Verdict: Not Bad
In a Nutshell: This is a time and resource management game wrapped around a casual “swap” game.
“Welcome to World Train Royale! Join Lyria and her crew as they cross the continent expanding the Train Royale Company!
Search for new resources, meet strange and amazing hidden wonders. Create the best strategies in order to become the greatest Train Baron of All Time! “
Verdict: Didn’t I order a side of epic?
In a Nutshell: Rise of the Pirate God is the fifth and final chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island adventure game series.
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Our piratey heroes meet their ultimate match with the Rise of the Pirate God. Can the world of Monkey Island be saved? Find out as the Tales of Monkey Island saga comes to its thrilling conclusion.”
Welcome back to the Monthly Game Smackdown! As a reminder, the MGS is where 4 games are picked at the beginning of the month and every week each game is played for an hour.
Another Monday is here and so are the results of the hour spent with each game last week
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Verdict: very nice
In a Nutshell: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood is the fourth chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island adventure game series.
“Guybrush returns to Flotsam Island, but forget about a hero’s welcome. Handed over to De Singe by the backstabbing Morgan LeFlay, Guybrush is seized by an angry mob and put on trial! With a silk-tongued prosecutor in his face and a hangman’s noose dangling over his neck, Guybrush must figure out how to defend himself against grave accusations. Meanwhile, the determined Marquis sets his sights on a new and far more attractive test subject. How on earth will the Mighty Pirate get out of this mess? The monthly Tales of Monkey Island tension continues to mount in “The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood.” Brace yourself for a shocking revelation that will rock the world of Monkey Island to its core.”
Welcome back to the Monthly Game Smackdown! As a reminder, the MGS is where 4 games are picked at the beginning of the month and every week each game is played for an hour. Last week, I discussed the elimination of one game with our previous format of the smackdown. Not particularly satisfied with that, every Monday I’ll discuss what I find fun, or not, fun about the game based on the previous week’s game time.
It’s a new Monday and each of the games has had my attention now for two hours. Find out if initial impressions have changed with an extra hour behind the controls.
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Verdict: Maddeningly Addictive!
In a Nutshell: A competitive bidding board game of strategy and cunning.
“Secretly bid against your opponents to gain the support of the people, win territory . . . and gather more Gold, Blackmail, and Force for the next round of bidding! Will you try to control the tavern or the fortress? The harbor or the plantation? Knowing where to push for support – and where to back away and let your opponents fight – is the key to victory. It’s a game of bluff, counter-bluff, and surprise.”
Verdict: Avast! (sea of fun)
In a Nutshell: Lair of the Leviathan is the third chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island adventure game series.
“Trapped in the belly of the beast, our hero encounters a surprising band of castaways, including the long-lost (and obsessive-compulsive) explorer Coronado De Cava. Can the Mighty Pirate win the suspicious De Cava’s trust? Will sexy pirate hunter Morgan LeFlay prove to be a ruthless enemy, or an unlikely ally? Will the group find La Esponja Grande in time to save Elaine from the rampant Pox of LeChuck? And will the world be crushed by the gnashing teeth of a certain demonic skull? Tales of Monkey Island’s moist and absorbing third episode, Lair of the Leviathan, will answer some of these urgent questions — and raise still more — as the five month adventure builds to its epic climax!”
Monthly Game Smackdown: Round 1
Welcome back to the MGS January 2010! To recap, this month’s smackdown contenders are as follows:
It’s the end of round 1 and the games have been played for an hour each. After the jump, find out which game failed to keep us appeased for more than an hour.
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Verdict: Great game!
In a Nutshell: Sequel to the original MUA – the heroes’ Civil War gets more complicated when a new threat emerges!
“The Marvel Universe is being torn apart. You and your tema of marvel Super Heroes help Nick Fury launch a secret preemptive strike against Latveria and Lucia Von Bardas only to have to thwart her retaliatory attack on New York City.
Coupled with oter Super Hero incidents, public sentiment turns against Super Heroes. The Superhuman Registration Act becomes law and Super Heroes must register as weapons of mass destruction and become licensed government agents with the United States government.
Lines are drawn as Iron Man leads the Pro-Registration side while Captain America leads the Anti-Registration side. You must pick a side and fight to determine the fate of the Marvel Universe and humankind.”
Verdict: monotonous Arr.
In a Nutshell: The Siege of Spinner Cay is the second chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island adventure game series.
“Guybrush’s adventures continue on the high seas as pox-plagued pirates lay siege to the innocent Mer-People. In between defending the Mer-People and dodging the persistent pirate hunter hot on his trail, Guybrush manages to catch up to his beloved wife and despised arch-nemesis — but their reunion is short-lived. Now Guybrush must focus on eradicating the Pox of LeChuck before more harm can be done. And as the Mighty Pirate draws closer to a cure, the waters will only grow murkier in this thrilling chapter of the epic saga.”