Popular games built on game engine J2ME

Bounce is a game by Nokia that came pre-installed in many Nokia mobile phones running J2ME. It is one of the earlier famous Nokia mobile games, alongside Snake.

Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship. This shield is not infinite and care should be taken to complete each level as quickly as possible. A counter indicates the level of shield that you have: when it reaches zero then any contact with an alien is deadly whether you are on the 'Shield Line' or not. The idea of the game is to cut areas out of the screen without touching any of the aliens. This is done by pressing the SPACE key which initiates the 'Laser Cutter' and moving off the 'Shield Line' and rejoining it somewhere else. While you are in the process of drawing a line, your shield is inactive and touching an alien is fatal. Similarly, if one of the aliens touches the line then it will send a charge down the line towards you and you must quickly return to the safety of the edge before it reaches you. When you rejoin the 'Shield Line' the area that does not contain the 'Boss' alien will be filled (points are gained by trapping the other aliens) and the 'Shield Line' will be adjusted to surround the area that is left. The level is completed when a certain percentage of the total area has been filled in. This percentage starts at 80% but may increase in the later levels.

Cannon Fodder is an action-strategy shoot 'em up game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive. The game is military-themed and based on shooting action but with a strategy game-style control system. The player directs troops through numerous missions, battling enemy infantry, vehicles and installations. Cannon Fodder has a darkly humorous tone which commentators variously praised and condemned. Its creators intended it to convey an anti-war message, which some reviewers recognised, but the Daily Star and a number of public figures derided the game. In other respects, reviewers highly praised the game, which widely achieved scores of over 90% in Amiga magazines. Amiga Action awarded it an unprecedented score, calling it the best game of the year.

Intelligent Qube is a puzzle game for the PlayStation. In the game, the player controls a character who must run around a platform made of cubes, clearing certain cubes as they approach. Cubes are "cleared" by marking a spot on the stage, waiting for the cube to roll on top of it, and then deactivating the marked spot.

Sally's Salon asks players to help Sally fulfill her dream of opening the most fabulous hair and beauty salon in the world.

In Astrosmash you control a laser canon at the bottom of the screen; your goal is to earn as many points as possible by destroying the various incoming meteors, bombs, and other objects. Points are earned for destroying objects, while points are lost for letting them get past you. Meteors are the most common item you need to defend yourself against. They come in various sizes and colors, and some even split into two smaller meteors when shot. Mixed in with the meteors are white spinning bombs. While letting a meteor get past you will only lower your score, you have to shoot the spinners. If one gets past, you will lose a life. On the more difficult levels, ufo's and guided missiles will also appear occasionally and attempt to destroy your canon.

An enhanced version, called Zuma Deluxe, was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X as well as an Xbox Live Arcade download for the Xbox 360 and a PlayStation Network download for the PlayStation 3. It is also included with the PlayStation 3 retail version of Bejeweled 3, along with Feeding Frenzy 2. Survive the ancient temples of Zuma, the critically acclaimed action-puzzler from PopCap! Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull. Think fast and aim smart, or you'll be history in this action-packed puzzle challenge!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a Star Wars video game that takes place between the films Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It is the centerpiece of the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed multimedia project, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force and casts players as Darth Vader’s "Secret Apprentice," unveiling new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy seen through the eyes of a mysterious new character armed with unprecedented powers. The game showcases Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), an extremely detailed and realistic material physics engine developed by Pixelux, and Euphoria, a realistic bio-mechanical A.I. engine by NaturalMotion

Welcome to Galaxy on Fire 2, our hotly anticipated sequel of our multi award-winning and unique space action game for your mobile phone. Experience an even more fascinating universe with heavily improved 3D graphics and many new features.

Military Madness (released as Nectaris in Japan) is a futuristic turn-based strategy war game. The year is 2089 and the setting is Earth’s moon, which yields many important resources. While the governments of Earth bicker over their staked claims on the moon, the evil Axis Empire launches a lunar military campaign and takes over the moon, using its factories to produce advanced weaponry, the most devastating of which is the SAM (Supreme Atomic Missile). As commander of the Allied forces, it is the player’s responsibility to lead what’s left of the Allied armies in a desperate offensive against the Axis Empire on the lunar surface before they can use the SAM to destroy Earth.

