| Ashen | |
|---|---|
 Cover for the North American edition | |
| Developer(s) | Torus Games |
| Publisher(s) | Nokia |
| Platform(s) | N-Gage |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, N-Gage Arena |
Ashen is a first-person shooter video game for N-Gage developed by Torus Games and published by Nokia in 2004. It was first shown to the public at Cebit 2004. [2]
The game is divided into 8 levels, which, for a handheld, are enormous in size and structure. Levels take place in various environments and areas from the city, in which you need to navigate and complete objectives in various sections in order to proceed. It is often considered one of the best performing and highly acclaimed FPS titles on the N-Gage.
There are 9 different weapons available in the game, including 2x pistols, alien weapons, MG, sniper rifle, and a rocket launcher.
There is also the ability to enter your score in the game into the N-Gage Arena, however, A direct Multiplayer over GPRS is not present. The game offers an offline multiplayer mode for up to four players and you can choose up to four different levels to play on.
In Seven River City, mysterious phenomena begin to happen. Jacob Ward, along with all of the residents, flee the city. Jacobs sister did not make it out, however, and he decides to return to save her.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 61/100 [1] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Informer | 6.25/10 [3] |
| GamePro |   [4] |
| GameSpot | 6.2/10 [5] |
| GameSpy | [6] |
| GameZone | 8/10 [7] |
| IGN | 7.5/10 [8] |
| X-Play | [9] |
| The Times | [10] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]
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