In part III we take a look at some of the Puzzle games to look forward to this year.
PUZZLE
Montjoie! "Montjoie! is a good board game that’s become a great computer game. (...) Fans of board games or the strategy genre should definitely check out Montjoie!, as its one of the best adaptations of a board game you’ll see on the PC: c’est magnifique!"- 8.5 from Out of Eight.
Spandex Force "If you’re going to make yet another match-3 game, this is the way to do it. Spandex Force takes several kinds of puzzle games and combines them in a coherent package with a great theme-" 7.5 from Out of Eight.
Cryptex of Time "A fresh take on the genre, Cryptex of Time takes a classic idea and expands upon it enough to produce a notable title."- 7.5 from Out of Eight .
Jack’s Bouncy "Jack’s Bouncy Qubes is an entertaining puzzle/action game and quite fun, while providing enough of a challenge to keep you interested."- 7.5 from Out of Eight.
Subversion Fourth Introversion game (after Uplink, Darwinia and Defcon)
Overflow New fluid-centered puzzle game from makers of The Odyssey: Winds of Athena (8.0 from Gametunnel).
Democracy 2 Sequel to one of the best indie sims of 2005.
Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle CYAN Worlds (creators of Myst series) are returning to the first IP they've created.
World of Goo A physics based puzzle / construction game.One of finalist for IGF 2008 Game of the year award.
Crayon Physics Deluxe Crayon Physics Deluxe is a sequel to the popular freeware game in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.One of finalist for IGF 2008 GOTY.
Crazy Machines 2 Sequel to 7.9 puzzle game, this time in full 3D
Guitar Rising A Guitar Hero- like game, only instead of a plastic guitar with buttons, a real guitar is used (by being plugged into the microphone jack) to play.
Deep Blue Sea Casual puzzle game from The Game Equation( new studio formed by people who previously worked on Hitman series)
Constellations Casual puzzle game from The Game Equation (new studio formed by people who previously worked on Hitman series).
