Time for us to mention Allack again, as they've let us know that both Ashen and The Sims are now available for ordering from their website. As usual, they're happy to ship internationally.
The Sims Bustin' Out is the newest game for the Nokia N-Gage. Ewan's had it on test for some time, so here's the All About N-Gage Review. For some reason, although he "hates" it, it could be in line for award. Read on...
Alien Front, Sega and Nokia's take on "Earth vs the Aliens" will be available in September. All About N-Gage takes a look at the latest build to see what's worth firing your tank shells at. Read Ewan's exclusive preview.
AnotherGuest has released an early beta of PicoDrive - the Sega Mega Drive emulator.It needs to be installed on the MMC and ROMS need to be stored in the root of any drive - C:\ or E:\ .Some things like key configuration might not work and it might crash more then once but what more can you expect from a Beta?PicoDrive S60 is attached.
Allack, a specialist N-Gage retailer, is offering two special offers. The first is the N-Gage with Moto GP, Virtua Tennis and Fifa 2004 for £139.95. The second is pre-ordering the N-Gage QD for £149.95 with which you will get a free copy of the Sims Bustin' Out.
AnotherGuest is very close to releasing a Series 60 version of PicoDrive,the Sega MegaDrive emulator.It is said that the performance is on par with UIQ devices.Some devices may have problems with large roms due to RAM limitations but the N-Gage shouldn't have any problems.A preview screenshot is attached.
The next build of N-Pop (the Neo Geo Pocket Emulator) for Series 60 is available from the N-Pop Homepage. It's still to be regarded as a beta, and while the speed isn't much faster, there's almost perfect compatibility over the romset. Time to load up "SNK vs Capcom" on the N-Gage!
Java access to N-Gage arena sounds like fun and good news for the N-Gage, but read the small print "...SNAP Mobile will be implemented in MIDP 2.0 on Series 60...". Now consider that the N-Gage and N-Gage QD are MIDP 1.0 devices! There's more to this than meets the eye...
We can finaly show you what it looks like! Pop over to the All About N-Gage Games Database for some Pathway to Glory screenshots. Then take a trip to the dedicated website to grab the 'not quite Gladiator' theme tune on MP3. Nokia finally starting to deliver on the N-Gage Gaming front? Looks like it.
More E3 news, as Nokia and Sega provide the first public demo of the SNAP system that allows Java programmers to access all the online features of the Nokia N-Gage Arena. This includes community features, lists of friends, instant messaging in game systems, and the ability to upload and store data on an Arena like server. While primarily aimed at networks and service providers (can we all say Vodafone Live?), this MIDP2.0 SDK should be available free of charge in Q3 2004.
The E3 Technology Conference in Los Angeles sees Nokia announce eight new N-Gage games for release in 2004 and early 2005. What have we got to look forward to? Civilisation, Driv3r, Fifa 2005 (there's a surprise!), King of Fighters, Glimmerati, Rifts, SSX Out of Bounds and Xanadu Next. Some great names and titles, including another N-Gage specific title in the "Glam Driving Experience" of Glimmerati. And we've finally got a beat em up title!
Vector Blaster is a wonderful recreation of the classic Atari arcade game "The Tempest" that runs on UIQ and Series 60. How wonderful? Read Ewan's Review to find out.
Jim reviews Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer, is it good enough enough to elbow FIFA off the top spot? Or does it fall apart at the seams like Chelski's post-Chopper Harris defense? Read it and find out!
Who about a full first person RPG on your N-Gage? With input from the original design team of Elder Scrolls, Nokia and Wir2L Studios will be releasing "The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey" in Q4 2004. Todd Howard, executive producer comments that "the N-Gage platform is clearly delivering the best 3D experience we've ever seen on a mobile device." Nokia promised some big names and titles, let's hope there's more like this.
