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Portal was similar, but due to the relatively simple level design FPS remained higher in general. The median FPS was 43, and overall IвЂ™d say that itвЂ™s quite accurate, as in less intensive scenes it will stay capped at 60 but anything with effects such as fire and explosions will often cause the gameplay to stutter noticeably, as in the scene above. It turns out that thereвЂ™s a pretty even distribution of FPS across the board from 20 FPS to 60 FPS. Based upon a quick playthrough of Ravenholm, I managed to take a closer look at the FPS instead of relying purely upon subjective judgment.

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While timedemo functionality canвЂ™t be accessed, video settings are locked out, and thereвЂ™s no console access like in the PC versions, itвЂ™s still possible to gauge the approximate experience.

Of course, the bigger question is how well it actually performs. I hope to get more precise data on this soon. I managed to go around four hours of nonstop gaming at a mid-level of brightness, although this is an extremely rough rule and can vary greatly. The one issue that I did have was targeting things like headcrabs in mid-air, as pixel-precise pointing still isnвЂ™t quite there for joystick control systems. While I was concerned that the control scheme would be difficult to adapt to as a PC gamer, it turns out that with auto-aim and some other compensation mechanisms that gameplay is perfectly workable. When immersed in playing the game, the experience is incredible, especially compared to the experience that one usually gets on handheld consoles like the PS Vita and 3DS.

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Nvidia has stated that Half Life 2 on Android is a port of the Linux version with OpenGL support to OpenGL ES, and based upon a casual playthrough of both Half Life 2 and Portal, itвЂ™s not immediately obvious that there are any issues with the engine port itself. So the port of Half-Life 2 and Portal to the Shield was interesting, because IвЂ™ve seen the sheer breadth of experiences that Source can provide, from Resistance and Liberation to Nightmare House 2. Mobile became one of the fastest growing sectors in the tech industry, 40-60mm thick, 14 pound laptops were no longer necessary to play games at acceptable IQ/FPS levels, and the slate-style smartphone has gone from distant curiosity to everyday necessity. Of course, things have completely changed since then. Crashes to desktop were common because of the RAM requirements, and hitting the page file would cause frustrating freezes. I did try it on a Dell XPS M170, with an Nvidia 7800 GTX graphics card, 1 GB of RAM, and a Pentium M processor, but even then, it was no guarantee that it would load the game consistently.

That wasnвЂ™t really on my mind, especially because playing games like Battlefield 2 effectively required a desktop. The company pitched its GameStream feature as a way to play games including Titanfall, World of Warcraft and League of Legends on the device.If you talked to me seven years ago, the concept of phone games beyond Snake and basic flash games would've been beyond me. Nvidia also recently launched a remote-streaming feature for the Shield, enabling owners to play games running on their PCs even when they're away from their home. Half-Life 2 has an average review score of 4.9 out of five on the Google Play store based on 91 ratings from players, while Portal is averaging a perfect 5.0 from 60 reviews. Nvidia hasn't given public sales figures for the device, although in August 2013 its senior director of investor relations, Chris Evenden, said sales had been 'great', adding that 'everything that we shipped so far has sold out, but we're just starting to ramp production'.Д®arly indications are good for the two new Shield games. There are now more than 300 available for the $199 device, which isn't yet available in the UK. The releases are part of Nvidia's efforts to ensure there is a wide catalogue of games available for its handheld, which went on sale in July 2013. The graphic performance is sharp the controls are precise and natural.'

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'Using the utmost care, we paid attention to every detail to ensure gamers get the full PC versions natively on Android. So bringing it to Shield was a labor for love for more than a few members of the team,' explained a post on Nvidia's corporate blog. Nvidia said in March it was porting Portal to its Shield, but the appearance of Half-Life 2 alongside it is a surprise for gamers. The gaming handheld has the exclusive on both games, which were converted to Android by Nvidia's own team under licence from their developer, Valve.Д«oth games are available on Android's Google Play store, but are Shield-only for now вЂ“ although in the past, such exclusives have supported more smartphones and tablets within a few months of their initial release.

Android has two more conversions of classic PC games this week вЂ“ Half-Life 2 and Portal вЂ“ but for now they're only available on one device: Nvidia's Shield.

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