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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

N-Gage ONE is now avaiable

ONE for N-Gage, by Nokia Games Publishing, challenges its players to confront their opponents in a unique environment where different fighting techniques and styles are created by motion capture.

ONE
features fast-paced action, 3D graphics, customizable fighters, and motion-captured animations. ONE is a 3D "beat em up" that shows the N-Gage muscles in terms of 3D gaming! It offers a head-to-head multiplayer experience in Bluetooth gaming, allowing players to compete with each other and share and compare their scores in the N-Gage Arena.



ONE is now available within the N-Gage application. Navigate to the Showroom tab, select ‘Update Now’ from the Options menu, and download the game. Alternately you may download it from the game page.

N-gage ONE screenshots

The Game is developed by Nokia and Digital Legends Entertainment with the help of a Motion Capture studio in Frankfurt that basically had the same equipment that was used for some of the special FX in Lord of the Rings or Star Wars Episode 1-3.

The producers hired Tommy Carruthers, an exceptional well trained Martial Artist who has over 30 years of experience in different styles and techniques. He slipped into a special suit and recorded over 300 unique animations that were used in the game!


Detailed review coming soon.

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Nokia email service: Push email for Nokia S60

Email has been there on Nokia S60 devices for quite some time now, but mostly due to its unappealing user interface and geeky configuration was barely used by most of the people.
To answer this Nokia launched Nokia Email service in August 2008 as a beta program.
Nokia Email service automatically fetches your email messages from your email account as new email arrives.

Main features of Nokia email service:
  • Simple set up will have you up and running quickly
  • Automatic delivery keeps your mailbox up-to-date
  • Email from up to 6 email addresses
  • Full-featured email makes reading, writing and managing your email a breeze

Stay connected to the people that matter, wherever you go.

Nokia Email service is available for free at email.nokia.com.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

N-Gage Asphalt3 game review, tips and tricks

Ever since I got my hands on the Ngage Asphalt 3 Street Rules, I have been completely hooked on to it. Asphalt3 Street Rules is the most outstanding street racing experience on mobile!

About Asphat3: Burn up the asphalt and reign over underground racing!

Asphalt 3: Street Rules, the third installment of the most famous mobile device racing game throws you right into the heart of the underground racing world. Take the wheel of your dream car or bike and make a name for yourself at the four corners of the world in amazing 3D surroundings. Force your opponents off the road and avoid the police roadblocks to attract TV helicopters filming your exploits live!

Incredible variety:

7 cities around the world :Honolulu, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Rome, St. Petersburg, Mumbai and Tokyo.

9 cars and 3 motorcycles straight out of the catalogs of the most famous manufacturers : Mini Cooper S, Ford Mustang GT, Kawasaki Z 1000, Nissan GTR R34, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Kawasaki ZX 10R, Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, Ruf RT 12, Pagani Zonda F, Lamborghini LP 640, Ducati Desmosedici RR.

5 game modes: Race, Beat 'Em all, Cop Chase, VS, Cash Attack.

Complete customisation and tuning of all the vehicles.

3 ladies to choose from, each one giving a different advantage while you race.

Playable in both portrait and landscpae modes.


Gameplay:-
When you first start the game you have only first 2 cars and a couple of tracks unlocked to choose from. All the other tracks can be unlocked when overall cash level reaches certain milestones. Various tunings and customisations are also unlocked during the play. Tuning a vehicle can greatly impact its performance and appearance.
e.g. The stock Lamborghini LP640 does a top speed of 354km/h and 0-100 in 4.3 secs where as a well tuned one does a top speed of 435km/h and 0-100 in 2.7secs.
The game play is mostly about driving fast, smashing opponent cars, escaping the cops taking them down and finishing first. More illegal driving, more cash you earn at the end of the race. You can pickup nitro provides nitro boosts and greatly increases the acceleration and top speed of the car for short intervals. The nitro particularly comes in handy while escaping from the cops, smashing opponent cars and finishing the race. One can use up to 3x nitro at one go and can smash cars by hitting them from behind at great speeds.
Sounds and graphics are impressive and controls are straightforward.
The Arena mode doesn't allow any multi player option but enables one to submit the scores and check his ranking amongst other players. There are various points pickup also available which ads to ones Ngage points, i.e winning 5 race in a row ads 40 points.

Overall a really exciting racing games that keeps you ngaged and has great replay value thanks to all the variety it has.
The game is a must have for all ngage gaming freaks who would like to have some Need for Speed and want to the Fast and Furious in the underground racing world.

You can try and buy the game from official site:- http://asphalt3.n-gage.com/

Tips & tricks:-
  1. While tuning a car go for a tuning that offers best Top speed and 0-100, ignore the rest.
  2. Drifting can be done by pressing 1 or 3 keys on the keypad or using the bottom dedicated game key, while entering turns.
  3. Drifting adds to the nitro, a simple rule to victory is to drift at turns and fire the nitro at straights.
  4. All sorts of illegal activities and rash driving not only ads to the cash won but also adds to the nitro.
  5. You can use up to 3x nitro at one go.
  6. You can smash cars by hitting them hard from behind or driving them off the roads or into the walls from sides. Standing in the middle of the road with brakes on also helps taking down cars coming from behind.
  7. Starting from the last position helps you take down more cars from behind and side. (not recommended for the final lap)
  8. Prefer cars over bikes for modes like Beat 'em all and Cash Attack for easier take downs.
  9. Best played on devices with D-pad and dedicated gaming keys like the N81.

Next Game Review: Ngage Bounce

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Get your free Nokia N-Gage game

The first generation N-Gage also refered to as N-gage classic, as we all know was mobile and handheld game system based on the Nokia Series 60 platform. It was launched in Oct 2003 targeting gamers who carried both mobile phones and handheld game consoles. The N-Gage was a big hit with the gamers for its exceptional gaming and music capabilities. The N-Gage QD, successor to the N-Gage replaced it in 2004.

The new N-Gage, also referred to as N-Gage Next Gen, N-Gage 2.0 is a gaming platform that is now available on many of the recent Nokia smartphones instead of being a single handset or device.

The N-Gage application recetly also released an update where some of the issues identified in the first release were fixed along with few minor enhancements.

The gaming experience is bigger and better than ever thanks to faster processors and more device memory available on the latest series 60 smartphones like N81, N95, N82, etc. A comprehensive list of compatible handsets is available here. If you have one of the compatible devices without N-Gage application on it, you can dowload it from Nokia N-Gage website.
There are many exciting titles available for the N-Gage all with exceptional graphics and sound, delivering a gaming experience that was never seen before on a mobile phone.


I am personaly very impressed with StarWars and Asphalt3, two games which I just cant get enough of.

Owners of N-Gage compatible handsets can buy or try the new N-Gage games from N-Gage website. N-Gage games can be downloaded straight onto the phone through mobile phone network or Wi-Fi. Alternatively, if you are near to a PC, you can transfer them to your phone. As a part of a special promotion, you can get also get a code for activating a game absolutely free. So hurry and register here with Nokia Ngage India for a free game.

There is also a N-Gage Gamer's Gang formed by a bunch of gaming enthusiasts on Facebook and Orkut, The groups are created by N-Gage players to engage with a like minded group of gamers. where they can share their experience with N-Gage, announce their scores, compete with gamers and get to know the latest on N-Gage.

Stay tuned for more on Nokia N-Gage and reviews of Ashplat3 and Bounce.

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