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Swarming All Over Swarm Racer

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/swar.jpg The only website whose logo has a joystick with some spectacles on it, TIGSource, has updated with info on a new Lexaloffle-designed game named 'Swarm Racer', from the same folks who created the v.endearing 'Zen Puzzle Garden'.

As the official description explains: "What do you get if you cross a hive of pixelated bees with a remote controlled car and put them in a plasmatronic dream? Who knows. While you're thinking about it, why not play Swarm Racer? It's a new type of racing game." There's even both a Mac and PC download of the shareware title, of which Derek Yu notes: "It’s a simple idea that is executed just perfectly. My only qualm is that there aren’t enough levels, although trying to get on the online leaderboards extends the life of this game some."

Also, how's this for TIGSource's fevered overture to the developer's entire output? "The[ir] games are just so earnest and polished. Playing one is like putting on your favorite sweater and having some tea and a scone on a blustery fall afternoon. It’s like what I imagine New Zealand to be like. Or maybe getting nuzzled by a unicorn." Honestly, just get a room, you guys! Then again, Swarm Racer rocks, so I may have to join you.

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Wow, that praise from TIGSource is just too over-the-top. Is someone being paid for that opinion?

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