Flight Control. Real Racing. Firemint is a studio that's known for putting players in control of the biggest machines imaginable. So it comes as something of a surprise that instead of another giant of transportation, their latest game puts you in control of the littlest creature they could think of: the mouse. Not just any mouse, mind you, but a Spy Mouse. And he's hungry for cheese!
Oh those greedy spiders. You would have thought that having eight legs and being able to construct silky webs was advantage enough against the dim-witted flies, but no - now they're playing all sorts of nasty tricks to catch their prey. Fortunately, the flies have you on their side to show those creepy crawlies what's what.
The current trend of gaming seems to be giving birth to a lot of "birds" games. Angry Birds has inspired a gold rush of sorts on iOS and mobile devices as a whole, but true nuggets of gaming goodness are still a rarity. Developer Booyah! is offering the latest in this avian craze with Early Bird, an arcade-style physics romp aimed at general audiences. Early Bird might be late to the party, but it cuts through the competition to lay claim to the worm.
If there's one immutable truth we've known since caveman days, it's this: fire is good. It cooks our food, warms our bodies, and helps us destroy our enemies. But fire can also be bad. Like when it's raining down from the sky and burning the homes of adorable little alien critters. Luckily those critters have a fire department to help fight the blaze. Namely, you.
Most people will make the natural association between The Secret Chateau de Moreau and the Phoenix Wright series, with its hunt for evidence and questioning scenarios. But in all honesty, the game is far more similar to the Professor Layton franchise, as well as a much lesser known Nintendo DS title called Hotel Dusk: Room 215. The presentation and style of the game, the pencil drawn look for the characters and the much slower pace, feel very inspired by this hidden gem - and believe me, that's a good thing.
Spandex Force: Superhero Uis a take on the curious match-3 RPG format thatPuzzle Questpioneered. The swords and sorcery are nixed in favor of superhero trappings, this time focusing on a school that trains photogenic teenagers up into the next wave of heroes.
World Riddles is back to take us around the globe once more, this time discovering the locations of the seven great civilizations of the past through a series of puzzles and historical facts.
The Bermuda Triangle has long engendered fearful fascination among those acquainted with its mythical powers and this makes it the perfect setting for an uncanny adventure. Set within this infamous location, Hidden Expedition: The Uncharted Islands revisits many of the locations, themes and characters of Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle and expertly expands upon them to create a compelling (though at times baffling) hidden object game.