Travel Genius
Travel Genius is a trivia quiz game with a geographical theme.
How To Get It:
You can download Travel Genius from Ovi Store by selecting your phone's Ovi Store icon, or by going to store.ovi.mobi on your phone's web browser.
Alternatively you can go to store.ovi.com on your computer's browser.
If you can't see the game displayed on Ovi Store, it probably isn't compatible with your phone model.
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Ovi Gaming Review:
Phone Used For Review - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (games may be different on different phone models)
Gameplay - As its name suggests, this is a trivia game with a geographical theme. You have to pinpoint the location of various points of interest such as capital cities, landmarks, rivers etc. The interface means you don't need to know any exact positions, as you first have to pick a general region and then a more precise region. At the beginning of the game only certain kinds of question are available, but as you play more the game unlocks new categories of questions.
Graphics - Good quality high resolution 2D artwork looks very nice.
Sound - Pleasantly moody MIDI music which works well with the game, with the occasional digital sound effect to mark certain game events.
Multiplayer & Online - When a game ends you can upload your score to an official online league table via the phone's internet connection.
Overall - Travel Genius does its job pretty well, it looks and sounds nice and it has an intuitive interface. The zooming-map makes it easy to have a guess even when you aren't 100% sure, which adds to the fun of a quiz. The game's one significant problem is how it deals with locations that are on the border between two map segments, as a location being on the border makes it impossible to know which segment is the "correct" one. Apart from that though, this is a fairly well-produced package and should suit geography fans of all ages and abilities.
Score - 70%
Ovi Gaming Video:
Ovi Gaming Screenshots (taken on a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic) (sorry for the limited range of screenshots, see the video above for the actual gameplay):
