Babel Media plays games with Vodafone

MOBILE GAMES ARE SET TO IMPROVE with the announcement from Babel Media that it is the first accredited games tester for Vodafone's "live!". The stringent testing is a move to recreate the strength of console games.

Games on mobile phones have a bit of a reputation to overcome. The power of the latest handsets like the Nokia 7650 and the Sharp GX10 makes old-fashioned games like Snake seem a bit pointless. Babel Media has been testing games from the likes of Taito and Namco, a much more alluring prospect.

The firm has said it is trying to bring games on mobile phones up to the standards players expect from a console. That's no small task but the Vodafone accreditation points to at least someone believing they can do it. µ