The older hit time management games got away with this and did not hurt the end user experience by making the game-play different enough for a player not to notice. Games like Diner Dash were different enough from Dairy Dash and Dairy Dash was different enough from Sally’s Salon. In Diner Dash you waited tables in a restaurant, Dairy Dash you planted crops and raised animals and in Sally’s Salon you cut hair and tended to the beauty needs of customers. Each game was unique in it’s own way.  Times were better for developers then games were selling for $19.99 a pop, and there was no such thing as the iphone or the ipad. However, that is no excuse for the state of “road clearing” time management games today.

Today we see an endless flow of copies of the clear the road, build some buildings, gather some stuff. travel to the next level type of game typified by the My Kingdom for the Princess genre. After the great reception My Kingdom for the Princess received, an endless flow of copies have followed: Roads to Rome, My Kingdom for the Princess 2, Timebuilders Pyramid Rising, Aztec New Land Tribe and Rescue Team. From their titles you can tell the developers tried to set their game apart by changing the time period that the game is set in. The problem is the game-play in each of these games is exactly the same.

In the older Diner Dash you would seat customers in a diner, take their orders and deliver the food. This is a lot different from feeding chickens and goats, and planting and harvesting crops in Dairy Dash. In My Kingdom for a Princess and all the following games listed above, there is no such variety. In all the games you first start out by clearing the roads of debris or trees, then you gather food, you then build a resource generator (almost universally a sawmill) fix some bridges, maybe build a house or two and then advance to the next level.

We have one message for the developers of these games: STOP! We have seen enough. Try something new or innovative! For potential buyers, pick one from our list above that interests you play it, and never open your wallet again for this type of game! They are all the same.

Amazon has just opened it’s own Android App Store. The Amazon App Store offers several advantages over Google’s for mobile casual gamers. One of the major advantages is the ability to pre-play games right in your web browser before purchasing the game. No you did not read that wrong! You can pre-play games through an online web based Android emulator, before you purchase or install games. This is great as try before you buy should eliminate most cases of buyer remorse caused by sucky games.

Amazon is also screening games. They are making sure that apps function and are generally safe for users. Their is no such quality control in Google’s store. This alone would be a reason to switch to Amazon.

Another advantage is free games. Amazon will offer normally paid apps for free on a daily basis. The idea is to keep you coming to the store. If you don’t find that the free title meets your needs, maybe you will buy something. Don’t worry about the developers starving, Amazon will still pay them even if their apps are given away for free. Pretty cool, Huh?

We save the best for the last. In typical Amazon race to the bottom fashion, Amazon will be discounting games undercutting Google app prices. How can you argue. Free trials, safer apps, free apps and lower prices! Looks like Amazon is really shaking up the Android world.

Now we just have to wait for the sure to come Kindle Android tablet!

Find more of your favorite Mac games easier with the Game Giants World Visual Search! In addition to all the great PC, iPad and Mac Games already listed on the Visual Search today we have added games available directly from Apple’s Mac App Store! View our endless visual search in Safari and browse through the great collection of games found on the Mac App Store. Mouse over the game icon for a brief description, and click on the game icons to launch the Mac App Store on your Mac! Try out a great new way to browse for Mac games today!

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The world’s most popular smartphone game Angry Birds is now available for PC from Intel’s AppUp Store. Angry Birds PC is available for Windows XP and Windows 7. Angry Birds PC is available as a download and play game for $4.99 and requires the installation of Intel’s AppUp store application. You can visit the Angry Bird’s page on the AppUp website to start the process.

Just out! This is the latest adventure game from Playfirst featuring both Flo the lead character from the Diner Dash games and Quinn the lead from the Wedding Dash games! This sequel to the original Avenue Flo game has great cartoon style graphics, smooth animation, a lively soundtrack and an engaging new story. The game is a combination point and click adventure game with seek and find elements. The game also contains mini-game puzzles spread between the levels. Once unlocked the puzzle games can be revisited via the activity mode. The activity mode is great way to return to the game for a quick play to fill a few minutes, without resuming the full fledged adventure in the adventure mode.

Players will really appreciate the on screen To Do List and Map which helps you keep track of what needs to be done and where you are! Items that are found along your way are also easily accessed through your main screen inventory. This is great to keep you from forgetting what you may have found previously, and will really aid in solving your way through the game. Loads of in game videos break up play and explain the story, all of which may be skipped for those who just want to move through the game quickly. All in all a great casual game for Playfirst fans!

Dash game fans can get  Avenue Flo Special Delivery for PC from www.gamegiants.net! If you would like to try before you buy a one hour full trial version is available as well!

At first glance the original Bloons! did not look like it could become one of the most popular free Flash games ever made. When you launched the first level you were presented with a poorly rendered monkey with a dart, some moving clouds and a couple dozen or so colored balloons.  At the bottom of the game screen a simple status board appeared with a simple phrase in a hand written font “Pop Me”.  If you were one of the billions of players who looked past the poor art, below average sound and clunky animation and followed those directions you experienced some of the most addicting and rewarding puzzle solving game play ever devised.

Bloons 2 takes the basic elements of the original Bloons! and adds a lot of polish. The graphics maintain the original flavor but add a bit of scenery and backgrounds to the plethora of levels. The dart throwing monkey has been redrawn, and well looks a little bit more like a monkey! The status bar has been updated and redesigned in a more professional manner. Game options have been expanded with the ability to view a limited number of level solutions, the ability to skip levels and the ability to throw darts with “Max Power”. A basic level editor is also included to allow the design of custom levels but this is just the start. Bloons 2 also incorporates a coins system which allows players to spend coins for game extras such as unlocked levels, extra abilities and even an expanded level editor. The coins system also provides a free upgrade which shows dart trajectory, prior to making a throw. The coin system is unobtrusive and in no way hinders the free play experience. In fact it is one of the very few implementations of a coin system that we are actually ok with.

Whether you just play for free or take advantage of the extras provided by the integrated coin system, Bloons 2 is a great update to one of the all time classic Flash games.  We highly recommend it for all players! What are you waiting for? Get Popping!

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We love Fishdom! Fishdom is one of the best series of match 3 games every made, and with each release the game just gets better! Play match 3 to get $ to trick out your tropical fish tank. Better looking fish more junk to put in your tank! Best yet the fish never die and the tank never stinks nor does it need to be cleaned! Play Fishdom 2 right here for free on our blog!

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Enjoy your Holiday!

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