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ExEn logo.png
Developer In-Fusio
Type Cellphone
Mobile Gaming Engine
Generation 5th generation
Release date early-2000
Discontinued 2005
Successor ExEn v2
EGE
Dumped in-fusio.com
Emulated ~

Execution Engine (also known as ExEn) was a mobile gaming engine, developed by french company In-Fusio in early-2000s. which competed during the early 2000s with Sun Microsystems's mobile Java platform, J2ME. It was the very first Java-based game engine entirely dedicated to mobile devices. It isn't available on Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung or Motorola handsets. The company re-developed the ExEn v2 engine released in the beginning of 2002/3, which further improved the speed and expressiveness of mobile. Through its embedded technologies for non-Java phones (the ExEn game engine) and Java (the EGE game engine which is marketed in 2005), IN-FUSIO offers players intuitive access to games, games at the cutting edge of novelty (3D, real-time multiplayer) and innovative interactions ('demo' mode before purchase, 'recommend to a friend', contests, game ratings, etc.). The ExEn technology which is fully J2ME MIDP 2.0 game API compliant, has been designed for games containing animated graphics, sound, 3D and color.

Overview

ExEn is a specific 3D Game API. It embedded a very compact Java VM from Shlumberger plus a thin native API to provide maximum performances. This was before J2ME even existed. In-Fusio launched its MIDP 2.0 compliant “ExEn Java Extensions” in end of 2003. Most of the development platforms that we mention here are free unlike the restricted SDKs of console games. ExEn v2 is currently in the works. It will hook up with J2ME's MIDP 2.0 platform and offer further enhancements to games. In-Fusio tried to overcome those limitations working together with Sun by presenting the proposal of a GameAPI for MIDP 2.0.

The In-Fusio SDK is available both as a command line version, as well as GUI.

The In-Fusio SDK is a Java based GUI game development environment on ExEn. They have two kinds of engines on the client side mobile phone, basic and advanced.

ExEn basic (v2.1): 256-color or black and white, 2D, client side game engine, with a memory footprint of 140k on the mobile device. Released in early-2003.

ExEn advanced (v2.2): 65k color, polyphonic sound, 3D, in-game Macromedia Flash, client side engine, with a memory footprint of 240k.

The API is based on Java and is very similar to J2ME specification, but is optimized for game development and deployment instead. Even the programming style is almost the same. The ExEn API has various gaming specific classes that are absent from J2ME.

Some of the game related classes are: Gamelet, Playfield, Raycast, FX, Vector 3D, Texture Map etc. A developer can develop the game using this API and distribute it through In-Fusio directly. But this service is only available to premium members. Since In-Fusio has tie ups with a lot of mobile operators, it acts as a distributor for these games through Gamezilla, its game distribution platform. That enables games downloads on mobile phones by the users themselves.

ExEn was the first mass market downloadable game engine (The technology allows users to download games, new levels or characters over the air to play on their cellular phone. The games are then run locally without the need for a continuous connection).

ExEn is a compact game for mobile communication devices JAVA virtual machine. Once integrated with the terminal, It can download games and play native games. So as long as the built-in ExEn Cellphone with chip, You can start from ExEn The content supplier passes GSM or GPRS Network technology, Download to your mobile phone to play.

Technical requirements: small and light, (less than 100kb of ROM and 32kb of the RAM in its initial version) the software's main function is to download and run games on mobile phones.

Features
- Color
- 3D matrix calculations
- 3D rendering primitives (wireframe, flat or textured triangles)
- Sprite zooming
- Sprite flipping / mirroring
- Scrolling parallax (several playfields at the same time)
- Fully transparent or masked cells in playfields
- Raycasting
- Screen rotation (rotozoom) & various FXs

EGE (ExEn Gaming Extensions)

In 2003, with the emergence of the first smartphones, creating a realtime 3D engine API and native code to embbed into the EGE, the successor of ExEn.

ExEn Gaming Extensions (EGE) was new gaming engine, created to run on all MIDP 2.0 handsets. It is designed for the end-user: improvement of the game play, user-friendly interface and innovative service offering. Enable game developers to focus on game play, rather than API integration (EGE works on Java MIDP 2.0 handsets and integrates multiplayer and 3D capabilities).

