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Will WP7 have games like god of war or streetfighter4. I seen what they have already and Iam not impressed at all.
zarpy said:
Will WP7 have games like god of war or streetfighter4. I seen what they have already and Iam not impressed at all.
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If someone makes a game like god of war or street fighter 4 then sure it will. The hardware is quite capable of running some pretty intense games they just have to be made.
Actually it probably won't have god of war but potentially streetfighter. Not for technical reasons but there won't be any "M" rated games in the store. Microsoft is going with a PG13 strategy. It was mentioned that this is even a problem for MS as there is some wanting to bring Halo to the platform.
So much for the gaming platform. Not that I personally care much, but that's a strange attitude to a phone with that XBox logo on the homescreen.
PG13? Sounds quite dumb because exceptional majority of WP7 phone owners will be grown-ups.
Yea, I'm thinking that they may open it up more once they can get parental controls in a "future release" but for now it's the more family friendly variety.
This makes sense. (Market for under-18s) > (Subset of gamers that need >PG13 content). But it will be good when the platform gets more security features / parental controls.
kids with money?
CSMR said:
This makes sense. (Market for under-18s) > (Subset of gamers that need >PG13 content). But it will be good when the platform gets more security features / parental controls.
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At the prices that Microsoft will charge, what parent will give thier child a windows phone7? If thier marketplace is PG-13 then they wont release the game that Microsoft has been showing Harvest . I think this is a way so that Microsoft can approve thier own developers but not indepent developers. Microsoft already has a built in excuse now. What a shame!!
zarpy said:
At the prices that Microsoft will charge, what parent will give thier child a windows phone7? If thier marketplace is PG-13 then they wont release the game that Microsoft has been showing Harvest . I think this is a way so that Microsoft can approve thier own developers but not indepent developers. Microsoft already has a built in excuse now. What a shame!!
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Harvest is extremely tame. Seems pretty PG-13 to me.
RustyGrom said:
Harvest is extremely tame. Seems pretty PG-13 to me.
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But twin blades isnt...your cutting people up & you have guns, with blood splashing on the screen...where is the info that says the games will be limited to PG-13?? indie games arent ever rated on the xbox, plus it would take to much to scan every game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZksE...22E6E0454&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=9
Remember, MS is separating the game marketplace from the app marketplace, so the same rules may not apply to the game store. Besides, there won't be a God of War game on WP7 anyway since it's a Sony exclusive.
lordcanti86 said:
Remember, MS is separating the game marketplace from the app marketplace, so the same rules may not apply to the game store. Besides, there won't be a God of War game on WP7 anyway since it's a Sony exclusive.
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maybe it will be but exclusive to sony branded wp7
Halo was specifically mentioned as being a "problem" since MS is enforcing a PG-13 policy. I'm sure there's public sources but this was from a talk I heard in person at TechEd.
Guys I don't know exactly whether or not this is the right place to post this, but I'm just SO EXCITED right now.
While searching for cool WP7 apps I just found a game called "Doodle Tower".
It looks pretty much like Doodle Jump for the iPhone! I can't wait to get my hands on this one, read some UK forums and many people say it's even better than the original Doodle Jump.
There are like 8-9 platform types with different functions and the level generator seems to be pretty solid with a combination of randomization and scripts!
Has it been released yet or is it "Coming soon" ?
It's already released!
You can find it in the marketplace by searching "Doodle Tower" or have a look at some screenshots at the developer homepage: modmonkeys.net
I would post links to some reviews and opinions I read about it, but I'm not yet allowed to do so because I'm new to this forum.
Thanks, I'll take a look.
Update: Just taken a look at the game....no way is it better than doodlejump. The level design is the most simple thing I've ever seen. good foundations, but it needs some proper skinning before I even consider a purchase.
In my opinion the level design is exactly the thing that makes it more interesting than Doodle Jump. You have to see that Doodle Jump received dozens of updates and this game is at it's beginning, however the platform types currently in the game are much more fun than in Doodle Jump.
