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Crossblocks is a fun, stress-free puzzle game - Time Waster
by Lee Mathews Jan 8th 2009 at 12:00PM
Crossblocks is a simple puzzle game. How is it played? Would you believe by crossing out groups of blocks to remove them from the play area?
Each level presents a new configuration of blocks that you've got to fully remove, and a specified number that you must remove at once. The first twenty or so levels were fairly easy to zip through, but they give you a good feel for how the game works.
After that, you'll need to be a bit more awake than I was. Your lines don't have to cover full rows - they just need to be long enough to remove the required number of blocks. Many levels have more than one solution that works, which is always welcome in a Flash puzzle game.
Crossblocks is a non-stressful little thinker to help you unwind for a few minutes.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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Matt McN said 3:08PM on 1-08-2009
I know it's in the source, but could you add a link to the article as well?
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Lee Mathews said 1:56PM on 1-08-2009
Link added to post...nice call!
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