Ah, the carnival. Wandering clowns with silly props, huge doughy donuts, shoot the duck pellet games, and a glorious goldfish to carry home with you afterwards. Spin and Play manages to bring you that same fun experience, without the heat, crowds, or vomit. Finally!

When Positech Games’ Kudos came out, I gave it a pass, not being particularly in the mood for sim games. After playing Kudos Rock Legend, though, I know I was missing out on something good. The basic game system is the same, but instead of being a twenty-something slacker trying to decide what to do [...]

Sometimes games come out of nowhere and bowl you over with their beauty, originality, and general coolness. And while this game has the beauty, originality, and coolness down, it certainly didn’t come out of nowhere for those of us involved in the indie game scene. We have been given weekly, nay, daily updates on the [...]

Were not really huge fans of word games in general – they tend to be cheap knockoffs of wordsearch or boggle, and have little else to recommend them over the crossword in the paper. But every now and then someone comes up with something new in the space, and in the case of Babel, they [...]

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 [...]

In Private Eye – Greatest Unsolved Mysteries, you’re a stamp collector (!) who is asked to help solve some rather hilarious crimes. The story itself injects a bit of humor into the gameplay. You can tell the developer spent quite some time on the story from the detailed description and criminal dossiers that are handed [...]