One for N-Gage is a bare knuckle, street-fighting explosion, fantastically rendered in 3D and with top class gameplay. Ignore the pretentious name of this singular fighting game – this isn’t some Zen-inspired martial art where Eastern philosophy is paramount.

You start the game with a pretty good six-pack, a rating of 1000 and a choice of opponents – each one of whom is a tougher than a Times crossword in Japanese. We obviously haven’t been getting into enough  Chuck Palahniuk-style street fights lately, because even in Easy mode we had our arse soundly kicked three times in a row, straight.

The control pad lets you move backwards and forwards, jump or crouch, with the game keys offering the choice of punches or kicks. The interface feels pretty natural and the fights progress smoothly, although there’s little sense of real violence being done (it’s easy on the gore, despite a 16+ rating).

The various opponents – comprising the usual selection of bully boys, bruisers and one token high-kicking female – each have characteristics and attacks, although they can be a touch predictable. Similarly, there aren’t a huge amount of combo moves, so the three-round battles can feel like a bit of a dull slog after a while.

As you win matches, your rating increases, letting you choose new locales. These are very well drawn, although it’s shame you can’t interact with any of the realistic 3D objects surrounding you. Music and effects are fine, and not too annoying.

The best bit of One, though, has to be the two player Bluetooth mode - well worth the £16 cost of buying a couple of licenses. (Note that you can sign in the Arena for global ranking but not online play). A top mobile beat-‘em-up, then, especially if you can rope in a mate.

Key details

Price: £8

Rating: 16+

Website: N-Gage