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ZoomBook: The Temple of the Sun Preview

MumboJumbo's and QB9's Zoombook: The Temple of the Sun is either an interactive storybook or a jigsaw puzzle with one heck of a plot. We'll leave it up to you to decide when the game launches in June. Either way, the idea is a neat one, and we were pretty intrigued when we got to test drive the game a little early.

Posted on 5/16/2008, 11:07pm

Elements Review

With so many increasingly complex casual games flooding the market, it's easy to forget that sometimes the simplest concepts can still work wonders when it comes to providing an afternoon's entertainment. Case in point: Elements, a basic but enjoyable New Age puzzler that's sure to engage with its soothing presentation and straightforward mechanics, which - while effortless to comprehend - will leave you happily perplexed nonetheless.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:28pm

ZoomBook: The Temple of the Sun Review

Throughout the history of the casual game, the storyline has often been an afterthought. At first, no one cared about character and plot. In an effort to attract women, though, developers began adding simple narratives to their jewel-swappers. For a time, the story sat in silence in the corner of the room without disrupting the game; you could click past the cutscenes and still have fun. But no more. In ZoomBook: The Temple of the Sun, the narrative is such an intricate part of the tapestry, there's no separating the two.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:18pm

ZoomBook: Temple of the Sun Preview

MumboJumbo's and QB9's ZoomBook: The Temple of the Sun is either an interactive storybook or a jigsaw puzzle with one heck of a plot. We'll leave it up to you to decide when the game launches in June. Either way, the idea is a neat one, and we were pretty intrigued when we got to test drive the game a little early.

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