Today's Most Popular Games on The Great Games Experiment Today's Most Popular Games on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg Today's Most Popular Games on The Great Games Experiment en-us Plasma Pong Plasma Pong is a variation of Pong that utilizes real-time fluid dynamics to drive the game environment.

Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game. In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball, making Plasma Pong a fast-paced and exciting game.
]]> 27 Nov 2006 01:39:25 Return To Blockland Return To Blockland is a free expansion mod for Blockland, which is a popular TGE-based online Lego-style building game.

RTB adds more bricks, accessories, game modes, admin/player options, and a lot more. RTB's mission is to keep Blockland fresh and captivating. RTB is just an extension of the fun premise of the "vanilla" Blockland. There also lots of plans for RTB when Blockland goes "retail". Until then, RTB will still be supported and developed for the public beta version 2, which has been enjoyed by the masses for nearly two years (and was featured on TechTV's "The Screen Savers").

RTB was first released in June, 2005. The current version is 1.045. The next version will be version 1.05. When the final version of Blockland is available for purchase we will move development to RTB version 2.0.
]]> 18 Oct 2006 01:49:08 Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory It's a game based on the Quake 3 engine, but it's totally different from Quake 3. It's a WWII themed FPS game, but it's not as realistic as say CoD. It has realistic textures, but the movements are Quake 3 style and it's also very fast paced like Quake 3. It's one of the best game out there in my opinion. The combination of a realistic theme with an unrealistic gameplay is just awesome. Try it out for yourself, you'll get hooked.
]]> 27 Nov 2006 04:18:18 Cat with Bow Golf Use a bow and arrow to drag a cat around while aiming for the target. This game is simple yet fun as you try to get the happy cat to the goal with as few shots as possible. 18 different holes with different obstacles will challenge your accuracy and skill.
]]> 17 May 2007 05:00:24 Starcraft An excellent RTS. Control one of three races to battle and destroy the opponents. The three races have different properties and abilities, but the balance in gameplay is superb.

Made by Blizzard, creators of Warcraft.
]]> 07 Dec 2006 01:22:55 Interactive Buddy Release your aggression by causing harm to the little guy. More damage gives you more money to buy new items and skins.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 04:51:33 Runescape RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd. With over nine million active free accounts and more than one million paid member accounts, RuneScape is rated among the most popular online games in the world.More than five million unique players access their accounts to play RuneScape at least once per month. RuneScape offers both free and subscription content and is designed to be accessible from any location with an Internet connection and to run in an ordinary web browser without straining system resources.

RuneScape takes place in the fantasy-themed realm of Gielinor, which is divided into several different kingdoms, regions, and areas. Players can travel throughout the gaming world on foot, by using magical teleportation spells or devices, or mechanical means of transportation. Each region offers different types of monsters, materials, and quests to challenge players.

Players are shown on the screen as customisable avatars. They set their own goals and objectives, deciding which of the available activities to pursue. There is no linear path that must be followed. Players can engage in combat with other players or with monsters, complete quests, or increase their experience in any of the available skills. Players interact with each other through trading, chatting, or playing combative or cooperative mini-games.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 04:54:57 Diablo 2 Since the beginning of time, the forces of Order and Chaos have been engaged in an eternal struggle to decide the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now come to the Mortal Realm...and neither Man, Demon, nor Angel will be left unscathed...

After possessing the body of the hero who defeated him, Diablo resumes his nefarious scheme to shackle humanity into unholy slavery by joining forces with the other Prime Evils, Mephisto and Baal. Only you will be able to determine the outcome of this final encounter...

In Diablo II, return to a world of dark fantasy. As one of five distinct character types, explore the world of Diablo II -- journey across distant lands, fight new villains, discover new treasures, and uncover ancient mysteries, all in the quest to stop the Lord of Terror, once and for all...

