Amazon Deals: GBA Version

Posted on February 10, 2007

Pokemon: Fire Red Version is selling for just about $20 at Amazon. You could probably find it cheaper at the nearest Gamestop (and used, nonetheless), but those who like everything shiny, new, and Pokemon, this is a pretty good deal.

Yes, Pokemon is old and some people think it’s cheesy, but I’ve always enjoyed the RPG formula. And Fire Red is based on the original Pokemon to boot, so you can relive the glory days of the Gameboy with your GBA. Or DS. Whichever.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is also just under $20.  The most impressive part of Chain of Memories is the cutscenes.  They look as if they came off of the PS one themselves because they were rendered so nicely.

The gameplay is card-based.  Attacks can be combined using different cards that Sora, Donald, Goofy and the other playable characters have.  While the idea is neat, it does get to be a little like a glorified game of War.  But if you finished KH and KH2 on the PS2, this might be a good investment.  This somewhat links the two games together.

Note that I get a little commission if you choose to buy one of the games after clicking through the link.

Forces a delightful shooter game with a twist

Posted on February 8, 2007

Force is extremely colorful. If you get your purple circle to cooperate with you, that is. The game play isn’t very intuitive; it’s keyboard and mouse based.The beauty of the game comes from the fact that no two screens ever look alike.

Your bullets are not so much bullets. Actually, they are called “sparkles” and they don’t shoot in the interesting color patterns that you see on the left just on a whim.

That’s where the game play controls come in. Clicking on the left mouse button will cause the sparkles to repel away from you. When they hit the enemies (they usually aren’t colored in), some energy is drained from them. Sounds pretty simple. Until you realize that repelling is not the only way to shoot the sparkles. No, you can also attract them to you by pressing the “S” button, or the middle button on a mouse. Which leads to various sorts of strategies that you will, eventually have to utilize.

However, you do need to use the keyboard to change the special powers that your circle has at his disposal. These make some pretty interesting patterns on the screen. Oh, right. They also kill the enemies pretty well. Of course, these special powers can’t be used too often because they drain the power bar associated with them.

Perhaps the most impressive part of Force is the fact that it was completely developed by a high school student. He says the idea is based on eletromagnetic fields: repulsion and attraction. The idea is well-conveyed, and kudos should be given there, too. Who knew that electromagnetic fields could be so pretty?

This game is fun to look at and enjoyable to play. It’s worth the download and is quite addicting. However, it would have been better if controls were limited to just the mouse. It’s a little hard to remember to press the “alt” key when needing to change the special power.

Double Wires: Stick person manipulation

Posted on February 6, 2007

Double Wires is one of those strange physics-based games that require you to manipulate a stick person to do something odd and useless. There’s really no point to the game besides getting your stick person from point A to point B.

Of course, as with many other games of this kind, Wires is extremely addictive. Since you’re basically just trying to beat yourself, there’s no limit to how many times you play. You won’t get bored, especially if your one of those people who just know you can do better next time. Which, of course, seems to be the personality type that defines gamers.

There’s also something oddly disturbing about the level enjoyment we get out of making this poor, hapless figure jump around with his wires at the mercy of our mouse clicks. Enjoy!

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