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<h2>Space Trader has a brand new website! Chat with other players, learn more about the game, and see videos! <a href="http://www.playspacetrader.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Check it out!</a></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Space Trader</strong> is the game where you challenge your friends, foes, and yourself in a bid to becomes the wealthiest Trader in space! Travel between exotic destinations buying and selling commodities, while avoiding the government that's trying to tax your way of life. Hunt down criminals to collect bounty rewards, or go take jobs from crime bosses to earn money under the table. Explore locations in search of hidden bonuses and other secrets! <strong>8 Players</strong> can compete together and have your stats tracked in our online scoreboard.<br />
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<h1>Get into the game!</h1><a href="http://www.playspacetrader.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="userImageSQ" align="right" src="http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com//userimages/4/4273dc01924ad5bf79651b836bf0cce7_sq.jpg" /></a><br />
For more details or to start playing immediately, go to the Space Trader website and sign up for the beta. If you're a member of The Great Games Experiment, you're approved and can get into the game right away!</span><a href="http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/screenshot/87870bab22fef1f94d21b479534b8bc4/"><img class="userImageS" style="display: block; margin: auto;" src="http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com//userimages/8/87870bab22fef1f94d21b479534b8bc4_s.jpg" /></a><strong>Space Trader</strong> is in development by <a href="/group/hermitworks" class="game_link">HermitWorks Entertainment</a>, and the team consists of:<br />
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<a href="/user/Cameron" class="developer_link">Cameron Tofer</a> - <a href="/user/mtofer" class="developer_link">Marcia Tofer</a> - <a href="/user/Phillip" class="developer_link">P D</a> - <a href="/user/CuriousJord" class="developer_link">Jordan Dennis</a> - <a href="/user/Kjell" class="developer_link">Kjell Iversen</a> - <a href="/user/Blaze" class="developer_link">Scott Brooks</a> - <a href="/user/nop" class="developer_link">Phill Djonov</a> - <a href="/user/Chris Fraysse" class="gamer_link">Chris Fraysse</a> - <a href="/user/Mattathworks" class="developer_link">Matthew Regan</a> - <a href="/user/LenaG" class="developer_link">Lena Gilje</a><div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>27 Dec 2006 09:38:49</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>GISH</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/gish/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/2/21e604be7e4158e7de80cb1b58817383_sq.jpg" title="GISH Image" /> As an amorphous ball of tar that rolls and squishes around, players experience a one-of-a-kind, 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game featuring unique gameplay only provided by GISH.<br />
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<strong>Developer</strong>: Chronic Logic<br />
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<strong>Release Date</strong>: September 2004<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>22 Sep 2006 06:29:09</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/zeldaminish/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/1/1e6da5f0f5c5e68c0c53766a39f12c53_sq.jpg" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Image" /> When the sorcerer Vaati turns Princess Zelda to stone, Link embarks on a quest that will take him to places he's never imagined. Using the power of a mystical hat called the Minish Cap, the Hylian hero will shrink down for a massive quest... on a microscopic scale!<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>01 Dec 2006 08:09:05</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/qfg3/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/d/d2bef4442019adeec09783decf916b1c_sq.jpg" title="Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War Image" /> The third game in Quest for Glory series is set in the Africa-like world of Tarna, where you travel with your new liontaur friends you have met in the second game. Shortly after your arrival, you learn about the conflict between the liontaurs and the neighbor Simbani village, populated by the leopardmen. It is now time for our hero to become a skillful diplomat and to prevent an upcoming war between the two nations.<br />
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The gameplay system of &quot;Wages of War&quot; is the same as in the two previous games. The game plays like an adventure, with puzzles to solve and characters to talk to, with the additional of RPG elements: combat (action-based) and character development. You can play as either a fighter, a thief, a mage, or a paladin, and raise your skills directly after battles or by performing various actions. Graphics and interface underwent a major change. This is the first 256-color Quest for Glory game, and the first one to utilize the new, icon-based interface.<br />