Features
- Real-time multiplayer functionality (not available on initial handsets)
- Enhanced/Improved 3D game play (not available on initial handsets)
- 'Recommend the game' function...to a friend, relative...
- Try and buy
- Simplified user interface for easy game play: direct access through a dedicated key (different according to handsets - fast and simple access in particular), dedicated game menu, etc.

ExEn vs J2ME

ExEn and J2ME are not very different and ExEn paves the way to a Java language based standard.

- The main difference is that ExEn has been optimised for advanced game features.

- Every non-ExEn phone manufacturer has its own specific Gaming API (even on top of MIDP 1.0, the mobile phone profile of J2ME) which induces developers to produce specific code and intensive tests for every manufacturer J2ME implementation.

- The future MIDP 2.0 standard defines a minimum set of game functions to be available in future phones. Even with MIDP 2.0, advanced and rich games are require new Game APIs that ExEn can provide.

- Consistent with its strategy of moving towards J2ME standards, standard classes of ExEn V2 are set in conformity with MIDP/CLDC, which addresses issues such as user interface, persistence storage, networking, and application model.

- The ExEn roadmap - feature new advanced game capabilities and MIDP 2.0 Game API compatibility.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
EXEN-V2 Generic Simulator Windows

macOS Linux Android [1]

1.0 Low ~
ExEn SDK Windows Standard Edition 2.2 Mid ?
EXEN-V2 Generic Simulator
A very old emulator, while many games are go in-game, they are crash at various points and run very low FPS. Written in Java.
Firmwares
Trium and other firmwares.
  1. Possible to run ExEn V2 Generic Simulator for Android, macOS and Linux through Wine

Download

Title Note(s)
ExEn games A collection of half of all games (included demos)

Screenshots

• Color

• Black & White

List of ExEn supported phones

For devices that supports ExEn V2 (ExEn embedded phone, press key 9 for 5 seconds. If an In-Fusio logo appears, It is ExEn mobile).

Model[1] Developer Resolution Build-in games J2ME support Screen Generation Description
SL01 Sagem ? ? ?
MyX3-2 Sagem ? ? B&W 2.0
MyX-4 Sagem ? ? ?
MyX-5 Sagem ? C 2.0
MyX-6 Sagem 128x160 ? C 2.1
MyG5 Sagem ? C 2.0
MW3020 Sagem ? B&W 1.0 / 2.0
My3022 Sagem ? ? ?
My3026 Sagem ? ? ?
My3036 Sagem ? ? ?
Xenium Color Philips ? ? ?
Xenium 9@9 Philips ? B&W 1.0
Fisio 311 Philips 87x65 Wall Breaker ? B&W 1.0
Fisio 330 Philips ? B&W 2.0
Fisio 350 Philips ? ? ?
355 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 530 Philips ? ? 2.0
Fisio 535 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 620 Philips ? B&W 1.0
Fisio 625 Philips ? ? ?
630 Philips ? ? ?
636 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 639 Philips ? ? ?
655 Philips ? ? ?
755 Philips ? ? ?
759 Philips ? ? ?
760 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 820 Philips ? ? 2.0
Fisio 822 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 825 Philips ? C 2.0
Fisio 855 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 859 Philips ? ? ?
Fisio 882 Philips ? ? ?
Azalys 288 Philips ? B&W 1.0
One Touch 256 Alcatel ? ? ?
One Touch 332 Alcatel ? ? ?
One Touch 526 Alcatel ? B&W 2.0
One Touch 531 Alcatel ? C 2.0
One Touch 535 Alcatel Wall Breaker ? C 2.1
One Touch 735 (735i) Alcatel ? C 2.1
BH4 Alcatel ? ? ?
TSM3/4 Vitelcom ? B&W 2.0
TSM5 Vitelcom ? C 2.0
G60 (EB-G60) Panasonic ? C 2.0
GD67 Panasonic ? C 2.0 Panasonic's first ExEn-enabled color handset
GD87 (GD87e) Panasonic 132x176 ? C 2.0
X70 (EB-X70) Panasonic 132x176 ✓ (MIDP 1.0) C 2.0
X86 Panasonic ? ? ?
X88 Panasonic ? ? ?
GU87 Panasonic 132x176 ? ? ?
Lotus Centel ? ? ?
Rocket Centel ? ? ?
M7 Mitsubishi ? ? ?
M7.2 Mitsubishi ? ? ?
M7.5 Mitsubishi ? ? ?
M341 Mitsubishi ? C 2.1
Trium M320 Mitsubishi ? C 2.0
Trium M6B Mitsubishi ? ? ?
Trium Eclipse Mitsubishi ? C 2.0
Trium Mars Mitsubishi ? B&W 1.0
Trium Neptune Mitsubishi ? B&W 1.0
Trium 110-cupid Mitsubishi ? B&W 2.0
SC-03 Ningbo Bird ? C 2.0
SC-04 Ningbo Bird ? C 2.0
D1 Soyea ? C 2.0
Q88 M341 CECT ? C 2.0
K336 Kejian ? C 2.0
SL42[2] Siemens B&W 1.0
M50 Siemens B&W 1.0
  1. Colors and Black & White
  2. ExEn game engine is also working in Siemens mobile phones. The SL42 is the first Siemens cellphone to be equipped with the games machine. Initially, the Siemens SL42 mobile phone is to be equipped with the "D2 Load-A-Game" games platform from D2 Vodafone, which is based on ExEn.
    The Siemens SL42 features a special version of ExEn using JAR files instead of the custom .exn format

