TimeWasters: Infector: World Domination
TimeWasters highlights many of the excellent Web-based/lightweight downloadable titles that you can dive into within the space of a lunch break. This week, Chris Gampat explores Infector: World Domination.
I have seen the end of the world, and it has zombies. In fact, Infector: World Domination is literally all about zombies taking over town after town, and country after country. It’s not a simple game, but a couple of clicks with a mouse allows you to really lay siege to the entire world. Plan it all out carefully as you’ll really need it later on.
How To: Beat the Turtle (and other bosses) in Civilization Wars
How To is a recurring feature in which we demonstrate techniques designed to improve your game, and make your skill set more than a little bit awesome. This time out, we’ll help you beat Civilization Wars’ bosses.
After reading my mini-review of Civilization Wars, readers and players have been wondering how to beat the Turtle Boss in the game. He’s rough. I’ll tell you that he’s really rough. In this followup, I’ll tell you all how to beat the Turtle Boss, the Scorpion Boss, and the Octopus Boss.
TimeWasters: Civilization Wars
TimeWasters highlights many of the excellent Web-based/lightweight downloadable titles that you can dive into within the space of a lunch break. This week, Chris Gampat explores Civilization Wars.
If there is something better than ancient little people trying to kill other ancient little people as in Civilization Wars, then it had better be a free version of Total War. Otherwise, this is a pretty damned good game. It even saves your progress on your computer. If you’re bored at work or languishing through another day of unemployment hoping for the economy to recover, then you’ll probably want to check this out.
Record of Agarest War: The Really Naughty Edition prevents gaming dudes from getting lucky
Companies using boobs to sell goods is one of the oldest and most dependable forms of advertising. Depending on your stance on the issue, you’ll either drool over the assets on display, laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation, or wave an angry fist. But when you move the situation to the gamingverse, and replace real world women with anime-style characters, it becomes f’n awesome.
Review: Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (DS)
Earlier this week I posted my first impressions of Ubisoft’s Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, and after long hours of trial and error I’ve finally beaten the game. If you’re asking yourself if it gets that difficult to beat, the answer is yes.
I’d never expected to encounter such a high difficulty level on a Nintendo DSi game as the handheld seems like a platform best suited towards more causal fare. But don’t get me wrong, it’s quite the entertaining game, and perhaps mixes fun with the brain teaser puzzles better than most.
First Impressions: Might & Magic Clash of Heroes
Sure, Ubisoft’s Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes has been out for a little while now, but this game is worth a look as it contains something special that not many Nintendo DSi games have: replayability.
I’m not done with the game yet as I got it a couple of days ago for review. However, I can tell you that this is quite possibly the best RPG/Turn-Based Strategy game I’ve played in a very long time and it has me quite addicted.
TimeWasters: Galactic Colonization
TimeWasters highlights many of the excellent Web-based/lightweight downloadable titles that you can dive into within the space of a lunch break. This week, Chris Gampat explores Galactic Colonization.
I’ve always had dreams of taking over the world through use of bacon, but Galactic Colonization (a very simple, extremely frustrating, and seriously addicting game) doesn’t allow for that. Instead, it’s about spreading your civilization quickly, upgrading, and hoarding resources. Move fast, or you’ll end up at the bottom of the food chain.
Battleship Blasts Its Way to iPhone/iPod touch
EA Mobile launched Battleship for the iPhone/iPod touch, a modern take on the classic board game. For the geeks in all of us that love it back in the day, you’ll be able to download this from the App Store and once again wage war on the high seas.
Players will be able to battle it out with friends via WiFi or Bluetooth, which should make for some discrete and awesome fun in the workplace if you and your co-workers have the devices, especially with the upgradeable weapons.
The app is available for $2.99 in the App Store and customers are already apparently giving it positive reviews, so it may be worth a spin.
Vempire Takes A Bite Out Of The Puzzle and Strategy Genres
Vampires rule this country and there’s nothing to be done that can stop their reign.
A casual stroll through Barnes & Noble this past weekend opened my eyes to this fact as I watched teenagers, young adults, and a few people who looked to be beyond the target demographic flock to the True Blood and Twilight novels that peppered romance and fantasy sections. Whether you think that sparkly, emo bloodsuckers are the epitome of fiction, or further proof f the softening of America, you can’t deny the recent impact of the vampire.
Impressionware is looking to appeal to vampire-lovers with Vempire, a casual puzzle game for Sony’s handhelds that asks players to collect artifacts, summon minions, and collect powers to be used during the levels. Strategic thinking will be required to tackle the various different levels and the monsters the player will challenge to become king of the monster empire. Vempire is available now from the PSN.
BioWare and EA 2D Announce Dragon Age Journeys: The Deep Roads
There was a time in my life when you could slap the word “Dragon” in just about any title and I would check it out. As long as the game/book/movie delivered on its promise of at least one dragon, I was a happy camper. Who am I kidding? I still feel a giddy rush whenever I see that word anywhere. I mean, c’mon, Dragons are pretty friggin’ cool, right? I am waiting for the end of this “Dragon Age.” Until then…
To accompany the release of BioWare’s/EA’s Dragon Age: Origins, EA 2D has been working closely with the Origins team to develop Dragon Age Journeys: The Deep Roads, a Flash-based, single-player, tactical RPG series. Game development is being led by Daniel Stradwick, the brains behind the widely popular The Monster’s Den, a turn-based dungeon exploration series that gives me massive amounts of nostalgia for the board game Hero Quest. Animation is being handled by Adam Phillips of Bitey Castle, with additional programming by Andrew Sega (Mytheria, Armor Wars, two games inspired by Magic: The Gathering). Add these all together, throw in a dash of hex grid goodness, and you have a recipe for a fantasy gamer’s Flash-based paradise.
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