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GAME REVIEW – The Journey Down: Over The Edge

By Marty Mulrooney

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The Journey Down: Over The Edge is a point-and-click adventure game created by Theodor Waern, with music by Simon De Souza. Five years in the making, this isn’t just any freeware Adventure Game Studio project either. Over The Edge has been put together so expertly that one could be forgiven for thinking that it is in fact a long lost LucasArts classic from the glory days of the adventure gaming genre. There is artistry amidst its pixels, beauty within the world portrayed. Welcome to The Journey Down.

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GAME REVIEW – And Yet It Moves (WiiWare)

By Marty Mulrooney

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And Yet It Moves is a single player puzzle platform game developed by indie developer Broken Rules, released on PC in 2009 and WiiWare in 2010. The Wii version adds an updated gameplay rotation mechanic, various control schemes, three extra levels and a slew of bonus modes, and is priced at 1,000 Wii Points.

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GAME REVIEW – World Of Goo (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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World Of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game created by independent developer 2D Boy, which was founded by Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel, both of whom are former Electronic Arts employees. World Of Goo has won many awards since its release in 2008, including Best Independent Game from the Spike TV Video Game Awards Show, Game Of The Year from IGN and Best Game No One Played from Gamespot.

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GAME REVIEW – Max & the Magic Marker (WiiWare, PC, Mac)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Max & the Magic Marker is a physics based 2D puzzle platformer for WiiWare, PC & Macintosh. The game was created by Press Play – an independent studio based in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was also recently released for Windows Phone 7.

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