Flash Games
Jun 9th
Drawball is not just some paint program. Drawball is a massive canvas where anybody can add their own piece of art. Every user is given a set ink amount, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Artists can choose any color they like, zoom into a specific part of “the ball,” do a little puzzle to make sure that you are really a human, and draw away for the world to see. You’re probably wondering what’s possible in Drawball, so here are some pictures to awe and amaze you. You can click on a picture to enlarge it.
These are just a few examples of the great art that you can find at Drawball, so head over there and see if you can be the next great artist.
Jun 6th
Today I decided to step away from energy drinks, and review a good ol’ fashioned zombie slaughtering flash game, just like grandma used to make. Anyways, I popped open Mozilla, and went straight to my second favorite source of flash games, Addicting Games. I looked at their front page and noticed Zombie Arena. That’s where the loathing began.
As a zombie hunting enthusiast, it was my duty to try this game out. First off, I wish to say that the name was very misleading. I assumed that I would be in control of a character in some sort of arena, but that dream was crushed as the player is in the middle of a forest. I decided to overlook this, and proceed with the game. You start off with the only weapon you’ll need, the Shotgun. For my first 300 kills, I used nothing but the shotgun. As the game proceeded, the difficulty barely wavered. In fact, the only time I got close being challenged, I unlocked the Minigun, which allowed me to singlehandedly stave off the entire zombie invasion without moving. Of course, the major fault with the Minigun is that it has no splash damage. Only the zombie who you’re pointing the gun directly at takes any damage. Now, moving more into game play, Zombie Arena is painfully easy. I lasted 11 minutes no sweat, and only died because I left my keyboard. The AI is also incredibly stupid. Even for a flash game, the zombies were getting stuck behind trees, making them easy targets for my ill-gotten shotgun.
All in all, I would say avoid this game. You get a far better zombie shoot-em-up in Endless Zombie Rampage or The Last Stand 2. Go play one of those instead.
May 31st
Tactical Assassin 2, as made by Simon Hason, had a huge following even before its release. Tactical Assassin 1 was an immensely popular flash game released in 2007, and has over 10.4 million plays on Crazy Monkey Games at the time of this writing. For those of you who don’t know, Tactical Assassin 1 and 2 are flash games, with the player being the sniper receiving assignments about which stick man to take out in each level. Tactical Assassin 2 builds on that by adding purchasable weapons and accessories, along with storyline for those who want something to do besides shoot stick figures.
For those of you who might have already played through Tactical Assassin 2, there are level-changing cheats that you can use to change to a specific level of the game. For those of you looking to keep the game on your computer, I took the liberty of getting a downloadable version of the game, which you can get below.
(If your computer can’t view .swf files, I would recommend getting Irfanview, an image/flash/music viewer.)