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<em>(from the <a href="http://www.mobygames.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Moby Games</a> <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/quest-for-glory-iii-wages-of-war" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">QFG3 page</a>)</em><div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>05 Dec 2006 11:32:14</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>RIP: Strike Back</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/RIPStrikeback/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/4/4488966d629c9e7150b78d016bbaee65_sq.jpg" title="RIP: Strike Back Image" /> A cruel dictator, General Wildboar, has conquered the world. His evil cyber-mariners guard his lair and keep the entire planet under his control. Joyous holidays such as Christmas and Halloween were banned. Dreaming was a crime with a punishment of death. The world was falling deeper into darkness with no hope of recovery. When there are no heroes left in the land, help comes from some very unexpected places.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>28 Dec 2006 03:06:12</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Dirk Dashing</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/dirkdashing/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/0/01a98a275df267b8c5b529bf8c6e5e01_sq.gif" title="Dirk Dashing Image" /> Dirk Dashing is the new James Bond. Take on the roll of Dirk Dashing in this side scrolling adventure game. Dirk may have a license to kill but chooses to put his enemies to sleep with gas grenades.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>29 Dec 2006 02:29:37</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Atomic Battle Dragons</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/atomicbattledragons/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/6/6f7f92355866ec93a581174c5f80fed4_sq.jpg" title="Atomic Battle Dragons Image" /> The game is very easy to learn and convienent to play with the automatic save system. You play as a dragon knight and uncover a story rooted in medieval mythology. The lands are under siege from Belzom's evil dragon army and you must joust them to save the kingdom.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>05 Jan 2007 06:45:22</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Toy Robo</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/toy-robo/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/c/cdc284e73f23deb2583a4f9283f8b597_sq.jpg" title="Toy Robo Image" /> <strong>Please try it and then let me know what you think</strong> :)<br />
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Toy Robo is an Action-Adventure Shooter that requires quick hands and engaging strategy.  You play as Toy Robo, a robot action figure on the side of good.  Your goal is to rid the world of evil toys which appear only at night.  You will do this in Arena style combat using your Blaster and Energy sword.  To help you along your way, you can equip several types of batteries, each with different combat effects and <br />
bonuses.<br />
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This game was developed as an entry to the gamedev.net 4e4 contest which required that it encorporate at least 2 of the following four elements (elements of which ALL games are apparently made of): pirates, ninjas, robots and zombies.<br />
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I opted for robots and zombies because robots are easy to model and zombies are easy to animate ^_^<br />
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The contest had a 6 month time limit, so I wanted to make sure I didn't bite off more then I could chew.  In the end I came in 2nd out of at least 20 - the 1st place finisher was developed by 5 people!  so even though I didn't win I felt like the game did very well and the process was rewarding.<br />
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Belowe are a few screen shots and the game download.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>23 Jan 2007 10:40:46</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Gulo</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/gulo/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/5/549cce8a201b5359e37467a8cec3d901_sq.jpg" title="Gulo Image" /> For 500 years the Gulo Nation lived in peace.  But now a new threat has arisen, and it's time for action once more.<br />
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Living in a post-technological Utopian society was nice for nearly 500 years until a meteor storm struck the floating island of the Gulo Nation, wreaking havoc and killings hundreds of Gulos.  Not only did the meteors obliterate what was left of the once great Nation, but the Oibri, helper robots designed to help preserve life, became corrupt and started attacking the Gulos.  <br />
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It's up to one Gulo to take action and save what is left of his people.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>02 Feb 2007 07:34:02</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/linksawakening/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/b/bfa12e9ceb62d15378d010aa58c936c6_sq.png" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Image" /> Link, after setting sail for new experiences and adventures, finds himself caught in a squall at sea. Helpless in spite of his valiant efforts to last through the storm, he is overwhelmed by vicious waves and lightning... <br />
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Some time later, a gentle girl named Marin discovers him washed up on Toronbo Shores.. the beach of Koholint Island. She finds a way to get him home and takes care of him until he finally awakens. Marin and her father, Tarin, explain to him where he is, and after he sets out to reclaim his sword, he encounters a mysterious owl... The owl cryptically warns Link about the perils this island faces should the Wind Fish be disturbed from his slumber, and thus Link decides he must do something to save them.<br />
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This owl guides him throughout the rest of his journey, slowly helping him uncover just what exactly is going on. Link learns that, unfortunately, in order to save the islanders he had grown to love, and to set himself free, he must also end a dream, a romance that he might not want to... To save all those people he had come to know and cherish from the Wind Fish's Nightmares, he would also have to end the illusion that caused them to exist in the first place. <br />
