I’m talking about Snake, the classic game where move your snake around the board and eat and eat and eat until your tail grows so long that you eventually run into yourself. According to your friend, and mine, Wikipedia, Snake originated in the 70’s with Blockade by a company named Gremlin Industries (not to be confused with Gremlin Graphics that eventually became Gremlin Interactive). Snake has had a long career and today’s game adds to that distinguished career. Atomic Worm by Charlie Dog Games is more than just your average snake clone. Although the developer might rap me in the mouth for this, I believe it’s a combination of snake and a match-3 game. That’s right, a match-3. I didn’t intentionally start out to review another one of these games, but it appears i have. Of course it’s not a traditional click 3 items, or falling block match-3, it’s a snake variant. It’s also another freeware title. I guess I just seem to be getting a lot of freeware stuff. 
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Atomic Worm – A slithery classic reborn…
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Buzzword – Buzz, Buzz, BUZZZZZZ!
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Today’s game is a mixture of match-3 and crossword puzzle. The game is called Buzzword by Desktop Gaming. I only played the trial which is 60 minutes, but I felt it was good enough to get a feel for the game. The goal of the game is to reach the next level by filling the “honey” meter. 
(ags) Shifter’s Box – Start thinking inside the box. – AGS
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Today we have another AGS created adventure game freebie, by Ben Chandler aka Ben304. The game is called Shifter’s Box, Outside-In. And we play the role of Sally. Just a girl outside the city enjoying the wonders of nature. To introduce us to Sally and her adventure and narrate the story is the framed, severed head of Ebenezer Leary a 19th century hobbyist and scientist. Sally is just taking a walk, when she stumbles upon a box with a strange symbol. She wonders what’s inside. When she finally manages to open the box, she’s transported to another world. On her adventures, Sally encounters strange worlds and interesting characters. Can you help Sally Get home?