Snakes (N-Gage game)

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Snakes

Developer(s)	IOMO
Publisher(s)	Nokia
Release date(s)	January, 2005
Genre(s)	Arcade
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer, N-Gage Arena
Platform(s)	Nokia N-Gage
Media	Over The Air Download / C++
System requirements	1mb of storage on device or MMC card

Snakes is an update to the classic Snake game from Nokia. It is freely downloadable from the Nokia N-Gage website, and can be copied to another N-Gage handset via Bluetooth. A new version is now available on the N-series smartphone from Nokia, and a OpenGL rendered version is preinstalled on the N70.

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Viral distribution allows the game to copy itself to another N-Gage using bluetooth as the carrier.
Single player game has 42 levels, with both square and hex grids available in the playfield. Higher levels allow you to climb round the edges and play on both surfaces of the playfield.
Up to four players can play in a multiplayer game using 4 N-Gage devices and bluetooth as the carrier.
Nokia maintain a worldwide leaderboard of scores, accessible through the N-Gage Arena service. Any N-Gage with a valid data plan can upload the high score from within the game.