List of ExEn Games

There are 125+ known games, in which 120 have been released, 3 are unknown to have been released, 2 are unreleased.

Title Release date Developer Publisher Genre(s) Available for other platforms Note(s)

Ref.

Dumped
007: Ice Racer 1 November 2002 In-Fusio In-Fusio
Vodafone (License by Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation)
Adventures
Racing
[1][2]
3D Mate and Wata Raider Puzzle
Abalone Infra Worlds In-Fusio Card game
Age of Empires II Mobile (Gold Edition) 1 June 2005 In-Fusio In-Fusio (License by Microsoft Game Studio) Strategy i-mode/J2ME/BREW [3][4]
Alfred Hitchcook Psycho 2002 Kaolink SAS Kaolink SAS Action Black & White version [5]
Arthur & Les: Pirates
Asterix: Rescue Obelix 11 August 2005 Mig Entertainment In-Fusio Platformer J2ME [6]
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mission 14 June 2005 Rare, Ltd.
Cybiko Wireless
In-Fusio Action
Platformer
i-mode/J2ME Downgrade GBA port [7]
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile 1 July 2004 Rare, Ltd.
Cybiko Wireless
In-Fusio Action
Platformer
J2ME/i-mode Downgrade GBA port [8][9][10]
Banjo Pilot
Biocide
Block Maniac In-Fusio In-Fusio Puzzle [11]
Boomerang Joe 2004 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Platformer [12]
Bomb Jack 1 December 2003 Elite Systems, Ltd. In-Fusio Action J2ME/Mophun [13][14]
Bomb Squad 1 April 2006 In-Fusio In-Fusio Puzzle i-mode [15]
Casino Nights 18 September 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Billiards
Gambling
[16]
Celebrity Chic 1 October 2003 In-Fusio In-Fusio Simulation
Advanture
[17][18]
Charmed™ 1 April 2003 DC Studios, Inc. In-Fusio Action
Platformer
J2ME [19][20]
Chicago Guns 1 September 2001 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action
Shooter
[21][22]
Christmas Tales 1 December 2006 In-Fusio In-Fusio (Graphics by Devalley Entertainment) Action
Platformer
[23]
Crash Bandicoot™ 25 April 2005 Kaolink SAS In-Fusio Action
Platformer
J2ME [24][25]
Crazy Cobra Otaboo In-Fusio Action
Arcade
Crazy Cobra 2 1 September 2004 Otaboo In-Fusio Action
Arcade
[26][27]
Crazy Pet II 1 July 2001 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action [28][29]
Dakar 2005 Kaolink SAS In-Fusio Racing J2ME [30]
Deca Challenge [31][32]
Dice Extreme In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports [33]
DJ Bubble Multiplayer 18 September 2004 Cybiko Wireless In-Fusio Puzzle [34]
Die Hard In-Fusio Action
Shooter
[35]
Dragon Tale 2002 Spark Creative S.A.R.L. In-Fusio RPG [36]
Dream Quest In-Fusio In-Fusio RPG Black & White version [37][38]
E.T. Adventure In-Fusio In-Fusio Adventure [39]
Eagle Squadron 1 September 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio (Graphics by Devalley Entertainment) Action
Shooter
[40][41]
ELF Bowling 13 December 2003 Cybiko Wireless In-Fusio Sports [42]
Elmer Puzzle [43]
Etch A Sketch In-Fusio Puzzle J2ME [44]
Ferrari Racing In-Fusio In-Fusio Racing [45]
Fighter Pilot Evolved 1 May 2006 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action
Shooter
[46]
Flynn's Adventures (Nightmare Busters) 1 April 2004 In-Fusio
Cybiko Wireless
In-Fusio Action
Platformer
BREW/J2ME/i-mode [47][48]
Fruit Factory 1 February 2004 Infraworlds In-Fusio Puzzle J2ME [49][50]
