Archive for the ‘Games’ Category

The Great Chocolate Chase for PC and Mac

Friday, August 29th, 2008

One of my readers sent an interesting email to me on Monday. She wrote: I want something adult and sophisticated, like
Runes. What do you recommend?

Adult and sophisticated is hard to find in casual games, but I’ve searched through games and found two that meet this criteria, and are still safe for kids ;-) It doesn’t mean that those games are so hard you will not enjoy playing them. They are sophisticated in a good way.

The Great Chocolate Chase

Chocolatier serves up a brand new treat!

Continue exploring the deliciously rich world of Chocolatier, now with an adventure game twist! Join Evangeline Baumeister and your favorite Chocolatier characters, making and serving chocolate treats to international customers in a series of exotic chocolate shops around the globe. With the help of Klaus Werner’s creative inventions, you’ll face new challenges at every turn to get new chocolates into the eager hands of hungry customers. You can never have too much chocolate!

* A Fast-Paced Twist On Chocolatier!
* Play Story Or Endless Sweets Mode!
* Explore 6 Exotic Locations!
* 60 All-New Levels In Story Mode!

Goto The Great Chocolate Chase website

Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

Grab a box of exotic infusions and build your own chocolate empire!

The delicious world of chocolate is once again turned on its side in this new chapter of the Chocolatier saga! There is a mole controlling Baumeister Confections, and it is up to you, along with the help of the rebellious and independent granddaughter of Evangeline, to build a new empire from the ground up to take over Baumeister Confections. Rise up in this industrial age of innovation and seek out secret ingredients to create rich new recipes as you enter the world of Chocolatier 2!

* Build Your Chocolate Empire!
* More Than 200 Different Quests!
* Find Secret Ingredients And Hidden Ports!
* 72 Recipes To Acquire And Create!

Goto Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients website

Cooking Academy and The Amazing Brain Train

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Cooking Academy (PC & Mac)
From Eggrolls to Creme Brulee, prepare over 50 different recipes! Master the skills of chopping, flipping, frying, and more at the Cooking Academy!
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The Amazing Brain Train (PC & Mac)
All aboard! Power up your intellect and embark on an epic quest aboard The Amazing Brain Train where you’ll put your mind to the test!
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Fairway Solitaire and The Hidden Object Show

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Fairway Solitaire (PC & Mac)
It’s time to hit the greens and pull out your clubs (and your diamonds, hearts and spades) to enjoy a hilarious round of Fairway Solitaire!
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The Hidden Object Show (PC & Mac)
Presenting the newest reality show to hit the casual market! It’s time for The Hidden Object Show! Do you have the skills to be the best?
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Featured games - Peggle Deluxe and Stoneloops! of Jurassica

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Peggle Deluxe

Peggle DeluxeTake your best shot! Ready, aim… bounce!

Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 fanciful levels with 10 mystical Magic Powers, racking up bonus points and shots you’ll smile about for weeks. Face off against your friends in Duel Mode, or tackle 75 extra-tricky challenges. It’s luck and skill and joyous thrills, and amidst all this fevered action only one question remains: Can you become a Peggle Master?

Goto Peggle Deluxe website

Stoneloops! of Jurassica

Peggle DeluxeTake a trip through the five colorful realms of Jurassica - from wild jungle, through endless glacier, to the edge of a blazing volcano! Own and upgrade five different houses and collect 24 trophies in this crazy, action-packed adventure! 75 handcrafted levels, three modes of play and a vast number of powerups make StoneLoops! an incredibly fun game for both fans of a strategic challenge and those who just want to let off some steam and smash some stuff!

Download Stoneloops! of Jurassica for PC

The Scruffs - new hidden object game

Monday, October 29th, 2007

The ScruffsThe Scruffs need your help to save their beloved family home from being sold! Grandpa Scruff has a solution - a scavenger hunt to recover his valuable artifacts. But in a surprising twist, Grandpa Scruff reveals that he’s been hiding something else - a shocking family secret! Help the Scruffs uncover the secret that will change their lives forever by finding lost items and putting together the clues they need! The Scruffs - laugh at their witty family banter and fall in love with their charm!

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Build-a-lot - Flip houses for big profits!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Build-a-lotSend the housing market through the roof as you build, buy, and sell houses in the new strategy game, Build-a-lot! You can flip houses for quick cash or sit back and watch the rental income pile up. Become a real estate mogul as you visit scenic towns, earn huge profits and perform special favors for the colorful local mayors. Can you build a new cinema for the local movie star? Install a bowling alley in the Mayor’s Mansion? No problem! There’s plenty to do and lots of fun ahead in Build-a-lot!

