| Mobile games are basically the same as video | | | | improve the technology that is available for |
| games and computer games, but they are played | | | | higher-level game playing, though. |
| on a cellular phone or other portable | | | | Some of the recent advances in mobile games |
| communication devices. Mobile games use | | | | include multiplayer gaming and 3D graphics. Virtual |
| software that is already present in the cellular | | | | gaming enthusiasts usually enjoy both single player |
| phone, or can be retrieved from the Internet as | | | | and multiplayer games, and now they don't have |
| mobile phone downloads. They use different | | | | to choose when they open up their cellular phone. |
| software platforms, and each has their own | | | | Multiplayer mobile games are quickly gaining |
| limitations, but mobile games as a whole have | | | | popularity as developers allow people to play |
| developed a great deal since the early days of cell | | | | against other people. This is a natural extension of |
| phones. | | | | the phone's capability to communicate as well as |
| People often play mobile games that use the | | | | entertain. |
| software already present in their cellular phone, | | | | Internet gambling has also become more popular |
| which are sometimes already on the phone or can | | | | recently, and various companies are taking |
| be downloaded from the service provider. These | | | | advantage of the market for mobile phone |
| simple mobile games use text message, | | | | downloads to attract new customers this way. |
| multimedia message and GPRS location | | | | Ongame developed mobile games with working |
| identification technologies. Phone downloads from | | | | poker software that are available in both play |
| the Internet provide the widest array of options | | | | money and real money formats. Cellular phone |
| for gamers. These are usually downloaded | | | | users can play the game in a single player or |
| through the cellular phone radio network, or | | | | multiplayer format as well. |
| through an infrared connection, Bluetooth or | | | | Cellular phone users may find it difficult to figure |
| memory card. | | | | out if different mobile games are compatible with |
| There are different software platforms that are | | | | their phone handsets. Some mobile games are |
| used for mobile games, including Windows Mobile, | | | | very difficult to find online, but there are many |
| Palm OS, Symbian OS, Macromedia's Flash Lite, | | | | free mobile games that are very easy to find. A |
| DoCoMo's DoJa, Sun's J2ME Java software, | | | | downloadable game for mobile phone use should |
| Qualcomm's BREW, WIPI and Infusio's ExEn. The | | | | be compatible with most phone handsets, though, |
| original software platform that was used for | | | | unlike some of the more expensive software. |
| mobile games was Java, but it had a few | | | | With quick call to the cellular phone service |
| limitations. It was difficult to offer advanced | | | | provider, gamers should also be able to find out if |
| graphics and complex game-play on cell phones in | | | | their cellular phone is compatible with the mobile |
| the past. Several advances have been made to | | | | games they want. |