Well, folks, Winston will be back with another hard-hitting story about Phorm and Webwise later this week (seriously, I’ve seen it. It takes no prisoners), but for today, it’s time for one of those ‘calm before the storm’ stories…
I was a-flickin’ through the internet t’other day, when I came across a story on Pocket Gamer. Now, being a massive fan of Doctor Who (and Saturday’s episode rocked, by the way), and being someone who can remember sitting in a bus shelter playing Top Trumps with his mates, you can imagine I was a tad excited when I saw that they’re making a Doctor Who Top Trumps game for mobile phones.
Yes, I’m aware of the fact I am a 30 year old boy, and I’m comfortable with that.
Even more exciting is that it’s being made by Eidos, producers of an incredible amount of top games, including the Tomb Raider series. I would imagine that most people of a certain age remember playing Top Trumps when they were kids. It was one of those things you had to do, like playing football in your dinner break, getting chased by the kids from the rough school up the road, and calling someone a Joey.
The basic premise (and it is basic) is that you and your opponent have cards, each with something on, like, for example, a Nokia N95 8Gb (and yes, I think I have seen mobile phone Top Trumps…) Then, you have different values for things like top speed, 0-60 time, and when you pick a category, whoever has the highest value wins. Then the loser throws a wobbler, slings the cards across the playing field, and starts violently attacking the other player. Who calls him a Joey.
Or, maybe that was just my childhood…
With this new computerified, mobilified version, there are three modes of play, with single player (where you face off against your mobile phone’s AI), multi-player (where you face off against your friends, and oh how ace it will be if it’s through Bluetooth) annnnnnnnnd adventure mode. I have no idea what that is, but it sounds intriguing.
Look, it does to a Doctor Who fan, ok?
Finally, after years of debating, we get to see who is tougher, the Daleks or the Master; who is sneakier, the Slitheen, or the Sontarans; and which companion is most likely to be anybody’s after a Babycham.
Ok, probably not that last one, but we can dream, can’t we??
Are you a Who fan who thinks this will rock? Are you chomping at the bit to know why Rose is back this series? Or do you think Technical Markus needs to act his age? Whichever it is, leave us a comment and have your say!
