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Spacebound Review

If it were Captain James T. Kirk at the helm of the Picolyte spacecraft, none of this would have happened.

Except it was the bumbling Captain Bloom, who was busy reading a magazine instead of steering the ship, that caused their UFO to smack into our planet's satellites and send little Picolyte creatures falling haplessly to Earth.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 8:49pm

7 Wonders of the Ancient World Review

The best casual games are easy to pick up but difficult to put down.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World is one of these games that - despite its lack of originality - can be figured out how to play in mere seconds, but proves to be a huge time sink.

Posted on May 9, 2008, 5:50pm

Inca Quest Review

Among the most popular conventions in puzzle gaming is something that I like to call "match three and smile." This applies to any game that has the player matching three or more like things to make them disappear. Of course, if you're blessed with actual triplets there's no option to have them stop crying, let alone disappear.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 8:49pm

BreakQuest Review

In the relatively young medium of the video game, the break-the-bricks game is one of the oldest genres out there. It's also one of the most replicated, with slightly altered versions appearing on nearly every device that can play games. You'd think that after all this time, they'd have run out of ideas to modify the simple formula of breaking bricks with a paddle and ball. Breakquest proves that they haven't.

Posted on May 12, 2008, 4:15pm

Cake Mania Review

The mom and pop business is a dying breed in this age of MegaMart homogenization. Today's victim is the small bakery, where the smell from the sidewalk is enough to lure you in to a world of tempting treats you can't get anywhere else. Sandlot Games' Cake Mania makes this classic David and Goliath story personal: you play the role of Jill in this tasty new flavor of Diner Dash-style gameplay.

Posted on May 12, 2008, 4:26pm

Chuzzle Review

They squeak, they squeal, and they're just as cuddly as all get-out. In fact, if you could hug them and take them for a walk, they'd no doubt make great pets. But until "Chuzzles" are available at your local pet store, you'll need to have your fun with them in the "match-three-in-a-row"-type game from PopCap that bears their name.

Posted on May 12, 2008, 5:05pm

Karu Review

If the metric by which a game can be called addictive is the number of times you forget to blink while playing it, then Karu by GameGekko should have its own twelve-step program. This game requires such constant attention that even a split second of looking away can spell disaster. The heightened tension it brings to a now classic gameplay model cannot be denied.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 8:19pm

Poker Superstars II Review

I used to be just like you. I used to think I was a pretty good poker player ... that was until I had the chance to compete with some of the greatest players in the world in Poker Superstars II.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 8:19pm

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