03.10.08
Posted in games at 10:48 pm by rachel
Yeah, I know, this game has been around since ever. But it’s still awesome, and it’s been brought to my attention that many people do not know this game exists. Well.
Text Twist is beloved of nerds everywhere (and by nerds everywhere, really I mean the undergraduate staff of Harvard FAS IT. They’re really a rather verbal lot. You know, for computer geeks.)
Why? Because it’s challenging but not frustrating. It’s competitive, but you can easily play with a bunch of people looking over your shoulder and “helping” by shouting out words. It’s a welcome break from shooting things or trying to hit keys at the right times.
Also, it has good sound effects.
Check it out (or rediscover an old friend): Text Twist on Yahoo! Games
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01.16.08
Posted in games at 9:07 pm by rachel
No, the best thing about this game is not its title, though I can see how you might think that.
Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 2 is a fully functional Flash-based Guitar Hero 2 rip-off, and I love it.
It saves your progress locally via Flash Player, so you feel like you’re doing something productive and moving towards a goal… there’s a little xkcd-looking stick figure that represents you… and did I mention it’s really fun?
How fun? Well, it took me four tries to take that screenshot, since every time I was about to stop playing to take the screenshot, I thought OMG if I play this song through to the end I could get a gold star!!!
Check it out: Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 2
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12.25.07
Posted in games at 7:28 pm by rachel
ElectroCity is a flash-based game designed to teach students “common knowledge” about energy sources and their environmental impacts. It’s also entertaining for adults… actually, it’s totally addictive. Think SimCity, but prettier and way more hip to the energy crisis.
The game was developed Genesis, a big energy company in New Zealand. Genesis is also awarding up to $10,000 of technology to the schools of the kids who do the best job of balancing green with growth.
Here’s a city built by 3 middle-schoolers, which won the first competition with a score of 96/100. I dunno how these kids did it… so far my best score is 84/100.
Check it out: Electrocity.
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