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It's a heart wrenching choice to confront, one that Link no doubt regrets with every deep ache of his very soul.. but the only alternative was to let the Nightmare take over and destroy everything.. This was the only fate he could offer them... <br />
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A tragic, touching tale that is told in the simplest way, Link's Awakening is a dream that I'll always hold dear to my heart...<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>08 Feb 2007 11:34:05</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Crash Bandicoot</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/crashbandicoot/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/7/7fd9701285bc152bb53c49a4b53dc0c8_sq.jpg" title="Crash Bandicoot Image" /> Crash Bandicoot is a platform game made by Naughty Dog in 1996 for the PlayStation, featuring the character by the same name. In it, Crash must fight Dr. Neo Cortex's henchmen in order to save Tawna, his beloved bandicoot girlfriend for revenge on Cortex. <br />
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Evil dr. Neo Cortex and his sidekick dr. Nitrus Brio have captured Crash and his girlfriend Tawna to experiment on them. Crash was rejected as a failiure, but Tawna is still at the clutches of evil scientist Cortex. It is up to Crash to rescue her.<br />
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In Crash' first appearance on the Playstation, you must run, jump and spin your way through this part 3D platform/part Side Scroller/part Mario 64 style adventure.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>03 Mar 2007 02:03:56</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/jakanddaxter/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/6/6a1b271dab330015c0f6568128ccceeb_sq.jpg" title="Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Image" /> Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is the first video game in the Jak and Daxter series. It was released for the Sony Playstation 2 on December 4, 2001. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy spawned two sequels, Jak II and Jak 3, and two spinoffs, Jak X and Daxter.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>08 Feb 2007 09:38:21</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Brave Fencer Musashi</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/bravefencermusashi/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/2/2b3edcb62d7dd173b83606c21c5d8891_sq.jpg" title="Brave Fencer Musashi Image" /> The player controls Musashi, a boy summoned to the Allucaneet Kingdom by its Princess &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; named Fillet &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; to save it from the invading Thirstquencher Empire. Fillet's intention was to summon the legendary Brave Fencer Musashi, who had saved the kingdom from a monster called the Wizard of Darkness 150 years before; she is therefore disappointed when she gets a small boy instead. Nevertheless, Musashi is given the blade Fusion, and charged with the task of obtaining Brave Fencer Musashi's sword &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; Lumina, the Sword of Luminescence &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; before the Thirstquencher Army does.<br />
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The bulk of the game involves Musashi fighting a variety of enemies, using both Fusion and Lumina, to save the kingdom from various threats (which range from fires breaking out, to an invasion of half-vampire, half-zombie monsters called Vambees), and to acquire five scrolls which increase Lumina's strength and grant Musashi new abilities. There are also several minigames and puzzles scattered throughout which must be completed to advance the plot.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>10 Feb 2007 01:38:47</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Animaniacs (Nintendo)</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/animaniacssnes/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/f/f2228ad3fbe0b0a88383d75ffe7bb3c2_sq.jpg" title="Animaniacs (Nintendo) Image" /> The SNES videogame of Animaniacs is more complex and challenging than its 16-bit counterpart on the Sega Genesis. This game is out of the ordinary because movement is forwards, backwards, and side to side (all levels have paths that move the characters on three lanes to avoid enemies and obstacles), whereas in most 2D platform games the player can only go forward and back. Pinky and the Brain once again have another plan to conquer the world by deciding to steal the script of the Greatest Movie ever while it was under development (this is not any actual movie or parody of one). The CEO of Warner Brothers studio reluctantly asks the Animaniacs for their assistance to retrieve all 24 pages of the script, which is the primary objective of the game. This game can be completed without obtaining all of them, however. The game focuses more on parodies of films at the different stages that are once more based on different genres of movies.<br />
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This game is more complex for two reasons. Firstly, the characters have no health bar, lives (the game ends when all the characters are defeated/captured, one by one) or special abilities. Secondly, there is the slot system, which is a slot machine at the bottom of the screen. It activated after obtaining a certain number of coins and can be used for a range of power ups such as temporary invincibility or bringing back characters who were defeated or captured earlier.<br />
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Throughout the game, there are small creatures with white block heads, red bodies and yellow appendages. The purpose they have in the game is unknown.<br />
