As I took the field and prepared for battle, a tiny yellow flag with a double-headed eagle marked my kingdom, the Citadel of Durnin. While this fantasy adventure took shape, my friend handed me a cardboard score chart and some tiny red plastic pegs to keep track of my men and supplies. Much of what…
Now that the special is over, I am curious to see what you paid for World of Goo. Do you think the game is a worthy investment?
Here’s a neat opportunity you might want to seize from 2D Boy Games. Their World of Goo is a unique and quirky physics-based puzzle game that won both the Design Innovation Award and the Technical Excellence Award at the Independent Games Festival in 2008. World of Goo’s success demonstrates not only the rise in popularity…
Howdy Buckaroos! If my greeting strikes a familiar chord with you then it is likely that: 1. You’re a native Rochestarian; 2. You’re my age, give or take a few years. If you’re still clueless, let me help you out. “Howdy Buckaroos!” was the catch phrase of Ranger Bob, host of the appropriately titled, Ranger…
Recently my wife and I heard Michael Feinstein in concert. Feinstein has earned fame not only as a pianist and singer of popular songs from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood, but also as a dedicated researcher into the history of popular song in America. His knowledge was on full display during the concert, when…
The games I love to play as an adult—strategy games such as Age of Empires: The Asian Dynasties and Sid Meier’s Civilization IV—are clearly influenced by my childhood favorites, perhaps most significantly Utopia for Mattel Intellivision. If you’re not familiar with this groundbreaking simulation game, I suggest you check it out. Will Wright revolutionized the…
