All About Symbian

Pandemonium!

Pandemonium! box art
Official Nokia packshot (EuropeAfrica)
DeveloperIdeaworks3D / Crystal Dynamics (UK)
PublisherEidos
Released2003-10
StatusReleased
GenrePlatformer
MultiplayerBluetooth (2 players), N-Gage Arena
Product codepandemonium
60%
AAN Review Score ›

A port of Crystal Dynamics' 1996 PlayStation platformer, adapted for N-Gage by UK studio Ideaworks3D using their proprietary Segundo3D engine. Players guide wizard Nikki and her companion Fargus through a fantasy medieval setting, running and jumping along curving pseudo-3D paths rendered with fully polygonal environments.

Pandemonium! was one of seven games available at the N-Gage's launch on 7 October 2003, alongside Tomb Raider and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater — all developed or ported by Ideaworks3D. The original PlayStation game had 18 levels; the N-Gage version was cut to 11. Ideaworks3D added two-player Bluetooth racing and N-Gage Arena shadow racing support that the original never had. Reception was mixed: GameSpot scored it 4.4/10, IGN gave 6.6/10, and GameRankings aggregated 59%. Critics acknowledged that the Segundo3D engine delivered impressive visuals for a handheld — described as "near PlayStation quality" — but felt the seven-year gap between the original release and the port made it difficult to recommend. Ideaworks3D went defunct in 2012.
Video

Gameplay

External Reviews
GameSpot4.4/10
IGN6.6/10
GameRankings59%
Links & Sources
Preservation

ROM preserved. Port of the 1996 PlayStation platformer by Toys for Bob. Only 11 of the original 18 levels included.

Comments

Sign in with Google, GitHub or Microsoft to leave a comment. Comments are moderated.

← Back to N-Gage Classic Games directory