Satire, the stuff that lowers the surface tension of a liquid. Oh, wait, that’s a surfactant. Satire is a cute little tool often employed by authors to poke fun at serious issues without sounding like grumpy old codgers. So, if you call your auntie a bloated old bovine, you can just say it was satire, and everyone will laugh and think you’re clever. Or something like that. Anyway, satire can be used to make people
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Ever wondered what it’d be like to be a kangaroo? Hopping around the outback, nibbling on shrubs and grasses, storing things in your pouch, boxing fellow kangaroos in a mildly comedic manner? We’re sure you have, because so have we. Kangaroo Jump aims to simulate at least one of those dreams (hint: it’s the jumping bit) with a stylish arcade hopper that challenges you to climb to the top of a tall ravine to escape
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Hey Wizard! Whacha doin’? Starring in a platform adventure? That sounds nice. Bet it’s a fun adventure too, isn’t it? With upgrades and spells and enemies and achievements and stuff. And since it was made by Spelgrim, it’s probably got a boss visual style. What’s that? You don’t know what “boss” means? Neither do we, but it sounds cool, and so is your game, so let’s just pretend it makes sense and go with it.
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The cargo and shipping business is a rough, unglamorous line of work. From the physically demanding days to the long hours, few think about kicking back at the end of the day to load a few crates onto a truck and deliver them to the warehouse. In Cargo Master, that’s exactly what you do, and instead of grueling, tiresome work, it’s actually quite a bit of fun! Cargo Master takes place in two sections: loading,
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Completely unrelated to the Pearl Jam album from the mid-90s, Spin the Black Circle is a Flash physics/puzzle game that’s so difficult, the designer warns you before playing that frustration will inevitably set in. And, well, that’s spot-on accurate, as diving into this game is a lot like trying to give a bear a pedicure: insanely difficult, but rewarding if you get it done! The controls are simple: the left arrow key to rotate the
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