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[Hidden Words - Christmas]

I'm normally into look-and-find games/books (my personal favorite is Where's Waldo?), but this one completely bored me. The music is monotonous at times and the puzzles are extremely easy. I assume this was either designed for young children or not much effort was put into hiding the objects. The artwork in the backdrop is perhaps the most noticeable part of the game.

[Ghost Hunter]

Ok, where to begin? Well, first off, the music is nice and works well with the theme. However, this does not compensate for other areas of the game that clearly need work. For example, the end screen is so abrupt you don't even know what killed you; perhaps fade out the screen for more effect. Also, I recommend taking into account a system of lives so that the player, when hit by a ghost, does not instantly lose the game, but can learn from their mistake and continue playing. Another thing: the ghosts rapidly shoot out from the walls, which takes the player by surprise, but often they move so rapidly that the game is made unnecessarily difficult. Maybe have the ghosts wandering around an enclosed space, rather than having them ejected from the walls, or at least slow them down. If you are going to have the ghosts move so quickly, establish a system of difficulty, where "easy mode" ghosts move slowly and the "hard mode" ghost move very quickly. Gameplay fluency is decreased because of the sheer speed of the enemies. Finally, I think that you should make the levels easier to navigate so that the player is able to jump out of the way when an enemy is on their heels, or perhaps turn around and shoot said enemy, without the added obstacle of having to jump up numerous platforms. The idea of shooting ghosts against an eerie tune is not a bad one, but this game needs a lot (a LOT) of refinement in order to fully utilize this concept.

[Finding Christmas]

Catchy soundtrack and retro graphics, but the game is a little repetitive and easy.

[Cyber Rush]

I really like this game (maybe it's because of how addictive it is).

[Fancy Pants Adventures]

Four words to describe FPA: It never. Gets. Old.

[Santa Run 2]

Not a bad game, but the time restriction and abundant obstacles make it unnecessarily difficult.

[CrashTV]

This game is genius.

[Arachnia]

Difficult but fun retro game with a catchy tune.

[Party Bueno]

I don't really get it, but it's kinda fun..?

[L.I.F.E.]

Difficult but amusing!