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[Armed with Wings 2]

Perhaps you should work together with a programmer

First of all, the presentation of this game is excelent. It looks great, the music is fitting and I really like the black&white style.
However, the programming could have been a lot better. Some things are just the choices you made, like the way to jump, or the fact that you continue to glide a short distance after stopping (I fell onto a lot of spikes because I slipped of a platform. It got rather anoying.), but perhaps you should change that in possible further versions. Other things are simply programmed badly. the screen turning black for a second, and I'm suddenly somewhere else, going through floors and walls and enemys that sometimes have strange behaviour, are not that easely overlooked, and kind of break an otherwise good game.
Also, Perhaps it should be a bit more difficult. Espicially if you have the tunder sword, the game is to easy (one special sword move to kill a boss is just to much)

[SHIFT 3]

excelent work

as expected, this is really good. perhaps a plot wasn't exactly what shift needed, but it's kinda nice to have anyway. the level design was great, and the puzzles you created with working in different rooms where refreshing.

but seriously, mel gibson as a secret character? wtf where you smoking?

well, I'm of to get some more achievements.

[Armor Picross 2]

Addicting

Very nice upgrade of the first one. I got completly sucked into that one, and it happened again here. It's good that it's no longer needed to hold control to drag over the field, and that clicking a place marked with an X doesn't take away a life anymore.
But of course, everything has flaws:
The music: It's certainly good music for a relaxing puzzle game, but because I spend hours playing it, it got rather repetetive. Since this game is only 2.2 megs big, it might be a good idea to include some more music. or at least ad a mute button, so it's easier to listen to my own music.
the saving: it's probably my own fault, but sometimes the last puzzle I finnished didn't save, even though I waited to close the window untill the menu was back on. It's rather irritating.
the difficulty: well, this might just be me, but it still lacked some really difficult puzzles. The extreme ones got certainly challenging, but still, they rarely took more then 15 minutes to beat, and I think my average at the extreme ones was 7-8 minutes. Even if your average times are quite of, it still seemed a bit fast... But it's still way better then the first one.

[The Last Stand.]

Very good.

I really like this game. Perhaps it's a bit to easy (I never really needed to repair the barricade), but the combination of minor strategy and blind zombie slaughter is enough te make anything great.

[V-tech Rampage]

Not a bad game...

I don't really like the "I'll take it down for enough money", though. I don't care that you make a game like this, stuff like this ussually helps most people deal with what happened. of course not those who where directly involved, but most people have nothing to do with it anyway.
But you shouldn't try to make money with this. That's poor taste, not making this game...

[Flash Encoder/Decoder]

not to bad, but the code is easy

go the number you choose further in the alphabet... not exactly a very good way to code. but it is done rather good. Now, for real codes, use binair, random stuff at certain numbers (example: every 6th letter isn't needed), other symbols than A,b,c...

liam0 responds:

I know it's easy, but it isn't meant as anything serious..

[Reel Gold]

not great, not orriginal...

I playes games just like this before... even the same theme. I don't really like the game. maybe you should be able to use the money...

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

good, to bad it's a stupid religion

everybody should know There's no such thing as a flying spaghettimonster. The world is made by the holy apple tree, who send the highest apple to earth (aka the big apple) to resque all little apples... erm... people from damnation.
anyway, eventhough it's fake, you certainly where good at includding all the rituals (as far as I know them.)

PlasmicSteve responds:

You are almost heretical, but because you give me props at the end of your review, I will refrain from exorcising you.