Prelim Review: Silversphere
Posted on January 26, 2007
Silversphere is one of those games that have you controlling a ball in order to get safely from point A to point B. The concept doesn’t sound familiar to you? No? Well, then read on. Although the game may be lacking in originality, it does have the addictive quality of games that are easy to learn yet hard to master. (I think those very words were written on the side of a Mastermind box).Anyhow, you use your arrow keys to navigate the ball sphere.
On a very basic level, you are only supposed to guide it to a swirly blue portal by making bridges with crates that you push into the water. Of course, no puzzle game makes it that easy for you.
Sometimes, you need to first activate the portal by placing crates on a very peculiar-looking block. Or you have these ice blocks that only stop when there’s something in front of them. On levels with ice blocks, they are generally an integral part of the puzzle. So get your logic thinking caps on, you may be at this all night.
However, this game doesn’t only test your logic skills, but your timing ones, as well. The puzzle that is currently stumping me involves trying to not get obliterated by one of the silversphere’s gold cousins. It’s harder than it sounds.
Overall, the gameplay is quite simple, but the solutions to the puzzles can be almost diabolical. It’s worth your time to check out, but it may not steal your attention. It’s more of a diversion that some games that are made to be diversions.
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Pile it up
Posted on January 25, 2007
Highpiled is an interesting looking physics-engine type game that basically lets you play Jenga with green cubes. It’s interesting to play, and the engine seems accurate. All you have to do is guide the cubes with your mouse onto each other. I only say “seems” because my graphics engine is not quite up to standard as to what this game should be able to do, so I leave the judgments up to all of you. I mean, there’s nothing to lose, the game is free.
(I learned about this from Binary Joy.)
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Cell Phone Games: Yay or Nay?
Posted on January 23, 2007
A long while ago (okay, so it was only about five years ago) cell phone games consisted of that time-honored classic, “Snake” and, perhaps, a version of the African board game Mancala (I think on my phone it was called Bantumi). Now, as cell phones with color screens become more common, more and more game developers are making games specifically conceived for the cell phone format.
What does everyone feel about the occasional smattering of cell phone game reviews on I Eat Games? They are relatively cheap (generally under $7) and generally have the lovely distinction of being playable with one finger. I love that.
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