Thursday, June 6, 2013

Moon Waltz Game Review

Moon Waltz
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Play Online: Moon Waltz
Developer: Major Bueno
Genre: Action

Game Review
You are out of cigarettes late at night and all the shops are closed. Knowing your nicotine addiction need to be satisfied, and the only chance is a vending machine clear across town. You decided to stroll down just to get a puff. But as the clouds reveal the full moon, an innocent stroll towards the cigarette dispenser is endangered to go horribly awry. A beast awakened within you! Turning you into a werewolf.

Moon Waltz by Major Bueno is a sweet but shorter than 5 minute flash game. It does show that you don't need a lot to make an entertaining game. An original concept and able to execute it well. It took me a while to realize this was a one button kind of game. It was sort of like an interactive toon created by you. The ending will base on your decisions and interactions with the surrounding, whether you like it or not. There's no way to pause the game, so you'll just have to improvise and play it over and over again to find out all the endings.

This is a one-button game; you can only use the space-bar to control the clouds. When they are covering the moon, your innocent dude is a normal person. When the moon is out, he turns into a... dancing werewolf! Yes, literally one. The best moment I love was when you knock down the bikes and the guy punches you, and the next thing you know a bunch of bikers are flying out the window. It was really awesome! I enjoyed every second of it, wish it was a long action game.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

A Duck Has An Adventure Game Review

A Duck Has An Adventure
A Duck Has An Adventure Logo

Play Online: A Duck Has An Adventure
Developer: Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
Genre: Story

Game Review
I guess we will have something quite different than everything else today. A Duck Has An Adventure is a sweet and simple interactive story flash game that made me go "Aww :(" and "Aww :D". I don't know how I ended up playing it... I think it could be the title, or might be the attractive yellow?

The first impression quickly felt like it was less than a game, however more on choosing your own adventure. As a duck you will be tasked with choices such as going to school, leading a simple life or go on an adventure. Each timelines will branch out to multiple story lines then to different endings; Like entering Kitten Cove and try diplomacy or inventing an dPod then leads to the presidency for life. In total, there are 16 different endings with 12 achievements to gain and various hats you can also achieve.

The stories in A Duck Has An Adventure are all cute and relevant. After staring at the screen mindlessly clicking for a while, I started thinking deeply about choices in life. I didn't expect such a short game could leave such an impact on me. By far the most thought provoking game I have ever played! To end off, my favorite progression was to lead a simple life, chase the ladies, play the field and seek lost love. Still a better love story than Twilight! >:D

A Duck Has An Adventure Screenshot
A Duck Has An Adventure Screenshot