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Life has never been easy for the Uchujin. First they spend their lives underground, and now they find themselves trapped in outer space! It's up to you and your team of space-faring rescue heroes to bring these poor little critters home. Based on an obscure arcade title from 2002, Star Trigon brings all the fun and challenge of this intergalactic rescue operation to your home computer. Read more»

Fans of "brick breaking" arcade games popularized in the '80s - such as Arkanoid and Breakout - might get a nostalgic kick out of Alawar's new downloadable digital diversion. Magic Ball 4 is the latest in the publisher's two million unit-selling series - and while it's not too different than its predecessors, it proves to be a fun take on the classic formula. Read more»

Music games are slowly starting to infiltrate the casual game space. Some, like Music Catch, find an audience and grow into cult hits. But others, like Raycatcher, don’t seem destined to make the same kind of impact. Read more»

The goal of most platform games is to go from left to right until you reach a goal. In And Yet It Moves, you’re tasked with pretty much the same thing. The only difference is, getting to the right is anything but straightforward. Read more»

Created by developer Jonathan Blow over a period of several years, Braid was a darling of the independent games circuit, and made a huge splash when it appeared in the Xbox Live Arcade download service last year. After several months, the game is now available for PC users, and if you haven’t played it yet, it’s worth the wait. Read more»

Not all games are for all players. Developers often create their wares with specific audiences in mind, and it seems clear that Alawar Entertainment's new fantasy-themed marble popper, Sky Kingdoms, is geared not for people new to the genre or even casual fans of such games, but rather hardcore ball blasters who play these games for hours on end until they become so proficient that they can fly through even the fastest-paced, most twisty levels while half asleep. It is, in other words, a challenging game, though not because of any great innovation on the genre’s classic formula. Read more»

Bowling has rarely, if ever, been cool. Casual fans have enjoyed the otherworldly Elf Bowling, and Wii Sports Bowling has introduced an electronic version of the game to Nintendo Wii fans. Pogo has decided to give it their own spin with Way To Go! Bowling, and while it is a very cool-looking game, a number of factors make this game a “turkey” – and not in a good way. Read more»

If Super Mario married a guitar god from Rock Band, their offspring might resemble something like Mevo & the Grooveriders, a quirky music game for the PC. This side-scrolling rhythm puzzler is both entertaining and challenging and what it lacks in the originality department it makes up for in sheer fun. Read more»

Vampires are a dime a dozen these days. From the Buffy the Vampire series to the recent tween phenomenon Twilight, it seems that everyone is trying to cash in on these bloodsuckers. Cateia Games tries to turn the traditional views of the creatures of the night on their collective pointy ears in Tibor – Tale of a Kind Vampire. Unfortunately, like the creatures themselves, the game turns to dust in the morning sun. Read more»

People who are familiar with Hanako Games' previous titles – fantasy/adventure fare like Cute Knight and Fatal Hearts – will be in for a bit of a surprise with Twinkle Toes Skating, a click-heavy puzzle game where you're tasked with putting together flawless figure skating routines. Read more»