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Westward Preview
The "Golden Age of the Western" began in the 1930s and lasted through the '70s. Stagecoach, A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, My Darling Clementine and High Noon epitomize the best in films. On TV, it was shows like Wagon Train, Bonanza, Maverick, Rawhide and Gunsmoke that kept viewers in the saddle.
For PC pardners, however, no "Golden Age" appeared. A handful of decent mainstream titles sauntered into town over the years, but nothing to placate the more "refined" tastes of the casual gamer...until now.
Super Slyder Review
Sometimes the deepest and most challenging digital diversions are also the simplest.
Case in point: Super Slyder from Sandlot Games. A deceptively shallow outing at first glance, this adorable little cartoon puzzler quickly reveals itself to be one of the most fiendishly diabolical outings in ages.
Word Monaco Review
Too busy to read a lengthy review of this game? No problem. Here's the 22-word version: Word Monaco can best be described as a cross between Klondike, the popular solitaire card game, and Scrabble. And we like it.
Glyph Review
Defined as symbols with meaning, "glyphs" have long since been a popular topic of study, whether it's the Egyptian hieroglyph writing system or Western astrological glyphs, such as the pitchfork for Neptune or the circle shooting the arrow for Mars.
But for our purposes, Glyph is a new puzzle diversion that challenges gamers to unveil ancient glyphs carved into stone.
Glyph Preview
Glyphs appear all around the world -- from England to Egypt, South America to even Utah.
So, what's a glyph, you ask? Well, it's a fancy name for a figure or character that stands for a letter, sound or word. Ancient cultures -- the Egyptians, Mayans and Native Americans for instance -- inscribed these "writings" in rock to communicate.
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.
