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Entries from December 2006

Word Sandwich

December 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Word Sandwich is a free online Flash game, the goal of which is to guess a five letter word. It tells you if your guess is alphabetically above or below the word (hence, the sandwich). You get more points for guessing in fewer tries, with a multiplier thrown in for how quick you come up

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Tags: Educational · Flash · Free · Mini-review · Online games · Platforms · Puzzles · Reviews

Games for Travelers

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Mom’s Minivan has several printable games for trips, including Roadside Bingo and Car Bingo, Lines and Dots, Tic Tac Toe, Travel Scavenger Hunts, and the License Plate Game. These traditional travel games are not an in-car videogame console complete with LCD monitor, but can be just as much fun and a whole lot less expensive.
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Tags: Card games · Educational · Free · Handhelds · Puzzles

Amazon Wii Sale

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

This morning (12/29/2006), sometime between 7 AM and 11 AM PST, Amazon will have some number of Wiis for sale. It’s likely to last not longer than a few seconds, judging by the rate at which Wiis sold the previous time Amazon had some in stock.
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Tags: Industry News · Nintendo Wii · Platforms

Ryu Vs. Scorpion

December 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Check out this great Street Fighter Versus Mortal Kombat video. Of course, regardless of how this battle ends, everyone knows that Street Fighter is a thousand fifty times better than Mortal Kombat. And always will be.

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Tags: Arcade Games · Platforms · Video

Grow Ver 1 Released

December 20th, 2006 · No Comments

On has released Grow Ver 1 in his popular series. Very simple but lovely and almost hypnotic. Be sure to watch for a while after solving it. As always, On’s work is amazing.
Also check out Grow Ver 2 and Ver 3 and the Grow RPG and Grow Cube.

Related PostsFlash Circle TD ReleasedAt long last,

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Tags: Flash · Free · Online games · Platforms · Puzzles

Battlefield 2142

December 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Is Battlefield 2142 a worthy followup to EA Games’ Battlefield 2?

Well, there are some problems. Though it is set on the battlefield of the future, replete with mechs and drones and hover tanks, BF 2142 is not really even a major upgrade to BF 2. It’s more like… Battlefield 2.142.

That said, there are some interesting elements to the game that make it intriguing. The weaponry is futuristic but that future is not far off and modern weapons remain nearly unchanged.

More of the review, videos, and screenshots…

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Tags: PC · Platforms · Reviews