I’m doing this a little different here, I’m going to tell you what I think of the game Headspin Storybook by State of Play Games first: It’s simple to play, fun, and challenging. Next we’ll read a brief history of the pop-up book. Why a brief history of the pop-up book? You’ll see why if you Read More below the fold.
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The morning was cool and still as a thick fog crept over the battle fields. The only sounds that could be heard was the distant sounds of clinking armor, and of cook fires being put out by kicking sand or water buckets. “Prepare the firing line.” said Cunningham to his Bow-master. Bow-master Rowan was also his Arch-Duke Cunningham’s Sergeant-at-Arms. Rowan walked silently to the archers at the ready. The fog was starting to lift as Rowan dropped his arm with his thumb pointing downward. The line of archers dipped their arrows in small braziers which held a curiously blue flame. Rowan raised his hand as the archers raised their bows, with their blue-flamed arrows, and then just as the fog lifted he dropped his arm! There was still no sound except for the sound of hundreds of arrows being loosed into the air.
Remember on-the-rails light gun shooters like Virtua Cop and The House of the Dead? Good ol’ rail shooters from times past where all you had to think of was point and shoot. Or like umm… let’s say Time Crisis, where you actually had a time limit. Yes those were fun days. I don’t know if they’re popular nowadays, as I haven’t been in an arcade in years, but it would seem that type of game would be well suited to a mouse. Let’s changes gears for a second now, have you ever wanted to blast some toons, no I didn’t say “blast some tunes”, I mean you could do that if you want, but that’s not what I mean. I mean blast some toons as in CARtoons. Well I don’t mean an emphasis on car, as this has nothing to do with cars. I mean animated cartoon characters. Have you wanted to shoot them? Sure we all have. Well what does today’s flash game have in common with shooting cartoon characters and Time Crisis? Well actually nothing other than the name. Oh yeah it’s a “rail” shooter as well except using the mouse.