Hero of Sparta : Is a side scrolling beat em up in the old style of double dragon. You are a Spartan warrior equipped with your sword and shield you battle through a number of different enemies and levels in one of the more impressive mini games graphics wise.
Vempire : A puzzle game I hadn’t come across before and took a bit of getting used to but once you get to grips with the concept its just as addictive as the other brain teasers. You are met with a series of squares with different icons shown. You have to rotate them 4 at a time to line up 4 of the same kind. When you do they explode to reveal more. You have a set time to reach a set limit to pass the level.
Funky Punch : This came a surprise the other games seemed to be simple either puzzles or side scrolling games. This is a full 3D fighting game. It is nice and colour full and simple with some really fun moves. Held up against the other mini games this goes above and beyond the others for looks but a simple 1 v 1 fighting game doesn’t have the same impact as the other puzzle games have.
Alien havoc : The idea behind this game is you are an Alien who has arrived on earth to steal farmers cows ! the puzzle is set up with fences, tractors and of course the farmer to dodge. You have to run down grab a cow and get back to the UFO before the farmer can catch you. A good idea but it is let down by the way the screen flows the same pattern is repeated so rather than having one set map to beat if you get to the end of the screen you just get the same version of the map just below it. It makes it quite confusing to see what you are actually meant to be doing and where you are meant to be going.
Break quest : Nothing new here it is just another variation of the good old fashioned brick break games. New layouts and weapons alright but not a new concept and better versions are out there all ready.
Pinball fantasies : This looks great and plays just like a real pinball machine but that’s the problem its pinball, a game I never could get into. The concept of flipping a ball up a table for points only for the ball to drop right in between the 2 paddles !!.
Brainpipe : I have no idea what was going on here it looks interesting but I was completely lost as to what was going on or what I was meant to be doing. I think if you found out what was going on it could be really good graphically it is the most impressive.
Kahoots: Similar style to lemmings, you need to drag blocks around to create a pathway for the Kahoots to escape. Blocks have different features some are stuck some are spikes that kill the Kahoot some are spring boards that bounce your Kahoot over the spikes and gaps. Very addictive, nice little puzzle game. |