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The Diamond is clearly a superior product to the Iphone (with the exception of the Iphone having more screen real estate). Everytime I turn around, my Iphone-toting colleagues have downloaded a new game from the App Store that uses the accelerometer (g-sensor), and they're really nice games with really nice graphics! I have to pretend not to be jealous of the selection they have at their disposal.
So with all the talent and dedicated WinMo people here, why do you guys think there are only 10+ games for the Diamond? Do you think the revenue that can be made through the Apple App Store is driving higher production for games? Maybe the Iphone is more of a "toy" to some folks and the Diamond is more of an enterprise tool? (Mine is both a toy AND an office tool!)
I love my Diamond... just wish there were some more cool games (like Super Monkey Ball ) that I could get for it!
And yes, if I had one shred of coding skill to my name, I'd start doing it myself... but I don't. The apps that have come out so far though for the Diamond are awesome. Keep 'em coming guys!
I think there are a few things.
1) More iPhones sold - Must be around 10 million vs only maybe 2.5 million Diamonds.
2) The iPhone actually officially supports the G-Sensor, vs the Diamond's API not being officially released.
3) More excitement around the iPhone as a toy.
However, I am in contact with Winplay, and they have said:
Hi ************
Yes, we are working on several games that will take advantage of the accelerometers in devices such as the HTC Touch Diamond… Lots of cool stuff coming out shortly…
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Surur
Yeah, what they said.
Plus, they had that open SDK project going for sometime before it was actually released and developers were smart enough to know, that anything Steve Jobs is excited about, will sale like hotcakes, thus the opportunity for ton's of money.
That's great news! Thanks!
Marketing. Lots and lots of marketing.
I have the diamond and my husband has the iphone. My very gadgety 6-year-old son loved the diamond when he first saw the teeter game. But then the iphone was brought home and even my not-so-keen 4-year-old daughter kept saying she wanted to play "cowabunga" (a very colorful free game from iphone). My son of course was hooked on the car racing game that we downloaded. So far, he just said once that the wallpaper on my diamond was pretty and he didn't play teeter anymore (probably it's not as colorful ).
So conclusion, iphone is much more like a toy than the diamond.
BTW, a side issue. I noticed that iphone's power management is superb compared to diamond. Iphone can last over 2 days with wifi and bluetooth on ALL THE TIME and some games and moderate use. I can't keep my wifi on for my diamond for more than 2 hours.... as I know it can't even last for half day if I do so. And yes, bluetooth on iphone is only an icon on the screen without any use. I kept it on just to show to my husband that it's useless. It's undiscoverable, unpairable..... even its very dear brother Mac book can't make any use with it.
Yes, don't worry. I am still in love with my diamond.
If you want to win your kid over, here are a small collection of games on the diamond he may be interested in.
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=accelerometer-game
Surur
surur said:
If you want to win your kid over, here are a small collection of games on the diamond he may be interested in.
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=accelerometer-game
Surur
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I still believe that diamond is a more powerful device but with respect to games.... I have to admit that diamond can't win over my kids. I am a bit embarrassed to show the kids those diamond "games", when they can touch and scare the fish in "Koi Pond", or having silly fun with bouncing and falling cows that moo, or driving BMW or Mercedez like crazy in LA street... Yeah yeah, I know unbelievable, but you have to see to admit (go to youtube and take a look at "Koi Pond", "Cowabunga", "Asphalt 4").
Asphalt 4 for is available for Windows mobile too, so it should work on your diamond?
it is not only the Gsen - but for sure screen size and how you "hold" the phones.
I will never ever buy aniPhone, but I do believe it is easier to play Gsen games on it. Kids +6 can not be fooled
no wonder why, have you checked the beer apps on the diamond? I dont mean to offence anyone but its like running at 2fps. And compared to the iphone its [email protected]
Etc....
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Asphalt 4 for is available for Windows mobile too, so it should work on your diamond?
