Geeky Gamer: Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

Hello again!

I recently became hooked on an adventure point and click game which has become an increasingly rare occurrence as I get older, wiser and let's face it, less able to spend hours playing games! Growing up is overrated ;) I found myself with a bit of spare downtime after a run of night shifts and treated myself to a trial download of a game. I loved it so much that I had to go and buy the full version!

I tend to love the adventures which bring the scare factor. I love playing games with the lights on low and the music turned up high which inevitably makes me jump far too often but I love it! This particular  story starts when your husband-to-be goes missing while on a solo diving expedition (who does that??) so we go off in search of our one true love and find some rather disturbing creature-types underwater who appear to have kidnapped our beau. Your mission is to free him and escape with your lives but of course, as with all great adventure games, this is not a straight-forward task...

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This game made me jump out of my chair several times, so much so, that I was always on edge every time I moved my character through into another area... So much fun!! And the puzzles are great, not with terribly obscure solutions as I have found in the past but real brain-teasers which are so satisfying to complete. Great story, fantastic effects and atmosphere and the backgrounds and videos are rather beautiful. My only gripe is that is wasn't long enough but then again the best games never are!

Have you played any fun games lately?

Hannah xo

Geeky Gamer: Plants vs. Zombies

My daily commute is an hour sat on the London Underground. Long, but it has certainly given me more time for reading and playing nonsensical games on my phone ;) My latest tube time gaming obsession has been this little gem of a game, Plants vs. Zombies from PopCap.

The aim of the game is to protect your home from a relentless zombie invasion who only want to pick your brains and eat them. Eugh! So naturally, you need to fill your garden with special butt-kicking plants to protect you and your home - a zombie assault course if you will. Be careful though, these aren't just your average slowmo leg-dragging zombies. there's everything from polevault zombies to digger zombies with a conehead zombie in between! Don't worry though, you have an equally large and varied plant arsenal to return fire with.

This game is super easy to play and very addictive. You have been warned...

Hannah xo

Geeky Gamer: The Simpsons: Tapped Out

It has been quite a while since I've been slightly kind of obsessed (ok totally obsessed!) with a game and The Simpsons: Tapped Out has spoilt my clean record. D'oh! I'll take comfort in that I didn't pay a penny for it as it's completely free! :)

Homer has once again destroyed Springfield and it is your job to help Homer and Lisa rebuild the town from scratch. It has a bit of The Sims about it as you order the characters around and build stuff. At the moment there's a Halloween theme update on the game which allows you to vandalise other Springfield towns and destroy zombies and pet zombies before they turn your characters. It's all a lot of fun! There are a ton of things to discover as you play the game and complete the quests :)

Rebuild the town and collect the taxes. 

Trick or treat? Trick it is!

And be warned, if your phone is not on silent you may find yourself hearing Homer talking to you quite regularly... Highly amusing! (My boyfriend thinks I'm texting Homer Simpson...)

Try it out, it's literally a whole world of fun ;)

Hannah xo

Geeky Gamer: Shutter Island - The Adventure Game

My name is Hannah and I'm a gameaholic. Well, I'd like to be except I'm a little short on time. Here's a little gem I've been playing recently. 

If you enjoyed the film, then you'll love this point and clicker! It's a gentle introduction for the newbie puzzle adventurer though don't think you can stumble through without a fright or two ;) The details within each scene are beautiful and the music and effects are perfect! 

The game is mostly hidden object based with a few straightforward puzzles thrown in for good measure. My only complaint is the duration, I had it completed in a few hours. 

Have you played any good games lately?