tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78557404269051230492026-05-07T16:32:39.073-07:00Play only the very best of the free online games and have fun! We surf the web to find and review the real gems among the flash games, for you to enjoy them.Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-26571760383681878702013-09-06T05:47:00.003-07:002013-09-06T12:25:29.833-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2013/09/hawkeye-gamer-be-game-screenshot-expert.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFu7ySQpjVgojBhHYiFSLXa06YZIYT10jAq-Gly6lNqnVIHN8pVpuajtomjwYpw26r1toNZ10yh3MgMAVIjf0cJdZXyhLSw2gMAnSM2uRHKQiXfooY1St8Jg5IF75p66_bwAlNF3YOCvp/s1600/icon100x100.png"></a></div> We play lots of games. And last year we summarized our gaming experience as “<b><a href="http://www.playgfg.com/2012/04/play-do-you-know-flash-games.html">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire</a></b>”-styled quiz. But those 200 questions didn’t cover a tiny fraction of the games we like. And a number of new cool games have been released since then. So, it’s time for the new flash games quiz!<br> <br> This time we went further than the classic trivia questions. In the new quiz, <b><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/624758">Hawkeye Gamer</a></b>,  you will examine the game screenshots. The tasks are of five difficulty levels, named Beginner, Player, Advanced, Expert and Developer (making a point that no one knows their game better than the developer)<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2013/09/hawkeye-gamer-be-game-screenshot-expert.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-88269352600316292082013-08-18T03:44:00.000-07:002013-08-18T03:44:09.006-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.playgfg.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7CtTdfmpiSHxuFg3hBP9tp-NdKhesSpB9gR7IejlyJC7semVmlG4Y9T1GFYtlSK0KM41BYP1KFnnqJoN48s1KkWHWCsyMh9PTOJJOg5d-NEYp4wMGy9gzI6Ve-BXrD_d9lMUGrs4Z-7W/s1600/playGFGicon_100.png" /></a></div> Massive update of our satellite gaming portal <b><a href="http://www.playgfg.com/">PlayGFG.com</a></b>! Check lots of cool games there of any genre: strategy, shooter, defense, puzzle, launcher and so on. Some of them, like Reverse Boots, are brand new, the others, as Chat Noir, are already retro, but you’re guaranteed to have great time playing them. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.playgfg.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlgyusv5D3mkCsK3U8FOEc4gXFbuz4p7F_FRxzKwEbReLuhNom63s-4qEvialipNg-aPUn8UX1r5EJ7PfLehSCN7mngSlcHs43KtO6X1l6hr-FNvWcSeu_6vAWuB8daxNCgJ504QcJ9Wh/s320/PlayGreatFreeGames.PNG" /></a></div> <br /> If you liked our “<b><a href="http://www.playgfg.com/2012/04/play-do-you-know-flash-games.html">Do You Know Flash Games?</a></b>” quiz, there’s good news for you: its sequel is coming soon. The questions there will be about the games from this site update, so, play them and refresh your knowledge to gain the highscore later. Here's how the questions will look like:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://smartflashgames.blogspot.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfiyjZkK8XfcTcsaShZmH8AVrjgSXnqtzNJzqmF3kmSO77AjHJhTQAnPiawgXHBiu-Mqa4J9mH9UElHheTh2vIpnYLSFMkjxyN0Y6cu-Sgwc88XkOyszWvVE-qLDBjuY7Uh9HavOAiSFw/s320/Hawkeye+Gamer1.PNG" /></a></div> <br /></div> Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com166tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-3057372703676124472013-05-12T12:26:00.000-07:002013-05-12T12:26:12.927-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2013/05/alien-anarchy-roswell-defense.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLIt49vFrLT7fEsHvar3ElyIZXRtQPuUPwK3Dil7VgPQuLlPXfrj5V0FKSBVV9spSWohPiFLqQRJEH-s7QJjSqmqvOXKOZTUgfL_C7bfSRM7px3oacQy3463MA8TX_a9hPmeUepzCZbN5/s1600/100x100avatar.png"></a></div> Do you know what happened in Roswell in 1947? Actually, nobody knows for sure (well, except some MiB officials). But, I’m sure, you’ve heard about UFO crash landing, shooting, explosions, experiments over captured aliens and the top-secret level of everything connected with the incident.<br> <br> In <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/GeneralVimes/alien-anarchy">Alien Anarchy defense shooter</a> you’ve got a chance to take a look at this situation from the other side. You will be piloting the spaceship and your head is hunted by the Earth soldiers. But <a href="http://wedoyouplay.com/">We Do You Play studio</a>, the developers of this epic game, provided you with the arsenal of 12 deadly weapons. So, your destiny is in your hands. Load, aim, fire!