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Menneisyys · 06-18-06, 05:33 AM

It was just a month ago that Resco.net released the 1.0 version of their new game, Resco Sokoban. In the next two weeks after the release, two updated versions have been released: 1.10 and 1.12.

As opposed to version 1.0,

Pros

The music and sound effects can be separately installed as opposed to version 1.0. They are even stored in a separate CAB file (Sokoban_sfx.ARM.CAB).
There’re a lot of additional maps and extras to download – for free. Download here; latest version is 1.2 (related announcement here)
Some of the mistakes in English have been fixed (for example “Informations”).

Cons

The in-game music is the same (pretty short and a bit on the repetitive side). It’s not that bad though.
The game is still not controllable with the stylus, as opposed to some other, similar titles; for example, Manoosh by Neuronic Games (of which, unfortunately, there’s still no WM5-compatible version).
You still can’t zoom into the map on VGA devices. The Resco people, however, promise a solution to this problem.

Verdict

Recommended. There haven't been drastic changes (the lack of the VGA zoom-in and stylus control being the most important); still, the game is worth giving a try.

(I’d also like to point out that I’ve made a mistake in the review of version 1.0. I’ve rewritten the entire review to reflect the changes. Sorry for the confusion.)

06-18-06, 05:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Menneisyys Contributing Reviewer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,549 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	REVIEW: Sokoban clone Resco Sokoban 1.12 It was just a month ago that Resco.net released the 1.0 version of their new game, Resco Sokoban. In the next two weeks after the release, two updated versions have been released: 1.10 and 1.12. As opposed to version 1.0, Pros The music and sound effects can be separately installed as opposed to version 1.0. They are even stored in a separate CAB file (Sokoban_sfx.ARM.CAB). There’re a lot of additional maps and extras to download – for free. Download here; latest version is 1.2 (related announcement here) Some of the mistakes in English have been fixed (for example “Informations”). Cons The in-game music is the same (pretty short and a bit on the repetitive side). It’s not that bad though. The game is still not controllable with the stylus, as opposed to some other, similar titles; for example, Manoosh by Neuronic Games (of which, unfortunately, there’s still no WM5-compatible version). You still can’t zoom into the map on VGA devices. The Resco people, however, promise a solution to this problem. Verdict Recommended. There haven't been drastic changes (the lack of the VGA zoom-in and stylus control being the most important); still, the game is worth giving a try. (I’d also like to point out that I’ve made a mistake in the review of version 1.0. I’ve rewritten the entire review to reflect the changes. Sorry for the confusion.) __________________ MS MVP- Mobile Devices.