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Five Fun Fitness Games to Play in 2012

January 4th, 2012

Arwen Taylor

Congratulations! You made it through another holiday season, but probably not without putting on a few pounds. Though many of us enter December intending to avoid all of the cakes, pies, cookies, and other assorted goodies, those good intentions get thrown into the wind at the first holiday party we attend.

So now it’s January, and the guilt of eating a thousand pies has finally caught up to you. To inspire you and kick start your New Year’s resolution to get in shape, here are five fitness games to play in 2012.

1. Fitness Dash – From the people who brought you Diner Dash and Avenue Dash comes the fitness game, Fitness Dash. The people of Dinertown have put on a little weight because of the Meatropolis Mashers. Help Jo whip everyone into shape in this time-management fitness game.

Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose Hidden Object Game Review

January 4th, 2012

Arwen Taylor

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[This review originally appears on Blogcritics]

A short time ago, I noticed that Blue Tea Games had released a third game in their Dark Parables series. So I decided to go back and replay the previous two games before diving into this latest installment. First up is Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose. Although they have a collector’s edition available, I played the regular version.

Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose Storyline

Blue Tea Games decided to take a familiar fairy tale and reinvent it in this present-day hidden object game. You are a detective who has been assigned to a case in Edinburgh, Scotland. It seems that vines in a nearby castle have started growing at an astronomical rate. They are growing so fast, in fact, that they are threatening to destroy the city.

You find that the legend of Sleeping Beauty is not just a fairy tale after all. Like the story, the princess is cursed to die by an evil witch. The girl’s fairy godparents ameliorated the curse so that she would only fall into a deep sleep. That’s where the legend and the hidden object game depart.

Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Collector’s Edition

December 26th, 2011

Arwen Taylor

In The Picture of Dorian Gray, the singular novel by Oscar Wilde, the main character Dorian Gray is obsessed with retaining his youth. In the casual game thriller, Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome, young people have been disappearing left and right. Sam, an investigative journalist, has been following the case closely and writing about it for his newspaper. Unfortunately, the psychopath who has been kidnapping the young people has turned his eyes on Sam and he kidnaps Sam’s girlfriend Anna as “punishment” for his articles. Anna is the love of Sam’s life and he must save her! Help him uncover clues to find Anna and stop the madman in this hidden object adventure game.

Coffee Rush 2 Time Management Game Review

December 25th, 2011

Arwen Taylor

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I had the opportunity to play Coffee Rush 2 and immediately regretted turning on the game because it was so addictive to play. Coffee Rush 2 is a time management/match-3 hybrid casual game. The game play is fast paced but interesting, and the built-in achievement system guarantees you will play this game a second time just to see if you can unlock more trophies.

Coffee Rush 2 Storyline

The Coffee Rush 2 time management game is the sequel to Coffee Rush 1. The story line is exactly the same as the first game. An evil corporation called Smokestack Coffee has built a chain of coffee shops that sell low-quality, high-priced coffee. They’ve destoyed competition, so the residents of the city have to buy coffee from Smokestack.

You decide to take a stand against this polluting and greedy mega corporation by building your own coffee chain. You have two helpers who guild you through the game and provide tips on how to maximize your earnings.

Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker Collector’s Edition Review

November 26th, 2011

Arwen Taylor

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The first time I played Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker, I played the regular version and was impressed with the game then. I was offered the opportunity to play it again, except this time I was given the collector’s edition, and I have to say that it was still great the second time around.

Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker Collector’s Edition Storyline

The game opens with you driving along a rainy highway and thinking about a picture of you as a child standing next to a little girt holding a teddy bear. The scene then changes to show you picking up a female hitchhiker. You sense she is in trouble, but you leave her be. It isn’t until you are driving away after you drop her off at a creepy little town that you notice she left her teddy bear in your car. It’s then that you realize she’s the girl from the photo! Quickly, you return to the town. You must find her even if that means walking around that creepy town…