Best game of 2006, K-Rally, out for Symbian S60(v3); PPC version will be released REALLY soon!
SuperCars (2)? Does it ring a bell? Gangsta Race? Dreamway? Ever wanted to play something like them – but something MUCH better, with freaking good visuals, sound effects, animation, in-game music, incredibly good controls and, last but definitely not least, multiplayer?
I’ve often reported on the current state of the K-Rally project. Thanks to the excellent folks at Infinite Dreams, who provided me a pre-release beta version of the Pocket PC version of this EXCELLENT racing game, I’ve been playing this title for a week (played it almost entirely through) and am absolutely astonished.
I don’t think I exaggerate when I state K-Rally is by far the best game released (or a game that will be released – I don’t know when it will be released for the Pocket PC; hope really soon, which means either minutes, hours or 1-2 days – dunno exactly when) in 2006. Yeah, SkyForce Reloaded, the best top-down shooter for the Pocket PC, is a very close second (and there have been some other outstanding titles too; for example, Enslave), but I’d say K-Rally is even better, particularly when played in multiplayer.
Unfortunately, there’s still no Pocket PC version out (albeit the one I’ve played is very-very good and could be safely released as the final one – it all, of course, depends on the iDreams folks), only for Symbian S60 and S60 version 3. However, if you do/also own smart phones running these operating systems, make sure you visit THIS and purchase the game. (There’s no trial version, but you can take my word: it’s really worth the $14.98, it’s so damn good.)
Expect a VERY thorough review as soon as the Pocket PC version is released :) In the meantime, you may want to pay a visit to the homepage of the game and, for example, check out the just-posted manual and the online high-score board.
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Strange. I have a VGA x51v and haven't run into any problems - the game is superfast on it.
1. Do you have the WM5 upgrade on your x50v? Or, the original WM2003SE? If you have WM5, it may be the explanation for the CPU usage (the compaction kicks in, taking almost all CPU cycles). In these cases, not even lowering the detail level helps.
2. Ask for a refund - I don't think the iDreams people will deny your request.
BTW, I haven't had any speed problems with the game on any of my VGA devices (HTC Universal, Dell Axim x51v, PL720, iPAQ hx4700) - it's equaly fast than on my QVGA ones. That is, the problem must be specific to your x50v. I'll, however, ask the iDreams folks whether they are reported the same by other x50v users.
Yup, that's what I thought. Did you install the game on a storage card, or in the main memory? Do the former as it constantly writes to its home directory, which, after a while, will trigger compaction.
That's what causing the problem - thorugh compaction. Please also see my compaction & hx4700-related articles: all these explanations also apply to the WM5-upgraded x50v.
The solution is:
1. reinstall the game to a storage card; it'll minimize writing operations to the flash ROM and will, therefore, increase the delay between two subsequent compactions
2. when compaction does kick in, just wait for it to end; for example, exit the game or put it to hold.
... and let us know whether the tips worked :)
Yup, it's definitely a mistake on ClickGamer's part (PDA resellers often mess up VGA-related remarks, which may lead to confusion. I've seen at least ten of such ambiguous cases with them). I'll make the iDreams folks know about the mistake so that they can ask ClickGamer to modify the spec.
BTW, if you haven't read my compaction-related articles, do a generic search for 'compaction' here in the blog - they're a must for all x50v users using the WM5 upgrade.
No multiplayer as yet (it was there in the beta I've tested but has been removed from 1.0 due to lack of time to fine-tune it to make it as reliable as the single player game). The iDreams folks say they may release a FREE multiplayer upgrade (new version) in the near future.