tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278368642012-01-28T18:08:17.691-08:00Games and Musictestingnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-76107417192193141212008-02-03T18:24:00.001-08:002008-02-03T18:25:02.330-08:00

In case you didn't notice the message on the left sidebar, my new blog is Puppy Buckets.

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Frozzd is another great game with Mario Galaxy-like gameplay mechanics. Kind of has the same story and execution as Space Kitteh, but in a good way. Thanks to TIGSource for the image.

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Platforms: XBOX, PCBethesda knows how to do creepy goosebump-inducing horror; just go into one of the many ruins or caves of Morrowind. So Call of Cthulhu, a game based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories of the same name, is quite effective in dishing out moments where you jump in surprise.Pros:Atmosphere: Everything is brimming with it, but does it make a good game? I think you'll know the answer to

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Read it all here.

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A particular mission in Call of Duty 4 called "All Ghillied Up" was nothing short of spectacular. The graphics, the cinematic presentation, the amazingly badass sharpshooter gameplay... Just perfect. I won't give anything away; I recommend you play this level yourself rather than simply search for a gameplay video. It is, for lack of a better phrase, fucking awesome.

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Platforms: PS2, XBOX, PC.As the title implies, Sniper Elite puts the player in control of a sharpshooter in Berlin during World War II. While the mission design tends to be a bit shoddy at times, the rifle mechanics work perfectly and the game is a real one of a kind.Pros:The Sniper Rifle: When playing the game, be sure to run it on the hardest difficulty mode in order to get the full experience.

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For some reason I've been having trouble downloading certain files for the past week or so, and The Expelations of the Little Green Pod Man was one of the things that repeatedly refused to save to my computer. However, I was so intrigued by the screenshot that the primary goal in fixing my internet connection became to play this game. Luckily, my inflated level of desire for The Expelations did

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Is Headcase Nitrome's best game to date? I'd say so. Smashing blocks, avoiding stuff with precision timing, walking on any surface... The perfect game for a quick 15 minute break!

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I hope you guys are as excited as I am!

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Platform: XBOX.Raze's Hell is the XBOX's answer to B-Movies. While there's a lot to like, there are also some flaws that hold the game back. But for what it is, a bargain bin game that doesn't take itself seriously, this title is worth buying.Pros:Story: The basic premise is that a bunch of cute creatures are invading a world in order to save the creatures in it from their ugliness. Cut scenes

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I'm not usually a fan of puzzle games, but my obsession with disorienting stuff won me over in the end. Once in Space also features always welcome sketchpad-style graphics. Yay!

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For some indiscernible reason, the latest from Messhof, Flywrench, won't completely download to my computer (the file stops downloading at odd moments and then yields a corrupted zip file). Oh well, hopefully you guys will be able to have fun with it.

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Platforms: PC, XBOX.Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is an original take on the many fantastic zombie games that have never been released. Unfortunately, the altogether horrible Starforce protection acted as a massive turnoff for a lot of people looking to play the PC version of the game.Pros:Humor: The humor in Stubbs the Zombie is all in the right place, whether it's in the cut scenes

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I've had an XBOX 360 for well over a year now. Surprisingly enough, it isn't Bioshock, Gears of War, Halo 3, or even Oblivion that I've clocked in the most time playing. It's Earth Defense Force 2017, which at 20 dollars on Amazon is a low enough price for me to recommend to you guys without feeling bad that I've wasted your money.

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Psychonauts.Free.Gametap.

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Running around on floating sausages and collecting carrots? Count me in! Soosiz is another great gravity-defying platformer. I shall organize all of these sort of games into a list later this week.

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Independent Gaming reports that a new game from Yahtzee, this time a stealth platformer titled Trilby: The Art of Theft, has been released. I'm only four missions in, but so far so good!

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The developers of And Yet It Moves have announced that the two level prototype will be made into a full game. From the site:"After seeing so much interest in our game-prototype we decided to develop a full version of And Yet It Moves. It will feature about 16 Levels in four different environments, which are already in production."This should be exciting!

