GameTunnel Licks FizzBall Right Into February
The inestimable Russell Carroll pointed out that we'd forgotten to run anything on Game Tunnel's Top 10 Downloadable Games for January, so now we're linking to it, come hell or high water.
The 'gorgeous' opening blurb explains: "January starts the year off with not one, not two, but three Gold Award winners! Independent, Casual, and Downloadable games seem to be getting better all the time, and this month's round-up starts the new year off right with PopCap's RPG meets word game Bookworm Adventures, Cryptic Sea's explosive puzzler Blast Miner and the return of Grubby Games' ever popular Professor Fizzwizzle in FizzBall. It's 10 games you may not have heard about...but should definitely check out." Of course, we've heard of them, but we're smartypants.
Overall, Mike Hommel is suitably happy about IGF finalist and excellent Game Of The Month, Fizzball: "Hey, it's what I wanted! A breakout game that actually does something new! I won't say what it's a cross between, because the other round-uppers will. Also, at long last, somebody has borrowed the Gravitron from Breakquest! Only it's in reverse, in the form of fans." Fizzball is well worth checking out, if you haven't already.
Comments
Lovely post, despite the fact that Fizzball -according to the voices- failed to live up to the standards Professor Fizzwizzle set.
Posted by: gnome | January 31, 2007 6:56 AM
I thought Fizzball was better...but mostly that has to do with the fact that after 20 or so levels in a puzzle game (like Professor Fizzwizzle) my brain turns to mush and eyes get glossy. On that note it reminds me of listening to Metallica in High School. So Heavy Metal has about the same affect on me as a Casual Puzzle game. What are the implications?
Posted by: Russell Carroll | January 31, 2007 9:49 AM
Uhm... wouldn't know, really... Have you tried Power Metal? Punk, perhaps?
:)
(still don't like Fizzball, still in pure and ...err... platonic love with the Professor)
Posted by: gnome | January 31, 2007 12:08 PM
You're both wrong... plums are way better than apples OR oranges! :)
Posted by: Drake | January 31, 2007 4:07 PM