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The fact is, for many people, striving to get a great score on a game is a significant part of the motivation for playing. I assume Apple agrees with this. Why else would the company bother to create Game Center in the first place? Other than potentially helping to sell games, just about all Game…

Old School games, on the other hand, tend to rely less on graphics and more on puzzle solving and quick reflexes. Here we might include Dig-Dug, Burger Time, Space Ace and a gazillion others. You get the idea. There are those who have an affinity for Old School games that’s not fueled by nostalgia. Great…

Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com and now general manager and vice president of Intuit Personal Finance, said the game was developed to make learning about money feel less like a chore than it has in the past. “In combining online gaming with relatable real-life money scenarios – such as buying a new computer or going…

Predator was a testosterone-laden, cinematic bloodletting that tapped into the imaginations and, after two more movies and countless books, comics, and toys, the wallets of a generation of males, and more than a few females. (Yes, there were two Alien vs Predator movies, but I don’t count them because they were not purely about Predators,…

This mechanism is executed through Sketchy, who asks kids to draw things that he then puts to use within the game. Sketchy then gives players the opportunity to earn a gold star by drawing additional items. Aimed at early readers, Sketchy used word bubbles, and when the child mouses over that word, the game will…

Players pilot one of four custom ships, with a variety of power-ups and special weapons at their disposal, such as laser beam, fireball, shield, and the ever-popular split ship. Three difficulty levels are included.Insectoid is free to try. It costs US$19.95 and requires Mac OS X version 10.4, a 1.2GHz Intel or PowerPC processor (1.8GHz…

RocketBird lives up to its name by having the player control a bird with a rocket strapped to its back. Players catch stars to keep the rocket’s fuel tank filled while avoiding mills, cows, farms, trees, fences, and other obstacles. Three difficulty levels are included.Flying also factors in Ground Effect, a 3D arcade racer in…

Players build and command robot armies to defeat the evil Demolisher and his mechanical marauders. Players have access to 10 types of units and 20 different weapons as they make their way through 17 campaign missions. Up to four players can battle online in head-to-head or co-op modes, with 18 unique maps available.Robocalypse sells for…