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The levels listed below can be completed in any order. Rather than explain the level structure, parodies will be listed:<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>10 Feb 2007 11:12:45</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Cubivore</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/cubivore/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/9/9a975255d61f310b6e10ba568d88ec58_sq.jpg" title="Cubivore Image" /> Cubivore's gameplay is an action/adventure game with a few RPG elements in it. The purpose of Cubivore is to kill the Killer Cubivore and its cronies. To accomplish this your Cubivore must go through several mutations, through several lifetimes &quot;laps&quot; and generations of &quot;offspring&quot;. Upon attaining 100 mutations, your Cubivore can become powerful enough to produce an offspring capable of fighting the Killer Cubivore. Thus, Cubivore is a game that is meant to somewhat represent natural selection.<br />
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Combat is simple, but strategic and often fast-paced. When facing another cubivore, your job is to attack it, weaken it, and finally kill it by tearing off its limbs. Cubivores are able to attack, jump, run, evade i.e. walk backwards, and block. Much of combat consists of trying to learn the enemy's attack patterns and hitting a weak point. Once the enemy has been subdued, it becomes a battle of wills when your cubivore clamps down the opponent and attempts to tear off its limbs (resulting in a large spurt of purple square-shaped blood, uncharacteristically dark for Nintendo). On eating a limb your Cubivore heals itself a bit, absorbs the color of that limb, and mutates if possible. Finally some boss monsters have a special limb called &quot;Raw Meat&quot;, which grants special abilities when comsumed.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>10 Feb 2007 11:19:43</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Jet Force Gemini</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/jetforcegemini/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/e/e17e5ebe135c3196e3d49d3bd2e8fcf7_sq.jpg" title="Jet Force Gemini Image" /> In this epic 3rd-person shooter action/adventure, you take control of Jet Force Gemini, a team of intergalactic heroes (including a flying, gun-toting dog) who must oppose an evil Empire and save the Tribals, an enslaved ewok-like race.  <br />
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Highlights:  <br />
Developed by Rare, creators of Goldeneye and Banjo Kazooie.  <br />
Huge worlds to explore, non-linear action packed gameplay.  <br />
Impressive, memorable soundtrack.<br />
Huge boss fights, tons of weapons, and lots of insect guts.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>10 Feb 2007 02:36:41</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Earthworm Jim</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/earthwormjim/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/d/d1cc0eb54c9cd29dde1af985e4cfbe11_sq.jpg" title="Earthworm Jim Image" /> You are Jim, an earthworm, who happened to be in the right place at the right time when a enhanced space suit landed on him transforming him into Earthworm Jim. He travels in pursuit of Psy-Crow to save Princess What's-Her-Name.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>12 Feb 2007 07:02:07</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/pitfallthemayanadventure/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/2/2f9829565425bcb626da95108bd889f6_sq.jpg" title="Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Image" /> Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a video game released in 1994 for the Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis by Activision. It was ported to the Sega Mega-CD (1994), Sega 32X (1995), the Atari Jaguar (1995), PC (1995), and the Game Boy Advance (2001), with the last one ported by Majesco. Pitfall: TMA was also the first commercial game released for Windows 95.<br />
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In this game, the player takes the role of Pitfall Harry Jr., son of the hero of the original game, who has to find his kidnapped father.<br />
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An extra feature in all versions is the ability to play the original Pitfall! (the Atari 2600 version) after finding a secret doorway. The doorway can be found by looking for something that seems out of place. The Mega-CD, 32X and Windows ports contained extra (and expanded) levels and other enhancements over the earlier versions.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>02 Mar 2007 06:57:03</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/mauimallardincoldshadow/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/c/c49001d206dbc62575789aa96c9d0dac_sq.jpg" title="Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow Image" /> Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow, also known as Donald Starring in Maui Mallard in Europe, is a platform game, released in 1996 for the PC, Game Boy, Super NES(SNES) and Mega Drive/Genesis consoles. The game was developed by Eurocom and released by Disney Interactive. The game was one of the first games to be released under Disney Interactive.<br />
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Maui Mallard (played by Donald Duck) is a medium-boiled detective visiting a tropical island when the mysterious Shabum Shabum idol goes missing. Shabum Shabum is considered the island's native guardian spirit, and unless the idol is recovered, the whole island will explode. Maui is put on the case, and his investigations lead him through a creepy mansion to a native village, where Maui is sacrificed and thrown into a volcano as a sacrifice to the native gods. Maui survives the volcano, and the islanders put him through the &quot;test of duckhood&quot;, which Maui passes, gaining the natives' trust. The natives tell Maui that the only one who knows where Shabum Shabum is has died long since, and Maui goes through the land of the dead to escort his soul into rest.<br />
