Hey everyone,
I thought we should make a thread for 'must have' Note apps!
Not necessarily your favorite apps (there are hundreds of threads for those), but apps that really show off the power of the note.
I'm thinking stuff like:
1) stuff like the most visually impressive/cpu intensive HD games.
2) Apps that have complex layouts/small fonts that really take advantage of the Note's 5.3" screen
3) Apps that take advantage of the stylus.
Also like to hear about any other 'must have' apps too.
To kick this off:
NOled - A notification 'light' substitute since we don't have a notification LED (the only thing I really dislike about the note)
Misc stylus games:
Crayon physics would be a lot of fun with the stylus
I play a couple of picross games, which is kind of a graphical sodoku. The grid is much larger (nemo picross has 25x25 grids). It will be SO nice to be able to see/use the entire 25x25 grid with a stylus - I have big fingers and I normally zoom to only see a 12x12 section or so.
Some RPGs have really tiny text - I play illusia and I really strain to read some of the words on my mytouch 4g.
Hopefully getting the Note soon - looking forward to seeing your recommendations!
- Frank
I'll have lots of recommendations in the coming days, mine arrives tomorrow!
This is difficult.. lol. But I've to mention it because I'm also a fanatic note user. Thumb Keyboard (a keyboard I wrote myself) is really great on this device. In the past I wrote, upon request, a special 5" screen layout for the dell streak and I had a lot of enthusiastic responses. Now I understand why lol.
Btw the keyboard will be updated this week to address the (xtra) high density of the Note. (Now the secondary symbols are way too small)
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Btw the keyboard will be updated this week to address the (xtra) high density of the Note. (Now the secondary symbols are way too small)
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That is great news, I use your keyboard on my Tab 10.1 and will install it on the Note when it arrives later this week.
status bar expander - expand notification bar widget. might make the note a bit more one handed friendly
Shadowgun works perfectly, SGS II version.
Gt Racing HD (gameloft), Brothers in Arms 2 HD, Diversion, Dungeon Hunter, Splinter Cell and Backstab HD also works. (in some menus are not full screen, but playing full screen without problems)
No moar Powah!, (chainfire) works.
Copilot live works witouth problems.
I use Spare Parts, to fit screen on some apps.
Regards.
I am really glad about chainfire working. Can't wait for my Note to arrive.
Galaxy on Fire 2 THD, Shadowgun Tegra one, Fruit Ninja THD, Samurai II: Vengeance THD, Pinball THD all work great with Chainfire 3d
Apart from these, Riptide HD, Asphal 6, Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, Block Breaker 3, Speed Forge 3D, Air Attack HD, Reckless Racing, Reckless Getaway work quite well. I have more that I got to try.
RS11 doesn't scale on menu, uninstalled before trying game , Starfront Collisions doesn't load so uninstalled as well.
EDIT : PES 2011 works well as well.
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I'll have lots of recommendations in the coming days, mine arrives tomorrow!
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Looks like we meet yet again Murray.
Where did you get yours from this time?
Mine is coming from Chris Love.
Beards, long time no see. Have you also sold your Galaxy Tab and moved to the note? I remember you from the SGT section
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Beards, long time no see. Have you also sold your Galaxy Tab and moved to the note? I remember you from the SGT section
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Hi n.vasiliu, always good to see an old poster surface again.
Yes, I sold the GTab 7" quite a few months back and purchased an Asus Transformer to replace it.
Since the time of the Tab I've had the original Galaxy S, the Galaxy SII (which I still have) and now the Galaxy Note will be shipping to me today.
So, you may find me popping in and around all those forum section.
Catch you later
Beards
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Asphal 6 [...] work quite well.
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I tried to get Asphalt 6 and when I ran it it said my note was incompatible. Did you do something special to run it?
- Frank
ChodTheWacko said:
I tried to get Asphalt 6 and when I ran it it said my note was incompatible. Did you do something special to run it?
- Frank
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Either get it from gameloft's site or Samsung apps. I got it from the latter.
I just fixed a big "Android OS' battery drain by checking wakelocks using BetterBatteryStats. Highly recommended.