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Asphalt 4 doesn't support VGA screens unfortunately.
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no wonder why, have you checked the beer apps on the diamond? I dont mean to offence anyone but its like running at 2fps. And compared to the iphone its [email protected]
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I agree completely. Wish it looked more realistic like the Iphone one. But then again, it's not a make-or-break app for me.
If you really like games ! use a psp or nintendo ds. I also have an iphone and
the diamond . Playing games on the iphone is pain in the ass
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Keep in mind also the Diamond is relatively new compared iSuck phones, the diamond just hit the US market a few weeks now so its like the word hasent gotten arround to dev about the Diamond as yet, which would relate to what ppl say about marketing, htc hasent really put the diamond in the US yet.
Also imo the iphone is eye candy and that all it will ever be, the diamond on the other hand is all round mostly for seriouse customers for business and what not.
Is this thread really going on???
What the hell is this?
I demand CLOSE.
Its so out of the element.
We all know the ifhone sucks ballzzzz.
And its not only the "functions" of the phone.
We are talking about you being represented by the kindo phone you choose.
I'm terribly sorry to say this but....
I dont like people that choose a fagphone as a first phone and actually go ahead and show it of!
-When ever a nerd shows of his fruitphne in y presence I just think "ya dude you and another billion of sheeps got the same no big deal"
On the other hand we as Diamond users took the dip because we rather have "bugs" (which I dont because WinMob works like a swiss watch) than fall in the pleasing of the crowds as rotten fruit likes!
Remember Felllassss Second best they are!
Sorry if i pizzz of some people but some one has to do it!
Greetings to all.
PS:Forgot:
1. I rather have less "estate" but a VGA screen. Not a dirty 320 by 480 or what ever it has.
2. What ever your "mates" downloaded from a insanely proprietary site has a high chance of being payed for.(obviosly not Jewels case) I like to call it open source.
3. The Diamond is been out for less than year. The ugly fruit is on its "second" gen (same crap).
4.I run a buissness on my own and manage t do a lot through the Diamond and WinMobs awsome connection capabilitys. (those fruitys cant even FTP Bluetooth!)
Sergio PC said:
Is this thread really going on???
What the hell is this?
I demand CLOSE.
Its so out of the element.
We all know the ifhone sucks ballzzzz.
And its not only the "functions" of the phone.
We are talking about you being represented by the kindo phone you choose.
I'm terribly sorry to say this but....
I dont like people that choose a fagphone as a first phone and actually go ahead and show it of!
-When ever a nerd shows of his fruitphne in y presence I just think "ya dude you and another billion of sheeps got the same no big deal"
On the other hand we as Diamond users took the dip because we rather have "bugs" (which I dont because WinMob works like a swiss watch) than fall in the pleasing of the crowds as rotten fruit likes!
Remember Felllassss Second best they are!
Greetings to all.
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I'll put this in my own words middle of night and i cant get techinal.. "Apple = for beginners, Windows = Advanced users who like to have things run the way they want it too, when apple runs things their way, and u r stuck with it." >.>
the iphone has been out for more then a year now with an SDK package for developers, plus a lot of marketing. The diamond is still a baby, and also not even released in US in full potential. With MS building a app repository service and the diamond + touch pro getting more user base, I have the very confidence that we'll be seeing a lot of applications utilizing the G sensor in either utilities or gaming. I mean the things that marvels us already are the g sensor alarm clocks, locking mechinisms and the full ability to use gsen to redraw the screen in any orientation, something the iphone cannot do.
All I can say is give it time, with now the hardware standards rising for windows mobile, you can totally bet that there's going to be pleanty of applications out there utilizing the new technology.
bbju said:
I have the diamond and my husband has the iphone. My very gadgety 6-year-old son loved the diamond when he first saw the teeter game. But then the iphone was brought home and even my not-so-keen 4-year-old daughter kept saying she wanted to play "cowabunga" (a very colorful free game from iphone). My son of course was hooked on the car racing game that we downloaded. So far, he just said once that the wallpaper on my diamond was pretty and he didn't play teeter anymore (probably it's not as colorful ).
