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The App Store lacks not for match-3 games. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of them on the App Store in one form or another, as people just seemingly can’t get enough of them. It’s very easy to become jaded of the genre as a whole, until a game like Linkoidz brings more of an arcade-style intensity that is rarely seen in other iOS match-3 games, and you’re reminded of why there are so many to begin with.

Linkoidz is similar to a game like Magical Drop, where the objects you match are descending upon you from the heavens, and your goal is to make matches by pulling the Linkoidz down into your queue, and launching them back up into the playing field to match 3 or more. then, any identical Linkoidz that are in contact with the match are eliminated as well. as the Linkoidz stack up past a certain point, it starts to wear down your shield bar, so you must clear up the stacks of Linkoidz to allow your shield to regenerate. It’s a mechanic that can be tricky to explain in words, but it takes only a minute or two to understand when you actually play it.

Linkoidz may be a match-3 game, but it is fun. it has an intense pace to it, and many of the more challenging levels in the progression require a level of focus and on your feet planning that is more akin to an action game (or to a puzzle game like Tetris) when it gets very difficult. you can play through 30 levels with individual objectives, or in Endless, Sprint, and Zen modes, giving you a great variety of modes to play with. Thankfully, the controls work exceptionally well, being very accurate as you quickly swipe up and down rows and columns to pull down and shoot back up Linkoidz, even when you’re under pressure to swap around pieces quickly. as well, the game is a universal app, running in native mode on the iPad, and with Retina display graphics on those devices that support it. for leaderboards, achievements and challenges, the game supports both OpenFeint and Game Center.

The biggest problem with Linkoidz is that the graphics are kind of lifeless at times. while the Linkoidz and special enemies that you have to eliminate are all animated, everything else, especially the hero character who shoots the Linkoidz feels a bit static. He doesn’t feel like a character, he feels like a piece of computer artwork that occasionally moves around to what happens on screen.

Even if this is a match-3 game, the faster action-oriented pace of the game makes it feel much more fun than other games in the puzzle genre. There are a ton of match-3 games on the App Store, but Retro Dreamer has something special here. Linkoidz is frantic and addictive, exactly what great puzzle games should be. Even if you’re jaded on match-3 games, Linkoidz is worth playing.

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The last week of July is a busy one for new games, as several high-profile games make their debut. new releases this week range from a horror puzzle game from Atlus to fresh maps for call of Duty: Black Ops for the PlayStation 3.

Leading the charge is the well-received Catherine for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Catherine has players navigating tricky relationship waters (and equally tricky puzzles) as Vincent. When the commitment-phobic protagonist’s girlfriend Katherine starts talking about taking their relationship to the next level, Vincent begins to stray. While out drinking with friends, he meets a flirty bombshell named Catherine, whom–after a series of events he can’t quite recall–he wakes up next to the following morning.

In addition to helping Vincent make decisions to extricate himself from the situation, players will be called on to fight off the physical manifestations of his fears and guilt as he sleeps. Atlus is also including local competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes, as well as leaderboard support.

Also out this week is the second game in Microsoft’s five-title Summer of Arcade promotion, Ubisoft’s From Dust. due out on Xbox Live Arcade and the PC, the game casts players as a supernatural force looking out for indigenous tribes in a seeming paradise beset by natural disasters.

by transporting land, water, vegetation, and lava around tropical environs, players can open up new pathways for villagers and protect them from earthquakes and other calamities. The various threats in the game can also be turned to the player’s advantage; for example, a well-placed tsunami could extinguish wildfires rather than sweep away villages.

PlayStation 3 gamers looking to pick up new maps for call of Duty: Black Ops can grab the Annihilation downloadable content for Treyarch’s period shooter this Wednesday. It contains four new multiplayer maps and one fresh zombie level. The new killing spaces included in the downloadable content are Hangar 18, Silo, Drive-In, and Hazard. The zombie level is titled Shangri-La, described by Activision as “an exotic and mysterious map.”

those who prefer fantasy to shooting can pick up new content for Dragon Age II this week for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The Legacy content arrives on Wednesday, and in it, gamers will suit up again as protagonist Hawke, travelling to an ancient Grey Warden prison. Players will uncover additional details about his family history. Additionally, Hawke will visit new environments, battle new and “improved” enemies, craft a deadly weapon, and ultimately come face-to-face with a terrible horror.