- Frank
ChodTheWacko said:
I just fixed a big "Android OS' battery drain by checking wakelocks using BetterBatteryStats. Highly recommended.
- Frank
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Frank,
Have you been using this App for a long time?
The reason I ask is I note there is no trial period for this App or an Adds version.
I'm always weary of purchasing an App when to test it properly it requires longer than the mandatory 15mins which Google now allows.
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Frank,
Have you been using this App for a long time?
The reason I ask is I note there is no trial period for this App or an Adds version.
I'm always weary of purchasing an App when to test it properly it requires longer than the mandatory 15mins which Google now allows.
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The app has a thread in xda. You can try it out, before buying.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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The app has a thread in xda. You can try it out, before buying.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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I can't believe I missed that.
Is there a decent app for taking notes? The Memo app is great, for simple Memo's, but if you're in a meeting and want to take notes, you need multiple pages, or to at least be able to scroll downwards.
Anyone know of such an app?
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Is there a decent app for taking notes? The Memo app is great, for simple Memo's, but if you're in a meeting and want to take notes, you need multiple pages, or to at least be able to scroll downwards.
Anyone know of such an app?
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S-Memo does the trick for me. Just click the plus button at the bottom right to add another page to the pile. Done!
Ah, well done. I hadn't twigged that's how they worked. Thanks.
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Ive had andoid devices for a few years now and ive never paid much attention to games. But now that that i have a giant screen and a fast vr chip...
So far ive tried only Angry Birds, which is just awesome on the tab, and Shortyz Crosswords, which i cannot live without.
What plays well at full resolution?
Have you tried Dungeon Hunter? I'm very interested in seeing how that runs on the tab. Unfortunately I do not have a Galaxy Tab yet so I can't help you pick out more games though
games working on the tab - full screen
1) Air control
2) bebbled
3) Homerun battle
4) angry birds
5) vegas
these are the games i play and working well on full screen
real blackjack
solitaire free pack
backgamon free
buble burst free
those run ok
Nice lists, keep em coming!
On a sadder note, gameloft wont let me by any Dungeon Hunter HD - keeps saying both galaxy s ant tab are unsupported. Which is strange because there's a YouTube promo advertising the nd lineup for the tab...
Kumpa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tPyXlYazBg
ftgg99 said:
Nice lists, keep em coming!
On a sadder note, gameloft wont let me by any Dungeon Hunter HD - keeps saying both galaxy s ant tab are unsupported. Which is strange because there's a YouTube promo advertising the nd lineup for the tab...
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eh, what? Galaxy S unsupported...? What are they drinking? I mean, eh, I actually *have* that thing running (smoothly) on my Galaxy S and I don't just mean the free version, I bought the full game. Seems kinda weird if they now say SGS is unsupported...?
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eh, what? Galaxy S unsupported...? What are they drinking? I mean, eh, I actually *have* that thing running (smoothly) on my Galaxy S and I don't just mean the free version, I bought the full game. Seems kinda weird if they now say SGS is unsupported...?
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I have it on my Fascinate and it runs great, I was just wondering how it scaled with the tab... disconcerting to hear something like that to say the least.
Anyone knows how to get Storm8 games working on the Tab?
It messes up something in the login procedure with user/password.
Works in fullscreen:
Frodo 64
Zelda Lite
Air Controli Lite
Mahjong Fullscreen but tiles are in the top of the screen in the menu isntead of centering.
Works but NOT Fullscreen:
Pac man chamionship comes in upper left corner
Pong 2/3 size in center
Robo defense 2/3 in center
Speed forge 3d 2/3 in center
Solitaire 2/3 in center
Minesweeper for Android 2/3 in center
Reversi 2/3 in center
m.kongregate.com has a over 100 fullscreen enabled flash games. I've been on it all day.
Thanh God for fullscreen flash!
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m.kongregate.com has a over 100 fullscreen enabled flash games. I've been on it all day.
Thanh God for fullscreen flash!
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That is indeed quite awesome. Thanks for the hint.
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That is indeed quite awesome. Thanks for the hint.
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Try this one and see how it runs, very addictive: http://mikengreg.com/solipskier/
InfeCCt ftw... can't beloved I never heard of it before today. Now my favorite puzzler for android.
