Never trust anyone that updates Shakespeare for the kids. Does that hold true for classics like Monopoly? Let's find out as EA Mobile bring "Monopoly U Build", with hexagonal boards, new buildings, and a lot more cash (millions!) to the smartphone gaming world.
Remember the good old days when handheld gaming was synonymous with sliding block puzzles? That’s a trend that has never gone away, as evidenced by Dragon’s Lore, a puzzle game that draws from the classic Columns genre and brings it into the third dimension, along with a bunch of other tricks. Read on to find out how well the formula works.
Poker online has seen an explosion of interest and now the phenomenon has come to Symbian with Magmic's Texas Hold 'em King Live. Letting you play against opponents round the world, could this be the poker game to sate the 'big binds' in the smartphone world? I'm not so sure.
You know what the world needs? An update to Battlezone. But for the kids. With cartoon graphics, simple explosions, and no tricky driving to do. Just the guns. And with that thought in mind, it's over to FishLabs' Toy Tanks 3D.
Smartphone apps aren't just for grown-ups, as Genera Mobile have set out to prove. Their range of interactive books in the Ovi Store could be just what the younger generation need. So it's time to go all Jackanory here on AAS and look at one of their books... "I want to be a Pirate."
Mental health is no laughing matter, unless you're a furry creature who has been forced to have some time away from everyone. Yes, in Animentals you are charged with caring for a cutesy creature who also happens to be a mental patient. It's a strange mix of Tamogotchi and The Sims. Filled with amusing animations and mini-games, Animentals wants you to engage and play. Will it drive you crazy in the process? Read on to find out.
There's a lot that can go wrong when you write a karting game, the shadow of Mario Kart is very long, but the conventions have been set by many titles. So Shrek Kart HD needs to fit in with those, work well, and make itself attractive to the end user. Gameloft manages to achieve all that, but does it scale the dizzy heights of a classic? Nope, but it's still worthwhile. Here's why...
Battleships is one of those classic games that everyone has probably played at least once. Starting out as a pen and paper game, transitioning into electronic table top games, and then appearing in countless video games. Battleship Modern is yet another incarnation of the perennial video game. With pen and paper hand drawn style graphics and a few twists on the original concept, is Battleship Modern modern enough to make the grade?
Another month, another cricket game for Symbian. But hey, the sun is high in the sky, the crack of willow on leather is echoing off the very walls of my house, so why the heck not? And this time it's extremely playable and about as realistic as a phone cricket game can possibly be. Ultimate Cricket '11 World Cup is another developer labour of love and, as an armchair cricketer, it's got me hooked. Or should that be swept? Or cut?
If the iPhone saw the rise of the line drawing game, then I'm going to point out the number of tilt and balance games on Symbian during the same period as well. While many of them are cross platform, there are enough of them for me to call it a genre in its own right. So here's another balancing game. It's called iStunt 2, and it's one of the best.
