Astraware has announced the release of Astraware Casino for mobile phones that run Android. The game is a collection of Casino games from around the world. Some of the games include Texas Hold ‘Em Poker (Limit and No Limit versions), Roulette, Slots, Blackjack and Craps.

Players have 11 games total to test their skills out on. The players will start out with $1000 of virtual money and try to grow that $1000. If luck is not on their side and they end up losing all their money, there is a bank in the game that is more than willing to loan the player more money to gamble with. The other use for the bank is a place for players to stash their mad cash they get from winning big.

“We’re thrilled to be releasing Astraware Casino for Android devices today,” said David Oakley, Astraware’s Chief Technology Officer. “We’ve designed the game to make the most of each Android phone’s capabilities, from the HTC Tattoo up to the Motorola Droid or Google Nexus One.”

Astraware Casino can be purchased from the Android Market.

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Astraware has announced the release of Astraware Casino Table Games for the BlackBerry. Players can now play two of the most sought after table games right on their BlackBerry phone. Players now have access to Roulette and Craps right at their finger tips. A trip to the casino is not necessary, unless of course you want to win/lose real money. 

Roulette lets players choose their numbers, spin the wheel and find out if those numbers were good or not. Players can bet on more than just numbers. They can choose from a single number bet, colors bet, groups bet or bet on all three.

Craps lets players roll the dice and see if their bet numbers come up or if they end up rolling Craps, which is 2, 3, or 12. Players can bet on the win or the lose, a single bet or ‘let it ride’.

Both games are designed with casual gamers in mind and have instructions on how to play the games. As players progress through the game, more higher stakes games become available. Astraware Casino Table Games even includes a bank to borrow more money from or stash your winnings in, up to the players and how they are doing at the time.

If you own a BlackBerry phone and are into casino table games, check out Astraware Casino Table Games.

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HeroCraft and Alawar Entertainment have announced they are developing Farm Frenzy for mobile phones. Farm Frenzy is a business simulation game where players have to take a struggling farm and turn the farm into a thriving agricultural business.

Players encounter challenges as they take care of the animals and attempt to make enough money to survive and build a bigger and better farm. Farm Frenzy has already been ported over to the iPhone and has done quite well, so they have decided to port the game over to more mobile phones. Developers really can’t lose when they put their games out on multiple platforms. Multiple platforms allows gamers of all types, mobile gamers, pc gamers, to enjoy the game.

“We plan to continue making games for several platforms at once, including mobile phones, to give gamers freedom of choice,” said Kirill Plotnikov, Alawar’s vice-president of publishing. “The success of the Apple iPhone version of Farm Frenzy encouraged us to move in this direction. Multiplatform games are both the wave of the future and the future of Alawar.”

There are also plans to release the game on the Nintendo DS.

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Tradewinds 2 is a great strategy game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. The game was originally made for the PC, but Handmark and Sandlot games teamed up to adapt the game to the iPhone/iPod Touch. The goal of the game is to amass as much money as possible. Money is everything in the game and there are two ways to get money. The trading way and the killing way. Players can buy items at one port and attempt to sell those items for more money at another port. The other way to gain money is by killing pirates.

Players can choose from five different characters to play. The characters each have their own strengths and weaknesses. If players do not like any of the pre-built characters, they can build their own character. Essentially, there are five different games to be played. The goal of the game is always the same, but the way the game is played is a bit different for each character.

There are two different game modes, story mode and free trade mode. In story mode, players try to amass their fortune by trading items from port to port. Each port sells items for different prices. Players can gain money by buying cheap items in one port and selling them for a higher price in another port. Trading items to gain money makes for a lot of sailing. While sailing, players can randomly encounter pirates.

The pirate battles start out fairly simple, but your ship is not that strong either. The battles can be challenging, but players have the option of fleeing if they feel they are not going to win the battle. If players can defeat the pirates, they will gain the booty on the pirate ship. The booty is normally money, but can be gems and other items.

The random pirate battles are not the only battles players will encounter. Occasionally, pirates will take over the ports. If this happens, the ports need to be freed. The port battles are fairly challenging. The buildings have huge guns on them that really hurt your ship. The port battles are bigger, but so is the booty if players can win the battle.

The random battles pop up as players are sailing around completing tasks for the governors. Each port has a governor and some will talk to you and give you tasks to do. Others don’t want anything to do with you, until a certain point. Of course, the tasks are not performed for free. Each task will give you an item or money.

All of the money is used to fix the ship after fights and buy more ammunition for the ship. The ships can be upgraded too. It is not cheap to upgrade the ships and players will have to save for a while as they start buying bigger and better ships. The ships can hold more cargo, which also means guns because guns take up cargo space. The new ships are also stronger, which means they can take more damage.

The graphics in Tradewinds 2 are great. I was impressed with the graphics. The game is made for a mobile device, but the graphics look as good as the PC graphics. The great graphics don’t slow down the iPod Touch in anyway either. Not sure about the iPhone as I don’t own one, but I am sure it runs just as well on the iPhone.

Over all, Tradewinds 2 is a fantastic adventure game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Initially, I was not that impressed with the game, but once I got the hang of it, I was addicted. The game is full of strategy and can be challenging to balance upgrading the ships, fixing the ship and completing the tasks from the governors of the ports. If you like adventure/strategy games, you need to get Tradewinds 2.

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Handmark and Sandlot Games have announced the release of Tradewinds 2 on the iPhone/ iPod Touch. Tradewinds 2 was, originally, a trading adventure game for PC, but has been adapted for Apple’s iPhone/ iPod Touch.

Players find themselves on an adventure through pirate infested waters in the Caribbean. The goal is to defeat the pirates and get your hands on their vast booty. If you are a player that likes to stay on the up and up, you have the option of trading goods and amassing wealth legally. Players can choose from five different pre-built characters or create one of their own characters. Tradewinds 2 offers hours of game play and has a tutorial for those new to the adventure series.

“Once again Handmark has done an excellent job bringing another Sandlot Game to millions of iPhone and iPod touch users,” said Daniel Bernstein, CEO Sandlot Games. “We’re very proud of Tradewinds 2 for the Apple App Store and we believe that users worldwide will once again get swept away in the unique gameplay and story that unites the Tradewinds series.”

Tradewinds 2 sounds like a fun game for the iPhone/ iPod Touch. If you are an adventure game fan, head over to the Apple App Store and check out Tradewinds 2.

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