So conclusion, iphone is much more like a toy than the diamond.
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bbju,
don't forget the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys
I hate it when people say the Diamond is for the business user. I don't use it for business i bought the phone coz it looked good and had some cool features.
What is everyones problem. As soon as somebody requests a game or app that the iphone has you all cry like babies saying fuk your gayphone and all that ****. I'm starting to get worried coz the "Gayphone" has games in nearly every category so looks like we're not gonna get left with many.
HEY!
Is there this sort of games for HTC Diamond?
http://www.astraware.com/iphone/gtswr
Cheers
hweiee
Looks very interesting. But i think its for iPhone only !
Bah, where are all those games for the Diamond!?
iPhone has tons of them, and Diamond... like nothing
Money!!
Developers have realised there is a lot more money to be made with iPhone software than WM... they have to sell it cheaper, but they sell a s*** load more than they would on other platforms.
Thus, it's seems we are lacking in some of the 'cool' stuff that Mr Jobs device gets treated with. Having said that, WM are professional devices, not games machines...
Here's an idea.
Any game + GController = Accelerated game
actually..gscroll can "control"some games...try asphalt 3d...it will boost the car when tilted forward...still slow though....but if the app gets improved we might get there
actually..gscroll can "control"some games...try asphalt 3d...it will boost the car when tilted forward...still slow though....but if the app gets improved we might get there
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Interesting! Can you link me to the app and game that you mentioned?
I don't know much programming, but I think everything's there already? Seeing what we can go with GRemote and its subset apps.... now someone just got to give some car or motorbike or wadeva game those controls.
Till the day...
hweiee
It must be motorcycle simulator !
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actually..gscroll can "control"some games...try asphalt 3d...it will boost the car when tilted forward...still slow though....but if the app gets improved we might get there
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GController does the same thing but not the capactive scroll.
Here is a nice video racing GTR on PC with HTC Topaz. Any idea what is it ?
I think diamond have game like that, it call need for speed undercover, it using accelometer too.
Any good games out for the HTC HD2? Looked at the market place and wasn't sure whta to pick!!
Xtract , Experiment 13 , Electropia are really good !!
Resco Bubbles also a nice 1 .
i also still looking for games
i saw prince of persia hd in the windows market place but i cant say anything about hat.
So far the rendering of the 3D RPG games like Prince of Persia leave a lot to be desired on the HD2. If you compare the games on the iphone, you will be very disappointed.
There is a reason for this though, and I think we just need to wait for the developers to catch up as the WinWo games are designed for lower spec and older phones, whereas the iPhone developers have one sole platform to develope against, with their games working on all iphones.
Yes well i have just gone from an iphone to HTC HD2 to be honest i thought there will be more. But overall the phone does win over the iphone just not (yet) in the games department which is a shame because i can imagine this being a beast +looking good on a bigger screen
Hello
Hi. do u people know this phone can play normal window mobile game.
because this is a capacitive screen so i wonder it can play resistive screen game
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Theres always Solitare - classic
Working games
A Few Games I Found That work:
Guitar Hero 5 (works well)
Sherlock holmes (new one with on screen joypad) - works well
Indiana Jones - The Lost Puzzles (works well)
Lemmings CE (works but you need the original pc version on cd)
South Park Millionaire (works but i cant work out how to jump)
Spore (works but menus small)
Monopoly Here and now (some menus small)
Resco Brain Games 2009 (works well)
Hope its useful!!
Are there any good free games?
good and free...
xtract
experiment 13
GG
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Experiment 13
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Where did you download this from? I see a lot of cabs when I google, but I don't really know any of the websites... can you vouch for one of them?
Zenonia....
