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Flash Friday: Turret Defense
Posted by Jianyang Tan on November 21st, 2008 in Features

Tower Defense games are a favorite genre choice for many flash game creators, because despite its simple rules, it offers plenty of room for design and complexity. Plus, shooting things is a rest-assured, sound basis for fun. Still, defending your base with turrets doesn’t always have to be same thing as you’ll see this weekend. [...]


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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.


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Big$hot Preview
Posted by Luna Cruz on November 4th, 2008 in Previews

Tired of worrying about the economy? Wish you could invest risk-free in business properties? Well, this is your chance. Rusty Axe Games has just given us a preview of their next game, Big$hot. From the creators of Real E$tate Empire, Big$hot is a business strategy game where you build another empire, this time using different [...]


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Road to Riches
Posted by Jianyang Tan on October 14th, 2008 in Reviews

It takes a good business game to show you the harsh and ruthless side of money-making, while getting you excited about entrepreneurship at the same time. Right here is a narrative that makes the cut: John Smith, a diligent, hardworking manager who unfortunately has been laid off by his boss for reasons relating to the [...]


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Kudos 2 Preview
Posted by Luna Cruz on August 14th, 2008 in Previews

Remember Kudos, the life sim game that lets you make meaningful choices for your sim’s life? (If you missed it, check out our review of it here. And read our interview with developer Positech Games while you’re at it!) If you did miss Kudos, it’s what The Sims would be like if you put some [...]


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Obulis
Posted by Poh Tun Kai on July 9th, 2008 in Reviews

Sometimes it takes an original game concept to put the bounce back into our step. In the case of Obulis, it’s simply the idea of cutting a few ropes and watching colored balls fall, bounce and roll through increasingly complicated levels. IonFX has had plenty of experience in making these cunning physics-based puzzles, since there [...]

rating ★★★½☆

StoneLoops
Posted by Nick Kojima on March 31st, 2008 in Reviews

We make no secret of the fact that there are a few developers out there that we really like. Small innovative studios like Amaranth, Katgames, and Enkord have consistently put out games that either created or reinvented genres, and we’re always happy to help them pimp their stuff. Codemenion is definitely one of those studios: [...]

rating ★★★★☆

Stand O’ Food
Posted by Nick Kojima on December 20th, 2007 in Reviews

Grits, coffee, cakes, flowers, and now hamburgers. The thrill of virtual depictions of mind-numbing service industry jobs continues. It’s good to see that when people get home from the tiring grind of their day jobs, they can strap on the apron and get to work doing the same thing virtually. Why, we will never know, [...]

rating ★★½☆☆

Battles of Norghan
Posted by Cameron Sorden on December 5th, 2007 in Reviews

All too often people make the mistake of assuming casual and indie games are all simple and showy and lacking in any depth. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard my “hardcore” gamer friends dismiss a title just for being casual. Well, Mitorah’s game, Battles of Norghan, is a swift kick to the teeth [...]

rating ★★★★☆

Westward
Posted by Cameron Sorden on December 4th, 2007 in Reviews

I’ve got to hand it to Sandlot. They know how to make a damn fun game. Westward is their latest foray into what I’ll call “casual real time strategy” and it’s a surefire winner. We’ll likely be seeing a whole slew of similar games coming out in the next year, and that’s a very good [...]

rating ★★★★½
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