A major and valid criticism of the Zune HD when it launched was the utter lack of apps. Weather, a calculator, and a game that’s been on the Zune for like a year. It had nothing on the thousands upon thousands of apps and games available for the iPod touch… and it still has nothing on that. But slightly less nothing. There are now a dozen games available for the sexy little player, and they’re really not bad at all. I downloaded the interesting-looking ones and put them on video so you can see just how they perform.
Somehow I missed the skating game, but I already shot and rendered my video before even seeing it, so if you’re waiting on that one, best look elsewhere. But I checked out Audiosurf Tilt, Project Gotham Racing, Checkers, Lucky Lanes Bowling, and Goo Splat. I skipped Chess, Sudoku, and for some reason Space Battle 2, which sounds right up my alley.
The games are all free, and they all display an ad beforehand. That’s a bit ugly, but we knew it was coming, and I have to stick to my guns — the ad-supported world is coming and we’d better get used to it.
I still prefer my Iphone
In my opinion Sk8 is actually really terrible and not worth the 10 second download. Bad controls, bad music, lag issues, etc.
The rest of the games are rather great though. Having AudioSurf AND PGR is a huge leap.
Goo Splat was already around at release, but it has been one of the best games on the ‘HD.
Love Gotham Racing, Love AudioSurf and Piano is really fun. Bowling is ‘cute’ and looks great. In my opinion, watching an ad is a heck of a lot cheaper then buying an app!
Thanks Microsoft! Great job! What a pleasant surprise for November. One can only wonder what we will see next!
I love that the apps are free so far. I makes me happy to have the added value in a device I use as just a MP3 player. I don’t mind the ads at all the pay off is worth it. I hope they keep the good ratio of ads to game. Oh and I’m surprised that no one has said he is freaking adorable. lol.
Good video, I enjoyed that..