Game Features

  • Five all-new character classes with unique attributes and abilities

  • Four different, fully populated towns complete with wilderness areas

  • Multiple dungeons, caverns, and crypts in every town for players to explore

  • Expanded world, filled with all-new quests, weapons, spells, armor, monsters, and non-player characters

  • Advanced combat system, incorporating class-specific fighting techniques and spells

  • Full Multiplayer support, including Internet play over Battle.net®

  • Optional 3Dfx and Direct3D support
    • ]]>     07 Dec 2006 12:38:51     Diablo The story of Diablo is based on the premise of a war between Heaven and Hell. The town of Tristram is under attack by demons, and the player must save the town. As the player delves into the underworld, he discovers more about the demon Diablo, through large tomes that are found throughout the levels. Eventually, the player reaches the lair of Diablo and must kill him. Here is a more detailed summary of Diablo's history:

    Diablo, an incredibly powerful demon, is the Lord of Terror and one of the Three Prime Evils of Hell, who had been imprisoned in a Soulstone and buried in caverns deep beneath the town of Tristram. Though his imprisonment was meant to be eternal, the power of the Soulstone weakened over centuries, eventually allowing Diablo to awaken from his forced slumber. He telepathically turns a nearby human, the Archbishop Lazarus, into his loyal puppet. In order for Diablo to actually leave the Soul stone, Diablo needs a human to possess. At first he tries to gain control of King Leoric, the local ruler, through his puppet, Lazarus. But, since Diablo is too weak to possess the king, he fails and merely drives the unfortunate monarch insane. He then gets Lazarus to kidnap King Leoric's son, Prince Albrecht, so that Diablo can possess and warp him, thereby attaining material form and freedom from the stone. At the moment of the boy's possession, his terror is so great that the boundaries between the realms are broken and parts of Hell seep into the mortal world and take root in the subterranean labyrinth beneath Tristram. Diablo may have a body now, but he is far from his full power, so he bides his time and summons countless hordes of demons and infests the whole underground complex, claiming the new region of Hell as his own personal lair.

    Soon afterwards the maddened Leoric is slain by his own lieutenants. Demons appear in the countryside as the Lord of Terror regains his strength in the heart of the labyrinth and prepares for the time when he would once again emerge to seek his brothers - Baal and Mephisto - and free them as well. It seemed to be a matter of time until the Prime Evils gained dominion over the entire mortal realm.

    Then, one day, a lone traveller approaches the town of Tristram
    ]]>     07 Dec 2006 01:10:09     fl0w flOw is a Flash game created by Jenova Chen and Nicholas Clark. The game involves the player guiding a tiny, aquatic worm-like microorganism through various depths of the ocean to consume other organisms and to evolve their organism as the player advances.
    ]]>     08 Dec 2006 04:25:56     America's Army America's Army is a tactical multiplayer first-person shooter owned by the United States Government and released as a global public relations initiative to help with U.S. Army recruitment.
    ]]>     11 Dec 2006 08:54:23     Quake 3: Arena Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Your new environment rejects you with lava pits and atmospheric hazards as legions of foes surround you, testing the gut reaction that brought you here in the first place. Your new mantra: Fight or be finished.

    Quake 3 is a multiplayer arena-style first-person shooter. Quake 3 follows in the footsteps of Doom and Quake in providing a frantic and exciting deathmatch experience.
    ]]>     14 Dec 2006 02:36:57     OpenTTD OpenTTD is a clone of the Microprose game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, a popular game originally written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features. New features include buildables like new airports and canals, and also allows multiplayer matches over LAN or internet for up to ten players.



    Note that OpenTTD requires the original version of Transport Tycoon Deluxe data files in order to function.
    ]]>     18 Dec 2006 09:00:14     Radiata Stories You play as Jack Russell a young man who only gets into the Radiata Knights because his father was famous. Jack is certainly not the sharpest sword in the armory, but he is willing to do anything to help his friends. The story is pretty simple but is still lots of fun. This game never takes itself too seriously and is very humorous to play. Plus it has lots of replay value with over 175 playable characters you can recruit and the choice between siding with the Humans or the Fairies in the coming war.
    ]]>     08 Feb 2007 11:53:27     Virtua Figher 4 : Evolution This game takes the classic Virtua Fighter feel it upgrades it with new modes, characters, and fighting techniques
    ]]>     12 Feb 2007 07:20:39     Pokemon Colosseum Pokemon Colosseum for the Nintendo GameCube is the sequel to the popular Pokemon Stadium series on the N64. Connect your Game Boy Advance to your GameCube in order to battle with over 200 detailed 3D versions of Pokemon from the Sapphire and Ruby GBA games. As well as uploading characters into Colosseum, players are able to load exclusive Pokemon from the GameCube game and take them on the go with the Game Boy Advance. In addition to the tournament battle mode, Colosseum boasts a full adventure mode with a storyline. In this mode, players follow the scent of a mysterious organization that has been turning Pokemon into Dark Pokemon.

