The final part of our N-Gage Christmas (and yes we know it's a bit late... blame the festivities!) is Ewan's 5 Point Plan for 2005. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the N-Gage? Can it survive the DS and PSP onslaught? Ewan thinks so, as long as nothing goes wrong.
Nokia are really happy with Pocket Kingdom, their 'massive' multi player online roleplaying game. Ewan's not so sure, and you can find out why in his review. It's a strong genre game, but is that enough to appeal to everyone? (part of An N-Gage Christmas)
If you build a games machine, then getting the games into the hands of the users is one of your prime concerns. Crack this and your market is assured. Ewan reckons this is one of the weak points of the whole N-Gage Business model, and here he argues that the competition have some much better ideas. As we continue our N-Gage Christmas Discussion, it's time to talk about how we should buy the games.
As the first part of our N-Gage Christmas, Chris Rydberg takes a look into his crystal ball (and his copy of photoshop) to speculate about the next version of the N-Gage and what it should be capable of. Find out if you agree with him, as he takes a look at the Zen-Gage.
It's that time of year again, where Rafe and I see what goodies we have in the competition cupboard. This year it's pretty spectactular. Not only can you win an unlocked N-Gage QD, along with seven of the latest MMC Games (including Asphalt: Urban GT and Colin McRae Rally 2005, but we've got hooded tops, tshirts and blank MMC cards as well. You can find out how to enter on An N-Gage Christmas Homepage. Thanks to Allack, N-Gage User and Nokia for their support.
Well, you can if you ask nicely. Nokia announced today that the Arena system is open to Operators and Retailers to create a branded competition in the Arena. Starting of is Finnish network DNA, who will be running a Colin McRae 2005 tournament for the Finns. As long as the Arena never looses the overall global competitions, then we think this is a great idea. Now if only we can have an "All About Tony Hawk" competition for our readers...
British institution Basil Brush arrives on your mobile phone, courtesy of Cascata Games. In Quest For The Stolen Jokebook, you have to help the dapper fox travel through time and rescue the stolen pages, with your trusty water pistol to help you through the arcade levels.
Colin McRae is probably the best known Rally driver in the world, mainly because of the incredibly realistic and playable rally driving games he has his name on. Can the N-Gage version stand up to the console counterparts? In short, yes. Read our Review to find out why.
We've already brought you rear-talking, but now MashMods are selling a conversion kit to give your N-Gage Classic a Hot Swappable MMC. It adds an MMC Holder to the rear of your case, and a fly cable inside going into the original MMC holder. Hopefully we'll have a kit to review in the near future.
Chroistopher turns his attentions to the Clancey'esque sounding Operation Shadow. Will Torus' second N-Game game impress him as much as Ashen? Find out in his review.
Many years ago, Nokia was famous for putting Snake on their phones. N-Gage owners are already looking forward to Snakes, an updated, 3D bluetooth multiplayer extravaganza of a game. We caught up with Producer Dan Scott in a Vancouver Coffee Shop to interview him and find out All About Snakes - and to ask if it realy will be a free download.
Bandits raiding Villages? Kidnapping your friends? And you, with a sword, a spell and the truth? Sounds like a classic RPG set up. Lassi Kinnunen takes a look at how Elder Scrolls Shadowkey shapes up on the N-Gage.
A long time ago, EA released Fifa 2004 for the N-Gage. Jim reviewed it and gave it a Recommnded award. Now, with a surprising name, Fifa 2005 is out. Frank's taken some 'extra time' to review this latest soccer game. Is it any better this year?