Soldiers of Fortune (Chaos Engine in the EU) is a run-and-gun overhead shooter. Sixteen levels (in four groups of four) await the players in the game. The basic gameplay is in an open air setting, with bridges across rivers and other features in the maps. The visuals are in a 'metallic and blue' style. There are six characters available in the game, each with different strengths and weaknesses, and different starting prices.

The player controls a small, circular spaceship which must travel around the screen collecting crystals. This task is made more difficult by the aliens which constantly swarm out from the portals on both sides of the screen. These can be shot down by the ship's gun (which has unlimited ammo) or eliminated by activating one of the player's limited supply of "smart bombs", which will clear the screen of all current enemies.

In 2005 a mobile version of Age of Empires II was released for Java mobile devices (J2ME), called Age of Empires II Mobile and developed by In-Fusio. It featured much simplified gameplay and graphics, designed for the mobile devices of the time. The mobile game features similar gameplay to the PC version, albeit on a smaller scale. Three modes are available: a tutorial, a campaign split into three campaigns of seven scenarios each, and random map. Villagers gather food, wood, gold, and stone as resources, and military units can be trained. The player must progress through four different Ages: Dark Age, Feudal Age, Castle Age, and Imperial Age. Age of Empires II Mobile Deluxe Edition was released in 2006. It adds two new civilizations: Persians and Japanese.

Bomberman Land: Battles is a Bomberman video game released in 2007 on mobile devices. Although the name features Bomberman Land, gameplay-wise, the game doesn't have to do much with the Bomberman Land series.

The "2D" version of Crazy Taxi for mobile, is a game for J2ME-compatible mobile devices developed by Rockpool Games.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Shredder Reborn is a 2009 mobile phone game by 4mobile, based on The Lost Episodes. It is the sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ninja Tribunal.

Munkiki's Castles is one of the first 3D games on mobile phones, and it's a puzzle game published on Nokia 3410 in 2002 for the service called Nokia Club. In the game a little monkey must pass through several levels destroying blocks and collecting coins, trying not to fall down while moving with a grid-based system. The game was almost unplayable due to emulation reasons, but the most recent version of J2ME Loader seems to run the jar file without significant problems.

Crash 'n' Burn Turbo is a petrol-soaked, powerslidin', doughnutin', 400-watt subwoofer slice of street racing. Choose your car, personalise it, then get out there and race it! There are no prizes for second place in this game…This mobile version of the brand new console game for XBox and PS2 lets you cause carnage and extreme crashes as you burn rubber around sixteen different tracks. You can customise one of three different brutal, snarlin' racing cars and race it through six different championships. Smash and slam your opponents and leave them trailing in a cloud of Nitro smoke! • Cause carnage and extreme crashes as you burn rubber around sixteen different tracks • Three different brutal, snarlin' racing cars to choose from • Six different championships to unlock • Customise your car with cool paintjobs • Smash and slam your opponents then leave them trailing in a cloud of Nitro smoke!

Enter the Dark underworld of organized crime as Agent 47, the ruthlessly efficient and professional Hitman. Your mission and objectives are issued by the ever present mission controller, DIANA. Can you achieve your objectives and dispatch your targets while remaining undetected? Shadows, Disguises and silent weapons are your best chances of getting through this isometric stealth adventure alive.

Snowball Fight is, as the title suggests, an action game where players take control of a boy who throws snowballs at his peers and other creatures. The aim of the game is to become the Snowball King, which means players must beat all the other characters using snowballs. The game starts on an area map where players have access to the first stage titled Eastern Boys, as well as to an Item Shop where they can buy limited use special weapons which can temporarily stun enemies or freeze them in place, and a Drugstore where players can buy items to restore their health during tough snowball fights. During combat, pressing 5 once will lock the protagonist in shooting position, while the second press, depending on the timing, will adjust how far the snowball will fly.

Playman Extreme Running is a Java parkour running game starring Playman and his sister Blaise.

Beowulf: The Mobile Game is a fantasy themed 2D action platform game for mobile phone based on the 2007 movie based itself on an old English epic poem. In the game the player assumes the role of the mighty warrior Beowulf who is said to possess the strength of thirty men. Gameplay incudes platforming and defeating enemies with a sword. Enemies include monster, skeletons and several bosses like a sea serpents, Grendel and his mother. Along the way gems can be collected as well as food to restore health and jewels to increase health. Beowulf can use over fifteen special moves including a move called Carnal Fury that can kill several enemies at once. There is also a move that lets you rip an enemy in half.