    Check out the group for Pokemon Fans of the World!
    ]]>     04 Mar 2007 09:27:41     Dolphin Olympics You are a dolphin who just can't wait to show off its moves. Use the arrow keys to navigate your dolphin, launch out of the water and pull off some sick tricks. Perform combo moves by immediately jumping out of the water after re-entry. After enough combos, you can soar into the cosmos and watch the celebration.

    Endless enjoyment, dolphin flips, peaceful ocean soundtrack: what more could you ask for?
    ]]>     04 May 2007 03:23:05     The Last Stand In The Last Stand, your objective is to protect a barricade against the oncoming hordes. Manage your time during the daylight to search for weapons, survivors and repair.
    ]]>     05 Jul 2007 05:34:55     Kingdom of Loathing The Kingdom of Loathing (or KoL, as it has come to be known by its player base) is a free, comical RPG, brought to you by the folks at Asymmetric Publications.

    KoL is currently in open beta -- it's open to the public to play, but it's not quite finished. More features and things to do are being added on a nearly daily basis. Despite its unfinished state, it has already attracted a thriving community of interesting, intelligent, and helpful players.

    KoL is, and always will be, free to play, but donations are appreciated and rewarded.

    KoL is played from the comfort of your browser, and is adorned with a staggering array of stunning hand-drawn images. It is turn-based, which means you get a certain number of turns (Adventures) each day.
    ]]>     24 Dec 2006 01:26:21     Adventures of Lolo
    ]]>     02 Aug 2007 03:30:18     Thread Space: Hyperbol www.hyperbol.com
    TS: Hyperbol is a game viewed Top-Down over a flat playing-field as you take control of a Ship that you customize in order to destroy your opponents. Game Types include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, Spawn Capture, Attack/Defend Objectives, and more to be added later with a Map editor.
    Your ship functions more like a Battleship, as it is stationary most of the time, a Turret that you can move occasionally across the map into strategically key positions, or simply to dodge incoming fire. The farther you move, the long you have to wait to move again. Or, you can customize your ship to recharge it's fuel rapidly if you wish to use a more active flighty Ship.
    There are 6 Weapon modules that will produce the weapons you use. Your factory can hold up to 6 Mods total, so if you want more of 1 type, you have to forgo access to another. Having more then 1 will make production of that type faster, and allow you to hold more in your max stock. Each Mod will produce several different projectiles, for example the basic 'Ballistics' mod will give you access to Energy Bolts, Missiles, and Shrapnel Bombs. Also, once you have build a total of 6 Mods, you have the option to Upgrade 1 of them into a lv. 2 Super version. All the weapons made by this super Mod are either upgraded, or totally new versions of the weapon. As the above example, the Bolts do extra damage, the Missiles become MIRV Packs, and the Shrapnel Bombs become Shrapnel Wedges, which fires all it's shards in a cone instead of in all directions.
    ]]>     08 Jun 2007 09:11:09     Unreal Tournament 2k4
    ]]>     20 Sep 2007 10:48:21     Sonic The Genesis classic is back. Sonic finds his way onto Flash with this complete version of the original classic. This version has two different game modes and 4 different characters.
    ]]>     19 Dec 2006 06:46:31     Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Samus enters the Wii in late 2007.
    ]]>     11 Feb 2007 02:22:51     3 Foot Ninja Help little ninja defeat enemies and collect all the scrolls to move to the next level.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 12:25:18     3 Foot Ninja II Take an amazing journey in a far away place. Fight the evil enemies and return the Princess to the King of the southern lands.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 12:38:52     Alien Attack Defend your Mars base and eliminate all alien ships - avoid friendly fire at all cost!
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 12:45:04     Tankbuster Tankbuster! Blow up many different types of targets (2), while evading enemy fire. Defend your homeland from hordes of rampaging tanks!
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 12:47:41     Alien Clones Be fast and accurate - defend yourself from the onslaught of alien clones.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 12:56:25     Marble Blast Gold

    Are You Ready To Roll?

