Score: 9

"Hilarious."

submission: Build me up, ButterClock

date: August 20, 2009

This made me laugh. It really did. The way's he dances, his posture, the clocks on his face and the music coupled together makes this "video" hilarious.

Good work on a well made video.

Score: 8

"Huh?"

submission: Leaving

date: August 20, 2009

That was pretty interesting. It made me think for some reason..

Anyway, I liked the concept of "leaving". It is a very original one and shows the creator's creativity. I like the simple graphics. Frank Sinatra also made this game great, as his voice compliments gameplay well. Though, I was surprised at the game's short length.

I enjoyed this but it was too short. Too short.

Score: 9

"Very interesting.."

submission: Multitask

date: August 20, 2009

The concept of playing different games simultaneously is very unique and worth of applause. Though there isn't much to this game once all of the "games" are unlocked, this is pretty fun.

I like PargaonX9's music, it compliments the game well.

Interesting..

The creator has done a good job.

9/10.

Score: 9

"Fast-paced shooter."

submission: Daytraders of the Dead

date: August 20, 2009

Daytraders of the Dead is a zombie themed, top down shooting game.

The word "daytraders" is a financial term and suits this game's name well, since you are fighting against the undead in stock exchanges.

Graphics

I must say, the graphics are spectacular. I do not see graphics as good as these often. The units (zombies and you) and the backgrounds are well done. I also liked the graphical effects and explosion. They are impressive. The floor is good to look at even if it is covered in blood and entrails, thanks to the superb graphics.

There isn't anything wrong with the visuals though they can cause lag.

9/10

Sound

Whoever made the soundtrack has done an excellent job. The music helps the game's atmosphere. It also sounds great while killing zombies. The sound effects have also been thoughtfully made. They too, are awesome to the ears!

9/10

Gameplay

The game is revolved around fighting the spread of a viral infection. Becoming rich seems to be an added bonus. The copious amounts of money, gems, gold ad credit cards reminds me of an old game named Smash TV. I liked the concept of teleporting to the levels which reminded me of other games.

Anyway, when you begin in the Brussels Exchange the game is pretty boring. As you progress, weapons and upgrades makes things exciting. Fair, since difficulty rises as you finish each level. I liked the assortment of weapons. Not that large but enjoyable nonetheless. One of my favorite weapons was the rocket launcher.

The game has three difficulty levels, for those of varying skill and it has another gameplay mode, survival. The presence of this is a good thing indeed. The game is not hard to learn and controls are good.

Storyline wise, the game isn't that great but it is satisfactory.

8.5/10 - I need to finish the game.

Replay Value

The fun factor, variation in weapons, difficulty levels and survival mode all warrant this game good replayability.

8/10

Suggestions -

Quality adjustment (High, Medium, Low)
Maybe more levels.

Pros

Graphics and sound are great.
Fun

Cons

Processor intensive

Score = 8.5/10 which becomes a 9.

In closing, this game is a great zombie shooting game. I recommend it for those who love killing zombies.

Score: 9

"Another superb game."

submission: This is the Only Level

date: August 20, 2009

I think this game is brilliant. I really do think it is. The extent of the use of metagaming in this game is incredible.

Graphics

There isn't much eye candy to behold, but the graphics are typical of John's "elephant" games, which is very nice. At least there was a change in the palette. The visuals are satisfactory and the lack of detail is what makes the visuals unique. There is a certain style to them. Anyway, 7.5/10.

Sound

I like the musical accompaniment in jmtb02's games. They suit the games well. In this game, the music is very suitable. It sounds good to theear. In spite of that, I think that perhaps, there should be more than one track. Though, there is no problem with the music. There isn't much to say about the sound effects. There aren't many but the ones that are present, are good.

9/10 Great!

Gameplay

There is one level, composed of about thirty stages. The game's description is a misleading lie. I don't find that detrimental. You take control of the elephant (yes the blue one) and you have to finish the remaining level that he/she did not forget. As you slowly (or quickly) make your way through the game, there are special twists that require thinking. Changing of controls, concealed obstacles and physics changes are just some of them.