<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2013/05/alien-anarchy-roswell-defense.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-57917338767378199992013-03-30T13:19:00.001-07:002013-05-14T09:30:16.753-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2013/03/kingdom-rush-game-that-shook-genre.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85OtTfi2QaBp7jTmBQc8tB2KTcrwmGNhiugT__KfZ53NLe07SuBcjpKDBmd8FnvLs-8wm2uTBEa_0TiBSUnXuhtZf5qhvhoMLuST7yUG6AOX9ToKqwd3SM9gzTvYKQnaP6VU-M1zQelU/s100-c/kingdom-rush.jpg"></a></div> Now, while all the gaming community are waiting for the release of <strong>Kingdom Rush: Frontiers</strong>, let’s remind how back in 2011 the product of <a href="http://www.ironhidegames.com/">small Uruguay studio</a> made a major breakthrough in the <a href="http://www.playgfg.com/search/label/tower">tower defense</a> standards and became the best game of the year.<br> <br> Since the very first seconds of the game its graphics catch the player’s attention. The main menu depicts the scene of epic battle. Orcs are trying to break through the human defenses, but they are facing brave paladins, barbarians and archers. At the same time gargoyles’ air strike is countered by the wizards battle spells and dwarven rockets. This all inspires us to get to the action quicker.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2013/03/kingdom-rush-game-that-shook-genre.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-16637797744591850592012-08-06T12:31:00.001-07:002012-08-16T12:28:53.038-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2012/08/cards-wars-hybridous-gameplay.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0JzMYBKySfwRkJmyl9LmKUbhHYzP2lAnRGIoJXHoxPk4rWzasU0KlkvPJIegIAmHpRnVSUOZ8LIdCZ5PZkqY9Gl5gaJ2ip99u-BxCEM_8h90ES6lwejxlCSTuG59Xt0gCaF3-IRU2kUu/s1600/iconV2New100.png"></a> Do you remember “Alice in Wonderland”? The massive marching armies of playing cards? It seems to be interesting to command such an army in a computer game, doesn’t it?<br> <br> If your answer is positive, you’ll surely like <b><a href="http://smartflashgames.blogspot.com/2012/07/cards-wars.html">Cards Wars</a></b>, recently released turn-based strategy. It features playing cards as soldiers. They fight for control over the provinces, like in Risk. But the game has a few extra dimensions, providing the unique experience for the player.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2012/08/cards-wars-hybridous-gameplay.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-56999260031151274332012-03-16T09:30:00.003-07:002012-04-04T12:18:59.944-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2012/03/do-you-know-flash-games-prove-that-you_16.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMfui_DWIQogUVpIi6bWpXM-iw7S9Y8wHCR1wShK5OHOkoBwt4ob7Ls76G_M7vzcDyNgYBmFSLJlMseIV3xuv00mXpd-K6JNlUdNyikF1YYX3rwyYC-U60Lg5F-NytoLLwWB0AAj_f6jh/s1600/DoYouKnowFlashGames100.png"></a></div>Do you like to play games? I’m sure you do, and it is likely that you played lots of them. For me, as a flash game developer, it is essential to know what’s new in this area, and I play much, too. And, most important, it’s fun!<br> <br> Last summer I thought of creating a list of my favourite games. I reviewed some of them in the <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/">GameGemsOrg blog</a> and created <a href="http://playgfg.com/">PlayGFG gaming portal</a> to gather them all in one place (that site is constantly updated as I find another example of game design masterpiece). Currently there must be almost 200 games in the list. And another idea which came to me around the last New Year eve was to make a quiz game about these games, the real gems of the flash game development.<br> <br> So, now I can proudly present <b>“<a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/GeneralVimes/do-you-know-flash-games">Do You Know Flash Games?</a>”</b> quiz. The quiz appearance is inspired by “Who Want to be a Millionaire?” TV show. You still have 15 questions of growing difficulty, 4 answers and 3 lifelines. They are <b>50/50</b>, <b>Ask the audience</b> and <b>Change the question</b>. But the game has additional features which can make it much more fun than the usual trivia quiz.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2012/03/do-you-know-flash-games-prove-that-you_16.