Games & emulator news (12/22/2007)

Menneisyys · 12-22-07, 09:27 AM

as promised by the developer, currently, the, in most respects, best multiplatform game console emulator for both Pocket PC’s and MS Smartphones, SmartGear, has received tap area touchscreen support.

I’ve thoroughly tested the new, really-really-awaited functionality on my various (QVGA and VGA) Pocket PC’s in both screen orientations and found it excellent. It worked flawlessly. Now, the emulator is MUCH easier to be controlled on Pocket PC’s – you MUST give it a try!
Both Resco and PDAMill (the latter “only” with Arvale, GameBox Asia, Flux Challenge, Anthelion 2, and GameBox Solitaire; see section “PC Versions of Classic PDAmill Games released” on their homepage for the individual download links) have released free (!!) desktop Windows version of their games.
Speaking of PDAMill, they have just released a a Kakuro clone puzzle: Glyphos. They have also come out with a generic, free launcher for all their (installed) games, Lawn Chair. Both titles are PPC only – no Smartphone versions are available.
And, as far as desktop versions are concerned, the desktop Windows version of C2Matrix' Fire Hawk (see review HERE) has also been released – for free. Download HERE.
Ur Mobile Game have released Ore Explorer, a pretty decent jump’n’run game, for Windows Mobile Smartphones, Pocket PC’s and Symbian UIQ 3 ((still?) no Symbian S60, unfortunately). It’s available HERE (in addition to their official homepage); make sure you give the trial a try – it’s certainly worth it. The related PG thread is HERE.
You may already know eSoft Interactive’s Traffic Jam, a very similar game to AIM’s well-known Pocket PC / Smartphone oldie “Done In 50 Seconds” and Simbsoft’s “Railroad Jam” linked to HERE) has just received a sequel, Traffic Jam II. It’s available HERE for both Widnows Mobile platforms (Pocket PC’s and Smartphones) and also Palm OS (HiRes only – no HiRes+ support, unfortunately).
Speaking of Done In 50 Seconds / Railroad Jam clones, Max Image World have just released another clone, Sheepboy. It has nothing to write home about; still, if you’re into the genre, you may like it.
Machines at War, without doubt the best RTS game for Windows Mobile right now, has been updated to 1.10 some two months ago and received a lot of goodies I’ve also asked for in my previous reviews (the last one is HERE):

* New game feature to team players so you can have 1vs2 and 2vs2 battles
* Fixed bertha guns and turrets not firing after a while
* The game can now handle more units on slower machines
* HQ and miniguns were upgraded to help with rushes
* Made the easy AI easier and the hard AI harder
* You can no longer easily rush the AI
* Fixed Smartphone issue not being able to control the tech tree
* Several other fixes and performance increases

I’ve accordingly updated the comparison chart (also linked to from the main homepage of the game – thanks guys!) to reflect the changes.

daddybfree · 12-22-07, 09:33 AM

Thanks Menneisyys