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Now who was it that insisted that Xperia lacked a 3D chip? Thanks to itje for basing his latest Custom ROM on the leaked R3AA ROM and seperately providing CABs to some of the goodies available in the new ROM version, you can get your hands on ‘Xtrakt’ - a new 3D game by Sony Ericsson – right now! The game has really great graphics and runs quite smoothly on the device. Though it warns not to run any other applications when playing the game, it ran just fine with SPB Screenshot running besides it. Best controlled with a stylus, you control the main character of the game on a future motorcycle destroying monsters. Doesn’t sound too appealing, i know, but the game is actually good! Better than many games that i’ve played on my iPhone and opens the door to better gaming on Windows Mobile. (True that an accelerometer would have been quite handy in handling the bike, but stylus/finger control of the bike sits well with the game). To download head on here . You do not need to flash to th...

Last night i came across Boom Blox for Pocket PC by Electronic Arts. The aim of the game is to solve puzzles by blasting and moving blocks in colorful 3D levels. Slide on ice blocks, blast blocks with bombs, bounce off springs, and more to level the playing field in this brain-twisting puzzle game. Featuring forty levels, the game offers the ability to create custom levels and post them online directly from your windows mobile challenging other players from around the globe with your dynamic puzzles or simply play other gamers’ creations and rate their work. Blast ‘em with Boom Blox! To get the game, go here . The game is WVGA compatible – both in landscape and portrait.

As promised, here is a list of more games that are compatible with Xperia. Enjoy!   WVGA Games Allure Airball – Don’t be fooled by the VGA menu. The game is full WVGA. Not as great looking as Block Breaker Deluxe 2 (Java based game) but definitely as much entertaining. Archibald’s Adventures – One of the most intriguing game ever with over 100 levels. Drumkit Ace – Not really a game but helps to kill the time… :) ZingMagic Hearts – Sometimes Solitaire just isn’t enough. Madbeetle – Help the Mad Beetle find his way out of the underground tunnels. Monopoly Here & Now – Play the world's most popular board game as if it were invented today! Monopoly Here & Now brings a classic game into the modern era with new properties, a set of animated tokens, and current real estate prices. Buy real estate on 22 famous sites from New York to San Francisco! Build your empire, bankrupt your opponents and stay out of jail to become a real estate tycoon! ...

Before I even got my hands on Xperia, I had downloaded tons of windows mobile games and applications to test out on the device. No surprise when most of the games did not run or caused problems or ran in VGA leaving part of the screen showing the previous window (usually the Games Folder or the Today Panel or something like that) which obviously didn’t sit well with the gaming experience. But with time, things are starting to brighten up as more apps and games are beginning to support the WVGA resolution as well as those games that still run in VGA but in full-screen (i.e. part of the screen is black). So… here is Part 1 of a series – that goes through the games that I have successfully run on the device. Please note that though there are games such as Syberia, Tomb Raider, and Return to Mysterious Island that run without any lags or killing the mobile performance, I won’t be mentioning these games as they only work in VGA resolution (non-Full screen).   The Gameloft Collec...

If you, like me, loved the old classics such as Broken Sword 1 & 2 , Monkey Island 1, 2 & The Curse of Monkey Island , and Sam & Max - Hit the Road then you are in luck. ScummVM is working on Xperia X1 and games are playable with perfect performance. You can even take advantage of the keyboard where ever possible. The downside – ScummVM runs in 640x480 (in full-screen, i.e. part of the screen is black) To download visit the ScummVM download section and grab the Windows CE ARM Package. Extract the files and put them into your desired location on the device. (I put mine on the Memory Card) After the files are copied, execute ScummVM. It will load up with a tiny resolution. Hit the Options button and in the Graphics tab check the ‘Fullscreen mode’ checkbox. Also set Graphics Mode to 2x from the drop-down. Hit on OK to exit. You will need to restart ScummVM for the changes to apply. The problem now is that the screen-clicks are off and the app is loaded away from the ...