I've been having lots of fun with 'Star Traders RPG'.
Anyone tried the playstation emulator?
Would love to play Final Fantasy VII again.
Tried it myself yesterday and it doesn't seem to be fullscreen. That's to bad :/
Can anyone comment on how Fruit Ninja performs on the Tab??
Thanks.
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Yep. It works flawlessly
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Does the tab have proper multi touch like the Ipad? 3 or more finger's at any one time?
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Does the tab have proper multi touch like the Ipad? 3 or more finger's at any one time?
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True 5 point multitouch
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full screen games
Andry Birds
Asphalt 5
Farm Frenzy
Fruit Ninja
GOdroid
infeCCt
Jewellust
KUMPA
Labyrinth
Lets Golf!
Live Holdem
Nova
Paper Toss
Robo Defense
Talking Tom
Winds of Steel
Алхимия
Here the link to the demo
http://wapshop.gameloft.com/wifi/tr...&r=index.php&sv6289=4172a878e1a06852f9c7&c=81
others here:
http://wapshop.gameloft.com/wifi/tryandbuy/
Tried it and its pretty annoying. As I'd the lack of look invert in general. I can't play with up being up... something to do with muscle memory
i think there is an option for invert
cool game But i need to be sitted on a rotating chair to play the game
There isn't. At least not in the demo. And the gyro is pointless
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cool game But i need to be sitted on a rotating chair to play the game
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u can use your finger just as normal viewing, with this you can center and realign ;-)
Thanks for this! The GameLoft trial page lists many games but Nova and Asphalt5 HD are curiously absent. An Asphalt5 HD trial came with my US Tab (looks nice fullscreen and works very well), but Nova didn't. I haven't found it until I saw this thread. Just hadn't looked hard enough I guess. I'd probably have uploaded Asphalt already for other didn't get it preloaded since it's a demo but I'm not certain it doesn't break the forum rules.
Seems like NOVA is international version GTab exclusive.
The full version of Nova appears to be a exclusive pack-in, yes. However, installing from Gameloft's site as the OP mentions works fine. It's a demo but at least it's available for play / purchase. So, it's not an exclusive as in "won't run" on any other GTab.
Just tried the demo. Very cool!
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Makes my Sprint Galaxy Tab vibrate and then Force Close :-(
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Makes my Sprint Galaxy Tab vibrate and then Force Close :-(
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hmm strange one, may contact the developer by thier support or like so, maybe this is a general spring version behavior?
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That's a good start! It's a really sad state of things that we just have a handful of tablet-optimized apps while iPad had thousands even before it's launch!
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That's a good start! It's a really sad state of things that we just have a handful of tablet-optimized apps while iPad had thousands even before it's launch!
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The ipad had the same problem as the tab with apps not going full screen, ALL apps should scale properly if it was coded right ie: angry birds looks amazing on the tab and its not even a HD version
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The ipad had the same problem as the tab with apps not going full screen, ALL apps should scale properly if it was coded right ie: angry birds looks amazing on the tab and its not even a HD version
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Yea, there is a workaround on iPad to make iPhone apps run fullscreen just like we have spare parts! However, I was talking about iPad-specific/optimized apps which are way more way high in number and quality than the ones on the Tab!
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Yea, there is a workaround on iPad to make iPhone apps run fullscreen just like we have spare parts! However, I was talking about iPad-specific/optimized apps which are way more way high in number and quality than the ones on the Tab!
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It has been out for almost a year tho, after honeycomb is released the market will be flooded with apps. Remember that there are only a handful of android devices running a 7inch+ screen
Games:
Can Knockdown
Crusade of Destiny
Gun Bros
Dink HD (Dink Smallwood)
Dungeon Defenders
Those are what I have on my tab right now, but there were others I didn't keep.
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Ok Im tapped out
I thought this was about maintaining a list of apps optimized for Tab? Are there actually Tablet optimized versions of all those apps in the OP?
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I thought this was about maintaining a list of apps optimized for Tab? Are there actually Tablet optimized versions of all those apps in the OP?