  • Flip Houses For Profit!
  • Play Career Or Casual Mode!
  • Special Buildings Like Museums, Mansions And Castles!
  • Fun House Upgrades!

Download Build-a-lot now!

Are you a Cake Maniac?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

They told me it is a big game. Cake Mania 2, the sequel to the smash click management game Cake Mania. I played it and to be honest… I liked Mystic Inn much more (but I love fairies, spells and magicians). How about you?

Cake Mania 2

Cake Mania 2Jill is back in an all-new, out-of-this-world adventure! Explore six far-flung bakery locations, serving up deliciously original creations! What awaits Jill? Fame? Fortune? Love? In Cake Mania 2, you choose which path Jill pursues, with each decision leading to new baking challenges and dilemmas. With 204 levels of baking and frosting madness, 6 different possible endings and a branching, non-linear storyline, it’s your decision to make in Cake Mania 2!

Download Cake Mania 2 now

 

As a friendly reminder, we released Path of Magic recently. Try it if you haven’t done so already.

Gemsweeper - better than sudoku :)

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Roman BudzowskiBefore I’ll write about Gemsweeper I want to tell you that I was recently playing with ideas for my blog. Pic here, link there. Some brainstorming, some reading here and there. As a result of this you can notice my photo in the blog header (probably 3 years old, but the best one I found on my hard drive). Hope you like it. I’ll be adding other little twists to my blog later to make it even better that it is at the moment.

Gemsweeper screenshootBut let’s get back to the topic… Gemsweeper is very nice game with numbers and gems. It may not look very impresive on screenshots. It may not have impressive download size. But who cares? All I care about is that is really enjoyable game where you have to solve a board described by a series of number. In some ways it is very similar to sudoku, but it is so much better. Puzzles are fun, not too hard, not too easy, with the right difficulty progression. This is one of those games: “just one more level”. Just play it and tell me what do you think about this game.

Download GEMSWEEPER now.

Top 3 Adventure games

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

That three games are sooo hooking that it’s really hard to stop playing them. I like to call them adventure games, but they indeed have a lot in common with hidden objects and puzzle games. And I don’t know why, but I am starting to worry about my uncle… almost all these games have something to do with “…your uncle…”.

#3 Dream Chronicles

Dream ChroniclesImagine waking to find your husband missing and your daughter and the entire town under a sleeping spell. Your surroundings seem strangely surreal and otherworldly and there are puzzles and clues scattered throughout town like breadcrumbs. Find all the clues and you’ll discover what happened to your family and friends, and you’ll learn about your husband’s mysterious past. But, if you are unsuccessful, this strange new world may remain as it is. Then again, what if it is all just a dream?

(OK, I know I said that there’s an uncle in the story, but I am sure there’s one sleeping in the town)

Download Dream Chronicles now

#2 Azada

AzadaTrapped in a haunted room by his great-uncle, the adventurous Titus has asked you to help release him from the magical spell. To do this, you must solve the most mysterious puzzles of Azada. Crack the series of puzzles and fill in the missing pages of the enchanted book to free Titus from his prison. With more than 40 unique puzzles, and 5 master level puzzles, you will need to use strategy, think logically and have a keen eye to succeed. Uncover the secret of Azada today!

(When I promise an unlce there must be at least one)

Download Azada now

#1 Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor

Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky ManorSearch a spine-tingling setting for scattered secrets, broken objects, and the key component of a mysterious machine in this innovative and immersive investigation! Hunt the halls of Spooky Manor for broken objects, return the items to their rightful places, and solve a series of puzzles to get to the bottom of this eerie mystery. What is this strange machine and who scattered its pieces? Only those with a keen eye for detail will discover the answers hidden inside Spooky Manor!

(It doesn’t say it, but whose do you think this Spooky Manor is? Of course Mortimer’s uncle!)

Download Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor now

Thanks for help!

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Over a week ago I asked for your help. Now I want to thank all of you for your great support. This really proves you like our games and encourages us to work harder on our upcoming games. Once again thanks! (And keep it coming)

One of my friends created a game and was wondering (worrying) if anyone will notice it among all the casual games that are released each week. No worries. It is noticed by many eyes.

Ricochet Infinity

Ricochet InfinityRicochet around the Galaxy in this dynamically brilliant breakout action game! Trek across 216 awesome levels, with thousands more online, earning new ranks in the Galactic Tournament, by yourself or with a friend. Play the re-energized Ring Game, winning new balls and ships with unique specialties to give you the edge! Control your ball with the wildly innovative Recall feature…once you’ve tried it, you can’t go back! Travel to the stars and beyond in your glorious quest to become the Ringmaster Grand Champion!

It’s a fantastic breakout game. If you want to play the best breakout game ever made, then you must download this game.

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