Tag archive for ‘strategy game’
V is for Vortex (0)
12/15/09 •
Ever hear of the game Portal? It’s a brilliant game by Valve, the creators of Half-Life, where you escape from a seemingly uninhabited, undisclosed government building with the aid of an exceptionally conceptualized Portal gun. With Portal, Valve established the same atmosphere of brooding mystery seen in Half-Life, an atmosphere made more palpable and engrossing ... Read More
Jamzu (7)
10/22/09 •
I needed a break today and tried out Jamzu, an iPhone app which has been adapted from the original PC Version that was included in the “Top 10 Great Board Games Vol. 2″. Jamzu is a board game I tried out Jamzu against the computer as I was friendless at the time and didn’t want ... Read More
Chalk Chain (2)
10/16/09 •
Today really is the day of simple, breezy apps that barely require an afterthought, like playing with your eyes closed to kill time. Actually, playing to kill time is perfect for this app, Chalk Chain, as it was created by a company named Chear Studios Inc. whose URL is killtime.ca. Go figure. The game is ... Read More
Dropoly (2)
8/05/09 •
If there are two things I’m an absolute sucker for it is puzzles and 80’s synth music (*drools over Blade Runner soundtrack*). I remember each year my stocking stuffers for Christmas would include, aside from the odd bits of Santa Clause shaped chocolate, variants of logic puzzles, those metal ones you must unlock, or those ... Read More
Kill All Bugs! Seriously (0)
8/01/09 •
Attention squad leader, we are under attack! Kill All Bugs! is a strategy game where the purpose is to kill all of the giant bugs before they destroy the city. This came to me at a perfectly parellel time as I battle fruitflies in my apartment. Step one, place gun turrets near the source of ... Read More
Water Balloon Drop Hollywood (4)
7/28/09 •
There’s something so satisfying about pegging someone unawares with a water balloon. It’s something vestigial from childhood, this desire to catch someone off guard and pelt him with an array of plastic bombs in some very boyish act of guerrilla warfare. Of course, on the receiving end it’s not only annoying, it’s drenching, and generally ... Read More
UniWar (4)
6/30/09 •
In the summer of 1998 my family moved to Petaluma from Sacramento, right at the brink of my entrance into high school. New in town, my brothers and I didn’t know anyone, and so we often biked around aimlessly in the winding neighborhoods of Victorian homes and hilly, pot-hole ridden streets, but we more often ... Read More
