well i'm back at work, bored. but i thought i'd pass on a couple of games i'm currently addicted to between my times of of back breaking labour. popcap have been making addictive casual mini games for a long time now - most popular probably being bejeweled (and everyone's played that in one form or another by now right?). i even actually bought feeding frenzy on the xbox live arcade when it came out (that reminds me, i probably should play some more of that and get my monies worth). anyway here's the big two i'm hooked on at the mo...
this is another one of those tower defence games. when a horde of zombies comes a-knocking you do the only logical thing you can ... plant seeds in your garden that shoot them ... yeah, i dunno what the makers of this game were thinking but don't be fooled! this game is very addictive. different plants attack in different ways (as all zombie hating gardeners know). there are many different types of zombies with different strengths and weaknesses so choose your seeds carefully (the michael jackson zombie can be a bitch - if you don't put him down quick enough his dancing will bring even more zombies to your door).
you can download the trial or full game on their official site (or elsewhere if you look hard enough).
this is another popcap game and it's freaking addictive! the concept is fairly simple. it's a peg and ball game. you got 10 balls you have to use to get rid of orange pegs by hitting them. there's also a ball catcher at the bottom of the screen that constantly moves from left to right - if it catches your ball you get to use it again. there's also loads of different power ups you can get by hitting the green pegs and bonus points are given for hitting purple ones. if it sounds boring you need to give it a try or see it in action to comprehend the addiction.
this game is currently on pc, xbox, nintendo ds, iphone and on some ipods.
and just as a bonus i'll recommend one more. this one's probably a bit older so you may have already tried it. if not, try this on for size.
world of goo
this is a physics based game where the idea is to build structures from goo balls to reach a goal. sort of lemmings style but with more creativity by making your own ways out. alot of it is trial and error until you figure out what you should be doing (or just search youtube for a solution to the game your stuck on).
you can get this on pc or download it on your wii.
and just one more to finish on 'cause i've just thought of it (after all the structure building talk)...
everyone should check out http://fantasticcontraption.com 'cause this one is just web based (so not downloading/installing) plus it's free!
the object is to build something to carry the pink ball into the goal area. again this one has alot of trial and error gameplay but every level has loads of different ways to complete so give it a try.
it's also worth checking out some of the ones the pro's have made on youtube - they are pretty crazy.
anyway check them out and lemme know what you think.
