Kinectimals, Toy Soldiers for WP7

By Fred Dutton Published 16 August, 2011

Microsoft details its smartphone slate.

A mobile version of Xbox 360 pet sim Kinectimals headlines Microsoft's impending slate of Windows Phone 7 releases.

Microsoft's Gamescom announcement didn't offer any gameplay details but promised the title will be out in the Autumn.

Also coming to its smartphone OS is a miniature spin-off of XBLA strategy favourite Toy Soldiers. Subtitled Boot Camp, it packs in its bigger brother's shooting gallery mini-games with cross-platform leaderboards.

On top of that, there's casual RTS Beards & Beaks: Cave Area, god game Bug Village, puzzler TextTwist 2, iOS staple Burn The Rope, Farm Frenzy 2 and something called Chickens Can't Fly.

As well as the games, there are a few system refinements incoming too, including microtransaction support, Avatar Awardables, parental controls and improved multiplayer via Fast Async play.

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Comments (11) Latest comment 9 months ago

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  • OxWearingSocks #1 9 months ago

    All part of the Games for Windows/XBL becoming one entity? If it gets rid of MS Points in favour of 99p downloads I'm all for it.

  • Subdominator #2 9 months ago

    If they want to push WP7 they should announce a Halo game for the system and not this.

  • RodHull #3 9 months ago

    Very nice. Now let's see a Viva PiƱata, game (it was originally designed for a PDA after all) and I'll gladly get a WP7. Maybe.

  • Ror1984 #4 9 months ago

    @Subdominator - as a WP7 owner and a big Halo fan... I'm not sure I want a Halo game on WP7. I don't know if they could make a good mobile, touchscreen game, and I'd honestly rather have no Halo game than a shite one.

    If however they can make a really good Halo mobile game, I'll be all over it. For now I'll make do with the excellent Waypoint app.

  • The-Bodybuilder #5 9 months ago

    halo wars is probably their only option.

  • braydee89 #6 9 months ago

    Isn't chicken's can't fly already a free game in the marketplace? and beards and beaks has been out for weeks.

  • uzivatel #7 9 months ago

    @OxWearingSocks: I would actually enjoy Microsoft Points as alternative payment method on Windows Phone Marketplace.
    Unless Microsoft introduces operator billing (unlikely around these parts), I may be stuck with free apps.
    Edited by uzivatel at 17/08/11 @ 10:20

  • Ror1984 #8 9 months ago

    @uzivatel - I have operator billing on Orange UK. This will probably expand when Nokia properly jumps in.

    Edit - @The-Bodybuilder - that's what I was thinking too.
    Edited by Ror1984 at 17/08/11 @ 12:13

  • uzivatel #9 9 months ago

    @Ror1984: AFAIK my country may not even get Nokia WP7 devices this year. I hope there is some solution by the time I finally buy new phone.

  • OxWearingSocks #10 9 months ago

    @uzivatel

    I can understand why MS points being cross platform would have some advantages so I agree with you in that aspect. However, I should have pointed out my main problem with it is my dislike for 'preloading' your Points 1200 at a time etc. I don't want to add £10 onto my points account when I may just want a 200 point DLC or indie game. I want to just pay £1.49 or whatever and save the mass 'currency' exchange which I currently have to.

  • Ror1984 #11 9 months ago

    @uzivatel - that's a pain! I hope you have better options by the time you come to get a new phone. I'm a bit surprised that Nokia haven't even officially announced an actual retail WP7 handset yet.

    Edit - Actually, are you able to access the marketplace from the Zune client on your pc (assuming you're not on a Mac, using the Zune connector of course)? I think you can use MSP to buy apps/content through the Zune pc client, if you can access it of course.

    @OxWearingSocks - You can get points in smaller bundles: 500 for £4.25, I think. Though this is through the 360 dash, and you may not want to upload your CC details. This obviously doesn't solve your issue, but it may be helpful for you to buy smaller chunks of points.

    Edited a second time thanks to a touchscreen-based spelling error :(
    Edited by Ror1984 at 17/08/11 @ 16:04