Online Games from PopCap

May 18th, 2006

It seems that ever since there have been computers, there have been computer games. I can still remember the text-based adventure game ZORK. (”You are standing in an open field….”) Things have come a long way. Nowadays, I divide computer games into two categories: 1) Complicated games that take hours to master, forever to finish, and consume days of your life; and 2) simple games that take minutes to master, a short time to complete, and consume days of your life.

The standard Windows games of Solitaire, Minesweeper, and FreeCell fall into this second category and still seem popular today. In a pinch for a quick gaming fix, I will resort to playing these and they certainly do pass the time. It seems a masterful feat to find a game simple in concept yet very fun to play (and play and play and play). PopCap Games is a place to find such games.

Bejeweled is perhaps the most popular game from PopCap. It is available as a Palm handhelp version, and Palm owner I know has it installed. With over 30 games available, there is something for everyone. They fall into four categories: Puzzle, Arcade, Word, and Card games.

My Favorites

Dynomite! is a prehistoric egg-blasting games where you shoot eggs at similar colors to match three or more to remove them as they advance down at you. It is simple, comical, and very addictive. Part action and strategy, it reminds me of Tetris.

Zuma is similar as a ball-blasting game to match similar colors as a trail of balls winds through complicated layouts.

Candy Train reminds me of one of those leaky pipe games. Keep the train on track by rotating the tracks to form a continuous path to the destination picking up bonuses along the way.

Bookworm is a letter game perfect for Scrabble and Boggle players searching for words is world of letters. Special tiles, bonuses, and hazards keep this interesting.

TyperShark is a great way to improve your typing skills by touch-typing in order to keep your diver from being devoured by sharks.

Most of the games are available for free online play and many are available for download and purchase if you really fall in love with them. I’m sure you will get addicted to at least one of these games.

Play games from PopCap here.

Other free online games available at MIStupid.com.

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