I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.
In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.
To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.
Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.
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Skype has just signed a co-marketing deal with iSkoot, a company which makes a program of the same name which allows Java-enabled mobile phones and smartphones to use the voice capabilities of Skype. iSkoot gives you full access to your Skype contacts as well as regular phone numbers via SkypeOut. Though using iSkoot still uses you minutes, if you use Skype a lot or make international calls, iSkoot could be pretty cost-effective. It's currently free but the web site seems to hint that it will eventually be a subscription service. PC World and MobHappy have more details.
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enzo said 7:15PM on 8-10-2006
but since skype is free until the end of the year...
free outward calls anytime until december 31st.
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yaya said 1:09PM on 8-11-2006
Can we stop putting a lower case I in front of all our brand names? It is really starting to get lame.
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Jeremy said 11:16PM on 9-05-2006
Iskoot is ok. But Vox for Skype seems even better. I wanted to share with you this new app showcased on Skype extra galery. It called Vox for Skype. Apparently it works on all mobile phone (unlike eqo).it's free and easy to set-up.
It's launched on September 11th but you can get an early bird notification. I'm curious to compare Voxlib to iskoot. Please let us know what you think once it's launched.
Thanks
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