    Marble Blast Gold is an arcade action game with simple yet addictive gameplay, suitable for players of any age. In the rich cartoon landscape of Marble Blast Gold, players will race their marbles through moving platforms, dangerous hazards, sparkling treasures and power up enhancements in an effort to complete each course in record time.

    Marble Blast Gold introduces new players to the game with a set of progressively more difficult beginner training levels, each designed to showcase a power up or game hazard. The hazards players will face in Marble Blast include powerful fans, whirling tornados, land mines, pinball-style bumpers, narrow catwalks, moving pistons, dizzying chasms, and more.

    To get past these obstacles, players can find and use five different ability enhancing power ups - the SuperSpeed, SuperJump, SuperBounce, Shock Absorber and Gyrocopter. Some levels contain gravity modifiers, which allow the player to change the direction of gravity.

    Marble Blast Gold comes with 100 whimsical and challenging levels, as well as the ability for advanced players to craft and share their own levels. Each level has 'gold standard' set for the high score, so you can test your skills against the record 'gold' times. Marble Blast Gold is sure to provide many hours of fun for the whole family.

    Features:

    • 100 Whimsically Challenging Levels
    • Unique Power-Ups - Including Gyrocopter and Super Bounce
    • Beautiful Full Screen Display
    • Delightful Sounds and Music
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 12:59:23     Alpha Attack Can you save the planet from the alpha bombs? Defeat the threat before our cities are destroyed! A great educational game that teaches typing while defending the world.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:00:18     Crashdown Try to clear the squares as quickly as you possibly can.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 05:46:35     Battle Pong Pong with a difference - destroy your opponent to win the game!
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:11:09     Battleships Can you be the savior and destroy the enemy fleet.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:13:29     Puzzle Poker Twenty five cards in five rows are dealt to you. You quickly spot the cards for a Full House and arrange them onto one line to form a hand. That was easy! Ch-ching! Five hundred chips. Now you spot four Kings! That's worth 1,000 chips. You start moving them onto a single line, but it messes up your Full House. OK, a little bit of finesse, and you are able to save both the Full House and the Four of a Kind. Now you notice the clock running down. Do you cash in or take a chance to get more points, maybe losing what you already have? You wonder what kind of scores your friends in your Club have. Will this hand be good enough to compete?

    Developed by Top Meadow
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:14:52     Boom Boom Volleyball Beach volleyball with an added BOOM!
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:16:19     DS4: Experimental Shooter Here's the shooter I've been working on for the last couple of weeks, my first attempt at a game following the so-called rules of rapid prototyping. I think it worked out fairly well.

    Arrow keys to move, 'Z' to shoot, but if you *do nothing*, your missile lockons start to add up. Wait as long as you can before moving or shooting, at which point your missiles fire.
    ]]>     02 Mar 2007 10:33:04     ThinkTanks

    Charge in, take aim and take off!


    ThinkTanks is a tank combat game designed to be a blast for the new and experienced gamer alike with lighthearted, fast paced pandemonium. Either battling against brain-hungry bots in solo play or going head-to-head against others online, ThinkTanks has something for everyone.

    Solo Play


    You find yourself in a ThinkTank... just one of many brain slaves imprisoned by Alien Mind Control-- only you have managed to escape their brain rays. But the moment you are free, you are besieged on all sides by insane bot-tanks. You must destroy or be destroyed and keep on your toes at all times. Luckily you can collect powerups that give you wacky weapons to help you stay alive. As you progress through each level, the bot tanks get smarter, stronger and crazier as Alien Mind Control reprograms the bot tanks to match your wits. Your goal is to beat the bosses, then rescue your brain-brethren and continue the fight on other worlds.

    Quickplay Battle Mode


    Upon entering, you are immediately engaged by heavy artillery. This is no-holds-barred warfare and to the victor go the points. You can be catapulted or thrust in any direction by rolling over the boost and jump pads to escape attack or rush the enemy. The lush, green hills are scattered with bots on the warpath, bots choking in their own smoke, floating orbs with special powers and ammunition, boulders, trees, AND the dreaded pit of doom. The goal here is to keep your brain intact, and triumph over bots of every shape, size, speed and skill.

