Posts Tagged ‘puzzle’

#717 Gunpey

Posted: 7th December 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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471st played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PSP/DS Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Koto Laboratory/Q Entertainment/Art Co Publisher: Bandai Namco Gunpey is a puzzle game. It’s one described by the book as a good one, the designer later making, for example, the Lumines series. It is also one we have not played yet and, as […]

#932 Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Posted: 3rd December 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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470th played so far Genre: Adventure/Puzzle Platform: DS Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Capybara Games Publisher: Ubisoft Despite its many games and genres – RPG and strategy most of all – the Might & Magic series is only represented by a single game on the list and an odd one at that. It’s a bit […]

469th played so far Genre: Puzzle/Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Silicon & Synapse Publisher: Interplay Entertainment Grand Theft Auto, one of the biggest series in gaming, was created by a company that previously created the charming puzzler Lemmings. Blizzard, creator of juggernauts like World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, have had a […]

#208 Lemmings

Posted: 3rd November 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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463rd played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Various Year of Release: 1991 Developer: DMA Design Publisher: Psygnosis Lemmings… DMA Design’s biggest success story until they created Grand Theft Auto, one of the biggest gaming franchises – the biggest western and non-Nintendo one based on numbers sold. But yes, before that (and before the wonderfully weird […]

#978 Zen Bound

Posted: 2nd October 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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460th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: iPhone Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Secret Exit Publisher:Chillingo Ltd IOS games can have their own feel. They’re as varied as any other platform, but being handheld and having touchscreen controls means that they can be quite different. Zen Bound is a good example of that, as a […]

#999 Chime

Posted: 27th August 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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451st played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2010 Developer: Zoe Mode Publisher: OneBigGame Shout out to Peter P., you know why! We got this game recommended from a few sources, the above being one, while seeing the sequel at EGX earlier this year was another. Chime is a puzzle game […]

#884 Trackmania: United Forever

Posted: 2nd July 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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437th played so far Genre: Racing/Puzzle Platform: PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Nadeo Publisher: Deep Silver/Enlight So today we’ve got a game that has one of the stranger genre combinations so far – racing/puzzle doesn’t feel like a natural combination. As it’s a series of games (the DS version will follow at some point […]

#188 Dr. Mario

Posted: 8th March 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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408th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Various Year of Release: 1990 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Sure, Mario has had many jobs through the years, but I suppose his employment as a doctor is probably more known to people through Super Smash Bros appearances than anyone who have played the game. Even when playing Warioware […]

#1020 Year Walk

Posted: 8th February 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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401st played so farGenre: Advenure/Puzzle Platform: iPhone Year of Release: 2013 Developer: Simogo Publisher: Simogo Some games are ones we want to play purely because of the image, which looked weird – some goat-like thing standing in a river. By the way, this game, being the before-last game, will have the highest numbered game we’ll […]

#42 Q*Bert

Posted: 7th January 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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393rd played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1982 Developer: Gottlieb Publisher: Gottlieb We have many reasons why we pick a game, something we sometimes expand on – whether it’s random or genre-focused. Q*Bert has a clearer, more frivolous reason: We were watching Wreck-It Ralph again and Q*Bert characters have a small […]