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GameTap is offering up a bunch of free games until December 31st. Here are the ones worth trying: Second Sight, the Hitman games, and Jaws Unleashed, which sucks slightly less with the knowledge that it carries a zero dollar price tag.

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Very sorry for going almost a month without an update, my priorities have been a bit switched around lately. Hopefully, this short little zombie themed game from Petri Purho will make up for it!

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First off, apologies for my complete disregard for updating the site; it has definitely not been my priority lately, but I'll try and get back into the flow of daily updates. Anyway, the newest Jay is Games design competition has brought us the wonderful Space Kitteh, which can be described as JTR's robotfindskitten mixed with Nitrome's Space Hopper. Short, but cute.

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!Xorpl is a new game from the creator of The Puppeteer. The screen is a bit too small and the description makes the developer sound incredibly pretentious/high on his own farts ("...hopefully appreciating the game's artistic motif"), but all in all it's worth sticking around to see !Xorpl's multiple endings.

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Here are some blogs that I've taken to reading recently.The author of Games For Lunch picks a game, gives a minute by minute summary of an hour of play, and then says whether he'd play it again. Unique and original.the random Gnomes' random Lair has an odd appeal. It's a great mix of gaming, literature, and other random things.A Slime Appears isn't updated all that often, but I love the name and

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robotfindskitten is a cute little kitten finding simulator from JTR, best known for Death Worm. Very relaxing/mellow; the game has a sort of zen garden appeal. robotfindskitten is a remake of this game of the same name and concept.

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I've managed to peel myself away from Mount and Blade long enough to deliver this news: Virtanen has released an English language version of Kaipuu, a game he made for a competition a couple of months back. If, like me, you were reluctant to download the game when it was only available in a foreign language (Finnish), be sure to give it a go now.

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I made (and have since deleted) the first post on Soldat Movies exactly one year ago today. Here are some random fun facts.Total site visits: 163,520Most visits in one day: 50,000Goal for September 2008: 200,000 more viewsThanks to all of the people that visit Soldat Movies and have contributed to the increased traffic and comments!

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Yay! Additions include ragdoll physics and stuff, play play play!

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In Fantastic Factory, you have sixty seconds to produce as many ball-shaped animal things as you can. At first I was a bit confused by the mouse control system, but once I got the hang of it I was making little ball creatures by the half-dozens. Try to beat my measly high score of 7 (I'll bet you can't)!

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A new version of Vertical Challenge, which I talked about a few months ago, was released back in August. Most notable is the addition of a checkpoint system and eight brand new levels. I still miss the rising water level from the original version of Vertical, so hopefully that will come back in the next release. Please?

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Bungee Ninja is about a Ninja that is trying to collect gems while swinging on a grappling hook. After a certain number of gems are collected, you advance to the next stage. The game is surprisingly unforgiving; it took me a good thirty tries to get past the third level. People who love grappling hook games will be quite satisfied by this latest addition to the genre.

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I went pillaging through the 64Digits archives and came across Archer, a mini game in which you have to try to survive for as long as possible against a never-ending onslaught of enemies. Archer has nice graphics coupled with great particle effects. There are also all sorts of cool power-ups to collect. Overall, a great little coffee break game.

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Since 64Digits is finally on a reliable server after at least four moves, I'll mention Fall From Grace, a platform game with a couple of RPG elements. Fall From Grace has an unusual appeal despite the fact that it looks rushed and unpolished. Really, though, I'm only bringing up this game (which is over a year old) because the creator is working on something new, Astatine, which looks fantastic.

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If you're looking for some meaty multiplayer games that don't cost a dime but will still waste away your life, here are some titles to look into.Dungeon Runners: Home / Wiki / MetacriticDungeon Runners includes extra features for a fee, but they are pretty much for hardcore players only. As someone who didn't even like World of Warcraft (given, I only played it for about thirty minutes), I found

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Much like with Gene Pool, it's fun to leave Mitozoos open and check in on the progress of the little spider creatures every hour or so. The simulation doesn't offer nearly as many surprises as Gene Pool in terms of variety, but it has its own strengths as well, particularly the cool way that creatures pass on genetic traits.