Fruit Factory 2 Infraworlds In-Fusio Puzzle J2ME [51]
Football Challenge IOMO In-Fusio Sports Black & White version
Football Fan 1 July 2005 In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports i-mode/BREW/J2ME [52]
Ghost Hunter 1 July 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action
Shooter
i-mode [53][54]
Golden Tee Golf Tournament 8 August 2003 Cybiko Wireless In-Fusio Sports [55]
Halo™: Mobile Portal In-Fusio
Horoscope [56][57]
I, Robot 2004 Platformer [58]
InFusio Darts In-Fusio In-Fusio Racing [59]
IF Extreme Ski 10 January 2006 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Sports [60]
IF Ski Jumping 1 December 2005 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Sports [61]
IF Ping Pong 1 September 2006 In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports [62]
IF Racing 1 March 2002 In-Fusio In-Fusio Racing J2ME [63]
IF Racing 2 18 September 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Racing [64]
IF Racing 3 In-Fusio In-Fusio Racing
IF Reversi 1 October 2006 NessProd In-Fusio (Graphics by Devalley Entertainment) Strategy
Puzzle
[65]
InFusio Sudoku Puzzle GBA port
It's Mr Pants™: Mobile Edition 1 March 2005 In-Fusio
Rare, Ltd.
In-Fusio Puzzle J2ME Downgrade GBA port [66]
Jungle Run 1 November 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action i-mode [67][68]
Jurassic Park lll™ 2002 In-Fusio In-Fusio Adventure [69]
K.O Boxing Fight [70]
Kung Fu Legend 18 September 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Fight [71]
Le Tour De France 1 August 2005 Living Mobile GmbH In-Fusio Sports J2ME [72][73]
M-Tennis Sports Black & White version [74]
Malibu Ride 2004 Otaboo In-Fusio Sports [75]
Malibu Ride 2 1 August 2006 Otaboo In-Fusio Sports [76]
Méli Mélo Puzzle [77]
Memomix Puzzle [78]
Midtown Madness 3 Mobile 1 October 2004 In-Fusio
BeTomorrow
In-Fusio (License by Microsoft Game Studio) Racing i-mode/BREW/J2ME
(2D + 3D version using M3G and Mascot Capsule 3D technology)
[79][80]
Mission 3D 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Shooter The first 3D game for ExEn. [81]
Monkey Business 1 November 2006 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Arcade
Puzzle
[82]
MotoGP 1 October 2005 Cybiko Wireless THQ Wireless Inc. Racing J2ME [83]
Mutant Alert 3D 1 May 2003 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action
Shooter
[84]
Neopets Mobile In-Fusio In-Fusio RPG J2ME
Panko 1 November 2001 In-Fusio In-Fusio Puzzle Similar to Sokoban [85]/[86]
Perry Rhodan: Sekmar I in Danger [87]
Pile Up [88][89]
Pikubi 1 July 2004 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Action
Fight
Platformer
i-mode [90]
Pikubi 2: Rainbow Attack! (GoGo 2: Rainbow Attack!) 1 March 2006 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Action
Fight
Platformer
[91]
Pocket Chess 200x Pocketsoft In-Fusio Puzzle
Strategy
[92]
ExEn 2.2
Pocket Formula 2003 Pocketsoft In-Fusio Sports
Racing
i-mode/BREW/J2ME/Mophun/Symbian [93]
ExEn 2.2
Pocket Goal 2002 Pocketsoft In-Fusio Racing i-mode/BREW/J2ME/Mophun/Symbian [94]
Pocket Golf 2003 Pocketsoft In-Fusio Sports i-mode/BREW/J2ME/Mophun/Symbian [95]
ExEn 2.1
Pocket Rally 2004 Pocketsoft In-Fusio Sports i-mode/BREW/J2ME/Mophun/Symbian [96]
ExEn 2.2
