| If your Pocket PC RPG game forays need to be | | | | virtual worlds due their extremely addictive nature. |
| buttressed by Motorola cell phone gaming, read on. | | | | A recovering RPG addict, I have already succumbed |
| TechNewsWorld broke the scoop on an exciting union | | | | to the frenzy invoked by Blizzard's Diablo dungeon |
| that bodes well for Motorola cell phone gamers. | | | | crawl hack-and-slash series on the desktop PC |
| Chinese gaming company Shanda Interactive and | | | | platform a few years ago. |
| Motorola have just signed the ink on a partnership. | | | | Interestingly enough, these first two releases from |
| Figures from the same article suggest a mobile game | | | | Shanda will appeal to the darker RPG junkie side that |
| scene in China reaching a lofty US$714 million by 2008. | | | | seems to inflict so many. |
| Fortunate Motorola E680g cell phone owners can now | | | | Virtual denizons of the desktop PC virtual worlds in |
| look forward to mobile versions of Shanda Interactive's | | | | World of Warcraft and EverQuest (dubbed |
| World of Legend and Magical Land games on | | | | EverCrack by my colleagues) will know exactly what |
| upcoming customized versions of their handset | | | | I'm talking about, and Motorola cell phone gamers could |
| hardware. | | | | soon be foaming at the mouth for more. |
| At least this will give some Pocket PC game | | | | I personally know of one World of Warcraft addiction |
| aficionados something to grin about in the future. | | | | leading to divorce. |
| Especially if you're prone to display damage from an | | | | By her account, her ex-husband was pretty chuffed |
| overly enthused stylus-stabbing six year old. | | | | about achieving the elusive Level 70 cap. |
| This will have to be in reference to future upcoming | | | | He perpetuated his delusions of grandeur during his |
| Motorola cell phone game releases from Shanda as | | | | real life career as a pizza delivery guy with strange |
| I'm still yet to encounter a six year old capable of role | | | | and somewhat sad Superman-like bravado. |
| playing game comprehension. | | | | Post-divorce, his obese flights of fantasy resulted in |
| Pocket PC gamers will have to be content with using | | | | some 90 pounds in weight loss with no one around to |
| this as a Motorola cell phone platform backup while | | | | remind him to eat during his megalomaniac maneuvers |
| their iPAQ or Axim is docked, at least until some other | | | | online. |
| titles are released. | | | | Most will probably agree that shuttling to and from a |
| As for covert gaming at the office, you may have to | | | | Pizza Pizza parlour out of the Greater Toronto Area |
| choose between staring fixedly at a Motorla cell phone | | | | isn't necessarily conducive to ego-tripping. |
| or your Pocket PC. | | | | Not unless you're a powerful Troll warlock, I suppose. |
| It's really no contest if it's a matter of corporate gamer | | | | Invariably, I can see this becoming a domestic issue of |
| subterfuge as the former is decidedly more | | | | gigantic proportions. |
| conspicuous. | | | | It seems like massively multiplayer Motorola cell phone |
| Not that Shanda Interactive's initial offerings are | | | | gamers can look forward to that next hardware |
| anything to sneeze at in the RPG category, though. | | | | upgrade to the Motorola E680g. |
| Admittedly, I haven't played a whole lot in the way of | | | | More so than MMORPG-less Pocket PC game freaks, |
| Shanda Interactive titles. | | | | anyway. |
| It might have more to do with their immense popularity | | | | Nintendo DS WiFi gaming is becoming increasingly |
| placed smack on the Chinese desktop PC game | | | | ubiquitous as aggressive marketing takes off in parts |
| scene. | | | | of Asia and Europe, bolstering their position as king of |
| Still, it will be interesting to see how closely they can | | | | the handheld wireless gaming kingdom. |
| emulate the gorgeous anime-like visuals of Magical | | | | This is even more telling as it flourishes in spite of initial |
| Land and the sharp, detailed textures of World of | | | | WiFi game Nintendo DS setbacks resulting in irate |
| Legend, as evidenced by their screenshots. | | | | forum poster feedback. |
| The Pocket PC isn't a slouch in the role playing game | | | | Once again another platform is stepping up as the |
| department, either, with popular PPC releases like | | | | PDA falls off the MMORPG stage like a Miss Universe |
| Ancient Evil featuring the same Diablo-esque dungeon | | | | pageant winner whose dress is just a little too tight. |
| crawl creature kills as its desktop PC cousin in full | | | | We can still take comfort in signicantly larger displays |
| isometric real-time lighting glory. | | | | and more prevalent VGA units, but hopefully PPC |
| I've tried steadfastly avoiding desktop PC MMORPG | | | | game developers will chew on this news and respond |
| games (massively multiplayer online RPG) games | | | | in kind. |
| featuring large numbers of online players interacting in | | | | |