Welcome to the first Monthly Game Smackdown! The MGS is a battle between four games that we have either started and not felt like finishing, aren’t shiny new anymore, or for some other reason, are laying about waiting to be played. In the first week of the MGS, each of our contending games will be played for an hour. On every Monday I’ll eliminate and discuss the least fun of the previous week until only one stands victorious (or at least interesting and fun enough to play for 4 hours in a month).
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Verdict: interesting

In a Nutshell: This is a first-person shooter/puzzle and was one of the 2009 PAX 10.

(from the game’s website)

“Tag: The Power of Paint, a first-person platformer created by seven RTIS and BFA students at DigiPen, was chosen from ten IGF Student Showcase Finalists as winner of the Best Student Game Award.”

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