A.I.R Play

What a pitty. Really. A game that is more or less original, with a graphical representation more or less compeling, and that could be funny, is something like an horror.

This is due to the control system. The game consists in something more or less like the classical air hockey, but now you can move two players, one is the goalkeeper, and other the field player.

The problem is that is very extrange to control the match. It is not easy to find the way to see exactly when the player can use a special shot, or to collect the rings that are in the playground.

Developer: Trigamma
Score: 5


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Fitba

Possibly, the best game of Community Games, and the game it need for being something popular among the people that has a 360 plugged to the web.

Fitba is a soccer game developed by a scotish videogame veteran based in the same idea than Sensible Soccer, but adapted to the platform (360) and to the times (2009), and is a bit related to scotish league (take it as you want).

The game basically is played using one stick for moving, and the other for kicking the ball. Appart, the players can tackle and being selected by the user. All very simple and well developed.

The game is not perfect. I have not found the chance to changing the time of the matches, and there are minor glitches like being near scoring, and then the match ends.

Indeed, very good game.

Developer: Triple B Games
Score: 9.5

Altar of Gems

A Columns clone, but at least it introduces one diferential element: To attack or to defend yourself depending on your mana.

Yes, in this game you have to match 3 or more pieces of the same colour, and then it gives you some amount of mana. This mana could be used for raising the floor of the enemies, or for lowering yours.

Is funny, graphically simple, but effective


Developer: Willy K Games
Score: 6

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Groov

Another Geometry Wars clone, this time it attemps to do something related to music (the best part of the game), but when it cames to speak about gameplay, is a bit too much simple.


Developer: Barryman
Score: 5

World Revolution

A nice game remembering Missile Command, but in 3d and very polished, very well developed, and very interesting in general. Yes, the core gameplay is the same than always, but the game is constructed in a way the player enjoys and feels good.

Developer: xPox
Score: 7

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Machiavelli's Ascent

This game is the classical flash game where the player shoots something to the air, and then has to get some points for hovering enough for being shooted another time, and this until the game ends.

The case is that the game is well developed, is relaxing, and could be considered more or less like "Flow for Community Games". But nothing more.

Developer: Naturally Formed Studios.
Score: 6

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Happy Face

Happy Face is a match-em-up game in which the player gets a grid with a lof of Happy Faces, and the player has to make any move to a place on the board without being obstructed by other faces.

At the beginning there are only a few faces, but with every move, there appear more faces randomly. The player has to align 5 or more faces to make them dissapear.

The game has bad and very simple graphics, and the gameplay is dull. So... it fails.

Developer: DSRush
Score: 3