It's getting beyond a joke now. Not a week goes by without some press release heralding a new mobile game's 3D graphics or console quality action. Rubbish. As Keef rightly points out in today's Technology supplement, mobile games should be quick, easy and able to load in less than 15 seconds. Simple is best - heavily cut-down versions of the latest PS2 title, complete with lengthy loading times, are not. Sure, there is a big big issue over portal access and positioning, but until devs and publishers realise that less is more, mobile gaming will remain in the background.
The latest charts are below, with the continued success of Tetris proving the appeal of simplicity.
1 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - SEGA/IFONE
2 TETRIS ® - EA
3 LMA MANAGER 2006 - EA
4 BLOCK BREAKER DELUXE - GAMELOFT
5 THE SIMS 2 - EA
6 24 MOBILE GAME - I-PLAY
7 DOOM RPG - EA
8 WORMS - THQ
9 ZOO TYCOONTM 2 MOBILE - INFUSIO
10 BLOCK BUSTERS - PLAYER X
