Posted on May 23, 2009 under Online Games |
Chain Rxn is a simple yet addicting Facebook casual game. It’s a lot of fun and reminds me of Peggle in that you start the chain and that’s it. Each level your goal is to capture more balls.
There really isn’t too much strategy involved although some say that by starting the corners you can clear the levels easier and rack up more points. I have mixed results when I start in the corners, so I try to watch the pattern for a few seconds and to see if I can capture as many balls either horizontally or vertically. It seems the wider the net, the better chance I have of finishing the level.
The best part of Chain Rxn is all the points you earn. If you love to see a high score, then play this game. My first time playing Chain Rxn I score over 10 million points! The more balls you capture, the more points you earn. Each ball is worth thousands of more points than the previously captured one.
Chain Rxn is a great way to kill a few minutes since it doesn’t take that long to play. And if you don’t capture all the balls in one round, just keep trying. Your score is then added to your previously completed level. I like to publish my new personal high scores even though they are still way lower than some of my friends. It’s nice to see progress.
Posted on May 21, 2009 under PC Games |
While at Target yesterday, I couldn’t pass up The Sims 3: An Introduction. It’s videos and information about The Sims 3 - probably what you can find online but packaged in one CD for the PC. In my defense, it was only 99 cents and does contain a $5 off coupon for The Sims 3(if you buy it at Target - which is one of my favorite stores anyway).
The only downside to The Sims 3 is that we are back at the starting point. No cool expansions yet although they are touting that there will be plenty of free downloads and if I were a betting gal, I’d say some paid ones, too.
So for my 99 cents, I get to revel in The Sims 3 plus I get a free music download of the theme music, a $5 off coupon, and some The Sims 3 stickers. Not too bad.
The Sims 3 ships June 2, 2009 and it’s went gold - so it won’t be delayed.
Posted on May 19, 2009 under Game Talk |
E3 - the electronic games and entertainment expo - is fast approaching. E3 begins June 2nd. This is the conference where video game developers and publishers showcase their upcoming lineup of games. Here’s a chance for those in the media to get a first look at many games that will soon be available to the general public.
There will be a lot of E3 news that we will be publishing here at Romperz and also at JoeGamer.net. Already companies are releasing what they will be displaying at E3. It will take a few days to sort everything out but hopefully we’ll be the most organized we’ve ever been for E3.
Posted on May 05, 2009 under Reviews |
One GameCube title I always wanted to play was Pikmin. It seemed every gamer I knew who had played it thought it was a fun game, so I’m not sure why I never played it before now. With the re-release of Pikim with New Play Control for the Nintendo Wii, I figured it was time to give this game a try.
In Pikmin, these small creatures help you put together your space ship that has landed on their planet. You can command the Pikmin to do your bidding like moving your ship engine to the rest of the ship. You can toss Pikmin to areas that they can’t reach to retrieve buttons that are colored and have a number on them. The number is how many Pikmin it takes to move it. The color is the color of Pikmin. The Pikmin will take it back to their ship where more Pikmin will sprout up out of the ground. Then you will pick them and have even more Pikmin at your command.
Pikmin is fun but I’m not sure the Wii version is worth the extra money. It’s only $30 but Pikmin for the GameCube is under $20. I don’t think any of the game is actually different. But I now know that Pikmin would be a title worth buying because it is fun.
With the New Play Control, you use the Wiimote and Nunchuk to play the game.
