With its huge, high resolution touch screen, one might think that the 5800 is MADE for gaming, amongst other things. The problem is that the single, non 3D-accelerated processor and the resistive screen limits what games would actually be workable on the 5800.

So what KIND of games would work well for the 5800? On this edition of My Top 5 Picks, we explore games that I think SHOULD BE on the 5800 (and it’s still NOT too late, devs!), at least to me.

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    5. Dune 2.

Arguably the precursor to all Real-Time Strategy games known to man, Dune 2 set the benchmark against which all other RTS games were to be judged. Ran well on my old 33MHz 486 with 8MBs of RAM, so with good programming should run well on the 5800. A problem would be (similar to OpenTTD) the lack of the ability to right-click. Otherwise, it should be killer.

And yes, Symbian NEEDS a good RTS now that it has a Touchscreen. Warfare.Inc?

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    4. FreeCiv

Ah, Civilization. It’s turn-based strategy at it’s best, and the gameplay style of these type of games would suit a Mobile perfectly. Research, end turn, pocket. Move units, end turn, pocket. Attack, end turn, pocket. Graphics are simple but effective, while the gameplay is crazy addictive.

FreeCiv is Open-source too, now just to figure out how to code it according to the constraints of S60v5, the 5800 and it’s puny single processor.

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    3. Space Trader

A turn-based marriage of DopeWars and Elite, Space Trader sucked so much time from my life back when I had my Palm Zire and Sony Clies that it wasn’t even funny. EXTREMELY simple and yet EXTREMELY addictive, these types of simple business games should be on ANY touch platforms.

The only problem now, we have none for the 5800. Don’t talk about Space Traders, we don’t even have a clone of the great classic, DopeWars. Which is sad.

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    2. Commander Keen

A cute, cartoony game produced by the great studio that later would bring us Doom, Quake and all sorts of other gory, demon-filled goodness, Commander Keen filled my childhood with pure, unbridled fun. Granted, no multi-touch and the limited buttons would make this game a better fit for the N97 rather than then 5800.

But, with directional control slaved to the accelerometer and the shoot-jump command to the green-red buttons, it MIGHT just work.

Or frustrate the heck out of anyone playing it.

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    1. Dyson / Galcon

At it’s core, both games (Dyson on the left, Galcon on the right) represent a simple, iconic representation of galactic conquest. It is this very simplicity that makes it so addictive. The controls can easily be adapted to single-touch (even if it would be limited in certain ways), and the iPhone version of Galcon has shown that a mobile version of a game based on this formula is viable.

Now, someone just has to start working on it.

So, these are the Top 5 games that SHOULD BE on the 5800, at least to me. Hope this post inspires at least 1 person gifted at mobile programming to bring change to the 5800 gaming scene.

Now, what GAMES do YOU want to see remade or made for the 5800? Chime in and comment!

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