The movie business has changed a lot since I was a wee one. Movie theaters showed two or four movies at a time, not 16 to 24 that you see today. In Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania, Mr. Pickwick hires you to turn his run down movie theaters into mega-plexes. Of course, rivals nip at [...]
The following games will be discounted next week on Game du Jour, the ‘one-deal-a-day’ website dedicated to indie and casual games: Mon. September 29th: 60% off on AlphaQUEUE Tue. September 30th: 60% off on LEGO Bricktopia Wed. October 1st: 60% off on Fashion Solitaire Thu. October 2nd: 60% off on Girls Inc TeamUP Fri. October 3rd: 60% off on Minuet [...]
Rebecca and Robert return in Turbo Fiesta taking their high energy and crazy-paced business out of space selling Mexican food. This time management game never feels too slow, not even at the beginning. In fact, it doesn’t take long before I fail to meet the level’s goals. I cruised — with lots of bumps along the [...]
It’s a good thing I keep an open mind when it comes to playing and reviewing games, or else I might’ve never met Peggle. How appropriate that its follow gets the name Peggle Nights. The original kept hubby and me up many nights past our bedtime. I’m not a big fan of arcade play mainly [...]
The following games will be discounted next week on Game du Jour, the ‘one-deal-a-day’ website dedicated to indie and casual games: Mon. September 15th: 50% off on Most Popular Solitaire Tue. September 16th: 50% off on Jasper’s Journeys Wed. September 17th: 60% off on Yummi Drink Factory Thu. September 18th: 40% off on Diner Dash: Seasonal Snack Pack Fri. September [...]
When Farm Frenzy 2 hit the download stands, I couldn’t wait to install it and start running my farm. Ohh… big mistake. I can’t stop playing the game and I have games lining up by the day waiting for my eyes and hands. Like Farm Frenzy, the sequel has me taking care of animals, producing goods, [...]
When my now nine-year-old son took an interest in Bob the Builder, I couldn’t help but find myself hearing the show’s theme song in my head every time I saw a Bob the Builder character or someone says, “We can do it!” Just these four lines repeat and torture my imaginary hearing: Bob the Builder Can we [...]
The following games will be discounted next week on Game du Jour, the ‘one-deal-a-day’ website dedicated to indie and casual games: Mon. Sep. 1st: 50% off on Zoggi Tue. Sep. 2nd: 55% off on Rain Talisman Wed. Sep. 3rd: 50% off on Space Docker Sokoban Thu. Sep. 4th: 50% off on Bloom Busters Fri. Sep. 5th: 60% off on American [...]
Jojo Cruz stunned the casual games world with her Jojo’s Fashion Show entry. After a runaway success, she returns with her daughter Ros in Jojo’s Fashion Show 2: Las Cruces hopes of capturing fashionistas’ hearts again with the latest fashions. So you know, Las Cruces most references the mother daughter clothing line — rather than the [...]
Go-Go Gourmet returns reality TV-style as Ginger heads for an international competition against fellow chefs from seven countries in Go-Go Gourmet: Chef of the Year. We learn the story through the usual comic strip style images with dialog bubbles. Most of us will never participate in the Olympics, but this gives us a little taste [...]