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P800: which games actually playable? (BT joypad anyone?)

2 replies · 2,373 views · Started 27 April 2003

I just got a P800 so I'm a newbie when it comes to games. what i immediately noticed is how difficult is to control some games. even pacman on emame is quite hard to control with the pen.
so could ou tell me which are the best P800 games when it comes to controls? any news/rumors about upcoming P800 accessories like joypad etc?

I find EDoom to be the best, I just love playing this game on the P800! 😃
And you don't even need to use the stylus, the controls are totally configurable. I use the 5-way jogdial to go forward/backward/left/right and press it in to jump and to look up, the cam button to shoot and open doors and the browser button to look down. I only use the stylus to save a game, enter cheats and to select a new weapon. I play the game with the screen rotated to the left, having the jogdial on the bottom to stear and the cam and browser button on top for action. And I play it with auto-aim and auto-run enabled.

Another game that I find easy to control is 3D MotoRacer which has a virtual joystick for controls on the bottom of the screen. It's very easy to control because you can easily play the game using just the left and the right button, swiftly moving the stylus from left to right..

And the last game I like playing is JWorm. It's a very simple "Snake" clone which you can control using just one hand, moving the jogdial up and down to change directions.

There's also a brand new bowling game out now from the company behind 3D MotoRacer which seems like a great game, and easy to control, but I haven't tried that one yet, because there's no trial version, you have to purchase the full game.

There's loads more games available, but those are the only ones I find worth spending my time on. 😊

look at symbian gaming forum for my post about emus and games....