Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The scale of the Universe

Ever wondered how big is an ant as compared to a red blood cell? This and many other answers lie in this beautiful and interesting flash game. It is not really a game, but an adventure into the secrets of the Universe. The music is peaceful and lovely, but the game is much more than that. Beautiful pictures combined with a great concept form an interactive way of enriching people's knowledge.

+ great concept
+ interesting facts
+ science made fun

- some drawings are not excellent, but they're ok...

Play it on NewGrounds

Monday, January 25, 2010

I Remain

I Remain is an atmospheric point and click. The story is a usual one: you are one of the last human survivers of the zombie holocaust and you have to get out of the house really fast. The puzzles are logical, some of them pretty hard. There is a video walkthrough in case you don't know what to do next, but that won't happen very often. Good luck at running from those brain eating zombies!

+ nice graphics
+ good atmosphere
+ logical puzzles

- you can't die

Play it on Kongregate

Sunday, January 24, 2010

iPhone 3GS disassembled

Ever wondered how your iPhone looks like on the inside? Now's your change to find out in this lovely stop motion film. You can see the iPhone being unboxed and then stripped to the last bit in a very Star Trek-like manner. What's even more amazing is that after the disassembly is over, a man comes and puts it back together. It actually works afterwards!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Nexus One ninja unboxing

Nexus One has only been out for a short time now, but almost everyone knows about it. There have been many unboxing videos, but Google has made the best one. It's a short stop motion movie about three curious ninjas who find a mysterious box sitting on the table. they chop  in into pieces and play with everything they find inside it. At the end, the only thing still standing is the Nexus. It's a very good animation and a cute and funny commercial.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Umbrella Adventure

Umbrella Adventure is a beautifully animated hand drawn platformer. You play as a cat-like creature whose family and cakes have been stolen mysteriously. All the elements of a good platformer have been used: jumping, grabbing ropes and hooks, wall jumping... The graphics are black and white, but the quality of the drawings helps create a wonderful atmosphere. Everything is very well polished and the game is also quite lengthy. 

+ beautiful graphics
+ nice atmosphere
+ lengthy

- slows down sometimes

Download it from YoYoGames

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Mahru-Z - the slow waiter

You've all been there: you go to a restaurant and it takes ages to get the simple dish you asked for. Now those lazy waiters and cooks are totally replaceable by robots that act exactly the same. Meet Mahru-Z and his older (less evolved) brother, Mahru-M. They can get your order and even cook something (in case you ask for something similar to milk and toast). Being served by robots may seem like a nice idea, but once you see Mahru approaching you with the speed of a dead horse you'll lose your enthusiasm. Despite being so utterly slow, watching them try is very amusing.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Funny computer commercial

Back then when PCs were bulky and slow, the commercials for them were really funny. Take this one for example: it's about the Portable 2 Compaq PC. Because it was marvellous comparing it to another PC wouldn't have been fair. So it could only be compared to a fish. Now say, what would you choose between a 4MB old "Portable" or the fish, which, unfortunately, can't remember a thing?