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[Icycle]

Brillant game!

I played this game when it was released roughly months ago and it is still really fun. I love the mixture of humor and tragedy. I mean it's a game about a naked dude in a tricycle pedaling along a cold, desolate landscape. I ADORED the style of this game and I just flat out love the game as a whole. Keep on making flash games chief because you are hilariously good at making them. 10/10, WILL PLAY AGAIN.

[The golden cookie]

Interesting game that needs plenty of work

Let me just say that I really like the look of the game, I don't know if it's the contrast between the pink pig and the gold background but I just love the look. That said, as fun as it was for the first few minutes, its flaws started to bring it down. The most obvious one is the screen size, it is unforgivably small, chief. Like I had to squint a bit to see the little pink pig. The other obvious one is the complete lack of sound, it would have been nice to at least put an 8-bit chiptune or something. Now for the less obvious ones, at times it didn't register some of the cookie collecting, I spent most of the game going through cookies rather than collecting them. Also, this game gets pretty repetitive after a while, the background doesn't change and all it does is speed up. Mind you, a lot of games are like this but without sound it just makes it a chore. This game has potential, it just need work. Peace out, good sir.

[Penguin Massacre]

A pleasant suprise.

Thought this was going to be another game based on shock value but I was really wrong, this is a pretty solid game. I definitely loved the difficulty curve and how it was pretty fair unlike a lot of games of this kind. That said, it doesn't really stand out against a lot of the shoot-em-up defense games out there. It would have been cool to have more off-the-wall weapons, you know? I mean it's a game about a penguin shooting penguins floating on balloons why not let the weapons match the silliness. Maybe a grenade launcher that shoots exploding fish or something. I don't know, it may seem like a minor nitpick but it definitely would have helped it to stand out. Good Job, good sir!

[Protect Your Planet!]

Good game but the repition brings it down.

As some people have said before me, this game starts out as pretty fun but after a minute or so it gets really repetitive. I don't mean to insult you, chief. But this game is very similar to some of your past games (Rage, Private Pwn etc.) even down to the green orbs and gold coins. But hey, a lot of people like your games (including me) and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But, it just adds to the repetition of this particular game. Aside from that, it was a good game.

[Applez]

I loved it!

This is an all-around awesome game, chief. I seriously loved everything about it (I may be really biased because I LOVE platformers). One thing though, I don't know if it was intended or if it was a glitch but with careful precision, you can actually jump off of the moving bowling balls. Regardless, I will call this technique "Ballshining" and I will start the competitive Applez scene.

hellfang3 responds:

Haha, yes, the 'ballshining' is intentional. You actually have to get pretty good at it when you get to some of the later levels :D

[arcade shootout]

Uhhh....

Well, it's an okay first game, it could be much worse but it isn't really good either. I think my beef with this flash is that it was too simple and bare-bones. No preloader, no menu, it just takes you straight to shooting the invaders. Also, aside from the awesome music, you really need to put in some sounds for the shooter, a simple *pew* would suffice. It also lacked some variety, at least put some different backgrounds and enemies in there, chief. This is a nice first step and if you plan to make more in the future, then best of luck to you. Peace out, good sir.

mhawes responds:

thanx for the haelp review only makes me a better designer and thanx for the tips

[Copy Cat]

Superb game.

This game is awesome. Period.

[Blood Pit 2]

Gentleman, Behold! The most misleading game title!

Yeah, when I clicked this, I was expected some sort of fighting game or something and the picture for the flash certainly didn't help. That said, this is a good effort but it doesn't really stand out amidst the hundreds of Bejeweled clones out there. Seeing as how this is a beta release, here's a few suggestions. For starters, the music got pretty loud at times and while the overall look is pretty cool, the weapons looked like they were just copied and pasted on, you know? Also, when the weapons were matched, they just disappeared. So, it would be cool to add some flashiness to it. This really looks like a skeleton of a good game, it just needs work. Good luck with developing the game, chief.

[MooBeam]

Very good and very clever game!

When I clicked on this game, I thought that it was going to be another click-and-drag fest that UFO games tend to be. Thanks for proving me wrong, chief. What you made here is a genuinely good game and though I suck at it, it was fun before the frustration set in. 5/5 good sir!

[Beat The Banker]

WOOW, AAAAHHHH, OHHHHH, RIIIINNGG!...

These sounds got really annoying after a while and don't get me started on the phone ring, chief. Damn was that loud! It would have been nice to have some music.
It was an average deal or no deal clone.