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Darwin Hill is an unusual evolution game from Kyle Gabler, who just recently released a trailer for World of Goo. There really isn't much to this basic A-Life simulation. All you have to do is mate strange alien creatures and watch with amusement as they start to reproduce faster than you can kill them.

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Heaven2Ocean is a short physics game that involves maneuvering a body of water to the end of a rather large map. The water can turn from solid to liquid to steam, which makes for some unique gameplay. I kind of got the feeling that Heaven2Ocean played itself; all I had to do was rotate the playing field in the right direction and gravity did the rest for me.

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Adventure of Cat is another short game from DOFI. This time, instead of playing golf with a bow and arrow attached to a cat, you maneuver an unwieldy pole vaulting kitten and try to get to the exit in as fast of a time as possible. Overall, a great way to spend five minutes.

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If you're looking for some good old fashion platforming, Furry 2 is the way to go. After a bland first two levels (jump here, shoot this guy, collect diamonds, watch out for the bouncing mines), the game picks up the pace and throws bosses, rolling razor blades, and other unique contraptions into the mix.

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The B-Game Competition entries are slowly trickling in, and there is some fantastic stuff to be played. Be sure to check out...Cottage of Doom (pictured), a great zombie killing/barricading simulation.Mondo Medicals, a trippy creation in the style of LSD.GUNLIMB, a Grindhouse-inspired bloodbath that I ended up playing the most out of all of the entries.Hermies, a game about butt sex.Toadzilla, a

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I'm a sucker for distance games, and Throw Me is without a doubt the finest one I've ever played. It's especially satisfying when your throws, by sheer chance, end up lasting a good ten minutes. Even if you want to strangle someone at the sound of "Kitten Cannon", Throw Me is worth a look.

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Without a doubt, Worms Open Warfare 2 is the best Team 17 title since World Party. If you were disappointed by the 3D versions of Worms, the XBOX Live Arcade offering... Basically, everything made by the (still awesome) company in the past five years or so... This is the return to grace you have been waiting for!

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Depth took second place in the GMG Three Words contest. In this creation, graphics take a back seat for gameplay, the basics of which involve a glass diver that must venture into the water and collect tokens. Be warned, this game is extremely addicting, and a lot of fun at that.

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Kylät is the deserving winner of the GMG Three Words competition. The game presents a compelling mix of exploration, action, and fantastic looking cut scenes done in the style of Darthlupi. Kylät's gameplay may come off as a bit amateurish, but most people should be able to overlook that and focus on the stronger points of the game.

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I have one complaint about Pencil & Paper, that being the fact that the graphical style is a ripoff of Crayon Physics yet does not once mention the game as a source of inspiration. Regardless of ethics, I found P&P (and its music) to be highly entertaining and relaxing. Give this a try if the above picture, which more or less sums up the game, interests you.UPDATE 09/10/07: Apparently, the music

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Platform, a story-driven game that is updated weekly, has proven to deliver quality new content for its first 18 episodes, so I figure it's about time I mention it here. Most surprising is how much fun it is to both watch the story unfold and play the actual levels, which feature cool cooperative gameplay. It's nice to know that every Sunday I'll be able to get on my computer and play the newest

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Oroboros will immediately draw many parallels to Flow, but it also holds its ground as a memorable title of its own. The basic goal is to collect little orb things and evolve into a stronger creature. Oroboros sets itself apart by emphasizing gameplay and customization, something that, for better or for worse, Flow was lacking in. I quite like the graphics in this game; pretty, but not too flashy.

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The latest from Nitrome, Magic Touch (via JIG), features robots relentlessly assaulting the castle of a wizard. As the wizard, you must draw different shapes in order to pop the balloons the robots are descending on. While Skywire is still my favorite Nitrome game, this Chalk-like creation is a definite step up from Nitrome's previous title, a mediocre foray into destructible terrain.

