my N-Gage QD experience
So I've been playing Tomb Raider on the N-Gage QD for quite a bit now, and also used the phone in general, and I have to say it's pretty neat. Symbian means that it actually multitasks, I can get out of the game with one button press, type up an SMS, take a call and instantly jump back into the game.
The game itself looks pretty good, the 3D works well (and doesn't glitch around like on the PSX) but it does have performance issues at times. Nothing too distracting. (cont.)
my N-Gage QD experience (thread)
A big problem with the game is that someone apparently thought that "hold down forward to run forward, release to stop" was not ideal for a phone. So in this version one has to tap backwards on the D-pad to stop going forward, which is really hard to get used to. I've fallen off ledges repeatedly because of this weird-ass design decision. And no, it can't be turned off.
my N-Gage QD experience (thread)
The phone will also run J2ME apps, so I'm hoping to find the one MMC I own to get meBoy running, but I haven't found it yet and there's almost no internal storage.
I'm looking forward to trying more n-Gage games, not sure if I'll actually buy originals, since a lot of them are dirt cheap on ebay, but it's also apparently really easy to jailbreak the device.
If anyone has any questions or wants me to try something I'd be happy to help.