Is Red Faction any good? The first person shooter is an established genre on the home consoles, does the N-Gage's first attempt at this style work? Sometimes, thinks Ewan, in his review.
Nokia have revised their N-Gage release schedule, pushing Sega Rally back to April and Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer to March. Plus there is still no sign of Taito Memories. A possible explanation of why there is nothing to be launched January & February is that Nokia are increasing the security of their copy protection. The UK N-Gage release dates look as follows:
eBooks are one of the unsung applications for Smartphones - here's the All About Symbian / N-Gage Guide to eBooks, showing you what eBooks are, what applications you can use to read them, and (more importantly) where to get them.
Our new addition to the team, Jim Hughes, takes a look at Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and finds it "decidedly chirpy." Find out if you agree with him in his review...
After weeks of hints, Nokia and Electronic Arts have officially announced that there will be a version of the ever popular "Sims" game on the N-Gage. The Sims allow you to take control and manage a character in an imaginary world. No mention of whether the N-Gage Arena will be supported, but it does seem an obvious thing to include. Release is penciled in for mid 2004.
The next two Nokia N-Gage Games (Marceille Desailly Pro Soccer and Sega Rally) are scheduled for release on Feb 16th. Thanks to Allack for the news. Nothing about Taito Memories though.
Could this be the game that N-Gage Users have been waiting for? One that is really really worth hunting for? Read Ewan's Review of Fifa 2004 to find out.
Are Nokia pushing N-Gage users towards Software Piracy? There's a simple solution to the low battery life on the N-Gage,and the continual griping of having to change the MMC Game Card, but it's not something that makes easy reading for the industry.
...or how to keep your Blog up to date from your Series 60 device. What is bloggin, and whats sites and software are around for you to take advantage of? Read on.
Steve Boxer, writing over at Nokia, explains why his N-Gage is the perfect gaming machine over the festive period, especially if you have to go home and stay with family for a week or so.
Or why it's actually better than Nintendo's GBA. A nice New year's Day read over at GameSpy for all you unbelievers. As for the converted, well, it just confirms what we already know. For all its faults, the N-Gage is a fine piece of kit.
Over at Mobilewhack, Rael Dornfest has done a two part review on the good and bad things about the N-Gage. And if you're want to read more reviews around the web, don't forget our list of reviews from around the net.
Matt Croydon, over at Mobitopia, points out that the trade in second hand MMC Game Cards for the N-Gage has started. Whether it is because people are getting rid of bad games, or have played them to death and are switching to other titles remains to be seen...