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JW sent me a link (thanks!) to two great new mini games he made: DNA (Darwin Not Available), a really cool evolution/arena shooter game, and Super Ninja, an enjoyable ninja platformer.DNA works like this: you start with a weak fighter and must upgrade it to survive. Upgrade strategies work better than most games of this kind, mainly because each one serves a clear purpose. Do you want to make a

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I'm not far enough into Knytt Stories to say much about it (as of this writing, I've just acquired the umbrella), but so far the game is fantastic. Nifflas's latest oozes with atmosphere and adds more challenging gameplay in order to keep people with short attention spans interested. For fans who have been waiting since December for more cute little Knytts, be assured that this will more than

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Cavetrap! is a little platform game made by JAJ in 3 days. It has your average Game Maker "find the upgrade" gameplay, so don't expect anything new here. The absence of saves early on makes dying and having to start over incredibly tedious. Still, despite the lack of originality and potentially hair-pulling design, I like it. I found the village area to be especially full of atmosphere.

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The SA Game Dev Competition: create a game based on a piece of literature. Here's a look at the two notable entries that came out of it. And be sure to enter the TIGSource B-Game Competition!Serious Sam I Am is a great effort by The Pondunkian, well known for Merry Gear Solid: Secret Santa. The cut scene is nothing short of hilarious and the voiceover and graphics are fantastic, but the game

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XGen Studios has once again made a perfect coffee break game with Pillage the Village. If you remember playing Defend the Castle, one of the earlier tower defense games, Pillage the Village keeps the "pick people up and drop them" gameplay and adds great graphics, new powers to be slowly purchased, and bunches of random enemies and annoyances. I especially like the bonus levels that come up every

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I loved Dolphin Olympics, and the sequel, Dolphin Olympics 2, is basically a prettier version of the original. Can't complain about that! So far the highest I've managed to jump my dolphin is Mars, making me approximately 16 million points behind the highest score on the online tables.

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Punishment: The Punishing abandons the rotating disorientation of its predecessor and instead focuses on difficult platforming. The kicker here is that after completing each room you have to go all the way down to the first level, reset a switch, and then move back to where you were from the very beginning of the game.

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Banana Nababa is hard. As in, I'm still on the first level. The game consists of six stages of bosses that must be defeated to beat the game. I recommend this for people with masochistic personalities and/or Spiderman-like reflexes. By the way, sorry for the lack of posts. I'll be away again tomorrow so expect more silence for a couple of days.

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MarioWAT, or Mario With A Twist, is one of the older Game Maker games out there. The version I have is dated at late 2003, but I'm pretty sure it goes back way more than that. The game can be downloaded here.

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In order to not go more than two days without making a post: Road Rash 64 is a great game. The physics are surprisingly competent even by todays standards, and beating the crap out of someone with a baseball bat while riding on a motorcycle is really rather cool. Considering it's moderately illegal to post about ROMS and the like, if you want to play this game you will have to send me a message..

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Weapons of Distraction found a cool game called TAGAP (The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins). It plays like a mix of Soldat and Hurrican and pits the player against zombie penguins, chainsaw penguins, robot penguins... You get the picture.There are some great levels that take advantage of the game engine's nice lighting effects, and on top of that the boss fights in TAGAP are superb and varied. I

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Maziac is another creation that has a unique dynamic lighting feature. I can't say I liked this platformer when I first played it, but after another attempt it really grew on me. The game has little structure and instead encourages exploration. The basic gameplay is this: collect coins and keys. It may not seem like much, but the darkness feature makes Maziac quite intriguing.One thing that

testingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-91464494846985885262007-08-02T18:03:00.000-07:002007-08-02T19:01:53.434-07:00

I went to XGen Studios as usual to check if Pillage the Village was out yet. Instead of that physics-based goody I was greeted with Weird Adventure 2, a humorous RPG. Even though the game is more or less a massive event-triggered fetch quest, I laughed a few times and there were a couple of South Park references. All in all, a decent play.Weird Adventure 2

