Shortly after its release in November of 2008, developers began creating and releasing games for the BlackBerry Storm. Hundreds of games are available for users to download and play on their BlackBerry Storm smartphones. Although most of the games require a payment for the download, there is also a small collection of free games for the BlackBerry Storm.
BlackBerry App World
On April 1, 2009, BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (RIM) launched their official online application store, BlackBerry App World. BlackBerry customers can use App World to purchase and download their choice of applications, including games, for their smartphones. To use the service, users must first download App World onto their computer, or directly onto their mobile device. Purchases from App World must be made using PayPal.Balckberry.com: Download BlackBerry App World
Marble Trap for BlackBerry
This video shows a live BlackBerry Screen as the Marble Trap BlackBerry game is being played. You'll see the menu screen before the actual gameplay is started. As the video shows, the game is played by tilting the board to make the marble go in the desired direction.
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The Storm was developed by Research in Motion (RIM)
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RIM launched their official application store, BlackBerry App World, on April 1, 2009MSNBC: BlackBerry App World: solid, not sensational (April 2, 2009)
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Most games for the BlackBerry Storm cost between $2 and $20Hangango: Games for BlackBerry Storm 9500
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A limited number of BlackBerry Storm games can be downloaded for freeBlackBerrySync Store: Blackberry Storm Games
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The first free game to be released for the storm was Tiltris, a puzzle game similar to TetrisRIMarkable: Free BlackBerry Storm Game: Tiltris (January 14, 2009)
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Some BlackBerry Storm games make use of the device's built-in accelerometer technology, which rotates the screen when the device is tiltedBlackBerrySync: Flight Path - Free BlackBerry Storm Game to Kill Time... (March 24, 2009)
