Smartphone gaming has never been better, just look at the Nokia Lumia 800 for proof of that, and with all-time classics such as Plants vs. Zombies, Pro Evolution Soccer and the almighty Angry Birds all released for Windows Phone this year, you can enjoy the best in high-quality touchscreen gaming on your Nokia Lumia 800. To help you enjoy the cream of the crop, we’ve taken a look at the year’s best Windows Phone games.
Burn the Rope
Easy to pick up, yet tough to master, Burn the Rope is a modern smartphone classic. Using your Nokia Lumia 800’s accelerometer to twist and turn your handset and guide your flame upwards, you must use bags of cunning, quick thinking and forward planning if you’re to succeed, making this an addictive, challenging and enjoyable game for all ages.
Plants vs. Zombies
This year the all-time classic finally came to Windows Phone and it was well worth the wait. Defending your home from the un-dead has never been so much fun, as you plant your garden full of sunflowers, pea-shooters and cherry-bombs, to keep the brain-munching hordes at bay. With the unbeatable gameplay and 50 tough levels to master, this is an essential game for all.
Jet Car Stunts WP
Ideal for speed freaks, Jet Car Stunts delivers a healthy dose of adrenaline, as you tackle sky-high racecourses at hundreds of miles an hour. Holding your Nokia Lumia 800 like a steering wheel, you can burn around the course at dizzying speeds, as you launch your car across ravines and perform mind-boggling stunts. Fast, fun and incredibly tough, Jet Car Stunts is hard to beat.
Hydro Thunder GO
If high-speed tarmac racing isn’t enough for you, then you can also take to the water with the great Hydro Thunder GO. Packing stunningly detailed graphics, ultra-quick gameplay and amazingly realistic physics, racing on water has never seen so fast or furious. And with 12 powerboats to choose from, you can tackle each course in a variety of rides and enjoy thrills and spills all the way.
Gravity Guy
Bringing colourful platform action to Windows Phone like never before, Gravity Guy is great throwback to the glory-days of 16-bit gaming. With 30 puzzling mazes to make your way through and the power to flip gravity in your hands, you must use your wits as much as your reflexes, if you’re to evade the evil Gravity Troops and win the day. A great game for your new Nokia Lumia 800.
Kinectimals
Ideal for the kids, but secretly loads of fun for you too, Kinectimals brings Microsoft’s uber-cute classic to the Lumia 800. Letting you train, raise and play with your very own big-cat cub, you can fully interact with your new pet and explore the beautiful island of Lemuria together. Great graphics, great sound and great to play - but only if the kids don’t beat you to it!
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I
The long awaited sequel to the all-time Sega classic, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I brings high-speed platform gaming back in style. Packing the same colourful graphics, addictive gameplay and dizzying speed as the originals we enjoyed in the 90’s, this great retro throwback makes platforming fun again and looks stunning on your new Nokia Lumia 800.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Football fans rejoice; PES 2011 has come to Windows Phone! Bringing the award winning football classic to your smartphone, the stunning graphics, great gameplay and fantastic online connectivity mean you can enjoy the best that the beautiful game has to offer wherever you go on your Nokia Lumia 800. If you love football, then you’ll love Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.
Tiki Towers
With its great combination of cartoony graphics, addictive gameplay and ultra-tough levels, Tiki Towers ticks all the boxes of a smartphone classic. All you have to do is guide your gang of monkeys across five islands, by helping them build bridges and towers out of the local plant life, but with plenty of forward planning required, the game is anything but easy and will have you gripped right from the start.
Angry Birds
And now that the masterpiece is finally available for Windows Phone, what list of top games would be complete without Angry Birds? Bringing the classic battle between swine and fowl to the Lumia 800, you can enjoy all that this great game has to offer and with its unbeatable gameplay, gorgeous graphics and fun sound effects, no Nokia Lumia 800 should be without Angry Birds.
With such an abundance of fantastic games for Windows Phone, you can have loads of fun on your Nokia Lumia 800 and stay entertained wherever you go. And with prices starting at as little as £1.80, you can enjoy all of the years best games on your new Nokia Windows Phone, without having to break the bank.
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