Big Roll in Paradise is thrown under the review microscope

[Ewan]

"It's a cross between an adventure game and carpet bowls..." From such a startling mix comes 'The Big Roll in Paradise', created by Symbian legends Infinite Dreams and reviewed here by Ewan Spence. The core engine is a physics-perfect implementation of Bocce, in which you throw a jack and then vie with another player to throw your bocce/boules to roll closest to it. Accessible to casual players but with long term goals for more serious gamers - and with mini-games and side-quests to enjoy along the way, The Big Roll in Paradise comes highly recommended, it seems. The introductory 'free' offer may be over, but it's still a steal at £1.50.

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[malerocks]

I have been hooked on to this game ever since I downloaded it. I just wish the multiplayer component had wifi / bluetooth support. This is a really awesome game.

[keys]

Is it me, or has Ewan been spending rather a lot of time recently playing games and stuff. Has anyone living at Symbian Towers thought to poke their head around his bedroom door to check everything's ok?

Just no other words..

Right steve?

[mCrem]

Now.. if only I could get it to work on my i8910! with things such as that N8 in the main pic, you'd think it would be a great idea if they got it to work on our devices- good way to advertise your phone right?

I would only wish they would develop more games like this, but with varying genres for non 3D hardware accelerated handsets like Nokia 5800, N97, and X6.

[Davescot]

This is a great game, I agree with the last point, as I'd really love to see Creatures of the deep for 5th edition.

Amazing game.

And good on the battery life too - played for over 2hrs, left it running in the background for several more and my battery was still full of life.

Only criticism is that it's a tad easy I would say - although that's what 2player mode is for, right?

Shame it has taken A WHOLE YEAR for Nokia to get someone to develop something as good as this for their flagship phone. In comparison, the N95 had a ton of great games... Many of them made by Infinite Dreams so kudos to them for coming up with this and not jumping ship.

Just wish there was a 5th Edition K-Rally - the much-maligned directional pad on the N97 was made for games like that!

Davescot:This is a great game, I agree with the last point, as I'd really love to see Creatures of the deep for 5th edition.

So would I - especially as this game name-checks it when you win the N8 from one of the players!

Even more than that: Reset Generation. Simply the best game I've ever played on a mobile. Ah well,