Emma Boyes

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December 18, 2012
Buddha Finger Review
By Emma Boyes
Some games are so addictive that you spend your time away from them thinking about them, possibly even dreaming about them. Buddha Finger is one of those games, and although it's not quite in the same league as classics like Tetris or Space Invaders, it's still the kind of game that will draw you in and never let you go.
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December 17, 2012
Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper Review
By Emma Boyes
Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper starts with a familiar story... a handsome Prince fell in love with a beautiful woman who he danced with at the royal ball. She left suddenly, without even telling him her name, and leaving behind only a crystal slipper for him to remember her by. So the Prince enlists in the help of a detective (that's you!) to help him find his fair maiden. From then onwards, the Cinderella tale takes some unfamiliar turns and becomes an original story. It comes from Elephant Games, a studio which has clearly been busy recently, having also released the excellent Christmas Stories: Nutcracker less than a month ago.
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December 13, 2012
Barn Yarn Review
By Emma Boyes
Grandpa Joe and his Grandson Tom have bought a barn for their farm, and they should probably get out more, because they're way too excited about the whole thing. In particular, they're excited by the idea that they might one day be able to afford to buy a tractor, which will be a monumental day and something they have so far only dared to dream about.
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December 7, 2012
Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief Review
By Emma Boyes
In a dark, twisted take on the story of the Pied Piper, Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief sees a shadowy, evil figure abducting children from a peaceful town called Arbourshire. Children have been vanishing from the town for decades, with the first abduction being reported a hundred years ago.
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December 1, 2012
Christmas Stories: Nutcracker Review
By Emma Boyes
Relationships are difficult at the best of times. Poor Albert - he really didn't need the added difficulty of a magical rat king that thinks he's human kidnapping his girlfriend and turning him into a nutcracker. If he can't rescue her in time, this just really isn't going to make for a very happy Christmas.
Reviews
November 26, 2012
Save the Day Review
By Emma Boyes
Video games often get a bad rap in the mainstream press, with outlets like Fox News and the Daily Mail calling them things like "murder simulators" and complaining that they cause aggressive behavior and violence. But even video games' harshest critics would struggle to find anything objectionable about Save The Day, a cute, simple-but-addictive browser-based game from Denki.
Upcoming
November 26, 2012
Year 0 Preview
By Emma Boyes
We're fascinated by the idea of post-apocalyptic life. Apocalyptic movies and games are everywhere, although no one can really agree on how the world is actually going to end. It might be nuclear war. It could perhaps be some kind of virus. Perhaps aliens will invade. Or, my personal favorite, we'll all turn into zombies.
Upcoming
November 26, 2012
The Snowman and the Snowdog Preview
By Emma Boyes
You can rely on some things happening every Christmas: spending too much money, eating too many mince pies, and movies like It's A Wonderful Life, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and The Snowman being rolled out on TV. This winter, though, there's going to be something of a surprise-a sequel to the 1982 film the Snowman, called The Snowman and the Snowdog.