→ Casual Review | 30 May 2008 | 6:00am GMT
This week, we’re looking at flash games that celebrate the joy of motion. These are games that have created a control dynamic or movement dynamic so liquid, fun, and relaxing that they are a joy to play, regardless of your score, or whether you win or not.
→ Casual Review | 23 May 2008 | 6:00am GMT
This week we’re reaching into our grab-bag of puzzle games based on understanding of motion and space. They are all deceptively simple, but endlessly fascinating.
→ Jay is Games | 17 May 2008 | 2:27pm GMT
A game where the goal is to kill yourself, a Japanese ghost who absorbs and turns into enemies, and a downloadable sandbox webtoy where you build things out of rice and then set them on fire? Yep, smells like a Weekend Download all right...
→ Jay is Games | 17 May 2008 | 1:23am GMT
Dogs, cats, fish, bunnies and birds. It seems like everybody wants one, and it's your job to provide! In Pet Shop Hop you play Cassie, a zoology major working to preserve her family's pet store against the might of the Megapet Superstore. It's a resource management game along the lines of Airport Mania and Magic Farm, but tasks are separated into distinct categories and the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed and, well, cuddlier.
→ Jay is Games | 16 May 2008 | 10:12pm GMT
The creators of the entertaining and CPU-intensive Off-Road Velociraptor Safari have just released an alpha version of their next game that also uses the Unity browser plug-in: Jetpack Brontosaurus. So far, the game sports various time and skill related missions to complete.
→ Casual Review | 16 May 2008 | 6:00am GMT
Let's get Flash Friday rolling again with three games that are all about little - and big - round balls. Shuffle Snake Bites, Filler and TriggerBall will give you something new to play with.
→ Jay is Games | 16 May 2008 | 5:00am GMT
Mateusz Skutnik, the sultan of Submachine, the curator of Covert Front, has recently polished up a few of his older skill games and re-released them with better visuals, a high score system, and numerous tweaks here and there. Each one is a single idea carved into a deliciously challenging arcade experience.
→ Jay is Games | 15 May 2008 | 9:43pm GMT
A simple jump-and-run platformer with style, Space Walker shows that a very simple concept paired with simple graphics can be made into an enjoyable and very pretty casual game experience. Variety in enemy type, enemy movement, and gravity for each level provides an increase in challenge, while a randomized color scheme provides something new to look forward to. Nothing earth-shattering or all that innovative here, just a well-designed package from tip to tail.
→ Jay is Games | 15 May 2008 | 8:00am GMT
Two fighters stand side-by-side. You play Tori, the red fighter, and your opponent is Uke, the blue fighter. By manipulating eight different joints (shoulders, elbows, hips and knees) target attacks toward your opponent to score as many points as possible. Just as in Toribash, the characters are subject to rag doll physics; the goal being to contract or extend various joints in order to spring your warrior into action.
→ Casual Review | 15 May 2008 | 6:00am GMT
If you're ready to get spooked, Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor might have just the fresh twist on hidden object games that you're looking for. You'll have to put every hidden object to use in this puzzling adventure.