It is also available on the iPhone but available through Handango and Windows Marketplace (UK at least) for the HD2.
Phenomenal little old Zelda-type game which controls well on the HD2. I am on 1.43 and have not installed any sensitivity reduction cab. I personally feel that if the sensitivity reduction cab would make the experience more enjoyable as fine motor movement in-game can be fiddly.
I have major problems hitting the quick slot keys too which is disappointing.
Overall an 8/10.
Are there any RPG games on WM similar to "Dungeon Hunter" ( http://www.gameloft.com/iphone/dungeon-hunter/?adid=27351 )
Or any RPG games at all...
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/games/ancient_evil.htm
works fine on HD2
mec1234 said:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/games/ancient_evil.htm
works fine on HD2
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thanks a lot
ps oh damn the game didnt work, crashed during loading screen
updated: downloaded from another source, game is working but it's very hard to play on leo because there arent a lot of buttons to map
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Where did you download this from? I see a lot of cabs when I google, but I don't really know any of the websites... can you vouch for one of them?
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I download it from here :
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-experiment-13.html
Haven't had any problems with it.
that link is for experiment 13
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that link is for experiment 13
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That's what he asked for
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That's what he asked for
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Indeed it is exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
Orions
I'm trying to get the orions running on the HD2 but it seems it is only available for QVGA devices.. anyone has this game running on a WVGA screen?
Also. dragon ball and flight commander are pretty nice games too
Worms..
Anyone know if Worms Armageddon works on HD2?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=677054
Enjoy!
It's all well and good showcasing it on Youtube - But where can we all get it ?
Or have I missed something ?
fpsece.net
FerretAD said:
It's all well and good showcasing it on Youtube - But where can we all get it ?
Or have I missed something ?
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fpsece was one of the reasons I really wanted a HD2.... what other phone can you play playstation games at full speed with multi-touch onscreen controls. Just so you know... you need the supporter version to get multi-touch capable version. It's worth it if you have a HD2, though.
still, the lack of NATIVE games is present. Sure the games can be emulated but hey, is that really all there is? If I look at my girlfriends iPhone and what she has available and if I then look at the quality it really pains me that WM is such a pain in the ass, sometimes. Not that I'll ever switch to Apple, Apple is evil, but what developers for WM deliver to us is really poor, regarding games!
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still, the lack of NATIVE games is present. Sure the games can be emulated but hey, is that really all there is? If I look at my girlfriends iPhone and what she has available and if I then look at the quality it really pains me that WM is such a pain in the ass, sometimes. Not that I'll ever switch to Apple, Apple is evil, but what developers for WM deliver to us is really poor, regarding games!
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Sadly the game support for the HD2 is not great. It's made worse by the fact that a lot of the games don't work well on a capacitive screen with it limitations when compared to a resistive screen + stylus.
It's also odd that Android SH!Ts all over Windows Mobile when it comes to gaming. Not sure why because there are some. Add that to the general restrictions of MS and WM and it's not looking good for WM.
I'm selling my HD2 and got myself a Milestone in the interim. I'll miss the huge screen and TomTom but Android is lightyears ahead of WM. And as a bonus I can also have more than one active sync account with push enabled....YES!
There is no limited games on HD2...
Caver
Experiemnt13
Crayon Physics
G-Invaders
Galaxy Hopper
Hunting
Kiwi
Pocket Mini Golf
Prince of Persia
Sonic Racing
Spinballs
Splinter Cell Conviction
Tripplix
Worms
Flight Commander
Tower Defence
There just ones I have installed...check out Gamesloft, or EA games mobile...
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There is no limited games on HD2...
Caver
Experiemnt13
Crayon Physics
G-Invaders
Galaxy Hopper
Hunting
Kiwi
Pocket Mini Golf
Prince of Persia
Sonic Racing
Spinballs
Splinter Cell Conviction
Tripplix
Worms
Flight Commander
Tower Defence
There just ones I have installed...check out Gamesloft, or EA games mobile...
