Browser games

Post by **Jonathan** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:45 pm

Something's messed up with my adblock installation on my home machine. I usually surf on my work laptop which has my complete set of filters anyway. Having personalized filters works well enough that I haven't even bothered to fiddle with filterset.g. I tend to visit the same sites over and over.

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:39 pm

quantus wrote:
Dwindlehop wrote:(some of the ads on newgrounds aren't really SFW in my opinion)
Ummm, why aren't you using adblock and filterset.g in firefox or something similar for whatever browser you're using?

Adblock Plus and EasyList make the old Adblock and filterset.g obsolete.

Just a heads up.

Neowin Forums: Adblock vs Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus: FAQ: Do I need to install Filterset.G Updater?
Filterset.G vs. EasyList: The Benchmarks

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:40 pm

Just to clarify, besides picking Easylist once during "add-on" installation, there's zero configuration. It just works (well).

Also, since I missed it earlier, here's the Mozilla link:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/

George · Post by **George** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:05 am

Unbelievable. Vinny's links actually proved useful. At this very moment, pigs must be taking flight from the iced-over runways of Hell.

When next I restart Firefox, I will no longer be running FiltersetG

Vyrosama · Post by **Vyrosama** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:30 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:I think Picnic Panic is the best of the turret defenses. The element of twitch is present because of 100% recycling, so you can destroy your first base and build a new one right at the end. The monsters are varied and interesting. By far the worst problem it has is that the levels don't present a great escalating path, and the game is too short.

When you said twitch and turret defense...I thought of this game...however I think this really isn't turret defense and more carpal tunnel twitch defense. It is amusing thought to toss enemy troops in the air and watch them go splat =).

http://www.xgenstudios.com/play/castle

(woot got to lvl 14....)

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:17 am

Not easy to play on a touchpad.

http://www.maniacworld.com/walk_home_drunk.htm

Vyrosama · Post by **Vyrosama** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:42 pm

My reviews will become brief and sparse nowadays =(. Not enough free time at work to write them ^_^. I had promised to review a recent game and originally wanted to write about this earlier this month but got caught up with other things. Looking back at this...wow...long post.....

As some of you may know, the Independent Game Festival (IGF) held it's annual award show two weeks ago at San Francisco during the Game Developer Conference (GDC). IGF was established about a decade ago to encourage and recognize excellence in various fields in the independent game developer community. This year, there were three contenders for the Best Web Browser Game.

Samorost 2 (2007 IGF Winner)

http://www.samorost.net/samorost2/

Genre: Myst....(clickie puzzle adventure)
Author: Amanita Design (Brno, Czech Republic)
Addictiveness: @@
Good: Beautiful graphics, easy to get into
Bad: Not everyone's cup of tea, can be frustrating due to non-conventional puzzles
Ugly: Randomly clicking on the screen in hopes to find a hot spot

Description: A sequel to the original game with the same zany randomness. This time we join our hero on a quest to save his dog from aliens. Traverse the bizarre colorful world of samorost2 solving puzzles with a simple click of the mouse. Only the first level is available for play but it'll give you plenty of gameplay and the full game only costs $10.

Review: Not really a new game, I came across this gem a few years back. It was "discovered" this year and won the award for best web browser game. Admittedly, the graphics are beautiful and the music adds a nice ambience to the gameplay. I never really was a fan of this genre however I was compelled to play and save this man's dog. Note: to start the game after the intro, click on the dog house (took me awhile to figure this out ^^;...)

Gamma Bros (my Favorite of the three)

http://www.pixeljam.com/gammabros/

Genre: Shooter
Author: Pixeljam, Inc. (Chicago, IL, United States)
Addictiveness:@@@@@
Good: Pixelicious old school blaster
Bad: Too short, not enough power-ups
Ugly: We've come a long way since 8 bit graphics....

Description: Gamma Bros is a retro-style space shooter akin to classic arcade games like Galaga, Gradius and Robotron, but with a modern twist. Help your bros get through the most dangerous commute in the galaxy! (taken from IGF website)

Review: This game definitely captures the essence of an old school shooter. My only personal gripe is that the bosses don't seem badass enough. Don't get me wrong though, this game is definitely worth a try, the graphics and sound effects really bring back memories.

Bubble Islands

http://www.bubble-islands.com/

Genre: Puzzle (Block)
Author: dot-invasion (Villars-sur-Glâne, FR, Switzerland)
Addictiveness:@@@
Good: Cutesy Puyo-Puyo clone
Bad: No Multi-player Support
Ugly: The difficulty scales exponentially so that the last few opponents seem like they cheat...

Description: Bubble Islands is an arcade/puzzle game featuring 10 cute and different characters. Challenge your opponents, connect your bubbles and preserve your island in a series of funny but competitive duels! Will you be able to get the Isaac Key and open the Olympus Chest? (taken from IGF website)

Review: If you like Dr. Mario, Puyo Puyo, or any puzzle variant of the same nature, you'll feel right at home with this game. The gameplay is fluid and the controls are simple (the spacebar doubles up as dropping blocks and flipping it). This game would have won the contest hands down if they had implemented multi-player support. With two different modes to play, this game should keep any puzzle enthusiast busy for quite a while.

Extra info: The complete list and categories...anyone want make a flash game with me for next year?

http://www.igf.com/02finalists.html (full list of all categories)

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:59 pm

Damn! I need a better laptop to play flash games. They keep slowing down to unplayable levels with my current one.

Vyrosama · Post by **Vyrosama** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:41 pm

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/

yup...another tower defense game. But this time there's no set path for the creep to travel

Post by **Jonathan** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:16 pm

Vyrosama wrote:http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/

yup...another tower defense game. But this time there's no set path for the creep to travel

Win.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:30 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:
Vyrosama wrote:http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/

yup...another tower defense game. But this time there's no set path for the creep to travel
Win.

Try the 100 lvl map under challenge!!

Post by **Jonathan** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:13 pm

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD ... eboard.asp

I made a group 'schlag2b' if you want to compare scores.

I still haven't beat Hard yet. I'm fond of the asymmetrical maze design.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:02 pm

I think my brother is having a little too much time on his hand

Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:47 pm

Oooh, pwned.

My best hard maze actually defeated the flying bosses. I was so close to winning. The spawn bosses, however, spawned through my diagonals and I didn't have enough backend firepower to take them out.

Vyrosama · Post by **Vyrosama** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:26 pm

I finally beat hard mode...although I had todo some mad juggling at the end =/. Probably need to make more mods to my maze design.

Time to find a new flash game.....

Post by **Jonathan** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:07 pm

Bah. Play a fixed money challenge or fun and beat it with the fewest number of turrets.

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:33 am

http://fpflashfarm.com/FB49PFBFFKJ42BF/ ... offire.swf

To play later.

Vyrosama · Post by **Vyrosama** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:15 pm

http://www.dot-invasion.com/dboy/play/i ... ?vcart=001

Name: Meteor Buster
Genre: Shooter
Author: Dot-Invasion

Good: 2D-shooter at its best
Bad: The only enemy you'll have to destroy is asteroids...
Ugly: Even with just asteroids this game gets pretty hard later on!

This brings back memories of my gameboy...

Controls:
Arrow keys to move ship
Spacebar to shoot
Enter/Return to start game/pause/switch weapon+ship type

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:38 pm

http://www.kongregate.com/

Lots o' games.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:27 am

http://ec2-1.playr.co.uk/onslaught/

Yet another TD game. Haven't had a chance to see how good it is yet.