Astraware is offering gift certificates this year, billed as the “ideal way to buy games for your friends and relations without having to know device IDs, and also allows you to give Astraware games to people who don’t have a credit card.”…
Sadly not a 3D accelerated version of the popular numbers game, Sudoku GL is a “brand new variation of the highly popular Sudoku which has taken the world by storm. This time, the challenge is even greater - with fewer given numbers and only Greater than or Less than symbols to guide you, this puzzle is like discovering Sudoku all over again!”…
As spotted on Handango is iSS Mine Sweeper, your standard Minesweeper clone featuring auto-save, sound effects, and skins. …
As spotted on PocketGear is Hitori Rules, a shiny new version of the Japanese number game. “This time all the numbers are there right from the start - you just have to paint out the right ones so that no number appears more than once in any column or row. But watch out - you can’t paint two adjacent cells, and all the remaining white squares must be connected.”…
As spotted on PocketGear is Dr. Sudoku from AIM Productions, where the good doctor himself provides the game description: “What makes Dr.Sudoku so different/special from all those other Sudoku clones? Let me tell you… With Dr.Sudoku you’ll be getting an infinite number of puzzles to challenge your logic skills… you will never get bored again! It doesn’t matter whether you are a first time player or a full grown Sudoku addict, because Dr.Suduko offers no less than 4 different skill levels to choose from! By the way, don’t forget to consult the built-in games statistics.”…
As spotted on PocketGear is Arvale: Short Tales, the third in the series of popular games set in the Arvale universe. Described as a “light Role Playing Game with four separate stories to choose from, Short Tales lets you explore 30 vast locations with hundreds of detailed maps, unique characters, and menacing monsters.” …
Many thanks to Torgamm of PocketPCFreeware for letting me know about Hitofri (a play of words on free Hitori), a “Japanese puzzle game (literally ‘let me alone’), published by Nikoli. It is played on a grid of squares. At the beginning, each cell contains a symbol (number or something else, you can choose). The goal is to paint out some cells so that there are no duplicate in any row or column. The black squares cannot be adjacent to one another and all non-painted squares must form a single continuous area.”…
In EFL: Strategy Football, “It’s 4th down at the 10 yardline and your team is losing by 3. Do you kick for the tie or try for the winning touchdown? Welcome to Enigma Football League: Strategy Football. Choose from any of the 32 available teams and put your strategy to the test in this realistic simulation of American professional football. Mix up your play calling to keep your opponents guessing or pound the ball and dare anyone to stop you. There are three levels of difficulty (Rookie, Advanced, Expert). The innovative move-by-move commentary system enhances gameplay by adding elements of suspense and surprise.”…
As spotted on PocketGear is Sudoku Master II, described as a “complete redesign which includes revolutionary features like online competitive and cooperative play with up to 4 live players from around the world, in real time.”…
As announced on Clickgamer is Rivia Fishopolis, originally for Smartphone but now available on Pocket PC. According to the blurb, “Fishopolis is Real-Action Shoot’em Up game. Your task is to shoot fish, but what the real fun part is that you are using your whole phone to aim. Simply - to aim to the right, move your phone to the right. Fishopolis is using the image from the phone’s camera to detect movement.”…
As announced on PocketGear is the Rampart Games Super Pack, which squeezes four of their games into one handy pack, available to buy for $21.95….
As spotted on FreewarePPC (set pop-up blockers to stun) is Sudoku PPC, a completely free Sudoku game with support for Sadmax game files. …
Towards the end of October we brought news on Think in Lines, a Connect 4 clone. It’s now out and available to buy for $7.95 for all major Pocket PCs….
As spotted on PocketGear is Nu pogodi, a true to the original port of a classic Russian handheld game, which is originally based on a series of cartoons. “Move the wolf to catch the eggs and play the highest score. Easy playable with fingers. Choose from two difficulty levels with further progression. The rabbit in the upper left corner of the display signalizes the change to upper difficulty level.”…
Many thanks to Jorge Diogo for letting me know about Ludimate’s Tilelander, described as a “surprising game that can be played as a puzzle or as an action game - it’s up to you whether to play in a relaxed mood or with a furious attitude!”…
Released today is Crosswords Crazy!, a puzzle game including over 1000 different crosswords. According to the blurb, “Crosswords Crazy! includes a customizable eye-popping interface, zoom in and zoom out views, a hint feature for when you get stuck on a word, and an auto save feature so you will never lose the puzzle you’re currently working on. Give your brain a workout!”…
PocketGaming.de has the scoop on Death Drive, a completely free Carmageddon style game “pretty much like Handy Entertainment’s Dreamway and Garga Games’ Ganxta Race on the Pocket PC - but all in 3D, unlike these 2D games. The game uses the same Voxel technology used in, for example, the Comanche series, which, at its time (in 1992), was a real breakthrough on PC gaming with its (compared to alternative technologies) excellent speed and visuals. The speed advantage is present on the Pocket PC too - the game is pretty playable on, with today’s standards, low-end Pocket PC’s and has no problems on VGA devices either.”…
Thanks to mryoda for sending in news that the ridiculously addictive falling sand game that’s made the internet rounds has been cloned for the PocketPC….
New on Clickgamer is Tilelander, a “new game, specially designed to be played as a puzzle or as an action game”…
As announced on Clickgamer is Dreamway, a Windows Mobile port of the classic Palm top-down racer, featuring “slick cartoon graphics, awesome sounds and strong console feel.”…
As announced on Clickgamer is the release of Bowling Champs, a bowling game based on the PC game of the same name. According to the blurb, “you play against 8 funny opponents. Each character represents its own level of skill. Bowling Champs offers an easy, intuitive game control with an aiming arrow for the adjustment of speed, spin, and direction.”…
Ballshooter Games has released their yearly Halloween Fastswapper game, complete with new features and improvements over the previous version….
As spotted on Clickgamer is 3D Constructo Combat, where the goal is to “Build your buildings on a variety of landscapes and prevent opponents from doing the same. Use your grapple to grab building parts and weapons. Place pieces at acceptable locations and fire weapons at your enemies or their buildings; the green arrow indicates potential targets. If you have the most points when time runs out you win!”…