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That's why I titled this "compatible & optimized"
I don't think there would be any apps that would be not compatible per-say! It's running Froyo after all and the only issue apps may have, is about scaling which can be taken care of by Spare Parts!
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I don't think there would be any apps that would be not compatible per-say! It's running Froyo after all and the only issue apps may have, is about scaling which can be taken care of by Spare Parts!
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Just because an app works in full screen doesn't mean its compatible. There are a lot of apps that have full screen graphics issues or not all button commands are on point. The purpose of the list is to show the apps that work well on the tab, just install and that's it, no mods. Not to mention there are plenty of apps that don't work well with the galaxy line regardless of 2.2. If you don't like the thread you have the ability to start your own.
Fring
lookout
batterytime
engadget
xda
chrome to phone
speedtest
mirien
dolphin hd
pinball does not work even with the spare parts tweak
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ive yet to encounter an app that dosnt work, and i pretty much install 500 apps a day lol
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ive yet to encounter an app that dosnt work, and i pretty much install 500 apps a day lol
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Agree with you. I have tried hundreds of apps, and they all work fine!
It'd be more usefull to list apps that DO NOT work fine on the tab
Hi,
I just want you to take a look at this game.
In this game you have your own game company. You have to develop games (you say which genre, type and name).
The graphics.... Okay forget the graphics, however, this is a great game!!!
The app costs 2 Yang (or what ever), but in the market is a lite version.
BE WARNED: It's a highly addictive game!!!
I played this game for a solid 8 hours straight one night on my iPhone. Glad to see an Android version now!
Yeah the game is super awesome.
yeah.. gets boring after a week
It's a cool game for a day or too, then gets too repetitive. Still I play it from time to time. If they add more features that would give the game a better replay value.
Highly addictive and unique gameplay I would say but it gets boring after the first cycle.
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yeah.. gets boring after a week
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Pretty much, i but i did play it for a full night after trying the demo.
I never got to make my own console tho could never find an engineer.
The game kinda got really easy after a while
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Pretty much, i but i did play it for a full night after trying the demo.
I never got to make my own console tho could never find an engineer.
The game kinda got really easy after a while
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To get a engineer you have to max out one person in all the different jobs, level wise.
This one is really a good game!!
I play this for a week and really love this!!!
nice but it's low quality if you unaware there is HD GAMES : )
buy still ty : D
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nice but it's low quality if you unaware there is HD GAMES : )
buy still ty : D
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The pixel art actually adds to the charm of the game. Gameplay is hardly low quality.
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I developed 3 consoles and many games...
now I'm just waiting to get a billionaire
This game is awesome. Love the 8-bit graphics! I've developed 3 consoles now, and i got over 2 billion dollars in the bank.
I was hooked on the demo so bought the full game for my wildfire.
The full app doesnt work properly - I cannot see the top bit of the screen (ie the amount of money I have, yet the demo doesnt have this issue).
Any ideas guys?
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I was hooked on the demo so bought the full game for my wildfire.
The full app doesnt work properly - I cannot see the top bit of the screen (ie the amount of money I have, yet the demo doesnt have this issue).
Any ideas guys?
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Try turning off the joystick pad thing in the options
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Try turning off the joystick pad thing in the options
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Thanks for idea - but without onscreen joypad it covers research points by half, with joypad its slightly better...
Full-version bug reports:
1. Amount deducted for payroll is off by a factor of 10. (The popup says 1100 will be deducted, then only 110 is..) I think it might be off in one or two other places like this, too.
2. Something new I did recently output the term "null" at the beginning of a line of text in the popup. I think it was using the Bug Spray when I didn't have very many bugs, but I don't remember for sure.
'Tis quite a great game, though I do have a question:
When a game goes on the market, and the blue bars show up, what does that area mean? Each bar is a week, I get that, but what is the relative height - sales? Then what's the green box overlayed on it?
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Full-version bug reports:
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Got 2 more:
3) When allocating points to a new game, if the number of "free" points goes above 9, there's an extra 1 prepended to the number (so 10 becomes 110, etc)
4) The cost to move to a new place is another off-by-ten: The popup asked me if I wanted to pay 25,000 to move to a new studio, but I only had 7,000. Taking a guess, I selected yes, and the move only cost me 2,500.