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com109tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-33304969183421002942011-12-17T14:05:00.000-08:002012-05-20T23:11:52.511-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/12/snow-tree-control-blizzard.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://flashgamedistribution.com/thumbs/snow_tree_1.png"></a></div> This year&#39;s winter lacks the proper winter weather. Instead of frost and snow the temperature is above zero and it rains almost everywhere in Europe and America. While we can&#39;t make it snowing outside our windows, we can do it on our computers! The nice relaxing winter game “Snow Tree” provides the snow charge to see, what the real winter should look like.<br> <br> In this game we control the way the snowflakes are falling. By dragging the mouse on the screen we can create an air flow, which will carry them towards the desired direction. Thus, the real blizzard with various wind patterns: whirlwind, wakes, turbulence, can be started. But, while this process itself provides much fun, it is auxiliary to the main aim of the game.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/12/snow-tree-control-blizzard.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-15863251709792702932011-09-28T13:26:00.000-07:002011-12-09T13:05:49.298-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/age-of-war-armies-of-all-epochs.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN71_LlGxVfMKSD3-qDVmGXeeEg65MLYiLlCuM0F3D8A3u8ynqhJYaW3PPB4x4Ls8Ndc8NCgztX0UoNyFyMz7C-WJTwngVt8aYpnPloul_gIMYBty4AYRnGv4xJ4bnR9A5jzc2WI7JW_j/s1600/AgeOfWar_icon.jpg"></a></div>Since the dawn of the mankind, war is the eternal companion of the civilization. Just remember the Egyptian war chariots, Roman legions, Crusades, various conquests and revolutions. This fact is reflected in the Age of War strategy game. <br> <br> This game is the representative of another strategy sub-genre, let’s call it linear combat. There are two bases on the opposite sides of the screen. They produce units, which then attack the enemy base and all the enemy units they meet on their way. The player doesn’t control the army since it’s in the field. His functions are to define the troops building order, to place the turrets on the base and to use the special weapon.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/age-of-war-armies-of-all-epochs.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-82706885550829999232011-09-28T09:44:00.000-07:002011-12-14T06:38:14.307-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/tentale-wars-capture-bacteria-colonies.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNiwYs1jh3Rhcr6zSC8YU3qIV8RCaLS45LovH3-MfaiVKfRYGdbDTjvGNpH4A2dXiD07NxtFaRJfXlzPeaeqCAUtYZOB58WliMUOevD5cyGsMwX9qBYGZWpARhwxlZnC33Q153ltFiUw/s1600/tentacle_wars_icon.png"></a></div>Another successful flash game in the micro-world setting is Tentacle Wars strategy. It somehow implements the principle of sending the troops from your bases to conquer the enemies, but creatively alters it. <br> <br> The colony of bacteria can stretch a tentacle, the length of which is determined by the colony&#39;s population. When the tentacle touches the enemy colony, the battle begins. The enemy can counter-attack sending his tentacle to stop yours. Both sides then will steadily loose their population, and the one who can stand the higher attrition, wins.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/tentale-wars-capture-bacteria-colonies.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-85321458983821055762011-09-28T07:59:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:57:32.326-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/i-of-it-letters-advetures.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8lPnxC5KCc0AjsyOzImydMq_t_Ep3EFeLnazXTdzWYD7CsSEKz1mbRMdw38OYrt2MkndXyk8u4E8v7Q3OnVXaOh378Bbp2LW4z9VEQixevNxQCspJpoXUc3dDhBDPuyKd5jSpRldXq2j/s1600/TheIOfItIcon.png"></a></div>Do you remember the books you read in the childhood? I&#39;m pretty sure at least one of them was about human-shaped letters who acted like humans. The flash game “The I of It” is quite like those stories, and, probably, it was one of the key factors of its success. Together with the creative level design, pleasant-to-hear narrator&#39;s voice and simple yet stylish graphics. <br> <br> This is the story of unbelievable adventures of the letter I of the word It. The I&#39;s quest is to find his companion, letter t, in the world full of dangers, and find out why had t left.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/i-of-it-letters-advetures.