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Santa's Super Friends Review
Mr. Stink goes where the Grinch and Scrooge have gone before him, attempting to ruin our holiday spirits. Stinky steals Santa's toys right before Christmas, but we're not going to let the children down. So with a little help from our super friends, we're going to make more toys even if the conveyor belt in Santa's Super Friends makes us as insane as Lucy and Ethel at the chocolate factory.
Hidden Relics Review
Mix Antiques Roadshow with travel and adventure, and the result could very well be Hidden Relics. This hidden object game revolves around finding lost antiques scattered across Europe with an enemy on the prowl. The game introduces the original concept of unlockable gadgets and finding secret hidden items (on top of the regular hidden items).
Paradise Pet Salon Review
There's nothing that devoted pet lovers won't do for their furry friends, including pampering them with a day at the spa - something many humans can't even afford to do for themselves. It's all in a day's work in Paradise Pet Salon.
Escape from Paradise Review
A cruise is supposed to offer a fun, relaxing experience. Sunning on the deck, sipping a refreshing beverage and inland excursions at exotic ports. You know, Love Boat kinda stuff, a paradise at sea.
Book passage on the SS Fantasy, however, and a different kind of paradise awaits. One that strands you and your fellow passengers on an uncharted island in the South Pacific.
Nanny Mania Preview
Most of the people who enjoy time-management games probably have a type-A personality. There's something about going into a chaotic situation and creating order that appeals to me. In fact, the thrill that comes with clearing the last table in Diner Dash is similar to what I feel after cleaning my own house. If that sounds like you, check out Nanny Mania from Gogii Games when it appears online next week.
Ouba: The Great Journey Review
It's always exciting when a puzzle game comes along that doesn't just dress up a proven game concept with new graphics and power-ups, but actually invents a new way of playing.
Ouba: The Great Journey is one such game.
Ancient Tripeaks 2 Review
One of the hallmarks of a good casual game is that it's easy to pick up but virtually impossible to put down.
Perhaps this is why Toy Box Games' Ancient Tripeaks enjoyed both critical and commercial success for its simple but addictive game-play, so the talented team is back with a stellar sequel that kicks it up a notch, as Emeril Lagasse would say.
Roller Rush Review
The drive-in diner is one of the iconic images of 1950s America: the flashy neon sign, big shiny cars pulled into the parking lot, the latest doo-wop band crooning on the jukebox and waitresses on roller skates scooting around with trays of root beer, milkshakes, burgers and fries.
That setting comes to life in Roller Rush...
Teddy Factory Review
Who knew running a toy factory could be so much work?
You'll quickly learn this to be true after spending time with Teddy Factory, the latest downloadable casual game on the scene that is as challenging as it is fun.
And talk about addictive - despite the fact this game is tough to progress through, it's nearly impossible to put down.
Garden Dreams Review
Toybox reaps what it sows with this engaging take on the gardening game.
Perhaps 2006 is the year of plowing dangerously, but in just a few short months, we've seen the release of (not one, but) two gardening themed games. At first glance, Plantasia from PlayFirst and Garden Dreams by Toybox seem very similar. Both feature gardening as an activity that you're trying to do in order to help someone out. Both have seeds, watering systems, pests and fertilizer/insecticide. But, that's where the similarities end.