MaximumPC 2007 06

JUNE 2007 MAXIMUMPC 

PAPER PILOT

Screw the eye of the tiger, you need to thread a needle’s

eye to succeed in this game

First, you build your plane using nothing more than virtual

paper. Second, you throw your plane using a virtual you.

Third, you challenge your friends to a winner-takes-all, email-

based, single-throw deathmatch to see whose nerves are

steeliest and who can huck his paper airplane the farthest. Do

you have what it takes to out-toss your buddies? There’s only

one way to fi nd out! http://www.solidworkspilot.com

BAUNS

A real ball-buster of a game

Many of Orisinal’s games seem more

like little fi lms, engaging because

of their aesthetics rather than their

actual gameplay, but Bauns mixes

up the equation, offering a straight-

forward look with addictive action.

A twist on the usual “knock down

towers of balls” seen in Bubble

Breaker, Chuzzle, and other

games, Bauns incorporates

a more challenging shooting

method and a mix of power-ups;

it also has that “just one more

game” element that could very

well keep you at your desk until

5:07. http://tinyurl.com/5qqw6

SILVERSPHERE

A tip o’ the hat to Marble Madness

This game reminds us of the Atari

arcade classic Marble Madness.

Here, your objective is to roll a silver

ball into a blue vortex to complete

each level. The action takes place

on a 2D maze of squares surround-

ed by water hazards.

Racing the clock in the

initial levels is extremely easy,

but the complexity ratchets

up quickly, as higher levels

introduce golden spheres that

explode on contact, crates that

must be used to form bridges,

sliding ice cubes, and other

obstacles.

http://tinyurl.com/yolbqt

TERRIFIC

TIME-WASTERS

MULTIPLAYER FLIGHT SIM

PUZZLE

ARCADE

FLASH ELEMENT TD

Flash meets Zerging in this Warcraft-themed strategy game

The best part of Flash Element TD isn’t the endless waves of ene-

mies that run through your little labyrinth, imploring you to kill them

with automated, tower-themed weaponry. It’s not the witty sound

effects that precede each mob, nor the strategic design of the bad-

dies, which truly forces you to rethink your grand scheme as the

levels progress. Flash Element TD rocks because you can set your

defense, click Play, and get work done while the game chugs along.

http://www.novelconcepts.co.uk/FlashElementTD

STRATEGY