They might be a touch late to the party, but Zombies are still cool enough to feature in their own games. The reanimated corpses of the dead are attacking once more under cover of night in Breakdesign's 10pm, and it’s your job to keep them contained in one area. Let too many escape and it’s game over. But there’s a twist. Just like Zombies in real life (err...) these inferni only come out at night.
While we may not yet have mainstream eBook support on Symbian, a little known set of gems in the Ovi Store are awaiting any Symbian toting comic book lovers. Dozens of titles from IDW Publishing are available for your viewing pleasure. Based around a generic application, there are many well known, and not so well known, titles available. Ranging from Transformers and Star Trek, to Danger Girl and Astro Boy, there may just be something to catch your eye. Read on to see what I make of the seemingly underground comic book market on Symbian.
Back in May last year, I looked at Gameloft’s version of the family card game Uno. It impressed me then and even though it was coded in Java, it was solidly recommended. Now it has been upgraded to “HD”, is it still as loved. No. I love it even more!
Shazam has been available on Symbian for quite for sometime. Not only has Shazam just been released for Symbian^3 but it has also been written in Qt, the development framework which Nokia bought the rights to and makes application development quicker and easier to port to the likes of MeeGo. If you haven't heard of Shazam, it is a music recognition application, which solves the problem of trying to identify music you're curious about. Shazam provides additional services and information around identified tracks, including purchasing the track. Read on to find out how well this latest version of Shazam works.
They say that games can transport you to another world. Which is a bit of a problem, because the latest HD game for Symbian^3, H.A.W.X. HD, seems to have lifted me not into the cockpit of an advanced fighter jet, but to the seat in front of Tom Clancy’s typewriter. Which is no place to write a serious game review... is it?
I'm not in general a fan of using a phone as a musical instrument. I know this will fly in the face of YouTube videos of iPhone fanatics blowing and stroking and generally trying to resemble an orchestra, but in 99.9% of cases, the original instruments are the way to go. However, I'll make an exception for the humble drum machine, at heart a primitive computer anyway - so why not emulate it in a smartphone? Why not indeed, and Drum Machine is brand new in the Ovi Store for all Symbian^3-powered phones. Read on for my review, from the point of view of a hobbyist musician with lots of enthusiasm...
Bounce It! is an interesting title. Coming from Hyperkani Games, it’s one of the new breed of games that relies on advertising to make the developers some money. That makes it free and initially appealing to people browsing the Ovi Store. And while the game itself, while not an out and out success, is nicely diverting, you’re going to get frustrated with the adverts long before you finish the game (or you could switch to the paid version).
This is going to sound completely outrageous, but I've been reviewing what is just about the perfect accessory for the Nokia N8. There's virtually nothing which could be improved on. It is, almost literally, perfectly implemented. Oh, and I can now choose the colour of my N8 depending on my mood. It's going to sound outrageous that it's 'just' a silicone case, but don't confuse this accessory with a cheap cash-in that you might find listed from Hong Kong on eBay. Read on for why...
In the first part of my Symbian^3 review, I concentrated on the design of the home screen system and the general facilities provided in Symbian^3. This time, I'm looking at the core applications. What has changed, what has stayed the same, and what still needs to be done? It's all here. Also under the microscope is text intput, and by popular demand, PIM synchronisation, just how well can Symbian^3 talk to services beyond the Ovi world?
I know that Cubix has elements from a bundle of other games. I know that I can spot the callback to the minor arcade classic Plotting in this title. I know that there are elements of Dr Mario in here. And I know that the structure of having a collection of levels acting as a mission is lifted from the how to extend your game guidebook. But there’s no need to forgive developers Herocraft for this approach, because all those ingredients have been mixed together and work really well! Here's my illustrated review.
