Official Windows Phone Thread (WP7 / WP8)

Quote from SkeezaPleez : Like a sword fight?

Stop derailing my thread...to the OT thread with the!

Quote from Curtieson : Stop derailing my thread...to the OT thread with the!

With the what?

Quote from Curtieson : Stop derailing my thread...to the OT thread with the!

Meet me in the OT thread, we can sword fight there.

Quote from SkeezaPleez : Like a sword fight?

Define "sword".

if the rumors are true and they make a zune hd2 based on the windows phone 7 software then i will take a serious look at that

Quote from Jabbit : Define "sword".

Dong?

Quote from Jabbit : I really like the idea of the W7 phone. I would certainly consider buying one, but I want to see how the market plays out. I think it has a lot of potential, but it seems like too little, too late. It is like bringing a knife to a gu....err, ummm...like bringing a knife to a location where a fight is taking place and a knife is not the ideal thing to have and has a high chance of being overpowered by something else

It is like bringing a machete to a bow and arrow fight. Sure, it looks cool...but you really got to get up close and personal and start doing work before you will notice the benefits.

Quote from desrtrnnr : if the rumors are true and they make a zune hd2 based on the windows phone 7 software then i will take a serious look at that

I really think that would be a big time player...no need to keep the two separate...combine all your eggs like the iPhone/iPod...get them all working together.


I WANT MORE CONNECTIVITY! I wanna be able to turn on my xbox from my phone and use it like a remote...I wanna watch a movie on netflix, have my phone realize I just walked into my home wifi and ask if I would like to watch it on my 360. The wireless syncing is a handy feature but I want MOAR!!!

I have the Samsung Focus (Since November now) and I love WP7. Its fast, the tiles is great, and I have most of the basic software I had on my Iphone 3G. As for games, I've only found 2-3 that fail miserably. Most Live games seem to be ok. The selection is kind of crappy, but I mostly play Defense and TBS games on my phone. I never enjoyed motion controls or fake joysticks. I'm hoping the update in March is going to be worth it, but microsoft can be iffy on promises. Either way, the OS is heads above IOS in my eyes. The price was also good, since my phone was only $99 vs my wife's $199 Iphone 4. WP7 still needs some improvements, but its a good start.

To be fair, I havent owned an Android phone.

>>>>> WP7

Quote from AntiCommie : but I mostly play Defense and TBS games on my phone.

What do you have? Do any of them take advantage of multi-player TBS or is it mostly just vs. computer?

I have Flowerz, Project Sunburst, Revolution, and Max and the Magic Marker. (I had to look at my phone for the name of that last one, forgot I own Ilomilo also.)

Quote from Curtieson : It is like bringing a machete to a bow and arrow fight. Sure, it looks cool...but you really got to get up close and personal and start doing work before you will notice the benefits. I really think that would be a big time player...no need to keep the two separate...combine all your eggs like the iPhone/iPod...get them all working together. I WANT MORE CONNECTIVITY! I wanna be able to turn on my xbox from my phone and use it like a remote...I wanna watch a movie on netflix, have my phone realize I just walked into my home wifi and ask if I would like to watch it on my 360. The wireless syncing is a handy feature but I want MOAR!!!

i really want it for the zune subscription and for the xbox connectivity, and i dont want to play games on my phone.. i need the battery to last as long as it can.. so if i'm gonna play games i want them on something that is not my main source of communication..

I want to try out the HD7 but trying to find a cheap one on craigslist under 300 has been tough.

Although I havent looked in a few months

Quote from Curtieson : What do you have? Do any of them take advantage of multi-player TBS or is it mostly just vs. computer? I have Flowerz, Project Sunburst, Revolution, and Max and the Magic Marker. (I had to look at my phone for the name of that last one, forgot I own Ilomilo also.)

I have Zombies!, Zombie Attack, Battle for Hoth, and Oregon Trail. I also have Flowers and a few freebies. I've only played vs CPU, since I'm usually playing between calls at work or at lunch.

How is Sunburst? I tried the demo, but I couldnt really get the hang of how it worked. It seemed like I just sat watching a horribly slow Defense game.

Have you heard of any good sites for free/cheap wp7 games and apps? It seemed like I was able to get a ton of limited time free games for Iphone, but rarely anything for WP7.

Quote from tresanus : I want to try out the HD7 but trying to find a cheap one on craigslist under 300 has been tough. Although I havent looked in a few months

Weird, the Focus is $250 all day long, don't see anyone less then $300 on my craigslist for an HD7. That is T-Mobile though, right? So it is a much more limited supply.

Quote from AntiCommie : I have Zombies!, Zombie Attack, Battle for Hoth, and Oregon Trail. I also have Flowers and a few freebies. I've only played vs CPU, since I'm usually playing between calls at work or at lunch.

I have heard good things about "Zombies!", of your 4 what is your fav? Yea, I usually just play to kill time in the car or if the Mrs. wants to watch some cooking show.

Quote from AntiCommie : How is Sunburst? I tried the demo, but I couldnt really get the hang of how it worked. It seemed like I just sat watching a horribly slow Defense game.

I thought it would be better then it is...I mean, the game is neat visually, it has a cut-scene that is AAA quality and you get to see it most days you play, but it is CRAZY repetitive and not at all difficult. You basically set up your towers and then they just go to work and you don't really have to do anything. You can make it difficult on yourself by putting a base where there are no roads (so they come from 360 degrees around you) and also upgrading your base WAY before your guns...the evil dudes seem to base their strength on each individual base's level...so if you take the base to level 5 (takes about 10+ days) then your guns are VERY weak and you struggle to take out the creatures. This makes you have to act fast and tell who to shoot and it is almost RTS in that aspect.

Really, it was good for about 10 hrs and then started to just be the same thing over and over and I just played it to try to 200G it. Only one achievement left, but it is a super grind one.

Quote from AntiCommie : Have you heard of any good sites for free/cheap wp7 games and apps? It seemed like I was able to get a ton of limited time free games for Iphone, but rarely anything for WP7.

I haven't looked into many free games...I can keep myself very busy with the few I have bought because I push to complete games. Flowerz takes a lot of time and so do the other puzzlers (Revolution, Ilomilo) I have bought because I am all about setting great times and collecting everything for 100% completion.

The main aspect of the games on this phone are do you want LIVE games or not? You can find a ton of free, sometimes good, NOT Live games, but I just haven't found the need for that. Do you play the trials of most of the LIVE games? I would equate that to the limited time free games.

AngryBirds is releasing soon also, haha Their world domination is soon complete.