Platform games have their place in gaming history. Especially popular during the 2D era, the genre has become less and less popular as 3D has taken over. Mobile phone games have provided many new opportunities however, and developer Digital Chocolate has jumped at the chance to recreate the magic of the golden era in gaming. The game follows the same basic formula used since the early Super Marios of old; run, jump and collect items. Pitfall Glacier doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but provides solid, retro entertainment.
Pitfall Glacier is the second game in a three part series, called Pitfall: The lost expedition. All of the games follow the unfortunate adventures of, well, your character doesn’t have a name per se. Nor is there a story to speak of. All that is mentioned is a brief line at the end of the instructions that says “The goal is to find the ancient artefact and defeat it’s guardian.” It would’ve helped if there’d been more of a story! The game features 6 icy levels, each comprising two parts, along with a handful of bosses and bonus levels. Players make their way through each, throwing stones at as many evil owls as penguins as possible, while collecting coins and getting a time bonus. But of course, remember the golden rule of platform games, don’t fall into the spikes!
The following handsets can run
Pitfall Glacier:
Motorola T720(i) Motorola T722(i) Motorola V300 Motorola V400 Motorola V500 Motorola V525 Motorola V600 Motorola C550
Nokia Series 30 color:
3510i, 3520, 3530, 3560 3586i, 3595 8910i
Nokia Series 40:
3100, 3200, 3300 5100, 5140 6100, 6200, 6230, 6560, 6610 6800, 6820 7210, 7250i
Nokia Series 60:
3600, 3620, 3650, 3660 6600, 7610, 7650
Nokia N-Gage
Nokia N-Gage QD
Panasonic X60
Sagem MyV65 Sagem MyV75
Samsung E700
Sharp GX10(i) Sharp GX20(i) Sharp GX30
Siemens C65 Siemens CV65 Siemens CX65 Siemens CXT65 Siemens CXV65
Sony Ericsson F500i Sony Ericsson K500(i) Sony Ericsson K700(i) Sony Ericsson T610 Sony Ericsson T616 Sony Ericsson T618 Sony Ericsson T628 Sony Ericsson T630 Sony Ericsson Z600Sony Ericsson Z1010
Pitfall Glacier By Sumea