This game was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. It's hard not to overstate my satisfaction.
Back nearly four years ago, if you had asked me about Portal, I would have merely shrugged. It wasn’t that the game concept didn’t seem interesting, it was really the fact that I had two generations worth of games to catch up on and, more importantly, it was on the computer.
What does this game have to do with the Bermuda Triangle?
I'm not sure how to qualify the purpose of Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral. As far as I can perceive, the game's purpose is really Coral Reef awareness, but the methods Bermuda Triangle uses for actual gameplay are convoluted, underselling the game's main theme and making for what could be considered a hypocritical piece of "green" propaganda.
Can the sequel possibly live up to the original?
As most gamers know first-hand at this point, Portal was an absolutely fantastic game. It combined a great new mechanic with innovative puzzles, a strong story, charm and an extremely strong main character. The magic of Portal didn't lie in just one of the elements, each and every part of the game played into why it was so enjoyable. This, in essence, is why I am worried about Portal 2.
This mousy maze game may not offer as much challenge as fans of the genre desire.
Mouse House is a simple game. In fact, Mouse House borrows the engine of a simple, yet difficult series known in North America as The Adventures of Lolo. The gameplay is puzzle-based, and involves picking up pieces of cheese in a labyrinth-style grid maze, while avoiding enemies and navigating a few basic obstacles, in order to reach the exit in once piece.
Intelligent System's new DSiWare game will be blasting off shortly in Japan.
Recently Nintendo has launched an official website for their latest puzzle game, Panel Connection: 3 Minute Rocket. This new title is being developed by Intelligent Systems.
This ain't your grandma's murder mystery.
James Patterson sure knows how to write an interesting story. Right off the bat, the player is thrust onto a crime scene involving a young Asian woman washed up on the shores of San Francisco. James, you have my full attention.
Reach out and touch someone...
TouchMaster 3 is the (obvious) third installment of the (obvious) TouchMaster handheld series. Having recently played this game at a Warner Bros. event, I'm now in tune to what TouchMaster 3 plans to bring to the handheld table. There are 20 different games spanning 5 categories: puzzle, action, card, strategy, and word challenges. Games include titles like Bumperball, Slime Assault, and Wild Words. All games have a brief tutorial beforehand to let you know what you're in for and how to do it.
PopCap's First DSiWare Titles Deliver Unprecedented Depth and Fun for Nintendo's Online Store; DS Retail Installments Offer More Challenge and Feature-Rich GamePlay Than Ever
SEATTLE, Washington September 21, 2009 - PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of the world's most widely played video games, today announced the upcoming launch of two major adaptations of Bookworm" and two, first-ever video game platform adaptations of Bejeweled Twist". These new iterations of two of PopCap's most successful franchises, mark PopCap's entry into the DSiWare" market, and its continued support of Nintendo DS" with all-new, feature-rich versions, fully optimized for the Nintendo systems.
Layton and his apprentice strike again.
When playing the first installment of the Professor Layton series, I was intrigued by the twists and turns of the storyline, characters, and even the puzzles. Its recently released sequel, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, had me wondering what intriguing story line they could possibly come up with. At every turn of the plot, I found myself remembering the first game and expecting those surprises to come through, but they didn't. In fact, even more interesting story lines emerged, retaining some much loved characters but adding in some others, such as Sammy. Long story short, Diabolical Box is everything Curious Village was and more.
