Tomb Raider: Underworld now avilable on N-Gage

Lara Croft has returned to N-Gage in Tomb Raider: Underworld. This time the aim of the game is to retrieve Thor's Hammer. Tomb Raider was one of the more popular N-Gage classic games, and this new version has a similar style. But in contrast to the original version, which was a full port of the classic version of the game, Underworld is a simple N-Gage port of a limited Symbian version of the Underworld game which was released last year. Oh dear.

Underworld is more limited than its predecessor. This is, partly, reflected in the install size - around 3 MB versus 7 MB for the original version.

You can download Tomb Raider: Underworld from the N-Gage application on your phone by going to the Showroom tab, then select "Options", then "Update Now". As always you can find out more about the N-Gage platform including a list of compatible devices by visiting the Ovi Gaming N-Gage FAQ.

Tomb Raider: Underworld N-Gage screenshots:

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Tomb Raider: Underworld N-Gage Video

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Published by Rafe Blandford at 11:10 UTC, August 22nd

Categories: Software, Games
Platforms: N-Gage, N-Gage

News Discussion

Tzer2

Comment: Even worse, if I understand correctly the same game is available on the same phones through Ovi Store at half the price of the N-Gage version. All you'd be getting extra on the N-Gage version are the point pickups.

I've come round to the idea that N-Gage should just release exclusive games, otherwise what's the point? People will just buy the non-exclusive ones more cheaply on Ovi Store, they wouldn't even have to change handsets.

The only exceptions would be things like Worms World Party where the N-Gage version offers a good online mode which the normal S60 or Java versions don't have, but again that's a form of exclusive content. There's absolutely no point in releasing exact clones of existing S60 or Java games on N-Gage now that Ovi Store makes it so much easier to find and buy games.

Unregistered

Comment: I agree with you.
I think that there should be waaaaaaaay more online games for ngage.

Hardeep1singh

Comment: N-gage has turned into a joke. Great Idea, Dismal Execution. It's 100% Nokia's fault, had they created some strict quality guidelines for the games that get published on N-gage, n-gage might have become a hit this time.

Tzer2

Comment: Hardeep1singh, in a way Nokia's quality guidelines for N-Gage were too strict. Hardly any publishers were even allowed to publish on N-Gage, which meant hardly any games got published, and the games which were published were often later and more expensive than their nearly-identical S60 and Java counterparts. The exclusive N-Gage games are excellent, but the third party stuff on N-Gage is a problem.

As I said earlier I know at least two third party S60 publishers who couldn't even get a reply from Nokia about publishing on N-Gage. Both of them have now published their games on Ovi Store, and they're pretty good games too.

N-Gage should have either had a very small number of exclusive multiplayer online games, or else thrown it open to a very large number of third party games as Ovi Store has done.

powerbacon

Comment: tzer2, if you can, install symbian version on any nokia with 3d hw support (n95, n82...) you will see how n-gage version could be even worse! the game is bad, but at least have acceptable framerates =D

clonmult

Comment: [quote=powerbacon;434074]tzer2, if you can, install symbian version on any nokia with 3d hw support (n95, n82...) you will see how n-gage version could be even worse! the game is bad, but at least have acceptable framerates =D[/quote]

But there aren't going to be many that support the 3D HW, which has disappeared from the latest symbian handsets. Its pretty much just the N95/N82 that support it - N78, N79, N85, N86, 5800, N97, N96 - no 3D support on those at all.

Most developers will tend towards developing for the lowest common denominator, and not bother spending time getting support for the 3D chipsets.

Which is a crying shame, and Nokia have made a bad move dropping the 3D kit.

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