Popular games built on game engine J2ME

31.12.2001

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.

09.01.1993

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.

09.01.1997

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.

25.07.2007

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

08.12.2003

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!

15.10.1981

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.

01.02.2009

Taking place 35 years after the first installment of the series, Galaxy on Fire 2 has an even bigger adventure in store for Keith T. Maxwell than its predecessor. Time travelling to the far end of the known galaxy by a malfunction of his hyperdrive, the reckless fighter pilot soon finds himself in mine station, headed by Gunant Breh. The mining station is in the orbit of Var Hastra, a planet in a star system he has never heard of. Soon, he learns that he has missed quite a lot... not only has a new faction, the freethinking Mido Confederation founded by Nivellian and Terran runaways and rebels, emerged in the meantime, but also has a new threat started to wreak havoc among all inhabitants of the universe. Coming out of nowhere and launching devastating raids on convoys and freight ships of all factions, the mysterious Voids are about to make the whole galaxy tremble with fear and put the unstable peace among the different alien races to the test. With the help of the clandestine Deep Science society, an equally secretive and progressive union of ingenious scientists led by the beautiful Dr. Carla Paolini, Keith turns against the seemingly unstoppable alien menace and ultimately sets out to face the Voids in their own home world and end their reign of terror once and for all. During this advanture Keith meets his other old comrades, and also has the potential to have his own space station, in the orbit of Planet Kaamo.

09.02.1989

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.

01.02.1993

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.

31.12.1987

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.

01.03.2007

J2ME release of "Bionicle Heroes". The mobile version of BIONICLE Heroes is much simpler than versions for other consoles. The player plays as a character who can change shape. Initially, the character is in the shape of Hahli, but collecting masks of Jaller, Hewkii, and Matoro allows the player to transform into them. The enemies in this game are Rahi that resemble Ussal crabs. The player travels through various areas through means of teleportation, collecting various items and power-ups, and defeating enemies. Teleportation pads are activated by using points earned.

31.12.2003

An enhanced J2ME version for mobile phones.

30.08.2007

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

27.10.2006

Java Mobile port of Need for Speed Carbon Own The City.

01.07.2003

Designed by Alexey Pajitnov, best known as the original creator of Tetris. It was originally released on the MSN Games service in July 2003, later it came pre-installed on the Xbox 360, and further down the line MumboJumbo released a retail version for the PC called Hexic Deluxe.

01.01.1970

Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home is a game for mobile phones that was planned to be released on September 1, 2006, before being cancelled. However, the game was eventually obtained on October 9, 2025, and released. It is a sequel to Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile.

01.07.2005

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.

20.06.2012

The 2D counterpart to 3D version intended for lower end mobile devices, Both being tie ins to The Dark Knight Rises movie.

01.03.2004

Fight YoYo! The magic teleport will take you to a dangerous stone world in which you are going to experience unbelievable adventures full of dangers. Your only weapon is a little devil on the thread or how it is called more often - YoYo.

13.06.2007

A Java mobile version of Prince of Persia Classic.

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01.01.1970

A port of Galaxian for legacy cellphones.

20.12.2005

The port of Sonic the Hedgehog for mobile phones (running J2ME).