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Little Farm Preview

It's Steve and Martha Norman's lucky day after Martha buys a raffle ticket for a fundraiser and wins! Her prize is a real, honest to goodness farm. Although it's a big life change, the Normans decide to jump into the family motor home with the kids and leave the big city behind in Little Farm, the upcoming puzzle game from MumboJumbo and Hot Lava. "How hard can it be?" asks Steve. Famous last words...

Posted on 5/16/2008, 12:06am

Little Farm

Posted on 5/19/2008, 4:36pm

7 Wonders II Review

It takes over 400 years to build seven wonders plus one surprise wonder, but of course time isn't to scale when playing 7 Wonders II. The sequel to 7 Wonders of the Ancient World explores all new wonders including Stonehenge, The Colosseum, Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, Shwedagon Pagoda, Angkor Wat, the statues on Easter Island and one secret wonder which you won't find until you've put together seven pieces of a map you find at the other locations.

Posted on 5/9/2008, 5:46pm

Reaxxion Review

Those who grew up dumping quarters into arcade games in the early '80s may smile upon launching Reaxxion (pronounced "reaction"), a new downloadable diversion based on the classic brick-breaking game-play found in titles such as Breakout or Arkanoid.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:17pm

Haiku Journey Review

The letters form words,
and give all their points to you.
It is wonderful!

Haiku, a major form of Japanese poetry, is comprised of 17 syllables, in its English-language adaptation, divided across three metrical units of five, seven and five. The perfect vehicle for portraying a singular moment in time, it also serves well as the basis for word-crafting fun.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:17pm

Reaxxion Preview

Alchemy probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of possible themes to base a wrist-cramping arcade game on.

Nonetheless, in frantic brick-bashing outing Reaxxion, coming soon from MumboJumbo, it appears to be not only a natural fit, but a concept deserving of even deeper exploration.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:26pm

Haiku Journey Preview

Haiku - a well-aged form of Japanese poetry comprised of short, but sweet three-line stanzas highlighting topics including nature and spiritualism - might not seem like the most intuitive subject to base an engaging videogame on.

But word-building puzzler Haiku Journey, coming soon from 7 Wonders of the Ancient World creator Hot Lava and publisher MumboJumbo (known for smash hits like Luxor 2), proves initial appearances can be deceiving.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:26pm