My favorite is found in the level where you had to refresh the page. I have not seen a game where you had to refresh the page to advance. I thought the game was tricking me into losing my progress.

The use of metagaming is heavy throughout the game. Metagaming (the use of external knowledge to progress through a game) is what this game is revolved around. There are slight clues as to what should be done, but the rest is for you to solve. I have not seen this much metagaming in the games of other flash developers. I love metagaming!

The controls may be ever changing and there may not be much help provided with this game, but that is an important element of this game.

Overall, gameplay is very amusing and the concept is distinctive compared to some other game's concepts. The game should of lasted longer though. Since I was able to defeat the game in a couple of minutes, I think it should be harder next time around.

9.5/10 Awesome!

Replay Value

Frankly, there isn't a really good reason to play this game repeatedly. Probably if there was more duration, achievements or unlockables in this game, it would be more replayable.

7/10 To be fair, I will give this category that score.

Pros

Originality
Good music
Excellent gameplay
Requires thinking

Cons

Short

Suggestions

Improved difficulty
More than one sound track
More replayability
Another game like this?

This game gets a score of 8.5/10 which should translate into a 9/10.

Score: 9

"I love this."

submission: Pencilmation #7

date: August 16, 2009

This is great!

I really liked the pencil drawn animation and the music. Aside from those, the execution is excellent. The creator put it together skillfully.

Funny.

Score: 9

"Great."

submission: Via Sol 2

date: August 2, 2009

I thoroughly enjoyed this game. It is a major improvement over it's predecessor.

Score: 9

"Great."

submission: Dogfight 2

date: July 25, 2009

I fondly remember playing Dogfigh heret on Newgrounds. Now we have Dogfight 2, the sequel to that very game. Dogfight 2 is a WWI inspired flight combat game, where you take control of a German biplane and wreak havoc on your foes! On with the review.

Graphics -

The graphics of this game do look a similar (at least in my memory) to Dogfight but are improved. They are not substantially improved though. Anyway, everything looks detailed and awesome. Though it would be nice to add more "special" effects though.

9/10 Awesome!

Sound -

Not much to say about this aspect of the game. The music is good but lacks the power to impress and stun me at hearing it. The sound is good but also lacks the clear and awesome sound of other games. Therfore, I give the game's sound an 8.

8/10 Good.

Gameplay -

The game is heavily improved over it's predecessor, with ace skills, more enemies and a whole lot of other things. I found this re-enactment of WWI to be entertaining and I absolutely enjoyed those air battles where you and your wingmen had to take on formations of enemies. There are variations in missions, with instructions to destroy everyone or to take out specific targets, which is a good thing of course. Your plane is equipped with a machine gun and a set of torpedos, nice really but more weapons could be added. The game looks and feels odd due to the control system and the way you fly the plane. It is unrealistic yet, for me is not hard to adapt to. What I did not like about the game though, is the fact that it lacks features. I would suggest more levels, different types of missions, multiple factions, unlockable features, more planes, and more weapons.

So I am giving this game a solid 8.5

8.5/10 Great!

Replay Value -

This game appeals quite good to me. I enjoy playing historical based games and I am having an awesome time flying my biplane and bring terror to the enemy. I really, really want more features into this game. By that I mean, unlockables, bonus features, extra content and so on. The game would be much better with that. So, I am giving this category a 7.5

7.5/10 Good

Pros -

Not generic
Fun gameplay
Great graphics

Cons -

Could use more features, unlockables and bonus content.
Could use more stunning sound and music.

Final Word -

This game is great to play and I would recommend it to everyone who likes action/arcade games.

Overall Score -

Graphics 9
Sound 8
Gameplay 8.5
Replay Value 7.5

About 8.5/10 or 9

Hurray! Now time to continue leaving a trail of death, blood and misery!

Score: 9

"Bloody, violent fun!"

submission: Penguinz

date: July 25, 2009

Pengiunz is an sidescrolling shooter where you are in the shoes of a lone penguin pitted against numerous adversaries. Your objective is to survive until the timer runs out, and finish all who remain standing. This sets the stage for bloody violence and gore.

