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Gang Garrison, the free 2D demake of Team Fortress!

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:08:32 +0000

The Review Gang Garrison 2, an amazing idea to take one of Vavles greatest creation and make it a free retro game! That’s right, you read those pixels correctly, free. The frantic gameplay, the necesary cooperation with your team and the many diffrent modes (including most of Team Fortress 2′s modes along with some extras such as generator mode) make the gameplay constantly fun. The retro style of the

Bullet Candy Perfect Review

Peter Rambo — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:36:13 +0000

The Original Bullet Candy was an arena shooter from Charlie’s Games. Perfect is the “enhanced version,” with tweaked levels and updated sound and graphics. I haven’t played the perfectless version of Bullet Candy, so I can’t weigh in on the updates, but the game looks polished

Puzzle Bots Review

Ashley King — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:31:56 +0000

Most everyone at some point in their life has wanted to own a robot, from the days of the Jetson’s gracing our television sets with their numerous robotic contraptions to those weird yapping robot dogs that seem to drift across the ocean from Japanland every year.

Zombie Driver Review

stewshearer — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:03:54 +0000

From the get-go, Zombie Driver makes no qualms about the simplicity of its concept. It’s title alone gets the gist across more than well enough. You drive a car and there are zombies. Granted, the zombies come in different varieties, and the cars you eventually accumulate can

On Trial: Minotaur China Shop

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:50:35 +0000

Minotaur China Shop is an absolute scream. As the name implies, you play as a Minotaur that owns a China Shop in ancient times – you’re big, move awkwardly and become enraged if you break too much stuff. The game takes the popular Time-Management genre and infuses it with some much needed physics and violence. As the owner of a China Shop, you must fetch the correct item for each customer. The quicker you deliver the item, the more cash you make. Of course knocking over and breaking china costs you money and angers you. Break too much and your get enraged. Lucky for you, the Minotaur’s shop has Rage Insurance so everything that you break during this period earns you positive cash. What makes Minotaur China Shop great, is that it’s like 2 games in 1. There is a legitimate time-management game here; there just also happens to be an equally fun violent destruction game as well. Personally, my strategy in the game is to play 1-2 rounds of time-management to build up my cash so that I can maximize my inventory, moves, and insurance for some great destructive payouts. The Minotaur’s angry noises are pretty funny and build to the real payoff of this game which is the enraged bashing, stomping, and charging of the Minotaur. The game is quick, simple and easy fun and while the Minotaur moves a little clunky – it serves the game well by creating accidents. For me, Minotaur China Shop shines as Blurst’s best title. Score: 9.5/10 – Rank: 1st

On Trial: Paper Moon

Mike — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:46:32 +0000

Paper Moon is beyond a Blurst project and was done in collaboration with Adam Atomic and Infinite Ammo (Alec Holowka). As a result, the game feels a lot more innovative and ‘indie’ than any of Flashbang’s other projects. The game is a platformer but with a twist; the graphics are an extremely unique blend of black and white noir with a flat paper aesthetic which creates a charming pop-up book world. The pop-up world mechanic is the main twist and innovation in this platformer. Tapping the spacebar will instantly transform and move pieces of the environment in Paper Moon’s world. Popping an object into an enemy (or yourself) will kill it and the mechanic along with the visuals make Paper Moon an extremely memorable game. In fact, my only complaint about Paper Moon is that the game ends to quickly. Luckily, there are some branching level paths that allow you to explore different levels on repeat plays. The time limit is also challenging and motivates you to keep replaying levels to get faster and farther in the whimsical story and land of Paper Moon. Score: 9/10 – Rank: 2nd

On Trial: Time Donkey

Mike — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:42:43 +0000

Time Donkey is another one of Flashbang’s humorous concepts. The game is a 3D platformer where you play a Donkey with a Flava-Flav Clock around its neck that allows it to time travel and create recorded copies of itself. The goal of the Time Donkey is to

On Trial: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari

Mike — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:32:09 +0000

Off-Road Velociraptor Safari is by far Blurst’s most popular title. It was so popular that the team at Flashbang was working on a full HD version of the game that would have included enhanced graphics, more features, more levels, level objectives and much more. After playing Raptor Safari,

On Trial: Glow Worm

Mike — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:24:37 +0000

Glow Worm really stands the test of time. Flashbang made it back in 2005 but the graphics, sound and overall production are still above average for most casual titles today. Glow Worm is a pretty innovative spin on the Match 3 Genre. I would describe it

On Trial: Crane Wars

Mike — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:21:26 +0000

In Crane Wars, you work for the loyal, but expensive Construction Union and compete with the good-for-nothing scabs that are building adjacent to you. The goal of the game is to stack building blocks on top of one another to build skyscrapers while chucking excess debris and cars into the scabs buildings to damage them. You’re money is constantly depleting and when you hit $0, the game is over. The simple arcade setup works well for this Blurst title and the banter between the two factions is a definite standout. While I like the overall concept, I found the controls to be a little difficult and frustrating. Unfortunately, Crane Wars’ controls and gameplay don’tquite reach the same high quality as the writing, graphics, presentation and concept. Score: 7/10 – Rank 6th