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Here is a random selection of music-oriented games. Some of them are kind of crappy with a couple of redeeming moments, whereas others are brilliant. Read on:While I'm not much of a fan of making my own stuff (because I suck at it) in Notessimo, other people have composed some truly awesome tracks. If this game doesn't load, make sure you have the latest version of Flash Player installed.Much

testingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-57736844318790964862007-07-31T15:27:00.000-07:002007-08-05T18:01:20.775-07:00

In my post earlier today about Logi-Gun I mentioned that there aren't many freeware creations that incorporate darkness into the gameplay. By sheer coincidence I happened across Acaban just now, a "2D puzzle-exploration platformer about darkness" that gives the player a flashlight and throws him into a bizarre world.I don't know if something was lost in translation (the game developers natively

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I didn't pay Indestructo Tank any attention when it was released a couple of months ago. Having played it now, I regret not giving the game a second look. For lack of a better description, I'll use the one on Great Games Experiment: "In Indestructo Tank, your only weapon against the enemy is you--launch yourself at the enemy in this simple physics based game".The player levels up by gaining XP

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-37788331122794885512007-07-31T00:04:00.000-07:002007-08-05T18:01:20.775-07:00

The always awesome Planet Freeplay has brought to light a very cool "weapon-based puzzle platformer" aptly titled Logi-Gun. The game starts off easily enough: a nice grappling hook, some simple puzzles that still managed to make me feel like a complete moron, a web shooting gun... Basically nothing special, the usual puzzle game fare.Then came the laser gun, a weapon used to shine light on floors

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Ninjah is about as awesome as it looks, and comes complete with a grappling hook, a booster gun, and a slow motion button that makes seemingly impossible feats surprisingly easy. As a finishing touch, the game features top notch sound effects and music. The basics are this: you can only walk on floors the same color as you, and the checkered blocks change your color.Another cool feature in Ninjah

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Battleships Forever is a tactical RTS based on the Battlestar Galactica television series. The game is sort of a mix between Shadow Armada, Warning Forever, and Fraxy. The combat is well thought out and quickly becomes overwhelming if your game plan is to simply rush enemies head on. Battleships contains a ship editor similar to that of Fraxy, but don't expect to be making flails and impossible

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As mentioned on the TIGForums, Secret Legend of Ultimate Legendary Fantasy Unleashed is now free to play. It has also been upped to version 1.5, but the only change is a line of code stating the version change and a message saying that the game is now free.If you haven't played SoulFu yet, definitely try it now bearing in mind that it's completely free of charge. It's a shame that the creator

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-92048975997697965192007-07-27T17:12:00.000-07:002007-07-27T18:13:45.535-07:00

Being a fan of rolling boulders myself, the latest from Kloonigames had me quite intrigued. And, while A Tribute to the Rolling Boulder doesn't exactly have me as wowed as Crayon Physics or The Amazing Flying Brothers, the game is still impressive; the music is fitting, there is the usual blend of photography and artwork, and the physics are great.The basic goal of Boulder is to protect two

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Why do people make games about chores? Who knows. But here's a list of them; commercial games are at the top, freeware ones at the bottom. Read on:First up is Desert Bus, which was designed for a Penn and Teller game and subsequently canceled. Basically, you are a bus driver with the goal of driving from Arizona to Las Vegas. On a highway, in real time, for eight hours straight. Upon arriving in

testingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-42906331951655327262007-07-25T11:09:00.000-07:002007-11-27T17:31:42.535-08:00

Platform: Do not buy the XBOX version. The PC version is the way to go.Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix had the unfortunate circumstances of coming out A) at the same time as Halo and B) just as ragdoll physics were getting popular. Not to say that it didn't make a decent splash back in 2002, but SoF2 isn't exactly regarded as a classic. Which is unfortunate, because it should be, and here's

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-66713054094412751002007-07-23T21:40:00.000-07:002007-07-25T18:32:50.727-07:00

