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G2: Geeks Unleashed
Posted by Jianyang Tan on November 19th, 2008 in Reviews

The game’s title says it all. You have been warned: this rather unique puzzle game is rife with inside jokes pertaining to various prominent groups from popular culture.


Comments (1) | Add Comment rating ★★★½☆
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 ★★★☆☆
Cassandra’s Journey: The Legacy of Nostradamus
Posted by Jianyang Tan on November 6th, 2008 in Reviews

Even psychics have to rely on natural human means to find missing items sometimes. You play the role of Cassandra, a young medium who has taken after her grandmother in the practice. Cassandra has often relied on her magic ring to help her solve various cases, and unfortunately it has somehow gone missing. Together with [...]


Comments (0) | Add Comment rating ★★★★☆
Elven Mists 2
Posted by Luna Cruz on November 5th, 2008 in Reviews

Elven Mists 2 is as magical and dainty as its name. You are a young elven lad (young in elvish terms is 99 years old), about to take the role as Awakener of the Elves. For the elves have been sleeping in their petals, which are flowers scattered across a game board. Your job is [...]


Comments (3) | Add Comment rating ★★★½☆
Pakoombo
Posted by Luna Cruz on October 23rd, 2008 in Reviews

Do we really need another Match-3? Pakoombo attempts to set itself apart from the rest by adding in a bit of everything. 10 boss battles! 18 power-ups! Quests and subquests! Three playable characters! So how do all of these measure up? Read on to find out.


Comments (0) | Add Comment rating ★★★½☆
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PlayDetective: Heartbreakers
Posted by Jianyang Tan on October 21st, 2008 in Reviews

As the title suggests, this game is just the opportunity to play detective — but it’s not about theft, kidnapping or murder this time round. In Kayo Games’ PlayDetective: Heartbreakers, you get to take on the role of a private investigator for a whole new range of cases: think cheating girlfriends, wayward husbands and flirtatious [...]

rating ★★★☆☆

Indie Monday: The New Old School
Posted by Luna Cruz on October 13th, 2008 in Features

If you think that 2D, top-down, pixel art role-playing games are dead, think again. Today’s indie designers are still creating stories reminiscent of our DOS and PlayStation childhoods. Don’t get us wrong, we love the new 3D RPGs as much as the next guy. But we still have a special place in our heart for [...]

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Brain Challenge
Posted by Nick Kojima on October 11th, 2008 in Reviews

In another take on the brain-training game genre, Brain Challenge offers 20 new and interesting brain challenges to test your cranial fitness. Does it deliver the goods on making you “more smarter and full of fancy book-learnin’?” Well, somewhat. But if you expect something as involved or addictive as Brain Age, prepare to be underwhelmed.

rating ★★½☆☆

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. [...]

rating ★★★★☆

Rooms: The Main Building
Posted by Luna Cruz on October 7th, 2008 in Reviews

I loved sliding puzzles when I was a kid, those little plastic moving squares you’d buy as souvenirs and take with you on trips. I never thought it could translate well into a computer game - but here comes Rooms: The Main Building, a strange title for a strange but curious game.
In Rooms, you control [...]

rating ★★★☆☆
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