Overview
The new N-Gage, also referred to as N-Gage Next Generation, N-Gage 2.0 or the N-Gage platform/application, saw a change in concept as Nokia explained to the world during E3 2005 that they were planning on putting N-Gage inside several of their smartphone devices—rather than releasing a specific device (although their N81 model with its two dedicated gaming-buttons next to the screen is being marketed as a phone built for gaming). Working behind closed doors, it took a little more than a year before Nokia actually started showing off next-gen titles such as System Rush: Evolution and Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep, with the fighting game ONE perhaps being the most visually impressive—even making use of motion capture.
A public beta test of the N-Gage application took place from 4 February 2008 to 27 March 2008 and the client was then released on 3 April the same year for the Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95 and N95 8GB.
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