Kino One Game Review by Thomas Cummings
Game Rating = 4/5
Kino One is the perfect blend of classic gaming and remastered material. It will provide hours of addicting, humorous game play that will take you back to the good old days. With picturesque 3-D graphics and an exhilarating soundtrack to accompany the immersing action, Kino One is an all round good game; it more than earns the rating of 4/5.
Putup Game Review by Cindy Shanks
Game Rating = 4/5
Game Review Summary
You should buy PutUp if:
* You enjoy matching games some of which are timed
*You are looking for a levelled game with fast rounds.
*You want a game for the whole family.
You should not buy PutUp:
* You are looking for an adventure game with lots of interaction amongst characters
* You lose patience easily when repeating certain tasks several times.
* You want to play a hidden object game.
Reel Quest Game Review Ahmad Rizudin Izzudin
Game Rating = 4/5 Balls
One fine day, you bait your hook and cast your fishing line into the water below, hoping to catch a whopper of a fish. Instead, you pull up a bottle which happens to contain an old treasure map. Now, who could resist finding buried treasure?
That urge is what drives you towards the island where that treasure is, and also makes up the premise of this game. Big question: what’s with all the fish, and where’s those precious jewels? (more…)
Namco has made Pacman, one of the original “casual’ games available for digital download. Its easy to learn and for us difficult to master even though we have played Pacman since we were teenagers. Namco offers a trial version as well as a digital download purchase for $6.99. The graphics, sound and overall game experience remain the same but its still an addicting game.
Peggle Nights Game Review by Sarah Guy
Game Rating = 5/5 Balls
Peggle Nights, an arcade-style computer game developed by Popcap Games, is a welcome sequel to the original Peggle. Peggle Nights offers pinball style game-play, following a formula that is nearly identical to that of its predecessor.
Martians vs Robots Game Review by Rainier Wong
Game Rating = 3/5 Balls
If you have been enjoying watching movies on Martians and robots, you will enjoy this game. This is a game where you pilot a Martian space craft, and shoot at as many robots as you can.
Laser Dolphin Game Review by Tabitha Akery
Game Rating = 5/5 Balls
A senator has been captured by aliens and its up to Laser Dolphin to race to the rescue. Thus the story begins. Collect gold dolphins on your way to saving the day. Race through the sea and jump land obstacles as you shoot floating mines, shooting lasers, and bomb strapped turtles. Be the hero you were meant to be, if you were a dolphin.
Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation Game Review by Craig Medlin
Game Rating = 4/5 Balls
At first Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation is a bit difficult to get the hang of. But after you master the controls it becomes quite fun. Although it has ‘bowling’ in the title, this game is very different from traditional bowling. The pins have been replaced by Santa’s hard working Elf’s and the traditional alley is replaced by three exotic locations. The game progresses as you complete the various game modes, eventually allowing you to unlock almost 20 different bowling balls and a variety of avatars to bowl with. The addicting gameplay is complimented with a Story Mode, a Single Player Mode, and a Multiplayer Mode, creating an enjoyable Elf Bowling experience.
Insectoid Game Review by David Johnson
Game Rating = 4/5 Balls
Note: Actionsoft offers a Windows and Mac version of the game. The above links will present pages with the windows and mac options.
Game Review Summary
Reasons to buy Insectoid:
- If you love classic arcade games
- If you like games that are a little repetitious but ridiculously addictive
- If you want great sound and graphics with timeless gameplay
Reasons not to buy Insectoid:
- If you don’t like repetitious gameplay
- If you want a completely new and original concept
- If blasting loads of gooey aliens just isn’t your thing
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Game Review by Marai Rataj
Game Rating = 3/5 Balls
Game Play:
Soaped Up, a casual import game from Japan is entertaining, and soothing with its music and easily learned game play. Soaped up gives enough of a challenge to keep you occupied, while you move a bubble around obstacle courses with your mouse acting like a fan. One comment here, I understand that Japanese is a very poetic language, yet the developers of this game could have done with an English Speaker to translate the instructions for the game. Among the awkwardly phrased instructions were wrong spellings and awkward word choices. This, of course, doesn’t affect the game play, but it does say something for the overall performance of the game. The fact that the game also crashed my computer when I tried to close out of it tells me the developer missed a glitch or two on this otherwise enjoyable game.
Graphics-wise, Soaped Up is nothing new. Reminiscent of early flash casual games in the late 90’s, Soaped Up’s graphics are simple and often simple geometric shapes moving in circles. What the developer spent the most time on is the physics engine surrounding the bubble movement. Controlling the bubble is flawlessly enjoyable, and well crafted. This is where Soaped Up excels. Despite the old-school backgrounds, and finicky language translation, Soaped Up is fun, and the game play works.
The music is where this game’s creativity comes into play. Soaped Up’s soundtrack is a joy, the sort of music you would turn on after a stressful day and listen to over a cup of tea while snuggled up in a blanket reading a book. What it does for game play is set the mood and relax you as you manoeuvrer your bubble through the grating sounds of the background fx once you make a mistake. Yes, the red-lined mistake sound effect can be as jarring as the bell tone in the old school board game Operation. Yet, this directs the player with a challenge – to succeed.
Lacking a significant story, Soaped Up focuses on the puzzles, and the hours that can be spent guiding your bubble. Creatively speaking, the backgrounds in each level add to the play quietly, barely noticeable for the tricks involved. This works. Innovation might not play a huge part in this game, it presents itself as another take on a common game, yet the atmosphere created by the music, and overall tone make it a soothing game to enjoy, if you can get past the few bugs it still maintains.
Buy:
- If you like Japanese Import casual games.
- If you like entertaining, calming music.
-If you like experimenting with well crafted physics engines.
Don’t Buy:
- If you like Orsinal.com, you’ll get much of the same there.
-If you keep your computer on mute.
- If grammar and spelling mistakes get you down.
Okashi Itsumo created Soaped Up Air.
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