Magmic NFL Gridiron App for the BlackBerry

Summary

Magmic is a gaming company that is known well by sports fans around the world. In fact, if you were to take a look at some of the great sports games that have been released in recent memory, what you will find is that Magmic games are definitely in the conversation when people start talking about their favorite games. The mobile era of gaming is definitely here however and like other gaming companies Magmic has had to start releasing games for mobile platforms. The BlackBerry is definitely one of those platforms and because of that Magmic NFL Gridiron app for the BlackBerry has taken that niche by storm.

User Interaction

Despite the markedly different controls for the BlackBerry, Magmic NFL Gridiron application for the BlackBerry still seems to work quite well from the user’s point of view. The controls are slightly more complicated since there are no joysticks around, but at the same time you can configure them to be very simple. Magmic seems to have learned quite quickly that the substitute for a controller is simplicity and that is why you can easily play the Magmic game on your BlackBerry with just a pointer and a few buttons. It is actually a pretty sweet deal considering how complicated some of the other sports games for the BlackBerry can get.

User Interface

When considering the user interface of Magmic NFL Gridiron for the BlackBerry, what you need to picture in your mind is a football field. When you consider a semi-overhead view of a football field with both of the teams playing against each other, you will have some idea of what the graphical interface for this game looks like. In other words, the main thing that they were shooting for in creating this game was realism, something that is often left to the wayside when companies start developing games for mobile platforms like the BlackBerry.

Utility and Productivity

A BlackBerry game is not really a useful game unless you can actually get some mileage out of being able to play it. In other words, unless you can complete a game on the commute to work and one on the way back, there is really no point in having the game to begin with. After all, why would someone game at home on the BlackBerry when they have their television consoles and their computer screens?  Magmic understands this quite well and that is why this game has been created in such a way that it fits the time of your commute perfectly. Play this on the way to work on the bus or train or even sit down at lunch to hammer out a game. The choice is completely yours when you pick up NFL Gridiron for the BlackBerry.

Rating

In the end, the way in which Magmic NFL Gridiron was tailored for the BlackBerry when starting from a non-mobile console was very impressive. Because of that and because of the fact that you can quickly get through the game, we will rate this BlackBerry app at 9.0 out of 10.

Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2007 for the BlackBerry

Summary

Derek Jeter is a household name to baseball fans. As the star shortstop of the New York Yankees, Jeter has built up one of the best baseball careers in the history of the sport. Now that he is at the top of his game, he’d like to help you get to the top of yours with Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2007. This BlackBerry app will allow you the chance to get at some serious baseball gaming action at any point during the day or night no matter where you actually are.

User Interaction

Interacting with Deter Jeter Pro is not easy compared to most of the BlackBerry programs out there, although it is by no means something that is out of the range of most BlackBerry users. You use the BlackBerry keys on both offense and defense to execute moves like hitting, running, stealing and bunting in the former mode as well as pitching, catching and throwing in the latter mode. Overall, the controls are about average in difficulty to learn, but once you sit down and actually start playing the game you can expect them to become programmed into your finger memory before too much time passes.

User Interface

Derek Jeter Pro is an exceptional game graphically. In fact, the graphics that you see in the game are about two years old right now and even now there are games that do not have the same level of graphics in their interface.

At the same time, the interface is highly functional and gives you all of the information that you need in order to play the game. Information about the score, the outs, the strikes, the balls and the inning is readily available and you can easily switch between the different screens in order to bring in someone from the bullpen or off the bench whenever you want. Working the interface and understanding how it works is simply a dream with this game and you’ll definitely have no problems with it if you decide to purchase and download this app.

Utility and Productivity

As far as game utilization is concerned, Derek Jeter Pro gets high marks because it is highly re-playable. There are many great games that you can only play through once and many great games that do not involve anything beyond that play through. This is not true of this game however, as you can easily play through the game more than one time without having to worry about losing interest. The game represents a baseball game and for that reason you can play it as many times as you want to without it going out of style. Since you can quickly game on the commute to and from work or school, productivity in the other parts of your life is not hurt at all by having this game on your BlackBerry.

Rating

Not only is this game fantastic, but it also meshes nicely with having a BlackBerry. Because of this ideal situation, this BlackBerry application gets top marks at 10 out of 10.