Tag archive: 2D
Toast Boy
Update: Toast Boy too tricky for ya? here’s a Toast Boy save file with all the levels unlocked. Just download it and stick it in the same folder as ‘Toast Boy.exe’. Blocky pixelated characters propelling themselves around levels with reverse-thrust… continue reading »
Pixels from the past: Mug Smashers
So I’m worshipping Easy Retro as my new god now — sacrificing goats, the lot. They’re creating a library of old arcade, console and computer games that you can play right in your browser — none of that faffing about… continue reading »
Stunt Pilot 2
Not only does this look gorgeous, it plays fantastically too. The aim’s simple: fly through the rings, with only the up and down arrows on your keyboard for company (and Space for boost). It’s tougher than it looks — but… continue reading »
Shift 4
Oh god. If you haven’t played Shifts 1, 2 and 3, go back and play Shifts 1, 2 and 3. Go on. We’ll wait. All done? Fun, wasn’t it? And now you’re perfectly prepared for Shift 4, which expects you… continue reading »
Crunchball 3000
Speedball online, basically. The Amiga futur-o-sport classic hasn’t materialized as an emulated browser game in its own right — but Crunchball 3000 from Ben Olding Games will do very nicely in the meantime. For those new to the idea: run,… continue reading »
Party Boat
Messhof (aka Mark Essen) has just released this dodge-the-missiles game. It is fun. But it’s only fun when you’ve worked through the three ‘stages of comprehension’, which are: 1. realising that you’re rotating and thrusting, and — oh! — you… continue reading »
Fathom
You must play this. The first few seconds of Fathom’s shooty platforming are pleasant enough: chunky pixels, slick control, synthy sounds. But are you thinking the opening boss battle seems suspiciously hard? You’d be right. Suddenly, Fathom turns into something… continue reading »
Squid Yes, Not So Octopus: Squid Harder (beta)
Yes, somewhere in the midst of that image above is your ship. Squid Harder is the sequel to the original SYNSO, and things have got about 10,000 times more Geometry Wars in the interim. This shooter is insane. The easiest… continue reading »
Blasterman vs Yellowskull
This little platform-shooter gets it right in all the right places. It’s about shooting roving droids and solving the odd door puzzle — but the slickness, the sounds, the little ‘boomph’ as you stomp on a switch and bounce perfectly… continue reading »