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  • Yosumin! Review
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    Yosumin! Review

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    Square Enix's Yosumin! began life in 2006 as a Web-based game in Japan that ran in Internet browsers. A year later an enhanced version was released for the Nintendo DS — again, only in Japan. But now this simple but addictive puzzler has finally been published in North America through several casual games portals. There's no real narrative in Yosumin!, just a rapid succession of hundreds of stages—some of which are as short as a few seconds and others of which can stump players for half an hour or more—and a healthy helping of cutesy Japanese design (we're talking bright pink loading screens, kitschy emoticon-style playing pieces, and feverish music that could have been pilfered from a TV game show).
  • Dragon Portals Review
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    Dragon Portals Review

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    Rather than popping marbles, twisting hexagons, or swapping gems, Dragon Portals, a new match-three game from veteran casual game studio MythPeople, has players dropping colored orbs from the back of one flying dragon to another in an effort to match up three or more similarly-hued spheres. Apart from this one twist, and better-than-average art direction, it's a fairly run-of-the-mill puzzler.
  • Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb Review
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    Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb Review

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    A truly good puzzle is a rare thing. It has to be challenging but fair, with a solution that is isn't immediately evident but instead deducible only by those who buckle down and set their minds to it.Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb, a traditional point-and-click adventure, has many conundrums of this sort; puzzles that have the potential to break the brains of both rookie players and seasoned solvers, but become obvious to all once they are finally understood. Unfortunately, it also has a number of seemingly unreasonable riddles the answers to which remain opaque even after the puzzle has been successfully solved.
  • Legacy: World Adventure Review
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    Legacy: World Adventure Review

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    Legacy: World Adventure has players stepping into the shoes of fiery redhead Emily King, the daughter of a storied adventurer who is intent on winning a legendary race around the world and continuing her family's legacy in the competition. Along the way we encounter more than half a dozen different kinds of puzzles each of which provides a valuable clue about our next destination. It's kind of like Amazing Race: The Video Game, but with bug eating and rock climbing challenges swapped out for jigsaw and match-three puzzles.This generous description would certainly make me want to give Big Blue Bubble's eclectic new game a shot. Alas, it's much better in concept than in execution—though it didn't have to be that way.  
  • 3 Stars of Destiny Review
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    3 Stars of Destiny Review

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    The French-made role-playing game 3 Stars of Destiny pushes no boundaries. Its teen-saves-world story is far from original, and it doesn't introduce any innovative mechanics or scenarios. It simply maintains the classic RPG status quo.But that's no reason to avoid it. Indeed, fans of traditional role-playing will probably find a lot to like about this sprite-based adventure from Aldorlea Games.
  • Sky Kingdoms Review
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    Sky Kingdoms Review

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    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.
  • Burdaloo Review
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    Burdaloo Review

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    My wife hates birds. Really hates them. She's one small step away from full-fledged ornithophobia. Hence the reason I was not allowed to play Pretty Good Games' match-three game, Burdaloo, while she was in the same room. The constant and highly realistic sound of flapping wings and gentle cooing in the background drove her batty.This is my way of saying that Burdaloo's stand-out feature is its slick production values. The terrific sound effects are just the start. The boldly colored, Flash-based graphics, which feature a nice assortment of cartoonish, animated birds, are just as impressive. And each type of avian has its own distinguishable personality, from the frowning black Hermans to the dopey purple Maxwells.
  • Conga Bugs Review
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    Conga Bugs Review

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    GameTantra's colorful little Conga Bugs stands out in the crowded marble blasting genre, but not for any one reason. Rather, its mixture of better-than-average graphics, minor but compelling innovations, and fun extras combine to create a game that, while not particularly original, is nonetheless highly engaging casual entertainment.