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I can't help but to point out prince of persia's graphics are horrible and choppy. ugh! most of the games on that list is decent with crayopn physic, exp 13 and flight cmdr being the best in terms of picture quality wise.
lemonspeakers said:
I can't help but to point out prince of persia's graphics are horrible and choppy. ugh! most of the games on that list is decent with crayopn physic, exp 13 and flight cmdr being the best in terms of picture quality wise.
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Ive seen worse, and its still perfectly playable, despite it not looking the greatest.
I agree that there isnt a huge amount of choice when it comes to games that run natively on windows mobile. But of what there is available... a higher percentage is quality compared to other platforms.
I can add to the list above:
Spore
Tiger Woods Golf
Zen Table Tennis
Xtrakt
Celeris Virtual Pool
Warfare Inc
Mini Golf Wacky Worlds
Pangya
Electopia Demo
Boom Blox
Dragonball
Crazy Taxi
Deer Hunter 3D
Monopoly Here and Now
Need for Speed Undercover
Assasins Creed 2
Warcraft 2
Shootin Gallery Lite
Asphalt 4 HD
I had a supporter version of fpsece, it's really great. But I have played all the PS1 games that I'm interested in the past, so I still feel the lack of games
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I had a supporter version of fpsece, it's really great. But I have played all the PS1 games that I'm interested in the past, so I still feel the lack of games
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Thats a shame bro... im reliving great gaming days gone past myself (on my phone! hehe)
bumping for visibility
i love emulation ....
but still moaning ....
Emulation
FerretAD said:
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Or have I missed something ?
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Would not games on a playstation emulator piss on any crapstore offerings?
Dont tell me there isnt any decent games for the HD2 check my nice list out
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Dont tell me there isnt any decent games for the HD2 check my nice list out
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:thumbup: nice
Xaddict said:
Would not games on a playstation emulator piss on any crapstore offerings?
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i dont think there is an appstore in the world that has as many quality titles to offer any mobile device as the original psone library. not at the moment anyway.
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i love emulation ....
but still moaning ....
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:sigh: =)
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Dont tell me there isnt any decent games for the HD2 check my nice list out
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Very clever of you to post a list of cracked Games/Warez in this forum you got from P***rez.org
"CBD" for example means "Cracked by Dasai" just in case you want to tell us that they are all original....
I really recommend replacing this by a txt-list
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Very clever of you to post a list of cracked Games/Warez in this forum you got from P***rez.org
"CBD" for example means "Cracked by Dasai" just in case you want to tell us that they are all original....
I really recommend replacing this by a txt-list
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1. i took a screen shot
2. im not giving the games away
3. there not posted on here to download!!
so i borrowed a few games and i never heard of that site but i guess you use it, so please tell me what i did wrong, if i was giving them away on here i guess yes i could be told of cause we dont do warez on here, or are you telling me im breaking rule 7 by promoting warez??????
Hey guys, where can I get some nice games for the new toy? On Android Market there aint' that much, and on the Samsung Store the only one available is Asphalt 5.
Where do you people go to look for games? I've seen a lot of videos with people testing N.o.v.a. on the Galaxy S but where did they get it?
http://www.gameloft.com, I downloaded the motorola Droid versions since there are no Galaxy versions. Workin just fine. Downloaded NOVA and Modern Combat: Sandstorm there.
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http://www.gameloft.com, I downloaded the motorola Droid versions since there are no Galaxy versions. Workin just fine. Downloaded NOVA and Modern Combat: Sandstorm there.
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Thanks! I'll check it oout right away.
if you have other suggestions, please share them!
How do u find gaming in GalaxyS? Is the sensor accurate?
I'm concerned since I really like playing in the Iphone and I hope its as much fun
You can always use an emulator like gameboid and others to emulate everything from nes to gba games, I find that a gba game offers a lot more depth than the average ios/android game, also brings back the feeling from the old days .
