I've got one, and contrary to popular opinion, I think it's quite good. I got it from EB when it was $199 with three free games, because I'd lost my cell phone, at the time. Is it the greatest thing ever? Of course not. Does it compete with the Game Boy Advance? No. But, what it does is allows me to *always* have a game system, MP3 player, radio, phone, and a reasonable scheduler around without any additional "investment" in pocket space. I carry my phone everywhere. I don't carry my GBA everywhere, I don't carry my MP3 player everywhere. With the N-Gage, I've got all those things on me, all the time.
In terms of the games, I've got Super Monkey Ball, Pandemonium, and Tony Hawk. Yes, the screen aspect ratio is *horrible*. No question, that's hands-down Nokia's biggest mistake. But it's tolerable, and the 3-D capabilities of the N-Gage are somewhere just short of the PSX. THPS looks pretty good, Pandemonium looks good, and Monkey Ball is fine. Strangely, the best game I've got for the thing is a free port of Doom, which is silky-smooth, and looks just as good as it did on the PC.
Control's awkward at first, but the buttons are easy to get used to. I can pull off combos in THPS without ever being concerned that the button was what screwed me up, instead of me screwing up. The screen, despite being the wrong size, is really sharp, and quite attractive. As a phone, the "sidetalkin'" doesn't bother me at all. The only issue is that you can't rest it on your shoulder and talk without your hands, but I couldn't do what with my other phone anyway.
I realize the N-Gage is like, the new Atari Jaguar, or M-2, but despite the fact that people make all sorts of snide comments without actually playing it, or using it, it's a neat little device, and for me, well worth the $200 + games that I paid for it.
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