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Be Rich has become the real estate gaming equivalent to what Turbo Subs is to food time management titles - which means incredibly fast-paced and challenging gameplay. The sequel with the highly creative name Be Richer by developer Divo Games takes exactly the same line - but is there more to discover than just a tedious rehash of what was once an already good-but-not-great game? Read more»

You don't have to be confused if you should encounter a feeling of déjà vu while playing MONOPOLY: Build-a-lot Edition. In fact, you are playing a hybrid of Build-a-lot 2 and Monopoly, although the shares of the latter are of minor significance. The idea of combining the probably most popular board game about real estate management and the counterpart of the casual market sounds utterly compelling, but sometimes it's all on the surface. Read more»

It seems as though iWin has been on a winning streak with its recent releases. After the entertaining Kelly Green: Garden Queen only two weeks ago, Coconut Queen turns out to be the first game that can really compete with Build-a-lot in every respect. Read more»

Aveyond: Gates of Night is the direct follow-up to Aveyond: Lord of Twilight, and the second episode in the new format since Amaranth Games decided to go episodic with its popular casual role-playing game series instead of releasing one giant 50-hour epic. Offering about 10 hours of gameplay, Gates of Night feels more solid and fleshed out than its predecessor and makes for an even more enjoyable adventure. Read more»

Cave men, meet the Cave men. They're an ancient, stone-age family. From their tiny island, they're a page right out of history. So what has inspired me to badly re-write the Flintstone's theme song? Well, its a little game called Many Years Ago that absolutely reminded me of the famous Hanna Barbara cartoon from the moment I started playing it and it is packed full of cute cave man themed simulator fun. Read more»

Once upon a time a company called HipSoft had the crazy idea to develop a casual game about real estate management. For sure a lot of people asked themselves: "Who would actually play a game with such a dull topic?" Well, with the recent release of Build-a-lot 4: Power Source, which is the fourth installment of what is now one of the most successful (and copied) series in the casual game market, HipSoft can proudly answer: "Everyone and her brother!" Read more»

A great casual game is one that's simple to learn, yet challenging to master. It has high production values, addictive game play, and a great story to tie it all together. That's probably why My Kingdom for the Princess is so fun to play - it's a resource management game with all of those core elements, and more. Read more»

A simulation/role-playing game from independent Italian studio Winter Wolves, Spirited Heart puts players in the shoes of a young woman living in a medieval fantasy city who works to earn a living while trying to win the heart of one of six bachelors. It's a simple and potentially appealing concept. Alas, its frustrating character growth system and unfair game design makes it difficult to give this romance sim much love. Read more»

If you're like me, you glanced at I-play's new casual game Artist Colony and immediately wrote it off as a copycat of Virtual Villagers or The Sims. I mean, it features little virtual characters who interact with each other, fall in love, advance in their career and clean up messes they make. Read more»

If there's any game that will have you hearing "Under the Sea" in your head, it's Aquapolis. The charming time management building game takes Build-a-Lot to the real estate world under the sea. Though a pearl of a game, Aquapolis has a few stingers that dampen the underwater adventures. Read more»