Sep
28th
Beat Sketcher (demo)
By BillGameBase
PS3 Only - Japan Studio
"Draw. Paint. Compose. Create."
" Doodles created by your movements also create musical notes, overlap and become music. It generates a new experience - you can enjoy drawing and sound at the same time!"
An intriguing game in which sounds and visuals collide in a creative and playful format. Using the Playstation Move Motion Controller, you are given the freedom to be able to paint or draw whatever you like, whilst creating music at the same time. Whatever you draw has it's own relative sound. The sounds created whilst painting will continue to play on a loop, allowing you to create a composition. Either concentrate on the visual or the audio or a balance of the two.
Sep
27th
F1 2010
By BillGameBase
Tested on XBOX 360, also available on PS3
and PC - codemasters
''Immerse yourself in the glamour, pressure and
exhilaration of the world’s most exciting motorsport as F1 2010
roars onto the track.''
With a embarassment of riches in terms of driving
assist features in it's precursor (F1 Championship Edition),
F1 2010 again offers plenty of modes to help keep us on the
straight and narrow.
In a sport where lightening quick reactions and a mastery of
your car are a given, features such as full traction control
and a very welcome return of brake assistance allow a game which
would otherwise be impossible, or at best discouraging to
many, to take part and enjoy racing the fastest cars on some
of the most challenging tracks on the planet 'taking you to the
heart of Formula 1 like never before'.
Sep
24th
Net Blazer
By BillGameBase
PC (opens in a separate window) - Flash Game Studio
Simple gameplay mechanics make Net Blazer a satisfying addition to the powerbar switch game genre (if their is such a thing), whilst offering a testing challenge to players of a range of abilities.
After navigating the menu with a mouse, the gameplay itself relies solely on the use of either left click or spacebar. Using either, you must aim to press once the red dot on the powerbar is in the centre of the cross. Firstly when it is moving up and down and then for a second time when moving from left to right.
Sep
23rd
GameBase goes to the EuroGamer Expo
By One Switch
EuroGamer Expo - Earls Court, 1st - 3rd October 2010
The Accessible GameBase is off to Earls Court in London between the 1st and 3rd of October. We're chuffed to bits to have a stand at this year's EuroGamer Expo where we can show off a tiny bit of what Accessible Gaming is all about.
We plan to show off three different ways to play modern day race games (see the teaser video by clicking "read more"), and to hopefully get people to think a bit more about accessibility in general. We'd love to see you there!
Sep
22nd
Runnerby
By BillGameBase
PC (opens in a browser) - agj
"There’s no dying, just lots of cursing over missed jumps and having to do it all over again."
Runnerby is a smart, imaginative and challenging one button game (using the space bar). The improvisational element to the audio gels nicely with the spontaneous and experimental nature of the game mechanics.
Sep
17th
Blitz Bombing
By BillGameBase
PC (opens in a browser) - Flash Arcade Game Site
Blitz Bombing, as it openly states in the title page, is based on the VIC-20 game 'Blitz,' a one button game from the early 80's. In respect to the original ethos of the game, Blitz Bombing maintains the simple yet captivating (quickly becoming one of our favourite and overused GameBase phrases) gameplay, which made the original so popular.
The aim is to release bombs onto the city below. As the levels progress, the cityscape become more populated and with increasingly taller buildings. To drop a bomb, press the spacebar. With each right to left pass the plane makes you drop altitude, making the higher skyscrapers a priority.
Sep
15th
Battle Dawn
By Alex
PC (opens in a browser) - Tacticsoft
Battle Dawn is an online strategy-based browser game. The main goal of the game is to attempt to be the strongest player at the end of the era (the amount of time a map/world is playable until it ends) and to help your alliance become the strongest. This is done by creating units and conquering other players' castles and outposts, which in turn increases your score and ranking (there are many ways to boost your score). Battle Dawn is free to play, but like most games players have the option of purchasing "Tokens" to give themselves a "Boost" and thus become more powerful.
Sep
15th
Switch Lanes
By One Switch
PC Windows and Mac - Switch in Time ($75 + shipping)
Mix 10-pin Bowling with a 1950’s theme, add some decent accessibility features and you have Switch Lanes. It's the best one-switch bowling game to date!
Here's some music to put you in the mood for the review: Spotify GameBase Switch Lanes playlist or second best, the Stray Cats on YouTube. Stroll on...
Sep
15th
We're in PlayGamer Magazine!
By One Switch
PlayGamer issue 15 (Aug-Sep 2010)
Bill's too modest to post this up, so I'm going to. There's a fantastic feature in this month's PlayGamer magazine that includes a big chunk on the Accessible GameBase.
It's £2.99 in most UK stores, and available across Europe too. A four page spread on accessible gaming charities, with a nice bit on us (Oxford HQ pictured).
I've cribbed a bit from the article (click read more), but for the whole thing go out and buy a copy whilst you can.
Sep
14th
Prison Throw
By BillGameBase
PC (opens in a browser) - hilldan
The aim of prison throw is to launch yourself from a human catapult with the hope of landing over the wall and escape the jail. Alternativly, you will have to settle with the satisfaction of a good effort and try to make a new personal best for the distance travelled.
To launch yourself you wait until you are facing an upwards angle and then press the space bar once to start a power bar (or Pris-O-Meter) and again to stop it. Once launched it's fingers crossed that you will bounce on the various boxes of dinamite, tramolines and bags of cash left strewn about the prison yard.
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