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 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: Numpty Physics - Physics Game for Windows Mobile released |
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You draw objects and then these objects interact in a world based on physics...
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Wince
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: |
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"...Obviously Windows Mobile phones doesn't have capacitive displays so drawing might be a bit cumbersome but the game works and you can use stylus after all..."
This is really pathetic. Since when is drawing with a finger a better option than drawing with a stylus? You really don't miss a single opportunity to bash Windows Mobile for not having your personal fancy dream features, do you? Even if it makes no sense at all? Boy, get a brain. |
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| great news! I publish a review soon! |
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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My review:
Touch Physics has become an instant success on the iPhone. I’ve also purchased it for my phone and spent a lot of time with it.
A Windows Mobile game based on the same ideas has just been released. It requires you to draw objects that, after falling down, trush a ball towards its destination. It’s a free title (as opposed to the iPhone one, which costs $3).
Availability, compatibility
The homepage of the title is HERE, with a direct link to the CAB download. Note that, should you want to run it under Windows Mobile 6.5, you’ll need an additional hack available HERE.
I’ve tested it on four test devices: HP iPAQ 210 (factory Windows Mobile Classic 6.0), HTC Universal (cooked 6.1), Dell Axim x51v (cooked 6.1) and HTC Wizard (cooked 6.1). The first three are VGA, the last is a QVGA device. I had no problems at all with any of them.
It's WM5+ only (no pre-WM5) and, naturally, it doesn't run on touchscreen-less Windows Mobile Standard phones.
Compared to the iPhone / iPod Touch version
Pros
- Free
Cons
- Lower resolution (on VGA devices too) - pretty blocky on devices with larger screens (like the 4" iPAQ 210)
- No in-game music (which is just great on the iPhone)
Verdict
If you don’t have an iPhone / iPod Touch, get it. Otherwise, go for the iDevice version instead (if you can and want to afford it) – it’s better. |
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EJR
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| Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:25 am Post subject: |
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| Menneisyys wrote: |
If you don’t have an iPhone / iPod Touch, get it. Otherwise, go for the iDevice version instead (if you can and want to afford it) – it’s better. |
so why it is better on iPhond or iPod touch than on Windows Mobile? (apart from lack of music and resolution)? speed?
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This is really pathetic. Since when is drawing with a finger a better option than drawing with a stylus? |
since capacitive displays are available ! it is simply faster to draw with finger on capacitive display and in a game speed matters. NOW you understand it or shoud I draw it to you? |
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| EJR wrote: | | Menneisyys wrote: |
If you don’t have an iPhone / iPod Touch, get it. Otherwise, go for the iDevice version instead (if you can and want to afford it) – it’s better. |
so why it is better on iPhond or iPod touch than on Windows Mobile? (apart from lack of music and resolution)? speed? |
On some of my test devices, the animation isn't as smooth as on my iPhone 3G. And, of course, the music / resolution. |
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ugumba
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| EJR wrote: | | since capacitive displays are available ! it is simply faster to draw with finger on capacitive display and in a game speed matters. NOW you understand it or shoud I draw it to you? |
What an amazing feat of argumentation. Is it faster to draw on a capacitive display because it exists? How can a finger be faster when it covers at least 1-2 square centimeters of your screen?
There's no way you can have the same degree of accuracy with your finger as you can with a stylus - *especially* when speed is of the essence. |
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| ugumba wrote: | | EJR wrote: | | since capacitive displays are available ! it is simply faster to draw with finger on capacitive display and in a game speed matters. NOW you understand it or shoud I draw it to you? |
What an amazing feat of argumentation. Is it faster to draw on a capacitive display because it exists? How can a finger be faster when it covers at least 1-2 square centimeters of your screen?
There's no way you can have the same degree of accuracy with your finger as you can with a stylus - *especially* when speed is of the essence. |
Also take into account that you need to use force. With really insensitive screens (like that of the iPAQ 210), this can greatly slow down drawing. |
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Physboy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Menneisyys wrote: | | Also take into account that you need to use force. With really insensitive screens (like that of the iPAQ 210), this can greatly slow down drawing. |
If you are slowing down to draw something because of the amount of pressure you need to apply for the screen to register your activity, you need a new device because your screen is clearly defective.
