Snakes (N-Gage game)

Snakes
Developer(s)	IOMO
Publisher(s)	Nokia
Designer(s)	J. Dan Scott, IOMO
Platform(s)	Nokia N-Gage, S60 platform
Release	January 2005
Genre(s)	Arcade
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer, N-Gage Arena (online multiplayer)

Snakes is an update to the classic Snake game from Nokia. It is freely downloadable from the Nokia N-Gage website, and can be copied to another N-Gage handset via Bluetooth. A new version is now available as an embedded game on most N-series smartphones from Nokia, e.g. Nokia N95.

Features

• Viral distribution allows the game to copy itself to another N-Gage using Bluetooth as the carrier.
• Single player game has 42 levels (37 on N-Series), with both square and hex grids available in the playfield. Higher levels allow you to climb round the edges and play on both surfaces of the playfield.
• Up to four players can play in a multiplayer game using 4 N-Gage devices and bluetooth as the carrier.
• Nokia maintain a worldwide leaderboard of scores, accessible through the N-Gage Arena service. Any N-Gage with a valid data plan can upload the high score from within the game.

Compatibility

Although Snakes was primarily designed for the Nokia N-Gage platform, it is also available for Nokia N95. Several other devices support the optimized file mention earlier as well, one example is Nokia E65 which supports and can run the game at a near-full framerate as on Nokia N95. However, there have been cases in which a phone which can support the game, crashed promptly after launching the application.

Sequel

A sequel titled Snakes Subsonic was released on May 22, 2008 for the second generation N-Gage platform. It was developed by Barking Lizards.

External links

• Snakes Subsonic at N-Gage.com
• Review of Snakes for N-Gage on All About N-Gage
• Review of Snakes for S60 smartphones on All About N-Gage