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Bejeweled Blitz

Bejeweled Blitz

This review is written by SoulReaper @Asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended.
Title: Bejeweled Blitz
Developer/Publisher: PopCap
Platform: PC
Genre: Casual, Strategy
Application(s) needed: Facebook
Target audience: Everyone
Ever since its launch, the Bejeweled Blitz’s predecessor, none other than the first Bejeweled game itself, has been a hit despite its very [...]

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS

Title: Mario Kart DS
Developer/ Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Kart Racing
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date: Nov 14, 2005
ESRB: Everyone
This review is written by SoulReaper @ Asianfanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended.
What beats having fun with your friends on the wireless DS network? Nothing! Mario Kart DS is a casual racing game that promises [...]

Time Hollow

Time Hollow

Title: Time Hollow
Developer: Tenky
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Adventure
Date released: September 28, 2008
This review is written by SoulReaper @AsianFanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended.
A mysterious pen can either make you a hero or a devil by amending a mistake in the past, to change the future; could you resist such [...]

Shop-n-Spree

Shop-n-Spree

Title: Shop-n-Spree
Developer/Publisher: Viqua Games
Genre: Casual
Platform: PC
This review is written by SoulReaper @Asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended.
Just like any other Hidden-Object games that have been released in the market, Shop-n-Spree is about finding certain items to clear the level. Serving customers who enter the store and getting the items [...]

Wizard101

Wizard101

Title: Wizard101
Developer/Publisher: KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc
Genre: MMORPG
Platform: PC
Website: http://www.wizard101.com
This review is written by SoulReaper @Asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended.
In this online world of wizardry, there exists 7 magic classes to pick from, each having its own pros and cons. This whole class-picking system works in two ways: you either [...]

Rude Ethics In-game: A Growing Trend or A Reflection of Today’s Society?

 Rude Ethics In-game: A Growing Trend or A Reflection of Today's Society?

The term “noob” has a variety of definitions in the gaming dictionary, but it is normally another meaning for “newbie”, which usually refers to someone who is playing a game for the very first time. However, it’s been a growing trend for gamers to use the term as a way to put down or ridicule [...]

Play Testing: All in the name of fun? … Not really.

Play Testing: All in the name of fun? ... Not really.

When I say play testing jobs, I’m talking about ones that really pay you, not one of those beta testing for online games in closed beta. That’s a voluntary thing and you don’t get paid for contributing.
I recall sitting in front of the computer doing the same thing over and over again in the wee [...]

Restaurant City

Restaurant City

This review is written by SoulReaper @Asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended.
Title: Restaurant City
Developer/Publisher: Playfish
Platform: PC
Genre: Casual, somewhat Educational
Application(s) needed: Facebook
Target audience: Everyone

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (DS)

This review is written by SoulReaper @AsianFanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended.
Title: Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Developer: Nippon Ichi Soft.
Publisher: NIS America
Date Released: 23 September 2008
Genre: Turn-based Musical RPG
Platform: Nintendo DS
ESRB: Everyone (Mild Violence)
Note: This review may contain spoilers. Read it at your own risk.

Geo Challenge

Geo Challenge

This review is written by SoulReaper @Asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended.
Title: Geo Challenge
Developer/Publisher: Playfish
Platform: PC
Genre: Action-arcade, Educational
Application(s) needed: Facebook
Duration: approx. 3 minutes
Target audience: Everyone
Overview:
A simple and short game that requires a little bit of memory work and quick thinking. This game is split into 3 sections: