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Plasma Pong - Today's Time Waster
by Victor Agreda, Jr. Mar 7th 2006 at 9:55AM
This one's only for Windows, but it's too much fun to
pass up. Plamsa Pong is just Pong, but with the dreamy realtime fluid dynamics
capable with today's modern machines to liven up the look and gameplay. There are some little twists on the game as
well, including the ability to shoot plasma and shockwaves (very handy). Did I mention the plasma isn't just for looks?
Those fluids affect gameplay too. Another neat trick: sucking up plasma, and hence, the ball, back to your paddle.
Plasma Pong is a lot of fun to play, and even more fun to watch. The developer is planning some great stuff for the
game though, like cross-platform support, online scoreboards, and multiplayer capabilities. So start practicing before
all the OS X and Linux gamers show up to the party...
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
