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.
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!
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.
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.
A Tamagotchi made specifically for mobile phones, resembling the first model ever released but now with original animations and an option to add color.
Cowboys & Aliens is a 2D action game for mobile phones based on the graphic novel of the same name. As they escort a stagecoach to Silver City, cowboys Zeke and Verity are attacked by Apache Indians while passing through their country. While fighting his way through the Apache camp Zeke witnesses the abduction of some Apache warriors by a UFO. Soon after this, the place is swarming with aliens and Zeke has to find out what is going on.
Take part in the death race in this game. Ride fast and crash cars of your rivals. It will be harder with each new level. But you can upgrade your car and open new abilities, it will help you. Roar of the engine and clang of metal will not leave you indifferent.
The Crow - Is java game based on Famous Brandon Lee film! Dark roofs of faceless houses, dullness of rain, gray weekdays. He appears under the veil of the night. He is full with power and thirsty for revenge, he is – invincible, he is – the Crow! If you remember and love the legendary movie «the Crow» where the main role was brilliantly played by Brandon Lee, you should not miss its mobile version, which carries you back to the fantastic world of Gothic mystery and legends.
AXA is an action-adventure featuring three big levels, six different graphical settings, 50 rooms to explore and more than 20 items to interact with. While the player uses the direction pad to have AXA walk, jump, climb and fight her way freely through the scenes in 2D arcade style, an icon-based menu can be popped up to perform the puzzle-related tasks such as examine, use or combine things. The mobile game features original illustrations from Spanish artist Romero on whose comic strips and books the game is based. They introduce the player to the different chapters of the story and also reward him at the end of the game.
This is the java version of N.OV.A. originally released for IOS. The game could be considered a demake, now featuring 2d graphics and a new level design. The game was re-released in Gameloft Classics (2020)
Rayman Garden is a puzzle game that can only be played on mobile phones. It is the darkest and most difficult title to find in the Rayman saga. Along with Rayman Bowling, it comes pre-installed on the Mitsubishi Trium Eclipse and Mitsubishi m21i. The objective of the game is to find all the diamonds, avoiding the obstacles and Bad Rayman.
In War of the Worlds, the film based on the H.G. Wells novel of the same name, the focus is on mankind in a struggle against a strange alien invasion. In this take on it, however, the events are turned around as you command a tripod in its quest to exterminate all humans. In the thirteen levels, set in Osaka, London, New Jersey and apocalyptic wastelands, you guide the alien through side-scrolling levels, destroying anything in sight. You can move the tripod, as well as the main turret to target waves of enemies. Each level ends with a boss attack where you take on a giant tank, submarine or a flying bomber, or prevent a ferry from escaping with human passengers. Many events follow the movie, and the order of the locations is also kept intact. Although you will spend a lot of time fending off enemies, time is the most important factor. You are much stronger than your enemies, so they will often charge with kamikaze attacks to slow you down. Buildings will also prevent you from moving steadily, and these need to be removed as well.
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.
Java port of "XIII"
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.
TMNT: The Power of 4 is a mobile phone game produced by uclick and developed by Overloaded, released on March 1, 2007. The game is based on the 2007 film TMNT. It is an arcade game, which combines action-adventure and racing levels. Like most big movie titles, a mobile phone tie-in was developed for the TMNT movie and was available on all Symbian phones a few weeks prior to the release of the console video game and the movie. Based very loosely on the events on the film, Power of 4 consists of mixture of platforming stages and high speed chase sequences. The platforming stages are heavily influenced by the old Shinobi games, featuring a lower plane and upper plane which the turtles can jump onto, and crates that can be either smashed or used for cover from gun-wielding maniacs and later sword-wielding Foot. There are also some roadside objects which can be used to your advantage like a block of logs which rolls down over any enemy which stands in the way. The Turtles are controlled by the surrounding buttons 4 and 6, while 2 acts as a jump and 8 crouches down. The 5 button will attack. At certain points, there are also other objectives such as protecting April from being hurt in order to complete the mission. The racing stages are overhead high speed stages where the turtle van is being chased by the prehistoric mythical creature seen in the film along with other baddies. The goal of these stages is to spill oil onto the street to keep the opposing force at a distance. 4 and 6 steer the van in different directions.
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.