And another: "Congratulations! <Game> has sold 500k units!" when the actual number in the status bar is 5,000k. All the congratulations messages of this type are the actual number divided by 10.
This game ROCKS!!!!! Highly addictive.
Although I lost my autosave after 24 years due to my 4 year old son not knowing what he was doing. :-S
So have started a fresh game. :-D
A galactic Nvidia Tegra™ optimized trek of space battles,weird aliens & romance!
Galaxy on Fire 2™ THD, the critically acclaimed and multi award-winning outer space epos for mobile devices, has been heavily optimized to utilize the eight core rendering power of Tegra’s GeForce GPU, bringing console-gaming quality to mobile devices.
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Free. Get it
Looks sweet. Downloading right now.
ty. ive been waiting to check this one out. reminds me of mass effect...loved that game.
Absolutely amazing. This is what I was expecting of tetra. Beautiful graphics and seems like a real game. Set the graphics to high and its still silky smooth, but I am overclocked to 1.6
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How much can you play before having to pay 15 bucks to get the full game?
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I get the feeling we are being drawn into it and then asked for cash. Looks like a nice game on the TF screen. I had assumed this was a multiplayer online game to start off with. Feels a bit like Dark Prophecy.
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How much can you play before having to pay 15 bucks to get the full game?
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SPACE ADVENTURE WITHOUT RISK
The current reference title in the Sci-Fi genre is available free to download from the Tegra™ Zone app on the Android Market and can be played for unlimited time offering full functionality within the first solar system. To access the whole galaxy with over 20 solar systems and to complete the six to ten hours, fully voice acted storyline, you have to unlock the game via in-app purchase for $ 14.99 / € 11,99 / £ 8.99.
Edit: Updated OP post for "1 solar"
Is it me or does it run kinda bad? (medium details).
I'm running the game on the highest settings and it plays perfectly. Played for about an hour and really like it. Will consider getting the full game if it continues to be compelling.
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I'm running the game on the highest settings and it plays perfectly. Played for about an hour and really like it. Will consider getting the full game if it continues to be compelling.
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Overclocked or stock?
Im getting huge framedrops on high , even on medium. 3.1 Stock
Everything stock and running it on High. Very smooth and I'm very impressed. It is rather pricey though.
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Everything stock and running it on High. Very smooth and I'm very impressed. It is rather pricey though.
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+1 stock here and nice and smooth on high settings
Good looking game and like above running fine on high (I'm @ 1.6Ghz tho) - At work so haven't had a proper play but will do over the weekend.
Wow, thanks for posting. Maybe making a sticky/corner for quality apps that are free?
Hello,
I've installed it too on a stock "non-overclocked" TF.
It works very nice in full details.
I also tried it some weeks ago on an iPad.
Graphics were quite "old-fashioned" on the iPad.
I'm pretty impressed to see bumped textures, etc...
Great.
done ....was waiting for it
damn, what makes this worth $5 more than the ipad version?
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SPACE ADVENTURE WITHOUT RISK
The current reference title in the Sci-Fi genre is available free to download from the Tegra™ Zone app on the Android Market and can be played for unlimited time offering full functionality within the first solar system. To access the whole galaxy with over 20 solar systems and to complete the six to ten hours, fully voice acted storyline, you have to unlock the game via in-app purchase for $ 14.99 / € 11,99 / £ 8.99.
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I guess i am done with the free part. I play on all high on g2x. runs perfect. but how do i get back in the first solar system?
I think it's awesome, and I don't think the price is unfair considering I would pay a quid or 2 for games normally, whereas this has awesome graphics and a lot of gameplay and clearly would have taken a lot more time/money to develop than the average game. As such I'm gonna pay for it, it's my kind of game
Just to warn people though, if you want to try it out for a decent amount of time then just do freelance missions and stuff, it turns out that if you follow the story mode then you end up in another solar system pretty soon and you can't get back to the first (which you can play for free), then you can't do anything unless you pay.
anyone have trouble launching the game I finished downloading the assests on my eeepad and now i just get a black screen when i launch
EDIT: Uninstall and deleted SD Card game assets and reinstall fixed my problem.