8 - Gravitee
Damn you gravity! Why do you mock me so!?
How do you improve upon Golf? Minigolf has been done to death, and new control schemes can only take the game so far... So how about changing the setting? Space any good for you?
Gravitee thinks so, and this horribly addictive little gem comes straight at you with a caddy full of gravity physics. Another game from the "Simple to pick up, difficult to master" pile, the idea is to hit your ball through space, using the gravity from the multitude of planets to guide your golf ball through the hoop.
Starting you off in easy territory, with few planets and a useful aiming tool, you’ll get to grips with the simple control scheme and power through the first course. Switch off the aiming tool however, factor in some increasingly difficult courses and you’ve got yourself a recipe for tough times ahead. It’s a fantastic idea, devilishly playable and a permanent bookmark for when you’re skiving work.
7 - Portal: The Flash Version
Portal technology - Why hasn’t it been invented yet? It’s 2008 for God’s sake.
Portal took the gaming world by storm when it quietly dropped through our letter boxes in a little orange box. It was a critical darling, with praise being lavished from the press and gamers alike, it was a truly marvellous piece of interactive entertainment.
Portal: The Flash Version seeks to carry on that legacy, albeit in a cute, sleek and smaller format. This Flash version has everything the full version had, centred on a 2D plane and controlled with mouse and keyboard.
The idea, for those who haven’t played the original Portal (What’s wrong with you!?) is to get from A to B by using Portal technology. Go through Portal A and you’ll come out of Portal B. You fire the portals at walls using your portal gun, meaning a trip from one end of the room to the other could be as simple as two clicks and a fall through the floor. It’s a puzzle game, a platform game and a down right great game to boot.