It is more random than the Doodle Jump levels, Doodle Jump got boring as soon as you have seen the possible platform segments. Doodle Tower uses more randomization without giving up the scripted segments, they just combine it a very balanced way.
The game misses some background enhancements and enemies or some special effects, but the foundation is more solid than Doodle Jump 1.0 has been back then. It will be interesting to see what the devs plan in future updates, I personally love it the way it is atm, and I'm sure I will love it even more with future updates!
All in all Doodle Tower is the best game of its kind you can get for WP7 at the moment. Doodle Jump may have more updates, but Doodle Tower will receive more and more content, I'm pretty sure about that.
Hi guys,
I'm one of the lucky German citizens that received their WP7 device yesterday. And I just registered here to thank FW8 for this topic!
I was sceptically when I saw the screens, but hell, the gameplay is freaking awesome!
Played it for about 1-2 hours and it's still a lot of fun! I'm using every free minute trying to get a new highscore.
I'm missing online leaderboards, enemies and some cool special effecs (particles or something that uses the power of my device a bit) but for an early version it is just BADASS!
MonsterUp
As you may have already noticed, Doodle Tower was taken down an replaced with Birdy something because of naming disputes. No matter though, cause our game, MonsterUp, is way better and available since beginning of January. Already voted best WP7 for January 2011, featured in Channel9 Hot Apps show, and getting awesome reviews in the Marketplace.
Check it out at www.kariosgames.com, get the trial version and let us know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE_XtxZgrvs
It ia said that Angry Birds, the best-selling iOS game, as well as five other well-known games will all become available for WP7 on April 6.
According to WinRumors, five other titles are as follows:
Doodle Jump
Plants vs Zombies
Hydro Thunder Go
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I
geoDefense
The games will all have Xbox Live integration and feature achievements and leaderboards.
Abousolutely a good news for all of us … what are you waiting for and what other games would you like to see on Windows Phone 7? Let us know.
You can read the detail in
blog.mobosquare.com/android-games/angry-birds-will-come-to-wp7-on-april-6/
Wow... 5 whole apps? I guess they can cross their fingers then and hope that this puts them back in the running. They are so behind the curve that they need many miracles to return. I am a former WinMo fanboy... and I was one for far too long. But, if they can catch up to android, I might just give them a shot again. Call me when pigs fly.
I remember them saying they have zero plans to port it over to WP7, but we can hope...
I see no evidence on what makes them believe this will be done, but we can hope...
These types of discussion threads do not belong in the Apps and Games release section, please remember to read the rules and stickys at the top of each forum you visit!
~~Tito~~
Keefo said:
I remember them saying they have zero plans to port it over to WP7, but we can hope...
I see no evidence on what makes them believe this will be done, but we can hope...
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http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_...gry-birds-coming-soon-to-windows-phone-7.aspx
Do we need another AB thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968201
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953798
What a good birthday present XD
wake up that morning and DOWNLOAD ANGRY BIRDS
is now on my to-do list
angry bird nice??? oh my God...
iwantnokia said:
angry bird nice??? oh my God...
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Well, not everyone can like every game. But millions already like Angry Birds.
I would just like to point out the amazing jobs developers are doing in the lead up to Mango. Over the last 2 weeks we've had many official apps people want on a platform and hopefully this will last up to and beyond the Mango release. Also hats off to Microsoft as I'm sure they have something to do with it (close release dates can't just be a coincidence). A few examples of official apps from various markets released only in the last 2 weeks:
- IM+
- NBC Nightly
- MTV News
- Evernote
- FoodSpotting
- VH1 To Go
- Steven Colbert's The Word
- StubHub
- Best Buy
- AmazonFresh
- L'Equipe
- i>tele
- Larousse Francais
- Tele 7 Programme TV
- Telerama
- Dictionary.com
- Allrecipes
- XE Currency
- Photofunia
- KiK Messenger
- Weight Watchers
- National Park Maps
- Qype
- Plants vs Zombies
- Angry Birds
Now if only Mango would come very very soon we'd be a happy bunch .
