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All reviewsCrazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game2005
3 out of 5 starsNice puzzle game in the spirit of The Incredible Machine series from the 90s. It does have a quite uneven difficulty curve, where about half of the levels are way too easy (like a prolonged tutorial), and later hits you with some quite illogical puzzles where you don't really use any skills you've picked up along the way, but instead just keeps throwing new, more intricate stuff at you. All in all, the levels are…
The Secret of Monkey Island1990
5 out of 5 starsStruggling through memory lane Monkey Island was one of the first adventure games I played, back in the days of yonder when I barely spoke English. Some puzzles I still remembered, some puzzles I was flabbergasted I was able to complete back then, especially as it was pretty much before the times of Internet walk-throughs. The additions of the Special Edition is great, adding voice acting for every single line of…
Gyromancer2009
3 out of 5 starsMixed bag Gyromancer combines strategic turn-based puzzling with RPG elements, a combination that involves pretty much all my favourite genres. However, the mechanics behind each genre are rather weak, barely hitting the marks. Earning EXP and levelling up is generic and without any choices it feels bland and meaningless. The only strategic choice you have is which creatures to bring into battle, but their different…
'Splosion Man2009
3 out of 5 starsGood mechanic The main platforming part of 'Splosion Man works really great. The triple-jump invites speedy action where wall-jumps, triggering explosions and juggling yourself between platforms is part of the great fun the game delivers. With a large dash of black humour in the mix, things start off very well. Poor design While the levels are imaginary and plenty, they demand way too much trial and error, and soon…
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All articlesGiant Bomb's 2013 GotY Top Ten vs. The Magic World of Statistics
Dec 31, 2013
Links to useful stuff on this topic: Giant Bomb's 2013 Game of the Year Awards (News article) Giantbomb's REAL GotY (2013) (Forum thread) Turning numbers into truth and/or lies (a.k.a. statistics 101), part #1 Just as several other Giant Bomb duders did last week, I converted the staff's personal top tens into a mathematical top ten list. Just for fun since it's as accurate and interesting as a...
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