RedHero is an original little platformer with a fully destructible environment. You control a red ball and jump through each level as bombs destroy the area, altering the terrain and killing the green citizens that inhabit each stage. The goal is to collect at least 5 of the blue orb things that are scattered throughout the playing field. Most levels are evenly balanced and enjoyable, but one in

testingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-82595465013341095672007-07-23T15:50:00.000-07:002007-07-23T16:07:12.997-07:00

I haven't talked about any Ikki games in a while, mainly because TIGSource is doing such a good job posting about them. I decided to randomly download a game, and the result was Hageyarou, which puts the player in control of a shirtless guy as he goes and beats the crap out of dogs and deformed people in a heroic attempt to rescue his pet chicken.Personally, I can't sympathize with a kidnapped

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-49057668424099988542007-07-21T21:00:00.000-07:002007-08-30T15:12:05.355-07:00

I'll let you be surprised. It's more of an animation than a game, but due to the fact that people consider all of those Escape the Room clickathons to be games I suppose this one passes. Sorry if I'm posting a lot of flash stuff lately; there hasn't been much freeware activity.Beans

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-74430460441969966452007-07-21T20:36:00.000-07:002007-07-21T21:11:10.517-07:00

I know I already said that Time Raider is the best game to come out of the Jay is Games game design competition, but now that I've played A Good Hunch I'm beginning to think otherwise. This newest entry is a winner for me due to the mellow music reminiscent of A Walk in the Park (not by the same creators) and the easy yet intuitive gameplay; while Time Raider made me feel like an idiot, this

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-89914124002278721062007-07-21T19:50:00.000-07:002007-07-21T20:02:47.322-07:00

The third Jay is Games game design competition has had some interesting entries, but so far Time Raider far outshines any of the other contenders. The game splits the player into three people and separates them into floors. Each action has some sort of reaction on the other person's playing area, so time must be rewinded over and over until each action made by the three split men successfully

testingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-23219972094266929742007-07-18T23:04:00.000-07:002007-07-18T23:40:14.226-07:00

Even though Zombie Slayer is unoriginal and repetitive, I like it. The game takes zombie killing and makes it a bit boring, but the graphics and overall satisfaction of shooting ghouls with a shotgun while jumping through the air Soldat style kept me playing the game to the end.Zombie Slayer has a rudimentary ragdoll physics engine and some nice water effects (more like jello than water, but nice

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-70024110281817148412007-07-18T18:01:00.000-07:002007-07-18T18:30:45.724-07:00

Independent Gaming wrote about Rakker and the Sinking Cities earlier, a challenging platform game starring a rabbit. While the gameplay is nice and everything is all-around enjoyable, the ending will probably result in disappointment for most people.Rakker is one of the few games released recently that features regular platforming without RPG elements or upgrades. As such, it's a nice change of

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-35014473109182517862007-07-17T20:06:00.000-07:002007-08-30T15:11:06.902-07:00

Ostriches, the unsung heroes of the bird world, have not had the most successful career in gaming. That is, until today, with this smathering of freeware.First up is Fafu the Ostrich RPG by Mausland Entertainment. The game is more or less a massive fetch quest, but I still enjoyed it; there was the occasional quip that made me laugh out loud and the graphics were nice.The next installment, which

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-20473371955557043082007-07-16T10:51:00.000-07:002007-07-18T23:14:21.223-07:00

While Hot Air 2 isn't Nitrome's best game to date; that distinction still belongs to Skywire; it is still a damn good addition to the company's rapidly growing collection of Flash creations. I didn't enjoy playing Hot Air for more than about five seconds, so my expectations for the sequel were nonexistent. Upon playing the game, however, my indifference waned a bit; Hot Air 2 contains the story

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-48440018905253110842007-07-15T23:00:00.000-07:002007-07-15T23:25:50.452-07:00

To be honest, I don't really like point-and-click adventure games; I find them a bit tedious and frustrating, and they really haven't changed at all or made any innovations in the twenty years or so that the genre has been around. Earl Mansin is no exception to my stereotype, but it had some amusing moments and the graphics and voice acting exceeded those of most Adventure Game Studio

testingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-17703560086800011012007-07-15T16:06:00.000-07:002007-09-16T19:31:30.735-07:00