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Besides typical platform game gameplay (running around, jumping from platform to platform), one of the game's most distinctive gameplay features is allowing to switch the player character's form to suit one's needs. The player begins the game as Maui, whose only mean of self-defence is an insect-launching pistol that can launch several forms of bugs, some of them combined for greater effect. However, once the player reaches the second level, Maui transforms into Cold Shadow, his ninja alter ego, who defends himself with short-range attacks using a staff. Cold Shadow's staff is also primarily used to explore the level further, such as climbing a narrow tunnel. After the second level, the player can switch back and forth between Maui and Cold Shadow at will, provided he has enough ninja tokens for the transformation. The amount of ninja tokens Maui or Cold Shadow holds determines Cold Shadow's strength when played as him. Some levels of the game, however, prevent Maui from transforming at all, as Cold Shadow cannot bungee jump on vines, for example, which forces the player to use Maui throughout the level.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>02 Mar 2007 07:45:23</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/CrashBandicoot2CortexstrikesBack/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/5/5357d10c3f4889cdf9bbefd56e75e00e_sq.jpg" title="Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Image" /> Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a platform game made by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation and released in 1997.<br />
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The game takes place after the end of the first game, where Crash sent Cortex falling to his supposed doom from atop his blimp and into a cave, where Cortex discovers a large Crystal, and has a flash of inspiration. One year later, he is seen in a space station, being told by his new assistant N. Gin that to harness the Master Crystal's power, he will require an additional 25 &quot;Slave Crystals&quot;, which are scattered across the Earth. Cortex then abducts Crash (while he is searching for a spare battery for Coco's laptop) and persuades him to gather the Slave Crystals, telling him that he will use them to harness the power of the aligned planets and prevent Earth from certain doom.<br />
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The gameplay is characterized by a limited environment, and by the breaking of crates, each of which contains some bonus. Breaking all of a level's crates earns the player that level's clear gem. The player can collect additional clear and colored gems by finding and touching them. Colored gems activate secret areas. If one collects all of the gems in the game, the secret ending is activated. Crash has several moves: jump, spin attack, body slam, slide, duck, crawl, and an extra-high jump performed by sliding or ducking and then jumping. Stepping on a question-mark platform/trap door takes Crash to a bonus level. Going to special locations, where something is somehow out of place, brings Crash to one of five secret levels. Also if the player manages to get to certain place in some levels with out losing a single life, the player can hop onto a platform with a Skull and Crossbones logo on it. It takes you to another path in the level of the main path and contains boxes and other secrets one might notice not being found on the main path.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>04 Mar 2007 02:37:59</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/CrashBandicoot3Warped/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/e/e6d5ea4a573ac68e29abfdc5f2c9dc75_sq.jpg" title="Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Image" /> Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped is a platform game created and developed by Naughty Dog. Released in 1998, it was the third platformer game in the Crash Bandicoot series and the last platformer game in the series made by Naughty Dog, who became an in-house developer for SCEA after Crash Team Racing.<br />
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The game's story centers on a duo of anthropomorphic bandicoots and their mission to gather Power Crystals scattered across time before their enemies can.<br />
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A large critical and commercial success, Crash Bandicoot 3 is considered the best game in the series and one of the defining platform games of its era, alongside Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie.<br />
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Like previous installments in the Crash Bandicoot series, Warped consists of two main modes of gameplay: a hub room and the levels. The hub room (called the Time Twister here) is split into five areas, each containing five levels and a boss fight. Initially, only one area in the hub is accessible, but more are opened as the areas are completed. The levels featuring Crash largely follow the &quot;follow-the-path&quot; gameplay seen in previous games in the series, but other modes, such as riding a biplane, jetski, and tiger among others, can be seen along with this. Another new feature is the ability to gain new abilities by defeating a boss. These abilities include faster running speed, a longer spinning attack, and a bazooka among others. The game also makes heavy use of the then-new Dual Shock controller by using the vibration effect frequently.<br />