Peew971 said:
I would just like to point out the amazing jobs developers are doing in the lead up to Mango. Over the last 2 weeks we've had many official apps people want on a platform and hopefully this will last up to and beyond the Mango release. Also hats off to Microsoft as I'm sure they have something to do with it (close release dates can't just be a coincidence).
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Now if only Mango would come very very soon we'd be a happy bunch .
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Yeah, WP7 is really moving on now. Some of the apps you mentioned are not available over here in Germany, but the ones I happened to have tested are really nice. Especially because of the ease of use that the metro ui offers. I'm really looking forward to what kind of apps mango will spawn.
Yeah they all seem well made and not just lazy ports from iOS/android. I missed a few too like Gowalla for instance.
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Yep, the app offering is getting quite better (if we aren't concerning too much about increasing spam).
Feels like all the traction needed for the 'real' launch of wp7 will be there only with the Mango/Nokia binome, though
andycted said:
Yep, the app offering is getting quite better (if we aren't concerning too much about increasing spam).
Feels like all the traction needed for the 'real' launch of wp7 will be there only with the Mango/Nokia binome, though
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There are a few good apps that do a better job filtering out crap apps than the official marketplace. WP7applist and Marketplace search are two that I have used.
yes it's good
ryude said:
There are a few good apps that do a better job filtering out crap apps than the official marketplace. WP7applist and Marketplace search are two that I have used.
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Yep, I know, but the point of building a marketplace _late_ and from the ground up, was -I though- avoiding the errors made by those who arrived first. At this point I'm still uncertain if they managed it, when I see 20 cloned apps floating in the new section now and then, apps that track one single guy achievements in a single game (20x times) and such things. But that's another argument.
I use Top Apps 2, which sorts apps/games based on reviews and not download count and has a nice set of filters.
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Yep, I know, but the point of building a marketplace _late_ and from the ground up, was -I though- avoiding the errors made by those who arrived first. At this point I'm still uncertain if they managed it, when I see 20 cloned apps floating in the new section now and then, apps that track one single guy achievements in a single game (20x times) and such things. But that's another argument.
I use Top Apps 2, which sorts apps/games based on reviews and not download count and has a nice set of filters.
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Very true, and if you really think about it, we only have about 1,000 apps that are worth using. The rest is crap.
ryude said:
Very true, and if you really think about it, we only have about 1,000 apps that are worth using. The rest is crap.
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I'm not totally against marketplace opening. But it's clear Microsoft has absolutely no policy on app content or rather non-content.
Having an RSS app for every RSS feed out there makes zero sense, but they're not concerned by that.
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Yeah they all seem well made and not just lazy ports from iOS/android.
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I wouldn't mind if they ported all the apps over, then started fixing them.
Even more official apps today like American Airlines or E! Can't list them all but WP7 is on a roll at the moment.
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All it took was the Nokia announcement I guess...
Still going on today with some new official apps (mostly European). I'm hoping for a non-US Amazon and Audible soon .
Some official apps released today: Fox News, Marmiton, DC Comics, Voyages-SNCF, Sky Italy TV Guide.
VEVO was also released today!
wow im loving the pace of the way things are moving with wp7
the dc comics app is gorgeous.
man im loving this pace...its been app after app after app.
Foursquare is back by the way, totally revamped.
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There is a trend on wp7 which is quite different than android. it's both good and bad in my opinion.
Games which are not xbox-live, even good ones, aren't really promoted on the platform. The same goes for apps that aren't 'official'.
This isn't bad per-se, meaning big companies with good resources can provide very polished good apps, like the ones you mentioned.
On the other hand, independent developer are left with their own means, with the menace of ever increasing spam and invisibility.
The 'featured' section is confined to 'official' apps like the ones you mentioned and the games section official promotion/visibility is monopoly of xbox.
While this can produce a few good standard apps, I think Microsoft could work better with the plumbing necessary for indie devs. Right now they basically have no interest in putting some boundaries between a good indie app/game and a crap/cloned/spammy one. They just mention that the 'marketplace will decide for itself'. Seems a bit too little.