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-81845252532294251532011-09-16T05:16:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:54:52.262-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/elite-forces-clone-wars-spawn-and.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNuDccNS_ROA1sJH3xbw-N6MXtSH1QvxQfrP8J20mXevxPemtS2iBwLtupv8mFyGhZKyknIgbgALUdVCn74tMDc0CKp4lXVuTYgSCEEIIZ1BIa3ld_4tNi5yhhR0H_mR8dLg-_ytSFaYd/s1600/EliteForcesCloneWarsIcon.jpg"></a></div>I clearly remember that evening before the new year 2010 when I read Badim&#39;s post bout flash game development and monetization. There he told about <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/ragdoll-cannon-4-load-aim-fire.html">JohnnyK&#39;s successful cannon series</a> and about his own achievements. As I learnt later, reading of this post became the starting point for many Russian-speaking flash developers.<br> <br> Among other statements there was a link to Badim&#39;s game Elite Forces: Clone Wars, which, he claimed, was made in less than 14 hours. I visited the link and didn&#39;t stop until I finished the last level.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/elite-forces-clone-wars-spawn-and.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-53001607767739195212011-09-16T04:46:00.000-07:002011-12-10T00:21:09.421-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/one-button-bob-left-click-for.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6BTtVnmXZ1p0-qpySZqVIodjrAYze7R9hyphenhyphenICBiQoVh40ZJID0YjXWNhd4obLPvqu1Y_WZTjzOJj6b8AzYgh35CRdYq4cH-BpbJnisSS1k_0z31pLrHc1NrxsQNdYrkmqNgpve-TW7FM/s1600/_thumb_100x100.png"></a></div>The major flaw of the flash player from the developers&#39; point of view is the support of only the left mouse button. But Ninjadoodle, the creator of the famous <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/clickplay-sense-of-game-is-in-starting.html">Clickplay series</a>, produced a game where a variety of action is performed using just a left click.<br> <br> The game is made in the Indiana Jones setting. You play as an adventurer who is proceeding through the dangerous dungeons. He encounters various deadly obstacles and the only way to cope with them is to press the left mouse button.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/one-button-bob-left-click-for.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-21489608602979486102011-09-16T04:31:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:56:10.687-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/ragdoll-cannon-4-load-aim-fire.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx-GvVE9FcjhgyamiRMI96zezowuJTf54BKr9u8oiyPx58CUf1NkN6pFjv0hQ3dpIjhw4XGcsu-LZ3U6OhXRJFpzLYPhzOAdlby81-C4GPdaGSCGXEhh3d48MLOfc88FA-RhOtELq3sW7/s1600/ragdoll_cannon_4.png"></a></div>Popular flash games usually have juicy graphics and colourful effects. But sometimes the game conquers the players&#39; attention without that, being just a pure gameplay. One of such games is the Ragdoll Cannon series by Russian flash game developer JohnnyK. <br> <br> In 2008 JohnnyK published in his blog the story about his first steps in flash game development. He experienced the common problem of most of the beginner indies: as a programmer he was not a skilled artist. But he made use of this quality and drew all the game elements with a ball-point pen on a paper in an intentionally simplistic style. Then the scanned picture was used as a base for drawing in Flash IDE. <br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/ragdoll-cannon-4-load-aim-fire.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-20349826761587508842011-09-12T10:55:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:54:29.166-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/man-with-invisible-trousers-whos.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIswVOdaAHCh4xRNinfhHqHc7Guj2hOi1A1jKqCw7vPHVNY3h6arvk32_pVzHT5JrFyGQJG1al3Bj1U389DtwBt5WnPhdZkgqICJLxDCfNZQvnzyOwj7zPreHWQIN1qOzDhNKwBico-tU/s1600/the_man_with_the_invisible_trousers.png"></a></div>There are several games made in the noir setting. Most of them are quests or RPGs. But what would you think of the noir detective physical puzzle and platformer? As for me, I liked it lots! I contacted the game&#39;s developer, <a href="http://www.radicaldog.com/">RadicalDog</a>, and he agreed to give an interview. You&#39;ll know how will this story continue, what is the role of the invisible trousers and much more!