Snakes on a Phone
When I bought my cell phone, it had some games installed on it. Game-geek that I am, I had to check it out...
The first game I played was called Snake Extreme 2, and it was actually better than I expected. I started with the basic level.
No matter what level you play, some things don't change. You're using the keypad to move a snake around the screen, eating bits of food. Everytime the snake eats, a new bit of food appears somewhere else. The games ends if the snake bites himself.
Sounds too simple, right? Well, not exactly. The snake gets longer with every bite of food. Eventually, he'll get too long for the player (that's you!) to keep track of, and that's when he eats his own tail. Until then, however, it can be a blast.
Periodically, an piece of bonus food will appear; if it does, try to eat if first, since it's worth a lot of points (regular food is only worth 1 point per piece); however, the bonuses disappear quickly, so get too upset if you can't snatch it up in time. Also, if the snake is very long, it can take awhile to maneuver around itself to even reach the food.
That maneuvering is where the fun is, though, especially if you're playing the higher levels, or the maze options. The snake can't go through walls, and you toggle the "wraparound" feature on and off before each game. Personally, I like it off, making the edges of the screen one big wall. As the snake gets longer, it's pretty fun to watch him coil around as you try to avoid him biting himself.
I'll talk more about the games on my phone next time, and then I'll start getting into downloads. It's amazing what you can find out there.
