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Time-wasting Flash game of the day

This one is really bad. In a glorious 8-bit way.

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2009 09 04 james geek Comments (0)

Casual gaming, economics of play

While browsing the iPhone AppStore, came across a game called Flight Control, and purchased it on a whim. It’s a simplified ATC simulation, based on defining routes for aircraft using the touch screen, and a great concept executed to a polished sheen – art, sounds, etc are all there, on top of a classic repeatable game mechanic with a [...]

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2009 03 30 james aviation
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Quandry

I’m sorely tempted by several recently announced games – notably Little Big Planet and Mirror’s Edge. I’d also like to be able to play Singstar and maybe even Rock Band. And I should probably pick up Fable 2, if only to support Paul’s enduring torment. Unfortunately, the preceding list contains some plainly platform-specific properties – [...]

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2008 10 20 james geek
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Culinary Excellence

Add that retro 80s gaming touch to the kitchen. Kind of pricey though, even with the magic US dollar exchange rate.

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2008 07 23 james Comments (0)

Tiny acts of … vulgarity

Just completed episode one of ‘On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness‘, the Penny Arcade foray into making games rather than satirising them. This in itself is notable, since I don’t finish many games1. Assuming you haven’t played the free demo, it’s a modernised adventure game in the finest LucasArts traditions, but with an extensive RPG-style combat engine [...]

2008 05 29 james 3d
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Cause / Effect

Well, if there wasn’t a shortage before, there sure will be one now. I can just imagine the Nintendo PR people writing their releases, saying ‘gosh, yes, that’s terrible – we’re doing everything we can’ with a straight face. The question is, what’s more likely to cause festive-season related injuries: Wii Sports, or deranged parents [...]

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Portal

Portal is awesome. Everything that looked cool in the trailer, is cool in the game. The gameplay is imaginative, without turning (much) into 3D-platformer-twitch-fest, and the setting and voice-over are inspired. I’ve felt more empathy for the sentry guns that say ‘I can see you’ when they open fire and ‘I don’t mind’ when you [...]

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2007 11 01 james 3d
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