Action Games: Action games especially 3rd person , beat em ups and top down is where the dual analog touchpad shines the most. The controls are perfect especially on 3D enviroments where the D-Pad is too cut and dry when you want precision. Casual: None. I dont do much casual gaming. Fighting: Again the xperia play shines the most here with its d-pad control and shoulder buttons. If your a fighter fan you know how important those shoulder pads are. Music: Havent tried none yet. Puzzle: Havent tried none yet. Role playing: Another genre where the xperia play shines the most. If you played RPG games with a touchscreen, the different commands and swipes feels confusing when a button solves it all. Shooter: Although better than the psp, ds, ipod touch. Developers cant seem o get the touchpads right . Either the touchpads repond to slow or it just stops reponding. Simulation: Sims..ok. Sports: Not a big fan. Stragety: Havent tried none yet.
I'm having a blast with mine. Emulators are super fun, but a lot of great games have come out with xperia play optimized controls. My favorite ones right now are Death Work Minecraft Roboto They Need To Be Fed I have about 20 games installed on my PLAY, not including emulators. I am also probably gonna get Galaxy On Fire 2, and am looking forward to the new Need for Speed.
I love it so far. I have a lot of emus(SNES, NES, PSX, GBA, GBC) and have been playing Mega Man X(to me, this wins it). I have also played NOVA 2, Asphalt 6, Crash Banicoot, and it seems pretty flawless to me. Also, I took advantage of Gameloft's promotion this weekend, so I have about 7 more games to play. This phone is the best. Thinking about waiting for next Playstation Certified phone for upgrade.
Gotta admit, having a games controller built into the phone is simply genious. This is the ONLY device i need to take around with me now.