The gaming experience is really smooth on the Samsung. This is where the superamoled really is good. I think there are som vids on youtube where a galaxy runs nova and modern combat. Might want to check those out
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You can always use an emulator like gameboid and others to emulate everything from nes to gba games, I find that a gba game offers a lot more depth than the average ios/android game, also brings back the feeling from the old days .
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can you please confirm if gameboid works and the SNES emulator? i heard it doesnt pick up the roms properly.......
ZUMA would look nice on this phone
GameBoid not working for me, at leat it didn't the one time it installed before I had to factory reset the phone again (stupid download unsuccessful error - can't install apps!).
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can you please confirm if gameboid works and the SNES emulator? i heard it doesnt pick up the roms properly.......
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It appears it doesnt work properly, atleast gameboid doesnt, hangs after I select the rom (it shows the image where I last saved and hangs there with distorted sounds, however the application still works, I can still press menu and go to settings etc). It did work fine on my htc desire before, so I'm gonna try some things to make it work.
The snes emulator works great, played mario kart the other day.
the gba one doesn't however
Anyone else find asphalt 5 doesnt have a particularly good fps? raging thunder 2 and all the other games seem to be 60fps. Looking forward to games to start using ogl 2.0
Asphalt 5 is not really optimized, it performs horribly on pretty much every device out there.
The motorola droid runs is pretty well, but ONLY the droid.
As for the rest of the games- Everything that works on the droid/milestone will work on the Galaxy S
All current mobile processors are based on Cortex A8 with ARMv7 instruction sets, and both devices contain SGX series 5 graphics. The difference between 530 and 540 doesn't really matter, pretty much the same driver.
My guess is that after 1 or two firmware updates for the device things will be running a hell of a lot smoother.
Give it some time, the nexus and droid also had some childhood sickness untill stuff started running perfectly.
asphalt runs sweet as a nut on my galaxy s. so does raging thunder
Toonwarz looks like its running pretty well...
i like bridge, solitair and quake, also search for chromatatron.. laser puzzle logic games i like a lot.
Did someone have the chance to check out H.A.W.X?
And generally, the galaxy S should be pretty much a gaming beast, with the large 4" screen which is probably the best in the market right now, and SGX540, which is the strongest GPU around, untill the snapdragon 8672 sees light (and might still be the strongest even after that)
Tested and verified games and fullscreen..
Asphalt 5
Tower Bloxx
Tangram Pro (love this game..)
Flight Frenzy
The Game of Life
Surviving High School
New York Nights 2 (nice but not full screen though.. for 3.5 - 3.7 screen)
Bonsai Blast
Katamari Mobile (love this game..)
Mechanics Touch
Sally's Spa
The Gube - 3D Rubik's Cube
..still testing others.. it is very tiring to install and uninstall the games even when using ASTRO. hehehe
I have a ton of games installed on my Galaxy S.
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Asphalt 5
Tower Bloxx
Tangram Pro (love this game..)
Flight Frenzy
The Game of Life
Surviving High School
New York Nights 2 (nice but not full screen though.. for 3.5 - 3.7 screen)
Bonsai Blast
Katamari Mobile (love this game..)
Mechanics Touch
Sally's Spa
The Gube - 3D Rubik's Cube
..still testing others.. it is very tiring to install and uninstall the games even when using ASTRO. hehehe
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I have a ton of games installed on my Galaxy S.
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The aim of this thread is to share WHERE you get all these..
Pika007 said:
Did someone have the chance to check out H.A.W.X?
And generally, the galaxy S should be pretty much a gaming beast, with the large 4" screen which is probably the best in the market right now, and SGX540, which is the strongest GPU around, untill the snapdragon 8672 sees light (and might still be the strongest even after that)
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Hawx working, however not reacting to accelerometer. Possible to play with onscreen joystick.