Reception
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 85/100 [2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GamesMaster | 90% [3] |
| GameSpot | 8.6/10 [4] |
| GameSpy |   [5] |
| IGN | 8.7/10 [6] |
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2]
| Snakes | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | IOMO |
| Publisher(s) | Nokia |
| Designer(s) | J. Dan Scott, IOMO |
| Platform(s) | N-Gage, S60 platform |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Arcade |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, N-Gage Arena (online multiplayer) |
Snakes is an update to the classic Snake game from Nokia. It could be downloaded from the official website of the game for free. [1]
Although Snakes was primarily designed for the Nokia N-Gage platform, it was also once available for Nokia N95. Several other devices supported the optimized file mention earlier as well, one example was Nokia E65 which could support and run the game at a near-full framerate as on Nokia N95. However, there had been cases in which a phone which could support the game, which crashed promptly after launching the application.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 85/100 [2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GamesMaster | 90% [3] |
| GameSpot | 8.6/10 [4] |
| GameSpy | [5] |
| IGN | 8.7/10 [6] |
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2]
A sequel titled Snakes Subsonic was released on May 22, 2008 for the second generation N-Gage platform. It was developed by Barking Lizards.
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