Yeah I know this isn't all that weird, but seeing stuff like doodle jump on xbox live and free clones that got to the platform months earlier, that are free and actually better than the original... I feel something is missing.
Personally, seeing the problems linked with the 'free' and 'new' sections of the marketplace, it seems to me that they had the potential for the ultimate best mobile marketplace ever, and they've blown it away following previous models and standards.
All this to say that it's excellent to see all these official apps coming out (whilte the title of the thread is wrong, since it's not 'devs' that are stepping up, rather it's companies that bought in), there are a few missed opportunities to have a mix of what is good on android and ios together.
Don't misunderstand me, I know wp7 is far closer to ios than android, at least for marketplace structure. And I would still take this marketplace over others.
I just think people upstairs care too much about numbers
[disclaimer] yep, I do develop indie stuff, like the game you can find on the signature, so my point of view is partial. At the same time I feel like spam, app quality and visibility is a big issue with the current marketplace structure, because it's still at 1/10 at other marketplaces size but already affected by similar problems (cloned apps, spam apps, non-content apps). I didn't expect it on a new system like wp7, but evidently it's normal.
streak continues..The New York Times official app dropped today, not too much of a biggie but its slick and for wp7 now
andycted said:
There is a trend on wp7 which is quite different than android. it's both good and bad in my opinion.
Games which are not xbox-live, even good ones, aren't really promoted on the platform. The same goes for apps that aren't 'official'.
This isn't bad per-se, meaning big companies with good resources can provide very polished good apps, like the ones you mentioned.
On the other hand, independent developer are left with their own means, with the menace of ever increasing spam and invisibility.
The 'featured' section is confined to 'official' apps like the ones you mentioned and the games section official promotion/visibility is monopoly of xbox.
While this can produce a few good standard apps, I think Microsoft could work better with the plumbing necessary for indie devs. Right now they basically have no interest in putting some boundaries between a good indie app/game and a crap/cloned/spammy one. They just mention that the 'marketplace will decide for itself'. Seems a bit too little.
Yeah I know this isn't all that weird, but seeing stuff like doodle jump on xbox live and free clones that got to the platform months earlier, that are free and actually better than the original... I feel something is missing.
Personally, seeing the problems linked with the 'free' and 'new' sections of the marketplace, it seems to me that they had the potential for the ultimate best mobile marketplace ever, and they've blown it away following previous models and standards.
All this to say that it's excellent to see all these official apps coming out (whilte the title of the thread is wrong, since it's not 'devs' that are stepping up, rather it's companies that bought in), there are a few missed opportunities to have a mix of what is good on android and ios together.
Don't misunderstand me, I know wp7 is far closer to ios than android, at least for marketplace structure. And I would still take this marketplace over others.
I just think people upstairs care too much about numbers
[disclaimer] yep, I do develop indie stuff, like the game you can find on the signature, so my point of view is partial. At the same time I feel like spam, app quality and visibility is a big issue with the current marketplace structure, because it's still at 1/10 at other marketplaces size but already affected by similar problems (cloned apps, spam apps, non-content apps). I didn't expect it on a new system like wp7, but evidently it's normal.
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You do have a valid point on how Microsoft handle apps visibility, it's a bit of a shame but I can understand that as a new platform they need to promote the known apps and games to prove that the OS is viable. Hopefully this will change soon enough and maybe the web marketplace will improve things.
As for indie devs, I think the issue too many have is that they don't try hard enough to offer something compelling and truly exciting. I generalise a lot mind you, there are lots of talented developers making WP7 apps. However when I see something like 4th & Mayor, an app so good they made foursquare remove then redesign their official app, I'm wondering why more developers aren't producing this kind of work (not to mention the 4th&M developer shares his work with whoever wants it). We also need more original content, not just clones. I mean, Chickens n' Vixens is nice and all but we knew from day one Angry Birds was coming and that it would obviously get all the attention from Microsoft and most consumers. The amount of work that went into that could have been put in something much more original, it's a bit like a waste of talent.