    Scrum


    You are cast into a veritable feeding frenzy of tanks. You need to simultaneously track the position of your tank relative to the scrum ball using your radarscope, while navigating your tank along the bumpy terrain. If you are quick enough to pick up the ball yourself, you must make a mad dash to the goal, evading the thirsty pack of mad bots heavy on your trail. You win by capturing the most scrum balls in the allotted time.

    Both On-line BattleMode and Scrum games have team-play variants and online chat that allow players to play together cooperatively.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:35:46     Bloomin' Gardens Put your green fingers to the test! Can you keep the garden manageable?
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:28:47     Blox forever Can you get your brain round matching all of the blox together to clear each level.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:32:42     Bubble Trouble Are you up the challenge to clear all the bubbles and get yourself out of trouble
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:39:18     Bug On A Wire Can you guide your bug safely home and avoid getting eaten?
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:41:53     TubeTwist The goal of the game is to construct a machine that will guide the professors' famous Macroton devices from their starting positions to a final reactor tube where their energy will be extracted and stored for later use. Over thirty different tubes of various shapes and sizes must be combined to complete the machines including spirals, switches, anti-gravity devices, twisty turns, and precipitous drops.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:49:43     Bunch Bunch the balls and collect the points.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:50:04     Bubblezoid Don't let the bubbles invade the screen!

    Make bubble combos of three or more bubbles of the same color to pop them up and accumulate points, time attack mode will require you to be a quick shooter if you want to make it to the online top 10 players.

    Select "How to play" from the game menu to learn more.

    What's new in 1.1 ?

    - Animated background
    - Launched bubbles will bounce off the walls
    - Bubble clumps will drop, not only single bubbles
    - XBox 360 Controller added (forced use if detected)
    - Music composed by Erik McClure
    - XBox 360 Version (XNA Launcher required)
    - Source code included
    ]]>     02 Mar 2007 11:06:35     Bush Shoot Out Make sure that Bush and Condoleezza get out of the White House alive!
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:56:07     Orbz Orbz is an action/arcade game set in colorful 3D environments. The object of the game is to shoot your orb at targets located throughout 14 distinct courses in a race to score the most points. Game play contains both intense action and also strategy in planning the best scoring shots. Power-ups, like the "Money Shot" and "Curse of the Goober", are also available to either give you a scoring advantage or to slow down your opponents.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 01:57:51     Dark Horizons : Lore Invasion DH: Lore Invasion puts the player into the very mind of the most lethal war machines ever to engage combat in the war-torn Earth of 2155. Connected by a remote neural link, you control your Mechanized Assault Vehicle (MAV) in a squad of allied warriors while seeking to claim soil for the faction to which you've pledged your allegiance. Can you lead your people to peace in a harsh universe where reflexes and nerves of steel are the touchstones of victory? Or will your enemy overpower you with superior resolve and unrelenting firepower? How will you write the Lore of the future?
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 02:06:04     Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa

    Strategy


    Create and control lions, elephants, zebras, and more in this unique and deceptively deep strategy game. To succeed you'll have to discover the unique behaviors of each species and build food and water sources to suit them. Plan your ecosystem well so that you can help both predator and prey achieve balance in the wild.

    Simulation

    The Animal Kingdom awaits! Your virtual animals behave just like they do in the wild. Lions cull herds of zebras by hunting the young and weak. Elephants take over watering holes, driving off other thirsty animals. Hyenas travel far and wide to find meat, and then bring food back for their helpless young. Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa is more than just a game, it's the ultimate ecosystem simulator!

    Adventure

    Join Dr. Willoughby and Miss Carrilou on their hot-air balloon safari over the wild lands of Africa. In Story Mode, you'll unlock new chapters of their story, all told through animal-themed limericks! In the open-ended Sandbox Mode, you can earn high scores and unlock deleted poems, historical facts and more. If you enjoy witty writing, you will enjoy this game.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 03:57:03     RocketBowl RocketBowl Plus puts a futuristic twist on the traditional bowling experience. Bowl across the rolling contours of the RocketBowl Dome at the 1958 Kalamazoo World's Fair. Use special rocket-powered bowling balls to curve, boost, and hop your way over hills, around water traps, across bridges, and through winding chutes, all at a fun and relaxing pace. Knock over special 'dollar pins', collect bonus coins, and wager on matches against local pros to fatten your wallet and buy more advanced RocketBowl balls.
    ]]>     22 Sep 2006 04:10:41