Players looking for a new portable game this week can pick up Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions for the 3DS. The bundle includes Pac-Man Tilt, Galaga 3D, and a handful of other titles from the seminal arcade franchises in one package.

a spin-off from the original maze-navigating, pellet-munching adventure, Pac-Man Tilt is a 2D platformer that will make use of the 3DS accelerometer. Players will be able to tilt the world as a way to solve environmental puzzles and evade roaming enemies. Namco Bandai will also be playing off Pac-Man’s spherical shape, as he is able to roll into a ball to speed through levels, bouncing off pinball flippers and springboards along the way.

Galaga 3D Impact will also be a riff on the tried-and-true arcade shooter formula and sees the spaceship-versus-aliens contest shift to the first-person shooter realm. The 3DS’s gyroscopic and 3D feature will factor into Galaga 3D Impact, as players will be able to physically move the system to take aim and fire at enemies before those enemies can destroy human civilization.

Lastly, Section 8: Prejudice is out this week for the PlayStation 3. Originally released in April on the Xbox 360, the PS3 version includes a number of features its console counterpart did not have. Section 8: Prejudice for the PS3 will include two new multiplayer game modes: Skirmish and Assault. Additionally, those who purchase the game during its debut week will score the Blitz Armor pack and the Overdrive map pack for free.

for further details on the week’s games, visit GameSpot’s New Releases page. The full list of downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and subject to change

TUESDAY, JULY 26 Back to the Future: The Game – Episode V: OUTATIME–PS3–Telltale Games Catherine–PS3, X360–Atlus Dragon Age II: Legacy–PS3, PC, X360–Electronic Arts Deadliest Warriors: Legends–PS3–Spike Games Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove–3DS–Natsume Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions–3DS–Namco Bandai Games Section 8: Prejudice–PS3–TimeGate Studios The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff–PC–Electronic Arts Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team–PS3–THQ

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 From Dust–X360, PC–Ubisoft call of Duty: Black Ops – Annihilation–PS3, PC–Activision

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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

LOS ANGELES–Logic-loving FBI agent Nelson Tethers has a new assignment. Telltale Games has set a June 30 release date for the puzzle proficient G-man’s return in Puzzle Agent 2 for the PC, Mac, and iOS platforms.

When it arrives, Puzzle Agent will sell for $10. however, customers who preorder the PC or Mac version of the game from Telltale’s online store will receive a 10 percent discount, as well as a free copy of the original Puzzle Agent.

Puzzle Agent 2 picks back up with the first game’s emphasis on puzzle-heavy adventure gameplay, which was inspired by Level-5′s Professor Layton series. Designed in conjunction with indie comic artist and animator Graham Annable, the game sees Agent Nelson Tether returning to the sleepy Nordic town of Scoggins, Minnesota, to crack an all-new case and tie up some loose ends from the original game’s Scoggins Eraser Factory mystery.

For more on the series, check out GameSpot’s review of the original Puzzle Agent.

Thomas the tank engine friends train episode index number one.

Tommy Thomas and Gordon express train big blue Edward and Gordon the blue engine the sad story of Henry engine old Edward, Gordon and Henry tender Friends and Thomas’s train line the tank Thomas and the trucks Tom Thomas and the breakdown train Red James and the coaches three troublesome trucks big James and the express line tracks Number one Thomas and the guard van Friends and Thomas goes fishing at the pond Train Thomas Terence and the snow plough Tank Thomas and Bertie bus ride Steam tenders and turntables Double trouble in the shed yard little Percy runs away the nine Coal trucks train ramps the flying kipper Blowing whistles and sneezes Steam Tram Toby and the stout gentleman Friends and Thomas in trouble Dirty objects off the rails and on the tracks Going down the mine Thomas’s Christmas party lights

Train episode index number two.

Choo choo train Thomas Percy and the coal yard Moo moo cows Red bus Berties Chase race Saved from scrap yard old iron horse Thomas and Trevor engine Green Percy and the signal box GWR the great western engine Duck takes charge Tank engine Percy and Harold helicopter the runaway engine Green Train Percy takes the plunge Pop goes the diesel 10 Its dirty work to do A close shave better late than ever the back brake Van Toad the deputation Tank Thomas comes to breakfast Daisy Daisy diesel little Percy’s predicament the diesel number 10 wrong road to take the tank enging Edward’s Exploit the Ghost Train ride for haunted Henry the green engine Woolly bear Thomas and the missing Christmas tree

Thomas the tank engine friends train episode index number three.

