Cage Match 1 - Sumotori Dreams vs Toribash

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Vote count: Sumotori Dreams 8 - 44 Toribash

Winner: Toribash



"sumotori is far more entertaining and to crunch it all into 96k is herculean." - Joe

"Toribash wins hands down, it's both much deeper, much more developed, larger community and keeps you coming for more." - Mahatma

"Toribash is just stick figures and elastic bands." - Jim

"This sumotori looks like theft to me. He couldn't even figure out a name for a game by himself." - anonymous

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News

Uchuforce 2 updated with sound and new enemy ships. [Uchuforce 2 review]

A new edition of 1UP's Weekly Freeplay is out. La-Mulana, B-Intruders, Marathon Trilogy and Once Upon a Time were mentioned. One out of four ain't bad...

The Crypts of Despair updated; collected food units increased from 50 to 75. [thanks to Paul, tips by Baptistry]

Another Joakim Sandberg interview uncovered by Mosh of Planetfreeplay. It's nice to see Paul Robertson's name next to his in the credits for a Disney game.

Remakes

Richard Jordan revealed as the perpetrator responsible for the Starquake remake gameplay videos posted recently. [Zub review]

New version of G-Force posted. [direct download link, G-Force review]

The first third of Remakes 100 is up.

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Synaesthete

Synaesthete is an arena shooter which attempts to bombard players with a cacophony of sound and images, hence it's not surprising that this DigiPen student project contains a seizure warning as well. The objective of the game is to guide the protagonist from one area to another, though each exit is only made accessible once the entire room is cleared of enemies.

Attacks are initiated by timing the correct key presses to each beat. This is where Synaesthete suffers, because a simple arcade game was unnecessarily turned into a car wreck with complicated control elements - the only letdown of an otherwise impressive team effort. The game is still undergoing changes, so there's a possibility that it's difficulty could be toned down in future releases.

Name: Synaesthete
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 50MB
Videos: Gameplay video 1, video 2

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Strict Machine

Strict Machine is an arena shooter which borrows gameplay elements from Invader, another one of dessgeega's creation. Use the W, A, S and D keys to shoot in any of the four possible directions. Tap a shoot button quickly for rapid fire.

There are only six stages to play in total.

Name: Strict Machine
Developer: dessgeega
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 1MB

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The Crypts of Despair

The Crypts of Despair is a new release from the creator of Death Worm, though with a lot less action than it's famous counterpart.

The X key can be used to open a chest, collect items or rest in an alcove to restore energy. A food unit is consumed for every move, but can be replenished by collecting meat found in the crypt. Arrows can be used for range attacks if a bow is bought from the shop. Press the C key to enter the aim mode.

Fans of roguelike games will enjoy this tiny little dungeon romp quite a bit. There are thirty levels to explore in total.

Name: The Crypts of Despair
Developer: JTR
Category: RPG
Type: Freeware
Size: 1MB

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News

Joakim Sandberg (Chalk, Noitu Love) interviewed by Skaldicpoet9. [Chalk review, konjak.org]

Fraxy updated with new version, dated 13th of July 2007. [Fraxy review]

An XBox360 version for Paul Cunningham's Doppelganger is now available. [Doppelganger review]

Yakouga 4 released. [mature content]

Another Everyday Shooter gameplay video - part of an indie game coverage by the 1UP show. Invalid Tangram on the DS was featured in it as well.

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Blast Works to include rRootage, Possibly More

According to a recent Siliconera article written by Spencer, the original Tumiki Fighters is an unlockable game within the upcoming Budcat's Wii production, Blast Works.

"As the conversation continued he (Budcat representative) explained that Budcat is working on bringing more of Kenta Cho’s shmups into Blast Works as unlockables. rRootage is going to be included for sure. Gunroar and Torus Trooper are possible additions."

- Read more
- Blast Works preview
- download Tumiki Fighters

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