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In addition, the game features a new Time Trial mode, in which a level must be raced through in the fastest time possible. Boxes are laid throughout the levels that are able to freeze time for 1, 2, or 3 seconds. A Sapphire or Gold Relic will be earned if the given time is beaten. In addition, there are Platinum Relics and developer times set by the Naughty Dog and SCEA testers. A platinum relic can still be received before completing the game with 100%, but the times will only be seen on the level info box if the game is completed with 100%. Completing the game with 105% (the maximum percentage of the game) shows a sequence in which Crash and Coco watching a fireworks display.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>04 Mar 2007 02:46:32</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/CrashBandicootTheWrathofCortex/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/9/9c0f749e29626bbd80076565b3a29eae_sq.jpg" title="Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Image" /> Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is a platform game in the Crash Bandicoot series.<br />
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Gameplay is basically the same, but this time Crash has a new move called sneak. This move allowes you to sneak over nitros. Coco is also playable, and for the first time, Coco has her own set of moves. There are many vehicles available including a 4x4, a plane, and a robot suit.<br />
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The story begins somewhere outside Earth's orbit, where we see Doctor Neo Cortex's evil space station base. Inside it, Uka Uka has called together a &quot;bad guy convention&quot; and is obviously quite angry with everyone. According to him, their track record for spreading evil is pathetic. They conclude that Crash Bandicoot is to blame. Of course, they wouldn't let anything stand in the way of evil, especially not a &quot;brainless orange marsupial&quot;, and decide that Crash must be eliminated. And so, Uka Uka orders Cortex and his cronies to come up with one good plan... or else. Cortex informs everyone that in his scientific endeavors, he has created a genetically-advanced superweapon of unbelievable strength. But the final missing crucial element is a power source. Uka Uka brings up the Elementals, a group of destructive masks with the power over Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. If they unleashed their destructive energy, they'll have enough power to bring Cortex's secret weapon to life. They would have a weapon capable of crushing mountains, demolishing entire cities, and wiping Crash Bandicoot off the face of the Earth forever.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>04 Mar 2007 02:59:22</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Crash Twinsanity</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/CrashTwinsanity/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/b/b826ef1adcef2d33a278c2c4e9d1500d_sq.jpg" title="Crash Twinsanity Image" /> Crash Twinsanity is the fifth platform game in the Crash Bandicoot series. It was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.<br />
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Two purple birds called the Wicked Twins form a new threat to Crash's homeworld. Crash has to team up with his arch rival Dr. Neo Cortex to put a stop to this new threat.<br />
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Crash Twinsanity is a classic-style Crash platform game, though this time Crash has to work together with Dr. Cortex from time to time. Crash can pick up and throw Dr. Cortex to places he can't reach himself, or use him as a hammer to slap enemies. The consistent conflict between both heroes causes many situations.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>04 Mar 2007 03:08:09</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Space Station Silicon Valley</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/SpaceStationSiliconValley/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/e/e9a224011ed1411c6fc2e94c36094bc0_sq.jpg" title="Space Station Silicon Valley Image" /> pace Station Silicon Valley is a platform game released on October 01, 1998 by Scottish developer DMA Design (now known as Rockstar North, creator of the Grand Theft Auto series). It was initially released for the Nintendo 64, and later in a version for the Game Boy Color.<br />
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The game's storyline revolves around a space station, home to numerous animals (the station was intended by the designer to be a &quot;technologically advanced amusement park&quot;), which was launched and subsequently lost in the year 2001. Thought to have disappeared forever, it reappears in the year 3000, and its designer, Professor Cheese, mysteriously vanishes upon an excursion to the station. Following this, A duo of &quot;Heroes for Hire&quot;, namely Danger Dan and his partner Evo, are dispatched to the station in order to investigate this disappearance. They arrive to find that over 1000 years, the animal cargo had evolved and merged with technology; examples including an electronically-powered fox with motorized wheels and a steam-powered hippopotamus. Throughout the course of the game, the space station is on a collision course with Earth, and it is the player's mission to save all of humanity.<br />
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Within the game, the player controls Evo, a robot who is reduced to no more than a microchip during the crash into the station and must enter the bodies of the animals therein (who each possess their own abilities), in order to solve puzzles and defeat enemies in each level. As this progresses, Dan is trapped in the team's destroyed spaceship and does nothing but assign Evo his missions and watch the player's actions.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>04 Mar 2007 05:25:47</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/aloneinthedarkthenewnightmare/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/a/a5179e33d27f37dfb1119072adf53fdc_sq.jpg" title="Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Image" /> Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is the fourth installment of 1992 survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark created by Atari. The game was released on several platforms including PC, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation 2.<br />
