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FEATURE: Games Reviewed - (G001)

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I’d like to take some space to talk about, that’s right, FREE GAMES. My (soon to be) regularly occuring feature will highlight sites that provide great GAMES for FREE, online.

Review #001: CBC Kids

LINK: www.cbc.ca/kids

What’s that you say? Who’d think of looking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for quality Flash GAMES? You’d better think again. This site is PACKED with quality re-hacks of your past favorites, and some interesting concepts on new themes.

Sushi Samurai, for my first example, is a classic re-hack of Burgerman. This TIME, however, instead of burger ingredients, you get to dash around the two-dee maze dropping nagiri ingredients whilst avoiding the deadly beasts that chase you about. Pick up some fresh wasabi for some extra point-age.

Show me the Honey is an interesting re-concepting on a classic theme. You’re stuck in the centre of a bee hive tossing coloured eggs (a’la Bust-A-Move) while the workers buzz about filling the comb with wax preventing your advancement and distrupting your strategy. For a bubble-style game, this one has a hefty pace — so grease up that trackball.

The site is packed with nearly 40 GAMES (of varying quality) playable directly in your browser with a current flash plugin and a brief download. Advertising is unobtrusive (or non-existant — thanks CBC!) and many out of the collection are smart enough to hold you attention for that much-needed distraction.

ANDY’S SCORE: Four Classic CBC Logos our of Five

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