Graphics -

I personally find the slightly crude drawing style of the game something which distinguishes it from others. Though the graphics are nothing legendary they have a nice touch to them.

8.5/10 Great!

Sound -

I found the music to be stimulating and very appropriate for this game. Isn't it nice to hear fast-paced music while you are out on a rampage? The sounds effects are good (if compared to most games) and they aren't painful to listen to. I actually like the noise of blood splattering and corpses falling on the ground.

8.5/10 Great!

Gameplay -

The gameplay of this game, is its definite strength. You play the role of some penguin who must defeat his foes and the Penguin King, Clive. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of gameplay. For beginners, it will not be hard to learn the basics of this game. The guide in the first level is self-explanatory and quick. Action is very straightforward but can get difficult as the game advances. At the end of every level you find yourself in the shop, where you can buy ammo, health, weapons and upgrade your weapons. There are 9 awesome weapons and 39 upgrades. As you progress through the game, you find yourself pitted against more enemies and better enemies (which of course adds difficulty) such as bears, advanced penguins, angry people etc. It does indeed provide a challenge. After thirty levels, you must confront and defeat Clive. I was only able to reach level 29 on the hard difficulty due to immense lag which froze my PC. I strongly suggest that a save system be added in a possible sequel. The controls of this game are easy to master. Gameplay overall, is balanced and darn fun.

9.5/10 Superb!

Replay Value -

Though there is a lack of features that encourage replay, I can trust that the game's overally enjoyment factor and it's superior quality can ensure that it is fun to play, even after it has been finished. A suggestion though, would be to add something like achievements, other game modes, unlockables etc.

8/10 Good!

Suggestions -

Add a savegame feature
Add some more features to make replayability better

Pros -

Pretty much everything.

Cons -

There is available room for improvement.

Final Score : 9/10

In one word this game is - Excellent!

Score: 9

"Fantastic!"

submission: Amorphous+

date: July 25, 2009

Amorphous plus is a very fun (at least in my opinion) and somewhat violent game where you control a person with a giant sword and slice through mobs of gelatinous blobs.

Music and Sound - The game contains a nice selection of relaxing songs you can listen to while slicing your way through deadly gelatinous beings. The sound isn't bad either. Superb music and sound. 9/10

Graphics - The graphics isn't the game's strong point but are good enough. They aren't as impressive as the graphics of other games but then again, the main point of this game is the gameplay. The game would look better with more refined drawings though. Average graphics. 7.5/10

Gameplay - The gameplay is the awesome thing about this little game. So you can choose whether to destroy a single nest of glooples, embark on an endless killing spree in Bounty Run or practice with the "Jell-O" that you have encountered. Not only that you can also read more about your adversaries, unlock rewards with the awards you earn or you can view the awards you have earned. What first caught my attention when playing this game is that there is an insane amount of awards. From absolutely mundane and ridiculous to reminders of your hard effort. There is even a reward for pausing the game for two minutes! Those rewards you earn are useful goodies to protect you from those maniacal blobs, you can earn protective armor and much, much more. The variation in enemies makes quite a challenge and is interesting, as you have to adapt and refine your strategy to deal with the army of blobs around you. There are blobs that make you slow, swallow you, blind you and bite you up. If you ever need practice against a single, specific type of gloople you can always choose your enemies in practice mode. To top this off the game is very unique, there isn't a game like this that I know of.

Excellent gameplay. 9.5/10 (9.5 because the game does get boring over time)

Replay Value - This game is extremely fun and has a ridiculous number of awards. You won't be able to finish a game like this in one sitting so a determined, optimistic person will play this game over and over again until they either give up or complete this game. Superb replay value. 9/10

Pros -

Excellent gameplay.
Good music and sound
Great replay value.
Very unique

Cons -

Nothing really significant except for the fact that the game eventually gets boring in some people's eyes but I still love this game.

Final Score - 9/10

Excellent gameplay, sound, music and replay value.
Very unique with an insane amount of awards.
Varied levels, game modes, enemies and unlockable rewards.
Rather mediocre and average graphics that would look better with improvement.

Great game, love it!
Keep up the good work!