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[Ragdoll Spree]

You have sack boys in my ragdolls....

......you've have ragdolls in my sack boys! These are two great tastes that go well together!

I loved pretty everything about this game. I loved the look, I loved the music, I loved the diversity of the puzzles, I loved it all! Great game, 5/5 10/10!

[Target Mayhem]

Just another shoot-the-targets game.

I could go on and on about how many other games are like this one but that would take up too much space. So here it goes, this game is bland, very, very bland. There isn't a single unique feature in this flash. It is as bare bones as a flash game can possibly get. And now here's some things I liked about it:

-You actually animated the targets when you shoot them. I'm not being a smartass since a good deal of these games just have them disappear. So, kudos.

And now for the bad:

-As mentioned above, this game is very bland and the fact that it doesn't have any music makes it even more bland. If you plan to make any more flash games in the future, add music! Hardly anyone wants to play a game that doesn't have any music.

-Change the background, red and gray is grating on the eyes. Change it into something else.

-Add some spice for Christ's sake. Game modes, a flashy menu, funny noises, explosions, anything to make this stand out from the HUNDREDS of shoot the target games!

The shooting itself isn't bad and if you were to make another game of this type, I would suggest building upon it with the suggestions mentioned above. Best of luck.

[Quickdraw GUN.5]

It's alright but it's not front page material IMO

For starters, this game has a terrible difficulty curve. Up until the rapper guy, the game is really easy. After that, there is a HUGE spike in difficulty. Another thing is that the art is below average. Granted, I've seen plenty worse but it looks like something made a couple of years ago.

And now for the pros and the constructive criticism. I liked the variety of characters and I'll admit that I was amused by Big Dan's constant reappearances. If you were to make another Quickdraw, I'd say to improve the art and add some more special effects.

This is an alright game and despite it's appearance, it looks like you put a lot of effort into it. But I'm confused as why this is on the front page. Oh well. Good job!

[Target-Shooting]

Really bland....

BBS hate aside, this really is a bad game. Aside from the music, there is no sound whatsoever. No clicks, no booms, nada. This adds to the already boring game play which is the typical "shoot the targets" fare.

If you were make another game of this kind, I suggest adding sound effects and add some other game modes. Perhaps something that involves moving targets or something. Anything to make it stand out from the hundreds of "shoot the target" games out there. Best of luck.

Yusuf responds:

whatever, thanks..

[Record Tripping]

Absolutely amazing!

The atmosphere, the gameplay, the music was just spectacular. Definitely one of the most original flash games out there. 10/10!

[U.F.O PRO]

Pretty fun game...

The visuals need work though and it would have been nice to have more than one song playing. Speaking of music, it didn't load until about 30 seconds in. As for the gameplay itself, it was pretty fun and the UFO had fairly tight controls. I noticed that in Asteroid Rain, the score doesn't register until the asteroid is well into the ground, so there is a 2 to 3 second delay in score. The visuals aren't bad its just that they are pretty bland, as if it were made in Powerpoint. Not expecting super flashy menus or anything, just to spice it up a bit.

Despite the flaws, this is a very fun game with loads of potential. If you plan on making another game of this type, just keep the gameplay, add some flashiness and you're set. Peace out, good sir.

perreN64 responds:

Thanks for the review :)
I'm not sure about the music, i've found that myself, i'll look in to it though.
Thankyou much. -Matt :D-

[Blasting Agent]

Excellent game!

This is an awesome game. One thing that bugged me though is the health meter, it would be great if that were a lighter color because compared to the mostly dark background it makes it difficult to see. This is a VERY minor thing though and I still enjoyed it regardless. 5/5 Good Sirs, 5/5.

[Ghost_busters demo]

Sorry, man. This is a mess with lots of problems.

Let's start with the menu, the title font is terrible, the way it just moves in and out is annoying as hell. The instructions page is a jumbled mess with completely off the margin paragraphs and the next button in itself was glitchy because it took me a couple of seconds to get it to work.

So now comes the game proper, most of the time, a single jump can send you falling through the floor in nothingness, which is what happened to me in my first five second of the game. Not exactly a great first impression. So I have to refresh the browser to try again, no flash game in any way, shape or form should require the player to do this, more or less not having a stable floor to walk on. So I finally last past the first couple of seconds to be met with some really bland gameplay, it is just empty space with a Slimer or two to zap. And dear God, chief, add a run button or make him walk faster, his speed is too slow. Also, even though you can jump on top of stuff, you get stuck between things half of the time.

So, after frantically typing the Z button to get out of a glitched building, I finally get to Egon. I turned back, jumped over a vending machine, and once again, clipped through the floor. This is simply inexcusable, man. If a game has this many glitches, do not release it.

Here is some tips to make this less of a terrible trainwreck. Replace the title, it doesn't look cool at all and it just looks super cheap. Redo the instruction screen entirely and make sure that your letters do not run over each other and that the next button can be clicked with ease. Most importantly, fix the glitches, the falling through the floor bug alone merits an instant 0, if you don't know how, reading a few tutorials wouldn't hurt. Turning something as bad as this into something playable is going to take a load of work but if you work hard enough you may do just that. If not then flash games just isn't your thing chief.

Sorry for the massive wall of text and best of luck.

[combinatuna]

This is a very original idea...

This was a very interesting game that is brought down by the difficulty. It is not unbearable hard, it is just that the fish usually swim in large groups very quickly, making the whole "matching three fish thing" nigh impossible. I can see that you tried to remedy this problem through the tips that you have given but here's the thing:

1) There is hardly an empty spot to click due to the great number of fish swimming.

2) Even if you can clear the screen, you would still have to wait for the right combination and with thirty seconds that is time that cannot be wasted. Also, by doing this you would be changing the combo of fish that you need to get, adding even more to the difficulty.

This game has potential (I loved the music by the way) but if you plan on redoing it or making another game of this type, you have to decrease both speed and the number of fish. Best of luck.

[The Reetard Quiz]

Not that good, man.

For starters, there is no sound in this flash game, not even a click or ring or anything. Any flash game without sound is going to come across as lazy or just dull (unless it is a stylistic choice). Secondly, the visuals are really dull, a white backdrop with a bunch of green buttons is not going to cut it. That combined with the lack of sound really brings this game down. I have a big feeling that you are either imitating or parodying The Impossible Quiz because the questions (living up to the title) are straight up dumb. Not even funny dumb, just dumb.

Seeing as how this is your first quiz game, here's a tip. Unless you think you can really knock it out of the park, don't make an "Impossible Quiz" like game. I have seen so many flashes of this kind that try to emulate its style and the humor and they all just fall flat on its face (which unfortunately happened here). That said, if you plan on making another quiz, try adding some flashiness to it, some transitions and some music would be nice. Also, you got to add some style to the menu, white backgrounds is a big red flag when it comes to flash games.

Best of luck with any future flash projects you may have, chief.

Dexudo responds:

umm... actually the questions there are all facts... and im sorry I didnt add any music , I cant test it because my speaker is broken :) sorry ... thank you for reviewing! I would try to make a better one :)