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[Sudoku 2009.01.15]

I agree with the rest

The check button is absolutely necessary, and can't be too much work.

In case you don't know how (sorry if you know already, but I have no idea about your programming skills) :

An easy way to do it, is putting the answer in an array and comparing that one with the correct solution. That's only a couple of lines of code.

You can use exactly the same to load different sudokus in the same graphical frame : make the sudoku an array with the puzzle, with every position in the array corresponding to a position in the sudoku. Adding a new sudoku is simply adding one array for the puzzle and one for the solution.

I also found the hard one rather easy, but that's mainly because I'm a SUDOKU addict and I solved literally hundreds of them already.

You should also make the "main menu" link a button. Now you have to click right on the text, or it doesn't work.

All in all a nice try, and therefore passed. With a bit extra effort, you can actually make a fun game where you can easily add more puzzles.

donutlab responds:

Thank you for your comment. Actually, I don't know how to make the checking function in the game. Can you pls teach me in more detail? Thank you for your help!

[Doctor Trickle]

Neat!

The gameplay is great, although I agree with the comment on the steep difficulty curve. Flawless and easy in control. The graphics are really cool, you really paid attention to the details. Loved the animation of the professor on the side too.

Nice game, thanks a lot.

[Marbyl]

No need for a goal

Although the transition between the levels could be indicated a bit better just to make it a bit more interesting. Some stuff like joker-blocks (fits anything) and non-pickable obstacles can also add to the (heaps of) fun (and frustration) while playing this little piece of flash-mastery.

[Two Rooms]

Beaten it

Not in 5 minutes, in 742 seconds to be exact. With some ( large amount of ) retries off course.

All levels are actually quite doable. Some you really have to think for a bit, but after trying a few times, it's quite obvious how to proceed. The difficulty increases rather smoothly

The gameplay is very nice and smooth. Didn't find any glitches. Graphics are well done.

I'm mostly wild about the concept. Plus, there are some really nice touches to the game, like the double control. Boy boy, those are brain breakers...

For me it's a hit. And a favorite. Thanks for the game, please make some more.

[Crossblock]

Nicest puzzles I met in a long while

I really love the game. Initially, I wanted to write a review after I finished level 50, but I'm stuck there now for a day...

The game is simply brilliant. Gameplay is smooth (long live the autosave!!!), the puzzles are very well thought through, and the difficulty increases smoothly. After I put out that psychedelic background, I really liked the design : sober but without looking clumsy. The music, well, I have a stereo so I'm usually not listening to those shitty speakers of my laptop anyway.

All in all, the execution deserves an 8 (that background...), but the concept is so great I make it a 10. Can't give less than that.

Thanks for the many hours of puzzle fun! keep them coming

[Highway Pursuit]

Skeleton is the right word indeed

I agree with the other reviewers : adding more variation is absolutely necessary.

Yet, the game itself runs flawless and has a boss.
So you passed.

3/5
6/10

[Super D]

Very nice!

The gameplay is easy but entertaining, the graphics are very good. The music is rather boring to irritating even, but well, that's a matter of choice I guess.

One little bug : when you talk to the old dice and you click outside of the screen, the game freezes. Impossible to get back. So I didn't get to the boss yet, but I will!

freeworldgroup responds:

sorry - will try to get the bugs fixed - I seem to have uploaded an old version of the game... need to find the new one.

[Block Defence]

Very nice executed

The game works fine, and is presented nice and clean. One thing I noticed : the amount of money sometimes has a ridiculous amount of digits (like 49.999999999...). Needs a check.

Other than that, you can take a look at other tower defense games for some nice additions. One thing I miss tremendously though, is a fast forward. I'm typing this review now while the game is running at level 18. It is zzzzllooooowwww...

DJMoran responds:

I've fixed the problem with the digits, I forgot to add rounding to some of the sums.

[Time4Cat]

Superb game

It's simple and neat, a flawless game with very nice graphics. It's indeed tough to get up to 150.000, didn't manage yet. OK, it's not hours of fun, but it's a great timewaster in between studying and stuff. The fact that the people move with the mouse is a great add, very original.

I agree with the one touch = die comment. A bit more lifes would be nice.

Thanks for the fun, and keep them coming.

[plain view upgrade]

Bug

Not bad, but there's a bug in it. If I get at the straight part that keeps going, I can walk on the wall and then get to another screen, but the guy gets blocked.

Please fix.