Vertical has been around in one form or another for almost a year, but it wasn't until earlier this month that the Zombie City Tactics creator turned it into Vertical Challenge (following this comment on TIGSource), an actual goal-oriented game in which you have to use your grappling hook to collect all of the yellow diamonds. Gathering the diamonds quickly becomes very difficult, and the fact

testingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-37287223257939932312007-07-14T23:36:00.000-07:002007-08-07T21:15:26.876-07:00

Real Lives 2007 is, as one Something Awful Forums member suggested, a misery simulator. Call me a sick bastard, but I actually thought some of the stuff that happened to "me" was kind of funny. One life in particular can only be described as the most boring and rejection-filled existence ever. Observe:0 years oldI was born a boy in a small town in the Netherlands's Gelderland Province, not far

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-85547242134671610532007-07-14T21:36:00.001-07:002007-07-14T23:24:05.415-07:00

Super Human Canonball is pretty old news; it was released about two years ago, but it wasn't until today that I realized how much fun the game is. Having previously only played the Arcade mode, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Career mode feature feature added structure and gave the game an actual objective.If you haven't noticed yet, I'm writing a lot of catch-up posts in order to

testingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-39339385842065832212007-07-14T14:56:00.000-07:002007-09-01T14:37:45.753-07:00

I can't really explain Gene Pool, so I'll just quote the website: "Gene Pool is an artificial life simulation in which populations of physics-based organisms evolve swimming capabilities over time". There isn't really any gameplay, but it's so damn interesting to watch the progress of the creatures as they evolve that it doesn't really matter.It's best to just let the simulation play out on its

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-33871985220519847572007-07-13T23:22:00.000-07:002007-08-06T22:56:28.445-07:00

Best Game Ever was pretty popular a couple of years back for its prototype games, most of which are no longer available for download. The developer made a new version of one of his better games, Travis Must Die, and for the sake of a look back at forgotten freeware the game is worth mentioning. Basically, you control a tow truck and attempt to knock a guy off his motorcycle. The only real

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-73307361005460360142007-07-13T22:39:00.001-07:002007-07-18T23:14:21.224-07:00

I just realized that I never actually made a post about Skywire, so here it is: transport the three passengers in your carriage to safety and avoid obstacles. The music is catchy, the graphics are more than deserving of my brilliant new "Cuteness Overload" label, and the game requires patience and skill in order to be beaten. If you're wondering what all the hubbub over the flash company Nitrome

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Happy Cyclops Land is a mindless (yet oddly cute) game that pits the player against the innocent citizens of the land of the Cyclops' as he drops bombs on them and riddles their cars with bullets. The graphics are colorful and effective, the explosions look good, and the ragdoll and plane physics are pretty solid.The game awards XP for the amount of havok wreaked on the little Cyclops guys. The

testingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-24713424727715212302007-07-10T09:43:00.001-07:002007-07-18T18:30:45.727-07:00

Polychromatic Funk Monkey is played in one massive level with the objective being to get to all of the teleporters scattered throughout the playing field. In order to reach them, one must make gigantic staircases out of blocks. Each teleporter activated allows your character to hold one extra block at a time. After playing for an hour or so, I was quite impressed with my own sheer genius; my

testingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-15680283635540688442007-07-09T12:58:00.000-07:002007-08-30T15:12:18.117-07:00

I love all of Nitrome's games, and their latest creation, Dangle, is no exception. This one has you controlling a spider who must swing his way around spikes and enemies until he reaches the bottom of each level. Collecting coins on the way down can work towards a higher score, but in the later levels I ignored them and instead focused on just beating the level without losing all of my lives.The

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-91915008145433950172007-07-08T13:32:00.001-07:002007-07-13T22:15:41.382-07:00

While playing Surphasm I was reminded of Element, an underwater RPG I first downloaded around two years ago. The game has a lot of flaws that time made me forget about: hard-to-navigate menus, very little gameplay, and long load times, to name a few. Nevertheless, I like it. It is relaxing and the graphics are simple and effective. Element will not take long to beat (45 minutes or so), but it's a

