Anyone who has picked up a newspaper, checked out at a grocery store, or visited a bookstore in the last year has been confronted by the little Japanese number puzzle known as Sudoku. Of course, now there are Sudoku ports for pretty much any kind of handheld device. And BlackBerry is no exception. If you are shopping for a Sudoku game for your BlackBerry, there are a dizzying array of...
Bplay recently announced the release of Miner 2049er Gold Rush. Graphically, this game is inspired by Miner2049er, but the gameplay is entirely different; Miner 2049er was a platform game along the lines of Donkey Kong, but Gold Rush is a puzzle game that more closely resembles one of the many jewel matching games. Miner 2049er Gold Rush When the game launches, you must choose...
Nickel Buddy Studios recently released a new version of their Solitaire game for BlackBerry. Solitaire Buddy Gold is actually more than a single game; it is a collection of 13 different Solitaire games. I’m pretty plain vanilla when it comes to Solitaire, and normally just play good old fashioned Klondike. But after playing with the different games in Solitaire Buddy Gold, I’m expanding...
I’d like to be smarter. I’d like to think quicker on my feet. I’d like to remember where I left my car keys and, perhaps more importantly, where I left my car. Stuff like that. Well, in my quest to get smarter, I’ve found some help in the form of software for BlackBerry. Advanced Brain Trainer from Filao is a mobile application designed to stimulate your mind through a series of fast-...
Next by Mobigloo The awards keep rolling in for Next from Mobigloo. First, Next won the game development contest sponsored by RIM earlier this year. And now Next has just won the Handango Champion Award for Best Application for Play 2006. This prestigious award was given by a panel of industry experts assembled by Handango for their Champion Awards Ceremony held on September 11, 2006...
In search of a good puzzle game to keep me occupied in those rare instances of down time, I came across Sokaban. It looked like a good brain teaser so I gave it a shot. The purpose of the game is to move the little guy (or girl) around the gamespace, to push boxes onto the target areas. Target areas are defined by the yellow circles you see on the screen. Get all of the boxes on their...
If you are looking for something a little more cerebral than knocking bricks out of the air and, like me, are not too adept at Sudoko, then there is always chess. One of the oldest games in the world is, fortunately, well suited to our electronic age and especially suited to mobile devices. It doesn't require a lot of memory, doesn't require a fast thumb, you can take your eyes off...
The first seconds I started to play Jounce, I thought it was a “Space Invaders” with a bad name. I must admit I’m from the Atari generation. Remember back when a game was to entertain and kill time as opposed to today’s big hits where the goal is to kill each other? Call me old fashioned but I like games that are fun. And Jounce is a challenging, puzzle-like, fun game. You don’t need to...