Pocket Tennis 2002 Pocketsoft In-Fusio Sports i-mode/BREW/J2ME/Mophun [97]
Pocket Stadium 2003 Pocketsoft In-Fusio Sports i-mode/BREW/J2ME/Mophun [98]
ExEn 2.1
Push In-Fusio Puzzle
Rambo on Fire 1 May 2005 In-Fusio In-Fusio
Canal+
Adventure
Action
i-mode/BREW/J2ME
Rollerblade Challenge 11 August 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports [99]
Roller Kid 2004 Kaolink In-Fusio Sports [100]
Sabre Wulf: Mobile 2004 In-Fusio
Kaolink SAS
In-Fusio Platformer J2ME GBA port [101]
Seven 004 Arcade [102]
Sexy Video Poker 1 July 2006 NessProd In-Fusio (Graphics by Devalley Entertainment) Strategy [103]
Sexy Breaker Bikini 1 October 2005 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action
Sexy Breaker Manga 1 October 2005 In-Fusio In-Fusio Arcade
Pong
[104]
Shado Fighter 1 July 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action
Fight
i-mode/BREW/J2ME [105][106]
Skate Kid In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports
Arcade
[107][108]
Smiley Tactics 26 March 2005 In-Fusio In-Fusio Puzzle [109]
Snow Kid Sports [110]
Solitaire Gold In-Fusio Puzzle
Card game
i-mode [111]
South Park 1 September 2003 In-Fusio In-Fusio Action i-mode/J2ME [112][113]
Space Defender [114]
Space War 2004 Ulysseo In-Fusio Action
Shooter
Sphere Madness 1 February 2004 Asobo Studio S.A.R.L. In-Fusio Action
Puzzle
Arcade
[115][116]
Sphere Madness 2 1 January 2006 Asobo Studio S.A.R.L. In-Fusio Action
Puzzle
Arcade
[117]
Splat Boy 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio [118]
Spyro the Dragon™ 27 May 2003 Infraworlds In-Fusio Action [119]
Star Academy In-Fusio
Star Wars™: Revenge of the Sith 11 May 2005 In-Fusio THQ Wireless Inc. Action
Platfomer
J2ME [120]
Super Dino Skate In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports Black & White version
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2005 [121]
The Terminator™ 1 February 2003 In-Fusio
Cybiko Wireless
In-Fusio Action
Shooter
BREW/J2ME [122][123]
The Terminator™: I'm Back 8 February 2005 In-Fusio
Cybiko Wireless
In-Fusio Action
Shooter
i-mode/J2ME [124]
The Tinies Farter 1 July 2001 Kalisto Entertainment S.A. In-Fusio Action
Arcade
Black & White version [125][126]
Tomb Raider: Elixir of Life 1 June 2005 IOMO Eidos Interactive Limited Action
Platformer
J2ME [127]
Tomb Raider: Quest for Cinnabar 1 February 2005 IOMO
BeTomorrow
Eidos Interactive Limited Action
Platformer
J2ME [128]
Tomb Raider: The Osiris Codex 1 November 2004 IOMO Eidos Interactive Limited Action
Platformer
J2ME [129]
Tony Hawk’s Underground Sports
Wall Breaker 8 March 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Puzzle Build-in game from Alcatel OT-535 / Philips Xenium 9@9+ [130]
Winter Sports 1 February 2002 In-Fusio In-Fusio Sports [131][132]
Worms 1 September 2005 Kiloo ApS THQ Wireless Inc. Strategy
Arcade
J2ME [133]
X-Mas: Tales
Yu: A Warrior Tale 1 June 2005 The Mighty Troglodytes The Mighty Troglodytes Action
Platformer
J2ME [134]
Zaps 2004 In-Fusio In-Fusio Platformer [135]
Zombie Nurse 2005 Devalley Entertainment In-Fusio Adventure [136]
Zoo Tycoon 2: Mobile 1 November 2004 In-Fusio
Cybiko Wireless
In-Fusio (License by Microsoft Game Studio) Strategy J2ME/BREW/i-mode [137][138][139]

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See also