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Smashing Dolphins: Planet Punch Redefines Self-Loathing

By Nathan Grayson on April 17th, 2013.

They make this adorably feeble little sound, too :(

Yes, that is a picture of a maniacal star with planets for hands socking a majestic flock of space dolphins. To be fair, they started it. That image pretty much sums up Planet Punch in a nutshell, though: you go through the universe systematically wiping out all life with nothing but a vast cosmic array of apocalyptically powerful planet hands. At heart, it’s a relatively simple premise (PUNCH EVERYTHING YEAH), but different enemy types and planet combos keep things compulsively fresh. Also, each hit prompts a rainbow volcano of satisfying sights and sounds, even as tiny combo multipliers ask you “Why?” and bellow “Unnecessary!”

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Arrowed In The Face: Tower Fall

By Cara Ellison on March 22nd, 2013.

ARROWED
Indie dev Matt Thorson‘s in FASHION. Ooooooooooooh. FASHION. He has accessorised his latest game Tower Fall in the latest chic: bows and arrows! And Ouya! Or wait, are boats more in fashion now? Is it boats that are cool? I guess boats might be cooler. I guess this is RETRO CHIC now, with the bow and arrow stuff. Maybe it can have a comeback, like the nineties. Click the ‘more’ button below to hear ‘more’ about this ‘game’.
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Run RunMan, Man

By John Walker on October 2nd, 2009.

I want this wall-sized in my house.

Huzzah! The lunatic primary madness of RunMan: Race Around The World is out, and it’s super-fun. You play little yellow blob RunMan, and you, well, run. Mostly to the right, smashing through obstacles and bouncing around the scenery. All displayed in child-like scratchy drawings that make my mind happy.

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