Go Play: Bounce Boing Voyage hits N-Gage

We're at Nokia's Go Play event in London today, which saw more news on the launch of its N-Gage platform. Downstairs from where the announcements are being made, there's a load of stands showing games, so naturally we were soon there for some hands-on impressions.

One game only available in video form for now is Bounce Boing Voyage (ouch!), which is a 3D revamp of the older Bounce game, which has come preloaded on many a Nokia handset in its time. You know, the platform game with the red bouncing ball.

Anyway, the N-Gage version is due out next year, and is… a 3D platform game with a red bouncing ball. Surprisingly. It got us thinking of Super Monkey Ball immediately, although it looks to have more of an adventure-based twist.

Not least because your ball can take three forms: standard Bounce, Rock and Mud ball. Levels are a mixture of platform style and racing, and it's all set in a colourful gameworld called, er, Pongpingy. We're weeping as we write this.

Seriously, it looks fun, and will have the standard N-Gage connected elements, such as online high-scores.