N-Gage First Access client released

As a former NG fan, I can't believe I didn't discover this news until now. It seems I need to streamline my RSS subscriptions! N-Gage, as Nokia's mobile gaming platform, garnered quite a bit of attention from the start. Unfortunately, the overwhelming brilliance of PSP and DS, coupled with a lack of games and inferior performance compared to other handheld consoles, may have caused most NG fans to drift away. Nowadays, NG has become Nokia's gaming platform rather than just a phone. After such a long silence, this piece of news today reignited my NG heart: On the 4th of this month, that is yesterday, the official NG blog posted an article titled "N-Gage First Access Begins!" Unfortunately, this platform will not be compatible with N-gage phones: it supports N81, N95 (8GB), N73, N93(i) and other models.

Three games are available for trial play: Currently, there are three trial games available for download, namely System Shock, Space War, and Deep Sea Fishing. Interested friends can visit here (Chinese) or here (original English).