What follows is a document I produced for another website and published here once. I don't know if it will help you or not:
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I decided that I should retroactively review all the mobilegames I finished. I prefer adventure/rpg/puzzlegames over actiongames on mobilephones even if I have found some actiongames that can be played without breaking your thumb.
DeValley's "Nowhere"
Nowhere by DeValley is really the best game I have played on a mobile phone so far. Sure, it's a Silent Hill ripoff, but that's not bad is it? You swap back and forth between the real world and a nightmare world (filled with mist!), encountering horrible monsters. A great horror story and a very entertaining game with great graphics to be a mobile game. Combat can be annoying due to the fact that it's difficult to aim diagonally.
GLU's "Stranded"
Stranded by GLU is also one of the finest games made for the mobile platform. I believe it's influenced by LOST, but that's not a bad thing. Stranded is a mix of adventure and survival game. You spend alot of time gathering stuff on the island and eventually you progress the story which is excellent for a mobile game. This is actually one of those games I want a sequel to just to see more of the story! Like all GLU's games you can try the game directly on the website.
Impressionware's "Generals: Alien Colony"
Impressionware's Generals Alien Colony is one of the better squadbased strategygames out there on the mobile phone. It's roundbased meaning that it plays like UFO: Enemy Unknown and similar games. Quite short though.
Elkware's "X-Files: The Deserter"
Elkware's X-Files, the Deserter, is the only real adventuregame I finished on a mobile phone and it's not a particulary good one. I found the puzzles to be quite annoying.
Nostromo's "Sim Babe"
If you have played the type you know exactly what this is about. You have a limited number of days to get a girlfriend. To do this you need to pump up your stats (Charisma, IQ or Strength) to earn money enough to go on expensive dates and buy expensive presents. It's not really a porn game but the main character is really a jerk who only want to get laid. An annoying feature was that sometimes you get a rival and must get rid of him, which takes a day. Dates are really expensive and booked early on. If you are unlucky enough to get a rival the same day as the date you waste the money and you have probably also lost the game.
GLU's "Shadowwalker"
Most mobile games are inspired by old classics on other platforms and Shadowalker is probably a ripoff of Castlevania (a game I personally never played though). The story is very well presented and inspired to be used in a mobile game. The main character, with a messed up background, battles undead opponents on ships, in castles and in villages. She can collect coins and use them in stores to update her weapons and armor.
Shadowalker is a really ambitious game that would have been flawless if it wasnt for the very annoying and almost impossible jumps you sometimes have to make to beat it. Like all GLU's games you can try the game directly on the website.
GameLoft's Lifestyle Sims
Gameloft's "Lifestyle sims" games have grown since the first one (New York Nights 1) was released. Each new game improved the old one. They are all highly addicting and funny. I can recommend them all.
Love Triangle Challenge is more of a dating game though and not a particulary fun experience, except for maybe a few smiles. If you only want the best ones, it would probably be Popstar: Road to Celebrity and New York Nights 2. NYN2 have the best overall graphics and mechanics while Popstar have fun minigames similar to Guitar Hero.
New York Nights 2: Friends for Life
American Popstar: Road to Celebrity
Las Vegas Nights
Crazy Campus
Miami Nights: Single In The City
New York Nights: Success in the City
Love Triangle Challenge
Rovio Mobile's action/adventuregames
Rovio is one of the better mobile developers out there.
Cyberblood
Star Marine
They have released several games with the same formula.
Star Marine &
Cyberblood are based on a similar concept. They are actiongames with some story in them as well. CyberBlood is a post-apocalyptic game with a similar theme to Fallout.
Star Marine is a spacegame similar to Space Hulk. They are not Rovio's best IMO.
Paid to Kill (which I have not been able to finish yet) uses the same mechanics as well, but is better than the other two due to a good story and stealth mechanics.
Darkest Fear 1
Darkest Fear 2: Grim Oak
Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare
The Darkest Fear series are some of the best horror-adventures made on the mobile phone (topped only by Nowhere). Quite decent story in these with a very dark theme. It's one of the few games on mobile in which the music really helps to suck you in. The second game is more of an adventuregame while the first and third are puzzlegames.
Dragon & Jade
Dragon & Jade is a detective story in chinatown during the 30'ies. The game itself is quite simple though and boils down to an actiongame. Not one of Rovio's better games IMO but a nice theme.
Wolfmoon
Wolfmoon is an adventure/survival horror game using RPG mechanics. The main character have been bitten by a werewolf and need to explore the area for a cure. This is one of Rovio's better games. It's played like the old 3d dungeonhacks such as Eye of the Beholder or Dungeon Master. Each game is randomized and you have to go around finding medpacks, silverbullets etc while getting chased by hunters.
Digital Chocolate's Zelda-lookalikes
Fantasy Warrior 1
Fantasy Warrior 2 - Good
Decent zelda-style minirpg's. Quite well made, decent story and great graphics. Well recommended for anyone who thinks Zelda would make a good game on mobile phones or whoever seeks action-rpg's in general.
Glu's Ancient Empire strategygames
Ancient Empires 1
Ancient Empires 2
If you sort reviews by score on sites that review mobile games, the Ancient Empires series are always in the top ten. It's easy to say why, they are highly addicting and well designed strategygames with a decent storyline on top of that. They blend WarCraft with Heroes of Might & Magic. Naturally the second game improves the game a lot by making it more balanced, but even the first one is great. A must play for anyone serious about mobile gaming. You can play the game on the website, part 1 here and part 2
here.
Gameloft's Splinter Cell
The splinter cell series are some of the best platformers available on mobile phones. Graphically they are absolutely stunning and the game mechanics are top notch. They do not follow the same story as the computergames with the same names so they contain no spoilers. Like the computergames you get bonuspoints for staying hidden and penalties for using your pistol (and getting seen). On almost every level there are events which is out of the norm, meaning that things happens that are sometimes funny, sometimes cool but have nothing to do with the gameplay. Just a fun feature that adds to the feel of the game.
Splinter Cell - Double Agent
Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell - Pandora Tomorrow
Splinter Cell - Extended Ops
Splinter Cell
ScummVM is great and works perfectly with most of those classic LucasArts games (and many more). I didn't know that there was a S60 port out, too. I have it running on my iPhone and before that on my Windows Mobile-based phone. Get it!