Then again I'm not a developer so I shouldn't criticise but from where I stand, if an app is excellent it will be recognised and featured as such.
dapoharoun said:
streak continues..The New York Times official app dropped today, not too much of a biggie but its slick and for wp7 now
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I've seen others actually like PEGI, Alitalia, Accuweather, France 24, 2 new WeightWatchers apps and more I can't remember.
Hey fellow WP7 users,
first of all, it's pure speculation, but that's what Bill Cox, Senior Director, Communications - Windows Phone Division at Microsoft tweeted a few minutes ago:
Big day for Windows Phone: Angry Birds, Epicurious, Eventful, Dictionary.com, Kik, GoWalla. And a juicy surprise for tomorrow...
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Juicy surprise? Now if a Mango ain't juicy, what else is?
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updated post. See the related blog article with instructions on how to get your developer mango pre-release right now.
Would be nice! =D. Might just be a juicy app or more announcements about o.s features...
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Nice catch! Crossing my fingers for epic stuff tomorrow!
Where is the tweet? I wanna see it with my own eyes!
mikeeam said:
Where is the tweet? I wanna see it with my own eyes!
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Here you go.. Don't know how to link it though, sorry.
I'm relieved that the surprise is not Angry Birds. Hate this game.
Hope it's mango for developers! Mango hardwares wouldn't help me either.
And thanks for the image.. not that I didn't believe, is just nice to see from your own eyes (;
i would just love if anyone would find a way to make it possible to somehow port this beta for all xda users
I spent a couple of minutes thinking about it. Would it make sense to promise a huge surprise and then reveal it to be the awaited developer pre-release of mango? This would definitely leave all non-developers behind and thus disappoint a lot of users out there. So I think the surprise will be something else. Or maybe they decided to make the pre-release available for all.
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I spent a couple of minutes thinking about it. Would it make sense to promise a huge surprise and then reveal it to be the awaited developer pre-release of mango? This would definitely leave all non-developers behind and thus disappoint a lot of users out there. So I think the surprise will be something else. Or maybe they decided to make the pre-release available for all.
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yeah but the question is which devs get it? student and pay devs or just paid devs? that's the question
I mean its a great week for microsoft. They're stepping their game up because of
DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS
Because it's a tweet from Bill Cox and not Brandon Watson I would think it's something for everyone rather than just developers. Something people have been asking for for a long time that's finally making it to WP7. I personally keep my fingers crossed for WLM as they could have it both integrated to the OS and with its own app like facebook and twitter.
All in all I don't think it's the Mango beta but rather something the average user will enjoy.
Maybe Skype?
That's what Neowin has to contribute on the topic.
or maybe for the first time MS will announce that mango will be out in july insted of fall....
first time before the scheduled date...
freudator said:
Maybe Skype?
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no way,because skype with what? all the currently devices don't have front facing camera...
I may over interprete his statement, but Mr. Cox explicitly said juicy surprise. So if they are not going to announce Fruit Ninja 2 or something similar, I have no idea what besides Mango they could mean.
Interpretation
1) i hope. they release mango for all. this would be the perfect surprise like steve jobs when he is shows a new iphone in the end of a presantation a new iphone.
2) they release mango earlyer. the pre versions in the videos are very smooth.
3) they release mango to the developers
or only juiced ninja would be free for a day.....
time will tell
Well, it's not speculation anymore. See this.
Get the 7.1 beta 2 dev tools that allow Mango deployment here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=26648
Note, you need to be a registered AppHub developer to put Mango on your retail phone.
EDIT: You MUST uninstall the 7.1 beta 1 dev tools before installing beta 2. This just took me around 20 minutes on a Core 2 Duo, so carry on reading more juicy Mango info while that's happening
It's awesome! Omg, cant wait to taste Mango!
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Wait wait.. just noticed that now.. retail device?
So it will not work with my unlocked Trophy 7?!
I meant normal phones (carrier locked/unbranded/unlocked).
AFAIK there's nothing in the release notes or the blog post that suggests unlocked devices won't be compatible with this build