Category Archives: Game Reviews

Tiger Eye: Curse Of The Riddle Box

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Meg

Passionfruit Games‘ first title, Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box> is out this week. This new game blends casual adventure gameplay with the paranormal romance novel Tiger Eye by Majorie M. Liu. I was in the beta last month, … Continue reading →

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Virtual Mooncake Exchange

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Meg

A friend of mine, who’s going to go nameless in this post, called most Facebook social games “window dressing on the poke application.” He wasn’t specifically referring to FarmVille, but it fits. FarmVille’s genius is turning our contract with society … Continue reading →

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Eufloria Reviewed

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Meg

My Eufloria review is up on Bytten. Despite really enjoying Eufloria, this was a hard review to write. I loved the organic-art graphics so much, but as I read and reread my attempts at a review, I started to feel … Continue reading →

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BeeAppi Interview

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Meg

My article on BeeAppi‘s CyberWord is in the latest issue of Indie Game Mag. I had a great time talking with Karen about iPhone game development, and I also went to hear her at the Triangle All-Stars iPhone panel, which … Continue reading →

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Game Review: My Boyfriend

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Meg

I was way too excited for the new My Boyfriend game. I anticipated all the fun of Sim dating, plus my favorite guilty pleasure (changing my avatar’s clothes every five minutes), without all that tedious eating and sleeping and meter-watching … Continue reading →

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Game Review: Sims 2: Castaway

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Meg

One day, you’re standing on the dock, waving goodbye to a friend, when you slip and fall and land in a crate, which is sealed and loaded onto a cargo ship, which is caught up in a storm and your … Continue reading →

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Game Review: Funky Farm 2

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Meg

I really like farm management games, which is odd since I can’t keep a real plant alive, but after playing Harvest Moon, FarmCraft, Farm Frenzy and so many others, I wasn’t sure there was any room left for new farming … Continue reading →

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Time Gentlemen, Please!

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Meg

Time Gentlemen Please, by Simpson’s Paradox Click for full-size version. My latest piece in Indie Game Mag reviews the profanity-laden, filthy and hilarious point-and-click adventure Time Gentlemen, Please!.

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Cake Mania 3

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Meg

I have a new review of Cake Mania 3 up over at Casual Gamer Chick. Cake Mania 3 is an adorable time-management game for the Nintendo DS. Jill, our heroine from Sandlot Games’ PC versions of the Cake Mania imprint, … Continue reading →

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Slide Colors

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Meg

My latest review in Indie Game Mag. (Click for a larger version) Slide Colors, by Simpson’s Paradox Update Jan. ’10: This review was quoted in TayKrOn’s press release about the launch of Slide Colors for the Xbox. “This is a … Continue reading →

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