| PDAMill Arvale Short Tales Review | | | | with four unique characters to enjoy. |
| Author: | | | | (Spoiler: there is a hidden fifth |
| Dungeons and Dragons, the very first | | | | character somewhere in the game!) You'll |
| role-playing game, was also the first | | | | get endless hours of fun and |
| game to be programmed on a computer. At | | | | entertainment with free exploration of |
| those times, a computer was not a small | | | | open-ended, quest-style gameplay. |
| box connected to a monitor or a TV. It | | | | Keep playing and relax with a carefully |
| was a room full of huge steel cabinets. | | | | thought-out, simplified scoring system. |
| These computers could only display text; | | | | Explore beautifully painted, stylish |
| they had nothing like billion color | | | | locations with hundreds of detailed |
| displays or surround sound of today's | | | | maps. Meet friendly characters and |
| PCs. Yet, role-playing games were still | | | | mendacious monsters. Enjoy the |
| available in text-only mode. | | | | difference between night and day with |
| Just imagine gameplay where a computer | | | | unique available actions. Take multiple |
| would print something like "You are in a | | | | side quests, experience unique |
| dark room." You would type "Light | | | | atmospheres, feel the ambience of the |
| lantern with match", and the computer | | | | sound track. Have fun talking to the |
| would reply with "This room appears to | | | | characters (some of them are hilarious!) |
| be a library. There's a table with a | | | | Can't get enough of it? Discover the |
| crystal ball in the center. You also see | | | | special fifth character for even more |
| bookshelves, ladder, and a door leading | | | | Tales! |
| east." | | | | Download your free trial copy at: and |
| Was it fun to play? Sure, at the time, | | | | start playing now! You are guaranteed to |
| it was! | | | | have hours of fun and entertainment with |
| Luckily, modern role-playing games are | | | | Arvale: Short Tales. |
| very far from those of the early days of | | | | Compatible devices list |
| computers. Today's computer fits in the | | | | Windows Mobile 6.0, Windows Mobile 5.0, |
| palm of your hand, and today's | | | | Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2002 |
| role-playing game displays pictures and | | | | ACER: n300 Series, n30, n50, n20 and |
| animations, and produces realistic | | | | others |
| sounds to make the process even more | | | | ASUS: A626, A636, A639, P505, P525, P535 |
| fun! | | | | and others |
| Arvale: Short Tales by Handster is a | | | | Cingular: 8125, 8525 |
| great modern role-playing game. It's | | | | Dell: Axim X3, X5, X50, X50v, X51v and |
| small enough to fit even into the | | | | others |
| busiest person's PDA, while sports crisp | | | | Dopod: Dopod 838 Pro, Dopod 686, Dopod |
| graphics and a dynamic sound track. | | | | 699, Dopod 828, Dopod 900, Dopod P100, |
| Unlike simpler Pocket PC based | | | | Dopod N800, etc. |
| role-playing games, Arvale: Short Tales | | | | Eten: E-Ten G500+, E-Ten M600+, E-TEN |
| includes not one but four unique stories | | | | Glofiish, Eten M700, etc. |