<br> <br> In the Man with the Invisible Trousers flash game you play as a member of the team of five detectives who fight crime everywhere they can find it. But suddenly one of them is dead and the other four are suspected. To solve the quiz you should, first of all, use your head, and run around much looking for the clues.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/09/man-with-invisible-trousers-whos.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-30807681766453430342011-08-22T12:24:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:57:50.580-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/starlight-what-do-you-see-in-sky.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMreBgyxlIJBwt_6Whe5EHw3J7Mb8PnC64edy5mb0_871B6QL1p7I45U3dDDkffNmMsKAm7OWuouz2OSCnzTO-5_Gkn9dIQVKZa-co-iujVH1MawJR7Njl11xjVgejPH6UMUjXL9cttqv/s1600/StarLightIcon.png"></a></div>People think in patterns. Thousands and thousands of years ago our ancestors looked at the night sky and saw not just stars there but heroes, animals, vehicles and so on. Now the sky is divided into 88 constellations.<br> <br> Frankly speaking, the constellations’ shapes vaguely correspond to their names. For example Ursa Major (Great Bear) looks like a dipper more than like a bear. But what if the stars formed the shapes almost similar to our surrounding objects? As they are located in three-dimensional space, the matter would be just in finding the proper point of view. You can find such a point and enjoy the picturesque sky if you play Starlight, the great game by Kostiantyn Stankevych.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/starlight-what-do-you-see-in-sky.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-11464112668638385662011-08-22T08:34:00.001-07:002011-09-29T21:58:04.672-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/gibbets-everyone-will-be-saved.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycjNm4DgGcS5mw32EtrkqJ8z_i3ALfQ7-HugnJPj5uO5OLj_SLTy94wfYy5yoRFjp9Ozk-18F6gMwflMbTvw2dsPRH0bZQPtfwtVKi6n7DgOA5B3Ltsz5_625bIxk-z7GFT-cwlhCRZ3-/s1600/GibbetsIcon.png"></a></div>There’s a classic scene in the westerns or Robin Hood movies when a hero saves his friend, who is sentenced to death. When the execution has almost happened, the hero shoots his winchester of bow and cuts the rope.<br> <br> In the flash game Gibbets you’re expected to be such a hero. You have to save dozens of innocent convicts already hanging but still alive. You have your bow and a limited amount of arrows.<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/gibbets-everyone-will-be-saved.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-3815506054006112992011-08-22T07:34:00.001-07:002011-09-29T21:58:19.356-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/steambirds-turn-based-air-battles-of.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jcma-LSmnHtNnvgOZsIvafByAgAHszNS9b2bDOchgiRnh8n_ljwlfWTerKYy1F48qNfTq2gcJKyCuhzZjysMH0ScpB4kcxrhTz1l-ixr70MM5DJzRrFiYdjP7i3yfzS43P8hbIJQJiTg/s1600/SteamBirdsIcon.jpg"></a></div>Aerial dogfight is a very dynamic action where the positions of the opposing sides change constantly. As a rule the computer games featuring these battles are real-time, but Andy Moore and Daniel Cooh invented a turn-based gameplay which reflects the spirit of sky combat.<br> <br> The game takes place in the steampunk setting of the alternate history in which in 1835 the cold fusion was invented and a nuclear hotbox was installed on an early airplane. All the systems of the plane are diven by the super-heated steam. The game’s first misson takes place in 1907, it is a testing of Mansfel intermittent steamgun. The following missions are the air battles of the Fist and the Second World Wars.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/steambirds-turn-based-air-battles-of.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-55105086960156970692011-08-18T14:00:00.000-07:002011-12-10T00:35:12.572-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/el-emigrante-classical-avoider-game.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlDEjmX-KYKe7S-qXryNtjNuOvU0XrlieD9nC3AMSbbxSO-gOfPOrqe0KKWNxzR6UE3wmKC3ZmLgh5EkKIsVZR6qihWRTHnsp37hp_4NznF2pywJi5S_As0QX7gmG7VVRHLncBkTdaZ4t/s1600/ElEmigranteIcon.PNG"></a></div>Seven years is a long term for such a rapidly developing sphere as flash game development. Back in 2004 Flash was not Adobe but Macromedia, the gaming sites were small, some of current market leaders didn’t even exist. There were no convenient ways of flash game monetisation, either.