Plus: Hardware Independence

A big part of the N-Gage's bad reputation came from its unwieldy taco-like design. This is no longer a concern with the new N-Gage platform – software which can run on a variety of Nokia's svelte smartphones. We tried it on the N81, a cute little slide-up handheld that's reminiscent of the LG Chocolate -- a big improvement from the clunky original (and even the redesigned N-Gage QD).

Play N-Gage games, on your phone.

Putting N-Gage on a variety of handsets also lets gamers pick a phone with the features they want. Not everyone needs a DVD-quality video camera on their gaming phone, but the N93 offers just that plus it still plays their N-Gage games.