A scarf for Percy the tank engine tender Tank Percy’s promise Time for trouble the biggest engine Gordon and the famous visitor Donald’s Duck the great western engine Thomas gets bumped Thomas Percy and the dragon Number 10 Diesel does it again Haunted Henry’s forest trees the trouble with mud no joke for James the red train Thomas and friends Percy and the dragon fire Trust Thomas the tank engine oliver the train Locomotive Mavis and friends rail route Tram Toby’s tightrope Blue Edward engine Trevor and the really useful party Buzz buzz bees all at Sea for Buster barge one good turn Tender engines can do great things the great escape little Oliver owns up Red Bulgy bus rides again the great Heroes Percy James and the fruitful day out Thomas And Percy’s Christmas adventure land

Thomas the tank engine friends train episode index number four.

old Granpuff Sleeping beauty Bulldog you can’t win them all Four little engines in a row A bad day for Sir Hatt the fat controller Train Peter Sam and the refreshment lady Trucks and trains Going home at last Rock ‘N’ Roll songs Special funnel the steam roller rally Passengers and polish Gallant old engine Tank Rusty to the rescue Thomas and Stepney the train Trains stop play for the day Bowled out Locomotive Henry and the elephant Paint pots and Queens Thomas and the special letter Bulls eyes Rail Tram Toad stands by the fish pond Special attractions Mind that bike on the line

DVD Thomas the tank engine friends Train episode index number five.

Crain Cranky bugs Horrid lorry A better view for Gordon locomotive Lady Hatt’s Birthday Party James & the trouble with trees Loco Gordon & the gremlins Bye George Baa baa put upon Percy tender Toby & the flood waters Haunted Henry Double teething troubles Tank engine Stepney gets lost Steam tram Toby’s discovery There’s something in the air Locomotive Thomas Percy & old slow coach Thomas & the rumours Oliver’s find happy ever after Sir Topham’s Hatt’s Holiday in the sun A surprise for Percy train make someone happy Busy going backwards Train Duncan gets spooked Falling snow on the line Rusty & the boulder

Train episode index number six.

Brendam dockyard diesel Salty’s secret Crane Harvey to the rescue no sleep of Cranky Crain the fog man A bad day for Harold the helicopter Elizabeth the vintage lorry Jack jumps in the frost A friend in need Scottish Twin trouble the world’s strongest engine Locomotive Percy & the haunted mine Middle engine Toby had A little lamb Jack frost winter time Dunkin Duncan Tender James & the red balloon Buffer bother Percy’s chocolate crunch bar Locomotive Edward the really useful engine Trusty Rusty saves the day Faulty whistles Thomas, Percy & the Squeak Thomas the Jet Engine Scared engines old Gordon takes a tumble It’s only snow for Christmas

Thomas the tank engine friends train episode index number seven.

Green Emily’s new coaches Useful Percy gets it right Twins bill, Ben and Fergus the old bridge crossing Locomotive Edward’s brass band consort What’s the matter with Henry engine Locomotive James and the Queen of Sodor Island the refreshment lady’s tea shop room the spotless record Tram Toby’s windmill bad day at castle Loch Rheneas and the Roller Coaster ride Captain Salty’s stormy tale lighthouse White snow engine Something fishy in the air the runaway elephant from the circus Steam train peace and quiet Fergus breaks the rules Bulgy rides again Helicopter Harold and the flying horse the grand opening day the best dressed engine on the Island Fast Gordon and Spencer engine not so hasty puddings Trusty Rusty the tank engine three cheers for Thomas

Thomas the tank engine friends Train episode index number eight.

Thomas to the rescue Henry & the wishing tree Thomas & the tuba player Squeak rattle & roll Percy’s new whistle Thomas & the firework display Too hot for Thomas and friends Emily’s adventure day you can do it Toby tram Loco Edward the great engine Train James goes too far Percy & the magic carpet ride Gordon takes charge of the day James gets a new coat of paint Thomas saves the day Percy’s big mistake Thomas, Emily & the snowplough Don’t tell Thomas Emily’s new route to follow Looking Spic & Span Thomas & the Circus Thomas gets it right every time to be As good as Gordon express Fisher man in the harbour Halloween mask Golden chickens to school house

Adore Puzzle is a free PC game which contains a wonderful photo collection of different European places, so you can go on a fascinating tour without leaving your PC. Beginning the trip from England, step-by-step, you move to the east and get an opportunity to discover new countries, solving more difficult and interesting puzzles. the game is absolutely free and safe. No spyware, no adware. Brief description of the game rules: Each level is represented by a particular country on the game map. After successfully passing a level, one or more new levels become available to solve. the game has 2 modes – Puzzle and Slide. the player can switch between them at any moment. there is a help prompt (a clock in the left bottom corner of the game window) which allows the player to see the whole picture for a short period of time. the turn counter and the timer do not limit gameplay and serve just to determine the player rating position.

Download Links: Adore Puzzle 1.5