<br> <br> But this didn’t prevent flash enthusiasts from creating real masterpieces. Let’s take a look at El Emigrante, a classic skill/avoider game released in 2004. This is a game about immigration (as it’s stated in the intro). All you’re required to do is to avoid the police as long as possible.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/el-emigrante-classical-avoider-game.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-56408235440793820232011-08-18T12:59:00.000-07:002011-12-10T00:32:51.576-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/air-traffic-chief-youre-in-charge.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA_nnmIfCfSLTKkG52BnkkEL08nbPr-W_3dQh3ZA9rCdZQJOLbKGi-Ls-WOtNhfBB8QS2uYtxP2f6QQmEqCj8Xrk6NdTG0ahGEd-nqNGs_oMzEjBzIt6OZ4F5KqoebQ5M93LWzvfKEbN4/s1600/AirTrafficChiefIcon.PNG"></a></div>The air traffic controllers are responsible for flight safety and regularity. This is a very difficult task when dosens of planes are in the air. This job requires attention, thinking, good comminicational and analytical abilities.<br> <br> The game Air Traffic Chief is about the job in the most difficult air traffic zone – Approach control. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s statistics, most part of accidents happen there during take-off, climbing, descending and landing. But don’t be afraid, this game is much easier than the real ATC work and it is much fun, too!<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/air-traffic-chief-youre-in-charge.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-44786320788128597372011-08-18T08:27:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:56:30.155-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/king-of-rocks-conquer-cloudy-world.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3jv827_gsxmTS1YunaMgoY2m-ivJ9r-jUTmMkFAzF0L80ufplsVtyx33F-wYTAc0QT96N6B3WB17X8wIYPACRgkyrGyBMutBHdIcWNu4pF1Rfp2mQWiFvWdbYmv7zJ42jcl1bntmHO9l/s1600/KingOfRocksIcon.jpg"></a></div>Can a great game be made within a few weeks? The answer is definitely yes, and the game King of the Rocks proves it. Exactly two weeks spent indie developer Massagames to create this addictive strategy game.<br> <br> The game takes place in the world where people live on the tops of the mountains, far above the clouds. Some of the mountains even float. To reach the nearby settlements the squadrons of baloons are used. He who builds the largest army and conquers the neighbours becomes the King of the Rocks.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/king-of-rocks-conquer-cloudy-world.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-41770039300315734122011-08-18T08:19:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:59:08.117-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/top-defense-orbital-guardian.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxjwrCyDB9OQlgKgjMHSXL7nZoh28ghedfrl6lh4y6I49fJGJXEzLGIuAhh-LErGADjuqjUT8de3ryVeuZfsKJKm2Li3EPJ1j1EhhzJtKwlEm-OT_hyphenhyphen-hxhkQp5Xn4pvXRkkGvOJ1fR9n/s1600/TopDefenseIcon.png"></a></div>In the year 3012 the Galaxy is divided by two superpowers: The Final; Empire and The Eternal Tribes. Once the life on one of the boundary planets was wiped out by the neutron star flare, but all the military bases were left intact. The Tribes organized a raid to capture it.<br> <br> The only force to stop the invaders if the orbital station with you the only survived crew member. Orbiting around the planet you can use various weapons to destroy the enemies. But be quick: if they manage to capture a base, the rocked aimed at your station will be launched. Of course, there’s always a hope of reinforcements, but who knows…<br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/top-defense-orbital-guardian.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-18881971988020300682011-08-17T07:06:00.000-07:002011-09-29T21:55:22.909-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/bubble-tanks-2-warfare-at-micro-scale.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREE3VW2qmyeLtMtayp1MXfRKwpL2-bxYZZIljjCN_DepwYcfCkCjKOpl9gbTrbLrq4R8bMrYpuR_psLFdkBX4SnUk1XoKqmp5zj-sFUqgk97UBdL4LJrpO6Op36vFUn-kCV-CSmTLBu-t/s1600/BubbleTanks2Icon.jpg"></a></div>Changing the scale of the ordinary objects and phenomena is the popular way in game-design to create an innovative and easy-to-learn game. This technique was used by Jared Riley and Eric Ottati (Hero Interactive) when they created Bubble Tanks. Later, after considering tons of players’ comments, they released Bubble Tanks 2, where, compared to the first version, multiple interface tweaks were made, various tanks and weapons were added.