. Set of vessels, uninterrupted flow of goods, the sea of ​​boxes. Loaders have unsweetened. Mario, for example, had to run across the pier and catch the dropped drawers. Not only that, they still need to add, incidentally picking up new ones. Game attentiveness, quickness and ability to playfully calculate their actions. That's all the minimum information that has managed to squeeze out a video presented by Ballshooter.

TunnelX Evoluzione

For Handheld PC 2000 Marrisoft Company prepares to release a game TunnelX Evoluzione for the Handheld PC.This arcade game will be released in November 2004, but now it can be ordered on the website of the company, moreover, you can even win a free copy! The developers promise a high-end graphics, quality music and sound effects (according to the last post in TunnelX Evoluzione will use audio engine Fmod). You are also waiting for the explosions, vivid sensation of flight and, of course, a fascinating story. This concludes about the announcement and go to released new products.

New

Jet Ducks

Version of Jet Ducks for Pocket PC version of Jet Ducks for Palm OS month ago in a studio Absolutist does something unbelievable - the sound of hammers, shots, screams cut metal, cracks duck feathers, fluttering around the office: to develop a new game. And now - the studio finally released Jet Ducks. What changes in the studio? Nothing - the same shots, same duck ... Only this time, all employees are immersed in the exciting hunt. A hunt is really exciting. And chances are equal. Because the ducks are now not so harmless. "Every fall you arrange for us to hunt. Frankly, we are satisfied that most of their beaks. From now on, we are protected: We have helmets, parachutes and other military human drebekryak. On your every shot we'll answer a dozen "- said in a memorandum released. What they're shooting - you know. These birds are all sin. However, I personally such hunting for the soul. Miss - are to blame. Nothing with a gun on the little quacking! Ducks take up their existing intelligence and conducted military training. Now in their armed forces:

• the usual and ordinary, the most innocent among staff
• Asas-acrobats, flying in zigzags
• supersonic Uchi - from time to time rushing past you, leaving a white trail in the sky
• and finally, the most dangerous - the arrow-commandos.

As you can see, ducks, and there is not flashed the mind - in spite of his belligerent attitude, only one of an elite unit fighting with you a very special way. But so much joy brings a wounded duck ... And it's not a trophy - the equipment protects them, but how funny they are falling - some with a parting descend by parachute, some with roaring engine dive into the reeds, and some brave emit a cry of Tarzan ... Several game modes. "Blitz" (Blitz) - game for a while, where your goal is to line the maximum number of ducks. "Sniper" (Sniper) - you have a limited number of bullets to aim carefully. "Crossfire" (Cross-fire) - for unknown reasons, it is in this mode, the ducks will not shoot at you. So a "windshield" of your device will remain untainted ducks commandos. And finally, "KryakBum" (CliKill) - shoot a stylus, but this time do not have to aim carefully, it is important only in time to poke the stylus in the passing prey. Frankly, although I'm not a big fan of shooters, however, while I was going home the same as in the studio of Absolutist: the shots, funny sayings ducks, cracks, feathers all over the room ... Pluses. Absolutist as always founder. Great sound, great idea, you will appreciate the fans of shooters, well-chosen level of difficulty, great graphics funny. As many as three interchangeable control systems: the joystick, stylus and arrows on the display. And, of course, a wonderful sense of humor razrabotchkov. Cons. Office of the stylus on my iPAQ 2210 was rather complicated. Could not manage to bring a gun, the animation freezes.

Acky's XP Breakout

Version of Acky's XP Breakout for Pocket PC inexplicable magic attraction Arkanoid ruined not one soul. Just a ball, and you managed platform - and the thirst for destruction of bricks of various origin covers you for a long time.As many as 150 levels await you in Acky's XP Breakout, also - great graphics, funny sounds, as well as long 30 minutes, good background music. Your task is simple - you need to destroy all blocks on the field, beating the ball platform, moving at the bottom of the screen. A great many surprises awaiting you in the game. From time to time they will be showered upon you from heaven, by adding your strength, energy, opportunities and points. Your goal - beads with blue and red liquid, the so-called "ether." Of these liquids subsequently spectacular electrical discharge creates a new ball ... Euphoria entourage is very similar to Hollywood movies, in which the main characters in suits with a straight face speak a language full of suggestive own terms, such as for example, DNA, genes and chromosomes. All of this is so delusional context, causing a rolling laugh even slightly versed in the biology student. Well, okay ... But all the colorful, gamble, variously, as an enemy ship, from time to time, flying over the blocks, forcing a smile, letting funny call signs. U-hm-hm "- he tells us, mired in a thirst for destruction of blocks. Hooked on, we certainly do not notice it ... And yet, and it should be wet, wet, wet! Pluses. Set of well-made levels. Sea novovedeny interesting, good music, great animation. Virtually everything in the game customizable: the quality of animation and audio control buttons, the level of rendering graphics ... Very good level editor allows you to diversify an already rich game. Cons. Incomprehensible, somewhat strained entourage games. Complex, visually unattractive menu system.

