The Warrior can throw axes relentlessly!

Playing through InMotion’s Catacombs is a bit like playing a sophisticated Galaga: you avoid an army of attackers while spamming projectiles. The whole thing might produce a Mazer Rackham-esque legend should the events of Catacombs actually occur (two points if you get that).
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Most game reviews rate games by how much fun they are. How good does this game make me feel? Finishing Heavy Rain, however, depressed me. I felt remorse, guilt, and sadness. And yet I can confidently say this game is going down on my list of definitive game experiences.
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Amanita Design has lovingly crafted Machinarium’s art, but does this pretty adventure game play as well as it looks?

Dear readers, I’ve not forgotten about y’all… it’s just that nothing was really worth writing about. Until now….

But first, I want to tell y’all what I did over the holidays. I made my first visit to the San Diego Zoo. OMG, I loved it! The animals, the park, the air…everything was great. So, I’ve been thinking, “why isn’t there a zoo game on Facebook?” It turns out, there is one (and a few others that are really poorly developed). Apparently, I was just a little behind the craze. Zoo World, developed by RockYou!, has reached over 13 million monthly active users in just six months. Well, I’ve been playing Zoo World for a few weeks now. So far, Zoo World has been an okay game… but the game is a little too simple so it lacks excitements… I mean, nothing really stands out.

War! Huh! What is it good for? John attempts to answer the age old question.

But the question was: Would I Dig It?

Get WET

I had a hard time reviewing this game. I had to force myself to keep playing so I would have enough to write about. This game was awful. I’m sorry Miss Dushku, please don’t beat me up.

The storyline goes as follows. You play Rubi, a fixer. As in, if there’s a problem, she fixes it. Violently. Rubi is hired to do a job and is subsequently betrayed, and she goes on a predictably bloody rampage to get revenge.

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I love food and I like cooking. But until I’ve developed a keen sense for smell and taste, I probably won’t become the next Remy or Gusteau (from Ratatouille) anytime soon. So instead, I’ve been cooking online, and have been playing Zynga’s new game, Café World — another build-your-own-restaurant game. The phenomenal success of Playfish’s Restaurant City has definitely inspired Zynga to target the cooking category. Although the game just came out a month ago, I had to give this game a try. It has already (shockingly) reached over 28 million monthly active users. This puts the game on the number 2 spot of the most popular Facebook game, right behind Zynga’s Farmville.

Farming is just so overwhelmingly popular these days, the rate people are adding these games on Facebook is growing faster than I can text. Ok, bad comparison… but you get the idea. So I have decided to continue this craze.

Country Story is Playfish’s latest creation in this category. In short, this newcomer is well-crafted, and stands out from its peers. What makes Country Story different than other farming games (like Farmville), is that the game is not just about planting and harvesting crops over and over again, nor as fast as possible. Country Story wants to create a virtual farming experience — a place free of all that fast-paced city stress. To be honest, initially I didn’t like the slow-paced gameplay Country Story offers (maybe it’s just too different from the other farming games). But as the game grew on me, I started to appreciate and find myself emerged in a whole new farming experience.

Chances are, you’ve probably heard of Farmville.

Farmville (developed by Zynga) is the most popular game on Facebook with over 55 million monthly active users. Farming is so hot these days, I had to give this game a try. Overall, the game is very easy to play and navigate. However, after a month of being a farmer, I got kinda bored. There just aren’t that many activities to keep me entertained.