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Monday, January 26 2009

Crayon Physics Deluxe

What Crayon Physics Deluxe represents is a game where the author's intent is barely a whisper.


Wednesday, December 3 2008

Pipe Mania

Pipe Mania features that holy grail of replayability: emergent gameplay.


Wednesday, November 26 2008

Art Style: Rotohex

For all intents and purposes, Art Style: Rotohex is Tetris with triangles.


Thursday, November 20 2008

WiiWare: Tetris Party

A look at the latest iteration of Tetris via Nintendo's WiiWare.


Monday, October 27 2008

Art Style: Orbient

How does one evaluate the challenge of a game that features an entirely unique play style?


Monday, September 8 2008

Roogoo

Roogoo simplifies several puzzle game concepts while adding a variety of challenges to sustain the interest of its players.


Friday, July 11 2008

Myst

Myst, after all these years, still has something to say to us.


Monday, March 17 2008

Audiosurf

The real joy of Audiosurf is picking a song, any song, and seeing it literally appear before you as you travel and listen along.


Friday, March 14 2008

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Professor Layton and the Curious Village succeeds because of the way it marries puzzles and adventure gaming while packaging the combination in a unique and aesthetically pleasing way.


Monday, February 25 2008

Puzzle Quest

You can spend 20 minutes every few days playing Puzzle Quest, or you can pour hundreds of hours into making your character a powerhouse.


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