Comments on: Green Throttle Games Looks to Maximize Your Phone’s Gaming Capabilities

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:14:00 +0000

no rooting is better for everyone. Parents would rather do this than buy $300 game systems and a new $60 game every month. $8 for a good game from gameloft is a lot cheaper and as good as the old ps2 games.

By: EvanTheGamer

EvanTheGamer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:19:00 +0000

Screw that…the OUYA is a hell of a lot better than that so-called whatever. Besides, most people don’t have the phones capable of doing what they’re aiming to do.

By: dsass600

dsass600 — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:03:00 +0000

They just kicked OUYA in the nuts.

By: Justin Swanson

Justin Swanson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:03:00 +0000

I think games will eventually fragment into 2 parties:

Good On-Screen Touch (imagine if CT had similar controls to Symphony of Eternity; just touch where you want to go)
Good Controller (possibly only) Support (See Bard’s Tale for this one)

By: RWW

RWW — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:22:00 +0000

MHL looks great on my Nexus, but it seems like I always get a random reboot within a half hour or so. Am I the only one?

By: adb.push.Freedom

adb.push.Freedom — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:02:00 +0000

4.2 and miracast FTW … I use mhl and six axis now but I don’t like cords

By: beezey

beezey — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:49:00 +0000

Critical strike portable has given me hope

By: QQpayne

QQpayne — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:38:00 +0000

This I know, but true wireless connectivity requires root. Also not all games support the plug and play controllers, an other reason to need root.

By: Ghxoxst

Ghxoxst — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:09:00 +0000

G NEX… worked flawelessy for me on emulators and droid games.

By: JMonkeYJ

JMonkeYJ — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:04:00 +0000

i agree. i want to be able to play joystick-based games on my phone/tablet since many of the dominant video game genres are based on joystick control schemes, and the on-screen joystick is not a satisfactory experience for me.

By: Mr E

Mr E — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:01:00 +0000

i haven’t played that one, but i’ll agree that touch-screen controls can work if the only action you need is pushing a button. it gets hard w/o tactile feedback once you start to get into virtual thumbsticks, or having to use multiple “face” buttons. that’s not to mean it’s a lost cause though – madfinger and gameloft have made some great fps titles

By: moelsen8

moelsen8 — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:52:00 +0000

i would agree with this with one huge exception: sonic cd. it by far has the best touch controls i’ve ever used in a game. i don’t know what it is. it makes me think on-screen controls can be doable.

but then again there’s sonic 4, where the controls are horrible. meh.

By: Mr E

Mr E — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:48:00 +0000

FYI, if you use a wired cable you don’t need root for Sixaxis. Same for an Xbox 360 controller (depending on your device/os of course)

By: Mr E

Mr E — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:47:00 +0000

I kept thinking the same thing. The only problem is that MHL seems laggy for some reason.

To be fair though, even if the gameplay is doable with a ps3 controller, it seems like usually the menu systems still require screen touches.

By: Mr E

Mr E — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:46:00 +0000

Not to mention there’s little to no tactile feedback — until they develop those fancy reshaping screens