Brief updates on other

BoxWorld

BoxWorld version for Pocket PC first invented in 1982 by a man named Hiroyuki Imabayashi, the game eventually became one of the most popular and its variations - a great many. "Sokoban" in Japanese means "the storekeeper." In the vast storehouses of unusual shape you need to move the boxes to the marked places. It's not done too easily, considering that the boxes can only push but not pull. In BoxWorld you the opportunity to save and load the game, play this level. In addition, at your disposal four different graphic design games - from classic to phone boxes, a porter in the form of crazed Neo and a stream of characters a la The Matrix. Copyright of this game owned by a Japanese company Thinking Rabbit, however, according to the law on Copyright and Related Rights, the subject of copyright is the final product, we can not only use the level design from the original game Sokoban. Authorship of the levels from 1 to 11 belong directly to the developer, and from 12 to 62 - Yoshio Murase. So - all legally and absolutely free. Other versions of the game Sokoban

• Boxes for PalmOS. Free!
• Sokoban 1.1b for Palm OS
• Soko 1.0 for Pocket PC
• Pocket Sokoban beta for Pocket PC
• Gangsta Act 1.0 for Pocket PC

Pocket Bar Billiards

Version Pocket Bar Billiards for Pocket PC is something new for fans of billiards on the Pocket PC: Bar Billiards, which, incidentally, is also called the "Russian billiards. In the 30's had brought into vogue a certain English gentleman, David Gill on the basis of common rules in the Belgian species pool, called the Russian. Several sources, however, it is assumed that named him as to attract attention to the game - an exotic, gentlemen! The game soon caught on among the same gentlemen, as the venerable Mr Gill - the first team on Billiards Bar have come from Oxford. Bar Billiards table for a few unusual pockets are placed directly on the field and not in the corners of the table, as in classical billiards. Cue ball each hit is located in the so-called point D. Depending on the pockets, if it enters into it as a cue ball and object ball the player is charged a certain amount of points, and, in the second case the number of points given pocket doubles. The game is complicated by the fact that pockets with the most points are the pins, hurting that player gets a foul, penalty points. The main advantage of Pocket Bar Billiards - the possibility of doubles as a single device, and via WiFi. Detailed instructions can be found in the document, supplied from himself only add that, although the game is inferior in such masterpieces as such, Virtual Pool Mobile, but has added some new wave in the range of billiard games already available on the PDA. Other games from the developer Parys Technografx Ltd.:

• Tower of Souls 1.0 for Pocket PC

Battle Planet

Version of the Battle Planet for Pocket PC - Houston, we have a problem! Enemy ships in this space. Base "Spider" in jeopardy. Please confirm the discovery of fire! - Fire certify! And here is started! .. From the creator of Pocket Battlefield - space shooter in the image of the old Battle City. Detachments of aggressive creatures invade your base. You move your ship and shoot them. Some are killed by one shot, others will have three to put the charge in order to save mankind from their presence.

• Level 4 in the demo version and 25 levels in the full version
• 3 degrees of complexity
• customizable game speed
• statistical reports on the results of each bout
• table the best results.

Good, understandable at first glance interface, a simple task. Why are you more? Know yourself, to push buttons. More than anything in this game you are not required. Other games from the company KITCOM Ltd.:

• Pocket Battlefield for Pocket PC

Space Snake

Version Space Snake for Pocket PC grandmother of modern games. Her snake pelt, I believe, is decorated for more than a dozen veterans' medals - the heroine of the game traveled to different parts teries changed more than one guise, and that's - it again in the arena. At this time, "Snake" conquered space. Should pay tribute to the company Epsena, she tried to diversify the game, and she succeeded. Now you'll have to contend not only with a long, ever-growing tail of your little yellow snake. In the vacuum of interstellar space meanders another, a blue snake, a fair chance with you for scarce space write something here and there arises on the playing field. And all around - the nebula, meteorites, asteroids ... You can play as a stylus or a joystick. Stylus, however, play a much more complicated: the whole field is divided into four zones. To manage your snake, it is necessary to poke a stylus across the field. Taking into account that the game is to move faster, this alignment reduces the chances of winning. Other versions of the game Snake:

• Snake 1.2dlya Palm OS
• Snake Byte 2.2 for Palm OS
• Snake 3.52 for Palm OS
• Snake Deluxe 1.0 for Palm OS
• Vital Snake for Pocket PC
• Snake for Epoc, Nokia 9210 and Nokia 9210i

Updates

Games PDAMill: fresh paint!

As true masters, from PDAMill not leave unnoticed or one error in their beautiful games. Busily rolling up his sleeves, they spent a week twisting screws. And - voila! Meet these brand-new, polished version of their games. All neatly twisted, podvincheno and touched up. Call for the rapid manifestation of joy holders Devices Palm. Against the backdrop of recent discussions scarcity of games for Palm, such extravaganza worthy of the admiration.

• GameBox Solitaire v1.2 for Palm OS: corrected several errors of cross-platform, adds support for palmOne Zire 31 and Treo 600, reduced memory requirements.
• GameBox Gems for Palm OS: Added support for Tapwave Zodiac, reduced memory requirements.
• Snails 2.1 for Palm: Added support for palmOne Zire 31 and Treo 600, is reduced in the occupied memory space, added hardkey control, bug fixes.
• Snails 2.0 for Pocket PC: Fixed problem in multiplayer mode, improved AI, as well as a number of bugfixes cross-platform.

Football Director v1.1

Version of Football Director for Pocket PC InfiniteVentures company announced a new version of the simulator management of football club. The update - a number of minor amendments listed on the website of the game. By the way, on the same site as the company opened a forum where you can find answers to all your questions on the game, as well as chat with soccer fans around the world: Topic Football Fanaticism - one of the most popular on the forum. The authors, translation: