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[Draw Ball 2]

Just as good!

It is always great to see followups that have every bit of what made the original so good. I think it helps that the music is great and there is little concern about sounds or anything. It did get a little annoying at times as you had to get a certain grade to pass. Hey, I am the guy who just passed my earlier class yesterday with a "C"! Anyway, the graphics are decent because they are so simple they do not need anything extra for them. I love just seeing how the ball rolls and how the strategy works out.

[Brink Of Alienation III]

It is getting better

I thought this was the best in the series so far, because it gave you a lot of room to move around and shoot things. I think the enemy designs are also getting good. I think it would have been better if the graphics were still a bit better, like showing the bullets when they hit a monster. I had no idea I had beaten the big one when it told me to run. I especially like the artwork that you get to see when you are done with a level. The sounds are pretty good too, and are what you would expect to hear of monsters being killed.

[Brink of Alienation 2]

Fairly enjoyable

The best thing about this is how it does not let up at all and has a surprisingly nice amount of unique designs. The weakest part is that the graphics are a little shoddy. I could just learn that was part of the style and enjoy it anyway. I think the jumping button was not good, as I could not even jump off the spikes in an organized matter. It reminded me of "The Empire Strikes Back" with the ice planet and everything. It is fun to play, especially with how you get some breather moments during the cut scenes, however short.

[Mars Patrol]

Best of this year

Congradulations to you for having the highest ranked flash of the year 2002! I really liked this, because of how cool it was to move with the arrow keys so easily. Some of the enemies were annoying, and it could have used some more detail. Another thing that bugged me was that there was no music, which is something I always look for in submissions. It is still good for a quick play, as the design is simple, yet enjoyable. How ironic the highest rated submission of this year did not get a reward or that many views or reviews.

[Motel 66 Lifeguard Larry]

Pretty enjoyable

I think I may in fact like this a little more than your later one simply because it was a bit easier. It seems to me that you were heavily inspired by Joe Cartoon. I use the fact that the drowning fat boy looks like he is going to explode or something, as evidence. The music and overall designs are really authentic. I guess I am just not a guy who likes these kinds of games but it is interesting to see you experimenting with different styles. I am glad there were so many people working on this.

[The Illusionist's Dream]

Great game!

This is easily the most innovative game I have played in a very long time. I just loved how awesome the animation was and how it really deviates from anything that you (SeethingSwarm) have ever done before! I think my favorite animal to turn into would be the monkey. I just love how that little creature can jump so amazingly high. I love the overall surrealism and it reminds me of "Alice In Wonderland" probably because of the white rabbits. The designs are just gorgeous to look at.

[Blazing Hoops]

I do like basketball

Well, maybe I do not like it that much, but I definitley have a brother who is (or at least was) a super basketball fanatic. I did not understand what the chattering teeth had to do with anything. You might want to work on having the medals being displayed here. Anyway, the music was nice and it was great you used so much stuff for it. The animation is simple, but because the premise is so simple, I think it really works out. Of course, it also helps that with a lot of determination, it is fairly easy to get far in this game.

Sajyd responds:

Yes. With determination, you can easly bring the 100,000 score but it's not pretty simple. For the medals. I'va contacted administrators and community managers but I don't know why they don't respon to my message. I've contacted also other authors how putted the medals in them games but no respons again. Thanks for your review !

[Lifeguard Larry Deluxe]

Simple at least

I thought the graphics in this were really good. The only problem is that with a point and click adventure game as short as this, it is hard for me to advance that far. I can still appreciate this for having the failing medal being a good 10 points! The controls were at least pretty easy to use, especially considering you had so little to work with. I keep trying to put the coin in the slot, but when I hit "use" or whatever, nothing seems to work. This was made with good intentions and is definitley nice enough to have medals here on this site.

JackSmack responds:

To use an item you have to click on it in your inventory. If you try to use the coin slot without actually choosing the coin it won't work.

I can't really make it work with just use either because you should be able to use all the items in your inventory on any object not just the one that works.

Still I'm glad you liked the game and it is really short and I think that is actually a good thing because it's important to leave the audience wanting more.

I will be making more games like this in the future. I have several projects in my pot right now that I need to finish first, but you can count on more like this eventually.

[STREEMERZ]

It is difficult

I was never a fan of the "Bionic Commando" games, but this was a pretty fun thing to play. I did not like how it took so darn long for the dialogue to finish. At least you have wonderful sounds that seem just like something on a Game Boy or something. I especially like how you are so literally flexible and can be really nimble. Even when I die, it is kind of funny, because I keep hitting the dangerous balls as I fall down. While hard to play, it is certainly worth a look, because it is so authentic.

MrPodunkian responds:

if you enjoy this game, you should REALLY try to play through the bionic commando: rearmed, or the original bionic commando on the NES.

[Button Game 4]

Has its moments

I thought this was okay at best, because it did seem to have more style than the previous games. My biggest complaint is that the animation and effects are still pretty primitive. I am sorry that you do not have Flash Player (if you actually do not), but maybe you should try to get it. The best design was probably the eye monster in the beginning. I loved how it was changed to "F*ck-et" for the medal name as it reminded me of the Mr. Bucket commercials. I had no idea how to solve the gum level.

BanglaBoy96 responds:

:) Thanks for the review on this flash too. You're the only person it's worth taking feedback from seeing how others cannot review for their lives