Growing up in the days when Doom was popular I was eager to see how this would play on my BlackBerry Passport when it arrived in BlackBerry World. Based on the Quake series of games, in this case, the Quake 3 game engine, the goal is to frag or kill, enemy players to score points by completing different objectives.
Each of the matches happen in an arena and include such objectives as deathmatch (or free for all), capture the flag, and domination mode. Of course, you have to accomplish this all why avoiding the various obstacles and other players who will frag you first.
Open Arena offers 50 maps, 20 weapons and 12 multiplayer modes (LAN or on Internet). Now that we are familiar with what the game offers it's time to get down to gameplay. Being able to play this on the Passport is even better.
When you first launch the game you can choose from single player and multiplayer mode. There are also settings so that players can choose their avatar, and adjust the effects, and various game options. Once that is done you simply choose your level of difficulty and enter the arena.
Being that I haven't played an FPS in quite a while, it took a bit getting used to the touchscreen control modes. For instance, to rotate the angle simply swipe anywhere on the screen and if you choose to view the onscreen controls the joystick is the translucent circle on the left-hand side to move forward while the other colored circles on the right allow players to jump and fire. When they are hidden from view the controls remain in the same areas of the screen.
If you are looking for a great game for your BlackBerry Passport, Classic, Leap, Z10, Z30, and Z3 this is beautifully put together with seamless controls and gameplay. You can purchase it for $4.99 for BlackBerry 10 and be sure to check out the video below.
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Love first-person shooter games? Check out Open Arena for BlackBerry 10
I wonder if it wii work with mouse and keyboard. I am already hooked on Battlefield 4
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When reviewing games it would be helpful to include if a controller like the Moga works with the game.
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Whoa I like this game now we just have to get the servers full. Good way to kill time on the Amtrak. Jesus! Lol
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I think there would be better control on a candybar style phone instead of the Passport but still enjoy it. Brings back memories.
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I am surprised to see that sold... Isn't it against the license?
same thing stand for super tux also sold by the same person.
The GPL (the license used by both Open Arena and SuperTux) doesn't exclude commercial use of a code released under its terms. You can read the license on the website of the freesoftware foundation.
Yes, sorry, I checked it and you are right.
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It's funny. I started to port this but I was worried BlackBerry would reject it because it had a few unfriendly BlackBerry anomalies.
That said, it looks like he's using special servers for BlackBerry. Does anyone know if it is a BlackBerry native recompile for QT or an imported APK?
Posted to CB via my Passport | Lloyd Summers | FileArchiveHaven
Hi ! It's a fully native app !
Actually it doesn't use Qt, it's based on OpenGl ES for 3D rendering, Open AL for sound effects and the SDL for I/O operations. Qt doesn't suit best for 3D games ;)
Does it support gamepads?
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Not currently ! But it's coming for the next major update :)
What about a keyboard+ mouse combo over OTG?
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Hey what's with the portrait view on my z30. FPS run landscape.. not happy about this.. I can find a way to change the view.. does anyone know how to adjust this in the game!
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Wait - this is an Android port and not native BB10?
FPS require a keyboard and mouse. I connect these to my Z30. Question is - will they work with the game?
Now that is a great question!
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Looks awesome.
Tim Smith from my Z10 on Rogers
Also available for Q10
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Playing FPS in full touch phones just doesn't make any sense
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Keyboard + Mouse vs.
Game Controller vs.
Keyboard only vs.
Touchscreen
I started using a keyboard + mouse but with Halo etc... I found that a game controller is pretty great too.
Best control system for touchscreen let's you use the entire screen to control it. I always hate games that draw a 'virtual gamepad' on the screen.
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Reminds me of Doom!
Posted Via CA Governor's BlackBerry Passport.
Loved this on the PC a few years back, not quite Q3A due to the poorer level design and not quite finely tuned weapons balancing it's still great! Not sure I'd be any good at this on my phone though :-(
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I really want to play some BB10 games that make use of the physical keyboard for controls. It'll feel like playing a gameboy.
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+1
We have all these buttons! Let's use them!
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PacMan uses the keyboard but good luck with that!
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Get the RetroArch emulator it utilizes the keyboard controls. Has a bunch of emulators built in.
BBClassic10.3.2.2252
Any cheat codes like the "cornholio" invicible mode in Doom? :D
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Cheat modes are for children or for people who suck at the game.
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Punkbuster FTW... ;-)
• BB10 -- Finger flickin' good... in any form factor! •
No cheat code here dude, sorry ;) I'm sure we all prefer fair game !
Would the version found in the Play Store work on BB10? May download it later and try it out.
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Probably, but the BB10 version says it has dedicated servers for play. The Android version might for online MIGHT not work as well through the runtime.
So someone compiled it for bb10 and now sells a free game for $5? Nice...
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Also this game is based on gpl. So where can I download the modified sources and the bb10 project files?
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Hit up the dev in the forums and ask - http://forums.crackberry.com/game-announcements-f282/check-out-open-arena-new-fps-1030351/ As noted on the Open Arena site - http://openarena.wikia.com/wiki/Ports_and_markets, it's available upon request.
Oh just to pay for the Dedicated Servers, completely understandable.
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That's typical on BB10 but that's what we get for sticking with the underdog OS. Devs can't make any advertising dollars on BB10 so they gotta charge up front.
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I personally would love having the option to buy a game outright. Freemium and ad supported is fine, as long as I can have the option to buy outright and get rid of ads and not get nickel and dimed for upgrades.
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Porting isn't only about (re-)compiling. A lot of platform specific code have be written in order to make the game run and to get an optimal user experience. For example, the 3D engine have been heavily patched, a touch screen compatible interface have been added, the sources written with Intel x86 assembly language have been "translated" to the ARM one... Moreover, when you purchase the game you get access to servers dedicated to blackberry user : they are adapted to high ping network (like a mobile network) & enable fair game between mobile devices users.
Free software doesn't mean it hasn't a cost :) Making a good port is a time-consuming thing. The Open Arena project is released under the GPL which is ok with commercial use.
Firstly, let me say this is excellent.
Unless there are keyboard controls, you're incorrect.
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+100
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Soooooo true.....
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Well since I have a passport, I shall give her a whirl lol
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Did you even buy the game. No? Well that's a first.
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