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I saw this on Planet Freeplay and found it quite cool. Surphasm is a game by Oddwarg, who always designs very unusual stuff that usually result in epileptic fits due to constant flashing and shaking. This game is a step above his other efforts; it has more polish, but still retains the odd quality of his other creations.Surphasm puts the player in control of a strange eyeball/tentacle creature

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-15539592461600330492007-07-05T13:27:00.000-07:002007-07-18T23:17:59.139-07:00

Ever since I first played Death Worm, the idea of controlling a gigantic animal and eating humans has appealed to me. So when Jay is Games made a post about Nuclear Eagle, I was immediately excited. The game puts the player in control of a gigantic eagle that must feed children to its hatchlings.Unfortunately, Nuclear Eagle doesn't achieve quite the level of immersion that Death Worm does. The

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Nobody sent over a little demo of his latest creation, Revengerman. Hopefully he will keep working on the game, because even from the tiny preview I received it plays rather nicely. The graphics are looking good, and the gameplay is smooth. The mouse-following missiles are particularly cool. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to distribute the demo, so these screenshots will have to do:

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I bought Lugaru several months ago and wasn't all that satisfied with it. The campaign was a bit short and I didn't really have much of a desire to do anything with the game after beating it. With this fan-made Lugaru campaign, I feel like I'm finally getting my money's worth. The levels are longer, bigger, and more enjoyable. Give this a go if you own Lugaru. If you don't own the game, you might

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The Little Eggy That Could was made for an Easter competition back in 2006. Don't let the harmless name fool you; this game is friggen hard. There aren't many freeware 3D platform games, and luckily Eggy is pretty high quality. I especially like the levels that go really high up in the air; it doesn't get much cooler than being at risk of falling to an untimely demise at any moment. Play this

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-81812382168766561732007-07-01T15:02:00.000-07:002007-08-07T10:54:44.604-07:00

The Amazing Flying Brothers are a group of trapeze artists who perform an act where they swing from pole to pole while doing flips, dives, and glides. The game was created in under a week, which is kind of depressing because I could spend an entire year developing something and it wouldn’t come even close to the quality of this one.The swinging is influenced by a nice physics engine, and the game

testingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-13373404115483388182007-06-30T07:46:00.000-07:002007-08-07T10:54:53.043-07:00

Gythol Granditti: The Crypt of Darkness is a fantastic RPG. Scattered throughout the game is a unique sense of humor and graphics that, while not all that professional looking, are unique and original. Gythol Granditti follows a hero and a drunkard as they attempt to recover magical tablets for a mysterious man. There is quite a lot of dialogue, but it does not seem forced and is actually

testingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-56937153274504260852007-06-29T07:40:00.000-07:002007-08-07T09:16:44.949-07:00

In Black Shades you control a psychic bodyguard, and try to protect the VIP (dressed in white) from a horde of zombies, snipers and other assorted would-be assassins. The game is about as cool as the description sounds and includes ragdoll physics and a fluid aiming system.While the blocky graphics may be a bit of a put off, Black Shades makes up for them in gameplay. The bodyguard has an

testingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-63873625647860058802007-06-28T15:48:00.000-07:002007-08-30T15:10:59.369-07:00

Survival games involve being stranded somewhere and using the environment to live. Personally, I feel like the games are a bit too realistic to be enjoyable. Nevertheless, here they are: the three titles that make up the freeware survival genre.Stranded 2 is the most recent survival game. I've been keeping an eye on it for a while, and finally version 1.0 is out and an English translation has

testingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836864.post-19293410199407145052007-06-27T15:01:00.000-07:002007-08-07T09:16:55.994-07:00

In Tarenagasi, you control a guy who seeks revenge on someone. And this guy is really pissed off. I mean to the point where he decides it would be a good idea to strap a vacuum to a certain orifice and use it to blast the walls of a rather nice house with his own poop.Anyway, the game has a weird control scheme that can luckily be remapped: ESDF to move around and space to jump. The graphics and

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