Windows Phone 7 LIVE In-depth Reviews

            Launched as part of the recent ‘Must Have Games’ campaign, geoDefense is another successful mobile game brought to the Windows Phone 7 catalogue by Microsoft Game Studios and modified specifically for the format. geoDefense is a Tower Defence game developed by Critical Thought Games specifically for touchscreen devices, and featuring a stylish neon vector visual design.

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            Halfbrick’s Fruit Ninja is one of those games that transcends market boundaries. Eminently casual in design by somehow retaining that one-more-go high score challenge appeal that sees the 8-bit era classics remain so appealing. Sitting alongside the likes of Angry Birds and Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja could be considered a hero of the smartphone gaming revolution.

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            The Windows Phone 7 version of Super Monkey Ball is the latest in a long line of adaptations of the original GameCube classic. Innovative and inspiring at the time of its release, few titles offered under the franchise’s banner have since managed to live-up to the standard set by the very first release. Hopes are high that SEGA will be able to recreate the magic on a modern system, but given the disappointing response to the iPhone releases, you’d be forgiven for not expecting great things from the Windows Phone 7 release.

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            Despite the efforts by other publishers to bring their most popular franchises to Windows Phone 7, the format holder seems fairly reluctant to follow suit. Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst arrived shortly after launch and a mobile version of Halo: Waypoint fell short of offering any kind of actual gameplay, but aside from this Microsoft Game Studios has concentrated mainly on new intellectual properties (IPs) and dual-format compatible releases, such as the recently launched Full House Poker. You might think that Fable: Coin Golf is set to kick-off a new campaign of well known franchises making their way to Windows Phone 7, but from the looks of their schedule, it seems likely that it will remain a slight offering for some time.

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            The Window Phone 7’s Xbox LIVE enabled catalogue is becoming a home to more-and-more casual gaming timesinks, from puzzle games to brain training titles, revisions of arcade classics from yesteryear to more modern, original ideas. Parachute Panic HD is one of the lattermost titles, casual enough to be picked-up by anyone but addictive enough to swallow hours-on-end thanks an inspired series of design decisions. All this for only £2.49? No wonder Parachute Panic HD has been an ever-present title on the Top Paid Apps chart on the Zune Marketplace since its release.

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            Launched simultaneously with the Xbox LIVE Arcade version, Full House Poker on Windows Phone 7 is a frequently surprising package. Remarkably addictive despite not offering multiplayer gameplay, offering a comprehensive selection of game modes despite being priced reasonably and being presented as a partner to the Xbox 360 game of the same name, Full House Poker is a pleasantly robust videogame package that pushes forward the connection between Microsoft’s two leading gaming platforms.

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