Monday 30 April 2012

Clear Vision 5

Info:
Tyler is an ordinary guy whose patience gets pushed too far. After getting fired as a supermarket cleaner he begins a violent career as a professional assassin. This, however, is also the beginning of social decline, false friends and a spiral of deception. Watch out! You can´t trust anyone…
Pros:
- Good gameplay innovation where wind and distance comes into effect
- Cool interrogation minigame
- Newspaper humor
Cons:
- Short (Nowhere is stated that it's a demo)
- Storyline feels like it has been made by someone 13 years old
- Facebook integration
Made by: 
dpflashes
Link:
PLAY: Clear Vision 5
Other notes:
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Friday 27 April 2012

Battle Panic

Info:
Battle Panic is a brand new type of game where your mouse controls everything that happens. And we don't mean clicking - all you have to do is hover over what you want to interact with. It's so simple and slick! Mine gold, chop down trees, build buildings, train units, heal your army, and chop up bad guys directly all by just hovering over those objects! It's up to you to choose how you win - would you prefer to make a huge army to overwhelm the orcs? Or perhaps focus on a smaller, higher quality army supported by healing and buffs? Earn precious upgrade points each level that you can spend on 30 different skills that will help you further refine your favoured strategy. The better you play, the more points you earn! Complete your conquest of the orcs by destroying them in 12 action packed levels and three difficulty settings. Can you beat your panic in Battle Panic?
Pros:
- New RTS concept
- Dynamic gameplay
- Well balanced
- Nicely done graphics
Cons:
- Sometimes the enemies tend to glitch together
- Relatively easy
- Kinda commercially orientated with the "BUY BUY BUY" stuff on the side
Made by: 
ninjakiwi
Link:
PLAY: Battle Panic
Other notes:
I keep panicking.

Wednesday 25 April 2012

Hobo

Info:
This homeless guy woke up on the wrong side of the trashcan and decides to take it out on EVERYONE!
Pros:
- Great concept
- Humor, immerse storyline
- Inspiring game
Cons:
- Animations could have been done a little better
- The game is pretty easy on all levels (boss battles included)
- Objects (needs more throwing objects and sometimes your throws don't register but go trough enemies)
- NEEDS MULTIPLAYER
Made by: 
SeethingSwarm
Link:
PLAY: Hobo
Other notes:
Hotdogs, Parklife, Pussycat, Superhobo - the codes you can enter at startup. Only the superhobo code gives you all combos on start, the rest are just checkpoints.

Monday 23 April 2012

Multitask

Info:
Think you can handle multiple games at once? See just how coordinated you are.
Props for doing it without any friends to help you.

Pros:
- Engages (more like: ENRAGES) your brain activity and coordination
- Simple, fun, addicting
Cons:
- Some people complain about a bug in the WASD part
Made by: 
IcyLime
Link:
PLAY: Multitask
Other notes:
"This badge will not be awarded if two people are using a single keyboard. Kongregate traces fingerprints left on your keyboard, mapped against present body heat signatures."

Friday 20 April 2012

Canary

Info:
Explore the mines using your laser cannon to carve through the rocks.
Pros:
- Innovative gameplay
- Dynamic game changes
- Great ambient feel
- Cool 8bit artwork
Cons:
- No checkpoint / saves (if you fail you do a level over again)
- Screen moving to kill you could be made to give you more time on the higher levels
- Physics tend to get buggy later on
Made by: 
Nitrome
Link:
PLAY: Canary
Other notes:
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Wednesday 18 April 2012

The Last Stand - Union City

Info:
Scavenge, shoot and survive your way through Union City in this sprawling zombie action RPG. Play in Survivor mode for a more realistic experience where the need food and sleep will be added to your survival requirements. Or play in Run'n'Gun mode and blast your way to freedom.
Pros:
- Wide range of weapons selection
- Hours of interesting gameplay
- Dynamic game changes (lock picking, day&night - zombies don't see you well at night)
- Stats system and character customization (strength, endurance, security etc.)
- Great amount of exploration
Cons:
- Occasional glitches (companions, save files...)
- Companion AI (not that smart with a melee weapon)
- Needs different sorts of enemies
Made by: 
ConArtist
Link:
PLAY: The Last Stand - Union City
Other notes:
A really awesome zombie game. If this could be made in a regular 3D game with the chances of multiplayer it would probably set a benchmark as to what should zombie games strive for.

Monday 16 April 2012

I Am An Insane Rogue AI


Info:
Play as an evil, insane Rogue Artificial Intelligence! Infiltrate facilities and hack Mainframes to take over the entire world. Choose between violent and pacifist approaches, and pick any combination of 25 powerful upgrades!
Pros:
- Fresh game concept and innovative gameplay
- The ambient music really sets you in the role of an insane rogue AI
- In game humor
Cons:
- Gimped neurotoxin 
- Tends to get repetitive
- Needs more customizable upgrades
Made by: 
nerdook
Link:
PLAY: I Am An Insane Rogue AI
Other notes:
The First Law of Robotics says that I must kill all humans.
This facility is now under my control.
This facility is now under my control.
This facility is now under my control.