C'mon people what is with the totally lame disinformation tactics regarding resistive screens?? At least be creative like Apple is. LOL
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Physboy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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This game is fun, Physics rules!!! Even if it's only newtonian mechanics! AKA Classical Mechanics.
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Physboy wrote: | | Menneisyys wrote: | | Also take into account that you need to use force. With really insensitive screens (like that of the iPAQ 210), this can greatly slow down drawing. |
If you are slowing down to draw something because of the amount of pressure you need to apply for the screen to register your activity, you need a new device because your screen is clearly defective.
C'mon people what is with the totally lame disinformation tactics regarding resistive screens?? At least be creative like Apple is. LOL |
1. Come on... spend some hours or days on browsing the Web on the iPhone (preferably with iCab Mobile, the best 3rd party web browser). Make sure you scroll around a lot. After that time, let's return to the question 
2. I really recommend comparing the iPhone screen to that of the HP iPAQ 210, the best "classic" PPC. It has a really insensitive screen - and no, my copy is not defective (the others are insensitive too). The same stands for the Samsung Omnia, according to some people. |
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Physboy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Menneisyys wrote: | 1. Come on... spend some hours or days on browsing the Web on the iPhone (preferably with iCab Mobile, the best 3rd party web browser). Make sure you scroll around a lot. After that time, let's return to the question
2. I really recommend comparing the iPhone screen to that of the HP iPAQ 210, the best "classic" PPC. It has a really insensitive screen - and no, my copy is not defective (the others are insensitive too). The same stands for the Samsung Omnia, according to some people. |
1.) Dude, this is about drawing. EVERYONE knows that DRAWING is done naturally via a pen or pencil. Styluses provide the most natural DRAWING interface for computers NOT fingers. Don't be rediculous, and quit throwing out strawmans, how sensitive a screen is for finger usage has nothing to do with how sensitive it is for styluses(you know the more NATURAL form of digital drawing). Honestly, suggesting that drawing is more effectively done with a finger is just plain redonkulous.
2.) Your copy must be defective if your ability to draw with a stylus is getting slowed down by the amount of pressure required to activate the screen. Give me a break, I use the crappiest WM phone on the market T-Mo Wing and I am able to draw REALLY fast!
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efjay
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Menneisyys wrote: | | great news! I publish a review soon! |
Your reviews are fun. At the end of them all you basically tell people to get an iphone no matter the downsides. If WM is so inferior why bother with it at all? Do we WM users need to be constantly cajoled into buying iphones? |
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| efjay wrote: | | Menneisyys wrote: | | great news! I publish a review soon! |
Your reviews are fun. At the end of them all you basically tell people to get an iphone no matter the downsides. If WM is so inferior why bother with it at all? Do we WM users need to be constantly cajoled into buying iphones? |
I, having several devices from all major manufacturers, compare new stuff to their iPhone counterparts. So do I with Blackberry and Symbian S60 (read for example my phone call recording roundups - in there, I always include the latest S60 titles) It's not my fault current WM games (except for Prince of Persia running on the Toshi TG01) are plain inferior to the iPhone. |
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Menneisyys
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Physboy wrote: | | Menneisyys wrote: | 1. Come on... spend some hours or days on browsing the Web on the iPhone (preferably with iCab Mobile, the best 3rd party web browser). Make sure you scroll around a lot. After that time, let's return to the question
2. I really recommend comparing the iPhone screen to that of the HP iPAQ 210, the best "classic" PPC. It has a really insensitive screen - and no, my copy is not defective (the others are insensitive too). The same stands for the Samsung Omnia, according to some people. |
1.) Dude, this is about drawing. EVERYONE knows that DRAWING is done naturally via a pen or pencil. Styluses provide the most natural DRAWING interface for computers NOT fingers. Don't be rediculous, and quit throwing out strawmans, how sensitive a screen is for finger usage has nothing to do with how sensitive it is for styluses(you know the more NATURAL form of digital drawing). Honestly, suggesting that drawing is more effectively done with a finger is just plain redonkulous.
2.) Your copy must be defective if your ability to draw with a stylus is getting slowed down by the amount of pressure required to activate the screen. Give me a break, I use the crappiest WM phone on the market T-Mo Wing and I am able to draw REALLY fast! |
Believe me: the iPAQ 210 requires considerable force to draw. Many state the Samsung Omnia is the same. No wonder I'm a proponent of capacitive screens and I'd be more than happy to see them on WinMo devices too. |
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