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LunchTimeWaster: Jetpac Retooled

12:00PM David Wildgoose | Some old school, side-scrolling shooty action for you this Friday lunchtime. It only requires pressing two keys, so you can even play while you eat! More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Makin’ Monsters

12:00PM David Wildgoose | I bookmarked this game last week. If I had any sense of timing I’d have realised how appropriate it would’ve been to post on Halloween. Oh well, we’re near enough. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Robots Make Great Gardeners

12:00PM David Wildgoose | Who knew? When a robot crashlands on an alien planet and has to recover all the pieces of his ship, apparently the best way to do so is by growing plants. Yes! More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Knit Stories

12:30PM David Wildgoose | As a kid you imagine fantastical worlds out of the most mundane objects. Bookshelves become towering castles; the gap behind the couch a secret cave. Small World plays on that childhood instinct. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Left 1 Dead

12:00PM David Wildgoose | Take Left 4 Dead. Remove three of the players. Fix the camera to a top-down perspective. Add stat and weapon upgrades. I present Bloodfield. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Here Be Dragon Ages

12:00PM David Wildgoose | Dragon Age: Origins has been billed as something of a return to the RPGs of yore that forged Bioware’s reputation. Something in the vein of Baldur’s Gate, all top-down, tactical and party-based. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Here, Kitty Kitty Kitty

12:00PM David Wildgoose | My housemate has a cat who takes pleasure in hiding. In the closet under the stairs, in between the pots and pans in the cupboard under the sink, in my other housemate’s wardrobe. I can relate to this game. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Going Underground

12:00PM David Wildgoose | As a dude with a sword, you’ll never be able to guess what you discover when you descend a ladder into the depths beneath a forest. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: On Yer Bike!

12:00PM David Wildgoose | The humble bicycle is an oft-overlooked mode of transport in videogames. Paperboy, the BMX bit in California Games, GTA San Andreas and a bunch of third-rate extreme sports games is really about it. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: This Boss Is Super, Atomic

12:00PM David Wildgoose | Most shmups are based on pattern recognition. The line between life and death boils down to how well you’ve memorised enemy and bullet behaviour. So what do you do when it’s randomised? More »