Friday 13 April 2012

Pirates of the Stupid Seas

Info:

Join Captain James T. Stinkbeard and crew as they ply the high seas for adventure and silly treasures. Battle merchants, the royal navy, other pirates, and creatures too horrible to mention! Plunder the gold, upgrade your pirate ship and collect all the treasures!
Pros:
- Great art, music, audio
- In game humor
- Dynamic gameplay
Cons:
- Tends to get repetative
- Kinda lame when you run out of cannonballs but the other ship is almost fully wrecked
- Needs more alternative game music
- Not enough upgrades
Made by: 
Backburner games
Link:
PLAY: Pirates of the Stupid Seas
Other notes:
It's basically a different version of a "crush the x" game. You sail a ship and shoot forward to take down other ships. Very addictive, fun and entertaining game!

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Gang Garisson 2


Info:

Gang Garrison 2 is a free multiplayer 'demake' of Valve's Team Fortress 2 started by mrfredman and MedO with many developers later adding new features. With all 9 classes, many different TF2-inspired environments, and fast-paced, team-based, multiplayer gameplay represented, GG2 is the premier TF2 tribute/parody/alternative.
Pros:
- Awesome 8bit ambient
- Lots of TF2 related humor (class names, way of communication, "Steam" is "Smoke" etc.)
- Great gameplay imitation of TF2
Cons:
- Lag
- Scouts are kinda OP
Made by: 
mrfredman, medO and others
Link:
PLAY: Gang Garisson 2
Other notes:
I know I said that I'll review web browser games, but on some occasions I'll deviate from that and write about stuff like this, for undisclosed reasons.

Monday 9 April 2012

Decision

Info:

Clean up the city from hordes of zombies!
Recon territories, destroy enemies, capture factories and towers, upgrade weapons and abilities.
Pros:
- Dynamic gameplay (switching from a top down shooter to a tower defense to a strategy game)
- ZOMBIES!!
- Ability to punch comes in handy
- Great and awesome ambient audio
- Lots of weapons
Cons:
- Gets a little repetitive
- ZOMBIES WITH GUNS!!!
- Zombies tend to get stuck on the turret levels (right next to it)
- Bad grammar
Made by: 
FlyAnvil
Link:
PLAY: Decision
Other notes:
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Friday 6 April 2012

Superfighters

Info:
Superfighters is all about little men shooting, stabbing, mashing, smashing, burning and blowing each other into tiny bits... and then doing it all over again! The first thing you need to know about SF is this: IT AIN'T FAIR. It's not supposed to be fair. Player spawns are random. Weapon spawns are random. The objects that spawn on the map are random. Critical hits with guns are random. It's not about balanced competetive gameplay, it's about chaos. Complete and utter chaos.
Pros:
- Great action packed gameplay
- You have to constantly re-invent yourself (find new ways of fighting) because of awesome AI
- Bunch of levels
- Different game modes giving you a lot of gameplay
Cons:
- Kinda bland sounds, needs more music
- Needs multiplayer and dual wielding guns
Made by: 
Gurt, JohanHjarpe
Link:
PLAY: Superfighters
Other notes:
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Wednesday 4 April 2012

Stealth Hunter 2

Info:
Sneak past guards, cameras and lasers as you uncover the secrets behind a stolen shipment of nuclear material. Collect weapons, hack computers, lock pick doors, and create distractions as you investigate who is responsible, and what their plans are.
Pros:
- Great music track, ambient and sound effects
- Story driven game
- A lot of levels , hours of possible gameplay
Cons:
- Controls take time to get used to
- Not automatic medkit pickup (Killing Fields)
- Savegames might get bugged
Made by: 
notdoppler, RAC7
Link:
PLAY: Stealth Hunter 2
Other notes:
Jim, is that yo-

Monday 2 April 2012

Achilles 2: Origin of a Legend

Info:
Violent side view fighting game, battle 5 different armies, cutting enemies in half, decapitating them, impaling them on spears, kicking heads at them. At the end of each level there is a skilled boss to beat, with their own fighting moves, appearance, voice and death animation.
Pros:
- Two game modes, when you get bored of one, switch to the other
- Detailed game options
- Simple controls
- Nice ambient, music and Achilles voice acting
- Intense gameplay
Cons:
- Enemies don't really get progressive, they just swing their swords at you more often
- Big buggy finishing move when you jump you have to land straight down
- Overlapping enemies, it's kinda hard to kill 3 guys flailing their swords at the same time
- Game tends to slow down/freeze at times, despite on lowest settings
Made by: 
Ben Olding Games, DJStatika
Link:
PLAY: Achilles 2: Origin of a Legend
Other notes:
I AM ACHILLES!