Nov 6th

Football Manager Live

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)
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PC - Sports Interactive/Sega

Football Manager Live is not simply a direct transfer of the FM 2009 game to an online version. It is focused on the idea of online game play and built out from that. This has resulted in a standalone game, which offers a new experience from the offline versions.
Nov 2nd

Crayons Physics Deluxe

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC - Kloonigames
An imaginative game with a big emphasis on creative play. By drawing shapes and lines with your cursor you can help the red ball reach the star. Its hard to get bored with this input method as the possibilities for completing each challenge are limitless.

Nov 2nd

Merlin: Camelot Defence

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC (opens in a separate window) - BBC/ fish in a bottle
A nice little pointer controlled game made up of 3 challenges based on the legend of Merlin and Camelot. The aim is to stop Nimueh the Witch who is sending magical creatures to attack Camelot. To do this you must place spells on the trees and rocks, which line the route.

Nov 2nd

Meta4orce

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC (opens in a separate window) - BBC
‘Become a Mako operative and help Mata4orce uncover the sinister truth.’ Admittedly I found it difficult to follow the story line and why it was I was carrying out these challenges and what the games I was playing represented (which may have something to do with skipping at every opportunity). There are some involving and imaginative games, which fit into the animated story or can be accessed through the menu.

 

Nov 2nd

Pirate Golf Adventure

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC (opens in a separate window) - Headjump.de

Use golf to escape from the cannibals and their boiling cauldrons to escape the island you have found yourself shipwrecked on. A strange premise. The game is pointer controlled. Move the cursor around for to choose direction and then hold down the left mouse button to select the power of the shot.

Nov 2nd

Hungry Shapes

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)
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PC (opens ina separate window) - OZDY
This is a pointer-controlled game requiring some timing skills in the later levels. It also demands imaginative thinking to make sure all you hungry shapes are fed. The objective is to drop or place them in various configurations so that they fill themselves up on the hamburgers dotted around the scenes.
Nov 2nd

Where's Wally/Waldo?

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC (opens in a searate window) - Classic Media distribution Ltd
‘Have you found me yet? I’m definitely in there…keep looking!’ There are three scenes to explore (a feast, the beach and a department store) with numerous people and objects to find on the checklists. The game is entirely pointer controlled. To look around a scene you click and drag or use the mini map in the top right corner. There is also a zoom slide bar on the left of the screen. When you find an object or person left click on them.

Nov 2nd

Orisnal Games

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC (opens in a separate window) - Ferry Halim
The website has many beautifully designed games to explore. Some of my favourites include:

 

In ‘Starry Night’ (pictured) your cursor moves the bubble, with which you keep the falling stars in the air and aim to hit the unlit stars to light them up.

Nov 2nd

Warfare Transporter

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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PC (opens in a separate window) - Mateusz Skutnik

The simple objective of your ship reaching the port, whilst avoiding submarine and air attacks, makes this a quick (5 level) and enjoyable casual game. It is pointer controlled, with the ship following your cursor left and right. To fire at the subs click any where below the water and to fire at the aeroplanes click anywhere above the water line.

 

Nov 2nd

Racer

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)
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PC (opens in a separate window) - Cruden

Racer is an online racing similar like Live For Speed.’ Again it is pointer controlled, but in terms of eye control it can, initially, be easier to control with the cursor appearing on screen and handling can be smoother.