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Edward Carnby's best friend, Charles Fiske, has been found dead off Shadow Island, a mysterious island near the coast of Maine. Carnby's investigation quickly leads him to Fred Johnson, who informs him of Fiske's search for three ancient tablets with the ability to unlock an incredible and dangerous power. Johnson pleads with Carnby to take the place of Fiske and reopen the investigation in order to recover the tablets. Carnby accepts the mission making it his life's goal to avenge Fiske's death and find the tablets.<br />
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Carnby isn't alone on his quest. Aline Cedrac, an intelligent, determined young archaeologist joins Carnby on the mission to Shadow Island. This high-spirited adventurer has taken it upon herself to find the missing tablets, but is there another reason she was so determined to come to Shadow Island? Time will surely reveal the secrets and the intentions, so on October 30, 2001 they approach Shadow Island.<br />
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From their first steps on Shadow Island in the cold winter night, Carnby and Aline are immediately confronted by terrifying, evil creatures that are determined to halt their progress. Throughout the course of their investigations, every step they take, every corner they turn, they are met with suspense, intrigue and a sense of impending doom. Relying only on their instincts and limited resources, Carnby and Aline must destroy this sinister evil and uncover the truth.<br />
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The player takes the role of either Edward Carnby (a rugged paranormal investigator) or Aline Cedrac (a feisty scholarly type), and find themselves marooned on Shadow Island, a haunted place where the shadows are rumored to come alive. The player soon comes under attack from &quot;Creatures of Darkness&quot; that appear out of nowhere and seem to be living shadows. These &quot;Creatures of Darkness&quot; are eventually revealed to be reptilian, silicon-based life forms from the center of the Earth, an enormous world of dark caverns known as the &quot;World of Darkness&quot;. Shadow Island apparently contains one of the many entrances to this underground world. True to their name, the game's enemies are averse to light (which apparently turns them into sand), and this figures heavily in gameplay. Players can use their flashlight to repel certain creatures, and killing them is accomplished with such light-producing ammunition as &quot;magnesium bullets&quot; and &quot;phosphorus shells.&quot;<br />
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Light plays a significant role in this game. One of the game's main gimmicks is the use of a flashlight that players can use to light up the game's darkened pre-rendered screens, revealing hidden details and uncovering items.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>11 Mar 2007 06:23:46</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Transformers</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/transformers/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/4/44521bf53d74e3b6290e5bbf7f276ce2_sq.jpg" title="Transformers Image" /> Transformers: The Game is a video game based on the 2007 Transformers movie. Activision and Traveller's Tales are currently developing the game, which allows people to play as either one of nine Autobot or Decepticons including characters not in the film.<br />
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The gameplay consists of &quot;free roaming action adventure which draws upon racing, flying, combat, shooter and exploration elements.&quot; <br />
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Peter Cullen and Frank Welker will reprise their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron.<br />
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There may be different play styles and abilities depending on the platform of choice.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>11 May 2007 04:26:56</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Onimusha - Warlords</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/Onimisha-Warlords/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/5/5d1459d7a7a173cf8fc0438033fed38e_sq.jpg" title="Onimusha - Warlords Image" /> Onimusha: Warlords is the first game of the Onimusha series.<br />
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The game features samurai Samanosuke Akechi, modeled after actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, determined to save Princess Yuki of the Saito clan and defeat Nobunaga, resurrected after signing a pact with demons. The game also features Kaede, an expert female ninja who provides Samanosuke with information. Kaede was originally sent to assassinate Samanosuke by the Iga clan of ninja, but had a change of heart and develops trust and deep feelings of love (as shown in Onimusha Blade Warriors) for the samurai and agrees to join him as his confidant. Samansosuke travels throughout all of Inabayama Castle where he searches for clues of Princess Yuki's whereabouts, finds special weapons, and solves various puzzles.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>24 Jun 2007 06:10:37</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Grade black CX</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/gradeblackcx/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/4/4bd43362d62c8ed49ddd6b59ae45fef6_sq.png" title="Grade black CX Image" /> <div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>12 Apr 2008 07:12:56</pubDate>		</item>	</channel></rss>