<br> <br> The Bubble Tanks Series depicts the wars in the micro-scaled world. This world is inhabited by militant tank-like creatures, which consist of bubbles. The world itself is a grid of bigger bubbles and you can travel from one of them to another by moving through the membrane. You can strike the enemies with (guess, what? Right!) bubbles, of course! :) Being destroyed, they break into even smaller bubbles, which you can collect and upgrade your tank.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/bubble-tanks-2-warfare-at-micro-scale.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-64174770190729566362011-08-17T03:31:00.000-07:002011-09-29T22:00:52.033-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/traffalgar-origins-england-expects-that.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QL1yWYXBez_1bm9gL8bQRe8iUkrZuhssPfjLYo8AwyYGOVXii5LIYxmv2qOsw1pF4BYpGEuQ1rqQJyB60qHhUxIbamviQTdxPAsNK8n-ZoKt4EW17gg8ZbSY3jL8uIv_JX4eps0vyPo9/s1600/TraffalgarOriginsIcon.PNG"></a></div>One of the first games I played on my own personal computer was Age of Sails, the game about the XVIII-XIX centuries naval battles. There were missions from Russian-Turkish, American-English and Napoleonic wars, the player controlled the manouvers and fire of his ship, and then – of the squadron. There were different types of ammo, with different damage characteristics. It was possible to tear the enemy’s sail with the chainshots, fire a grapeshot to reduce the crue, and start the boarding then.<br> <br> Around that time TV series “Hornblower” was issued and I became a fan of maritime theme. So, I was glad to find the flash game Trafalgar Origins, as it depicts the same historical period. It is about the unsuccessfull Napoleon’s attempt to conquer naval superiority agains Britain. The game is much simplified compared to the PC ones, but nevertheless it keeps the spirit of the sailing age.<br> <br> </div></div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/traffalgar-origins-england-expects-that.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-40209123118795830072011-08-12T11:36:00.000-07:002011-09-29T22:00:30.460-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/i-wanna-win-be-ultimate-winner-and.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsT6FR4qDIfw2gfr5VvjeQdkTS_r8Cc9J6jiSnpl8YFaadVoeodQgPTEluppxcS6cPl2K3CrTVm2ofu4LCzVmEEWAn-cuvOuL2ApefhXf4z4DIhjxibH69Xf4YcXesCSjZzSxg29UIJm8p/s1600/IWannaWinIcon.png"></a></div>Why do you play computer games? Do you like to win then? I’m sure, you do, as well as I do. That’s why I decided to appeal to the players’ desire to win in my last and the most successful (for now) flash game, I Wanna Win! <br> <br> The main idea is such: you perform little tasks united by the common aim – to reach the trophy. The way you perform the task affects the number of the stars you receive additionally to the trophy. I tried to make my game as much different from <a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/clickplay-sense-of-game-is-in-starting.html">ClickPlay</a>, as it is possible, while keeping it user-friendly and addictive.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/i-wanna-win-be-ultimate-winner-and.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com96tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855740426905123049.post-12859965075701800922011-08-12T09:51:00.000-07:002011-09-29T22:00:16.203-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/clickplay-sense-of-game-is-in-starting.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPn-elhPpVes9aB6d3WnuVAF5-MyAzhyphenhyphencIRdsGWT6PLTq6J3cM37i-8PdfVIuCeOQjqipi1vd-WEfNtHsjKTcH5CpAN9ZYxNA3c92_4DfWqIKj8RepGtOEMYZia5OxEdbOEWDgdxclAhj/s1600/ClickPlayIcon.png"></a></div>Usually, when you play a falsh game, you wait till the game loads, then find the Play button, click it and start playing. But once Tom Vancel (Ninjadoodle) thought , what if the sense of the whole game will be in finding the Play button?<br> <br> So, the first ClickPlay was created two years ago. It was a great success, and two following versions were released later. While the game itself is considered to be inspired by Hoshi Saga, it became the great representative of its genre and the real gem among flash games.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.gamegems.org/2011/08/clickplay-sense-of-game-is-in-starting.html#more">Read more and play »</a>Alexey Izvalovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496976639746323771noreply@blogger.com86