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Pets Fun House Review

May 1, 2008

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Who has time to sit around all day listening to country music? Not me. In Pets Fun House, from Linksolutions, you play a middle-aged woman who has finally saved up enough money to open your own business. No more of that country music! (Except maybe Taylor Swift.) But you're a little wishy-washy because all... Read More

The Hidden Object Show Review

Apr 30, 2008

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Did you ever read that story about the guy who used a VCR to memorize all possible patterns and grid positions of the whammies in the game show Press Your Luck? He knew exactly when to yell "Stop!" and press the button so a caped cartoon devil wouldn't take away his money. That was a good story. Another good story... Read More

Cooking Academy Review

Apr 25, 2008

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Today's user-requested review comes from Janey W. of Tallahassee, Florida. Janey writes, "Why don't you review Cooking Academy it's awesome!" Cooking Academy, from Fugazo, is a game that actually can teach you how to cook. A little. I didn't know anything about it before clicking on Big Fish Games' ridiculous... Read More

Zen Fashion Review

Apr 24, 2008

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On my second visit to Kyoto, Japan, I was walking along the Philosopher's Path that connects Ginkakuji with Nanzenji and some other temples. Accompanying me were my mom and a postal employee. It was May and a perfect time to visit Kyoto. Lots of junior high school students were about, nervously approaching... Read More

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    May 4, 2008
    Not the most casual of indie games, but this platform/fighting game has plenty of humor. Play as one of many wisecracking velociraptors trying to save the dino world from death by meteorite.
  • Bloom Busters
    Apr 19, 2008
    UBrothers has released their gaudy and oddly-styled gardening and ranch defense game, Bloom Busters. Help Jimmy and Jessie manage a ranch in the middle of a forest full of "funny and squishy creatures."
  • Storked!
    Apr 18, 2008
    Graduate Games has released an updated version of Storked!, their amateurish but kid-friendly penguin game. Help four penguins deliver an egg through 100 puzzle-filled levels.
  • Runes of Avalon 2
    Apr 16, 2008
    Anawiki Games has released Runes of Avalon 2, the sequel to their original challenging puzzle and rune-matching game. There are 100 new levels to solve, with 4 new spells.
  • Paths of Magic
    Sep 7, 2007
    An extra 51 levels for Runes of Avalon have been released by Anawiki Games as part of a free trial. You don't have to have the original Runes of Avalon to play them.

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Casual games don't require you to memorize pages and pages of instructions. They're just fun games, often with simple rules and themes. A good example is Tetris. Or Space Invaders. Or games about cats.

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