Asphalt 5 HD by Gameloft on the Nokia N8 - A quick purrview

Another of Gameloft's classics brought to life on the Nokia N8 with stunning graphics and the usual "smash all" Asphalt gameplay.

I know what you are all saying - "not another driving game", well, yes it is. Now of course, here comes our disclaimer: pussy cats are not really known for our driving prowess. And you're probably beginning to understand from our previous blog entries that pussy cats aren't what you would call "natural born gamers" in any way, shape or form. Natural born bird killers yes, but even that pleasure has been denied us by our human slaves as they've enforced household slavery on us. So really, what choice do we have but to attempt to scale the evolutionary ladder and become the first bona fide feline game experts??

Anyway, back to our driving lessons on Asphalt - safe to say, it's a pretty scary experience for us and Daddy!! But that is what makes the Asphalt series good, you can be really bad at driving and still do ok because hitting other cars is a good thing, well some of the time anyway. Head-ons are not recommended!




Now as with all the driving games, you have the option to have a single/quick race or start your career and move up. Initially you get the Mini Cooper S to drive, but as you would expect there are many, many cars to upgrade to as the game progresses. These cars are only unlocked when you achieve a certain level and, of course, have the cash available to buy them. It always comes down to money!! And birds.












As I have come to expect from previous Asphalt games you get several types of race in each region, and gain cash and levels as you complete each one. This in turn not only unlocks cars, but also Girls (they give you boosts in certain ways) and new tracks/events.












Not only do you have the option to upgrade your car as a whole but you can also upgrade its components.























We got daddy to go out and buy another HDMI cable so we could play on his 40" Samsung LCD tv. Obviously we were excited but Daddy insisted on testing it out himself, so you can imagine our reaction.












Lastly, here is his feeble attempt at videoing while playing Asphalt 5. Normally we would not make excuses for him, but he is getting on a bit now - so forgive his shaky hand.

Watch it here

Guitar Rock Tour 2 HD by Gameloft on the Nokia N8 - A quick purrview

And the games keep coming! Another classic from Gameloft and, once again, they have done a suPURRb job.

I am sure that,by now, you are asking why a pair of pussy cats would want to play a game like this. Well, you see, it's all Mummy's fault. She loves Rock music so we have got used to it and kind of like strutting our stuff (in a cat way of course, involving more swishing tails than head banging).

While we are on the subject of music, the songs in the game are ace and sound really, really good out of the N8's speaker.









As you can see, there are two play options: quick play if you just fancy a quick song and then out, or Career mode which, once set up, you can do that too.












Nice!! Not the usual "tap a name in". However, you may notice that we are not that talented at writing - believe it or not, that scrawl is "RD". Rodney Del in short.












If you believe our maths ability is good enough, there are 11 characters to choose from. (more fool you if you do, since when were cats good at maths?).

Plus, as the picture shows, you get to play drums too. A bit more difficult with paws and I am better with my opposable paw than my bro Del.









So the actual gameplay itself is classic Guitar Hero/Rock tour stuff -something we cats are excellent at. Well, it is chasing lights after all!!

Daddy, on the other hand, sucks!!





















As you can see, it follows the usual format seen before on symbian devices. Graphically however, it's a whole new story and, unlike the N-gage game of old, they did not cut down on the amount of songs available.

We liked this game so much we had a brotherly hug afterwards...

James Cameron's Avatar HD by Gameloft on the Nokia N8 - A quick purrview

Another great looking game from Gameloft. This one is a platform game in 3D. It really looks good and the controls work really well.























On the left is a D-pad and on the right are the action controls that change depending on the situation. Very easy to master (phew!! we like easy)












The game starts off easily enough and we set the game difficulty to easy. I know what you are now saying, but you try using a capactive touchscreen with hairy paws!! It's damn hard and we like to make things easy to start with.























He is obviously talking about the Nokia N8 at this point! Well, maybe not but it sounds good.





We will leave the purrview there so we do not spoil things for anyone. Hang on, I think Del wants to butt in at this point. Phew, it's ok, I biffed him and he has gone off sulking. We are brothers you know, it's our duty to fight each other and it's fun.

A definite paws up from Del!

GT Racing: Motor Academy HD on the Nokia N8 - A quick Purrview

Oh poor daddy, his credit card continues to get hit. But what is a few euros compared to two happy pussy cats? This time it is another driving game and it's huge. Well I say huge but it's nothing compared to Del my brother (He is 8.5kg or nearly 19lbs) . However we have played a lot of games on Nokia devices and we have never seen one weigh in at 155.5Mb. So was the hefty download worth it? First impressions, OH YES!!!

There are two modes of play, career and arcade.

The control system is very good although Need for Speed: Shift is slightly more realistic where steering is concerned. There are settings to help with brake assist and traction control dependent upon your level of skill. We set ours to Novice to start with (well we are pussy cats after all). You get an onscreen accelerator and brake pedal that are very responsive. All in all, a great system and probably very challenging so even the more accomplished of drivers (those with hands rather than paws) will find the game a challenge.












As you would imagine there are numerous cars to choose from of all shapes and sizes. You also get to choose by manufacturer. A nice touch. Here are the manufacturers and a few of the cars. THERE ARE LOADS!!!






























We don't want to spoil it for you so we have not posted pics of all the cars. Well, to be honest, we wanted to - but Daddy told us off. So, after a bit of sulking, we agreed only to post these. PS, we posted the rest to Daddy's flickr account so go have a look. One very special car!!!

This is just a quick purrview so we will not say anymore about the game except go get it yourself and its a bargain at only 3 euros!! Have fun.