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The Magic Toy Chest
Posted by Jianyang Tan on November 17th, 2008 in Reviews

Here’s a game that might actually change children’s attitudes when it comes to cleaning up their room. Graduate Games has just released The Magic Toy Chest, a game inspired by the classic puzzle series, “The Incredible Machine”, featuring similar mechanics and educational value found in the decade-old title. It’s a nostalgic return for fans of [...]


Comments (1) | Add Comment rating ★★★☆☆
World Mosaics
Posted by Jianyang Tan on October 8th, 2008 in Reviews

It’s another chance to travel the world through a puzzle game. In World Mosaics, you’ll be assisting Dr Remington in his quest to reveal the mystery of the elusive Pelasgians. This is done by solving mosaics, which is a matter of dusting the tiles of the piece being examined to uncover an image held within. [...]


Comments (4) | Add Comment rating ★★★★☆
Oval Office
Posted by Jianyang Tan on September 11th, 2008 in Reviews

I’m not one for politics, but here’s a game that totally drew me in. Oval Office is a game of political simulation, which works well to be both educational and fun at the same time. You play the role of a newly-elected President of the United States, and you’re required to address the issues at [...]


Comments (1) | Add Comment rating ★★★★☆
Safari Sketch
Posted by Jianyang Tan on June 4th, 2008 in Reviews

We often evaluate games based on originality—something refreshing is often good, because it means we’re in for a new playing experience. However, that shouldn’t be the only thing that makes a game good. In this case, it’s true that Safari Sketch is another game of match-3, just like Bejewelled. Your objective here is to clear [...]


Comments (1) | Add Comment rating ★★★½☆
Hidden Mysteries: Civil War
Posted by Nick Kojima on April 21st, 2008 in Reviews

I really wanted to like this game. Since the explosion of the casual game genre in 2005, there has been a sort of deeply held belief that the only people playing casual games are soccer moms and grandmothers. But statistics show quite clearly that a good solid third to half of the casual game audience [...]


Comments (4) | Add Comment rating ★★★☆☆
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Minuet Mixer
Posted by Nick Kojima on November 7th, 2007 in Reviews

Ok – this one completely took us by surprise. A hard-to-find little game that we found lurking in the bargain basement of Large Animal’s website, this is one of those games that makes you sit up and say “Hey, that’s new!” – and we just can’t ever get enough of that.

rating ★★★½☆

Merry Motors
Posted by Cameron Sorden on September 24th, 2007 in Reviews

I remember when glorified math calculation games passed for edutainment, and you were lucky if there was any game at all in your “educational games.” Well, educational entertainment has come a long way since those days, and if your regular favorite games are too complex for your children or you don’t want them spending lots [...]

rating ★★★☆☆

Recyclorama
Posted by Mayling Tan on May 25th, 2007 in Reviews

It’s encouraging to see that the game developers like Ohana Games are doing their bit by taking a more educational and socially responsible role in producing a fun game on recycling. The concept itself may be a bit strange, but the gameplay is decent enough to make you forget that you’re actually performing something as [...]

rating ★★½☆☆

Big City Adventure - San Francisco
Posted by Mayling Tan on May 14th, 2007 in Reviews

All those familiar with Where in the World is Carmen San Diego would have played this game before. Or were you like me, a dorky kid who was glued to the cartoon series back in the 80s searching for a certain pin-striped Wally? Since then, a plethora of object-finding games have already been unleashed upon [...]

rating ★★★★☆
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