This is a good hog, standard having to play games to leave ...
927069
This is a good hog, standard having to play games to leave a deserted isle, while helping trapped sprits move on.  I am happy with the service and will order from these people again.
3645857
This is a board game, ignore the whole video game business (except the nice ability to skip clean up). The monopoly analogy is apt, except with the right force behind you, you can take over park place with a giant pulsing amoeba. Many queues are taken from Magic: The Gathering, especially with creature abilities.

The hours melt away playing this thing. This coupled with the ability to addict your friends make this a great party game and after burning through the short plot-light single player campaign, toss in the drive occasionally for a refreshing play style. Worth its SRP and a great game to pick up in a bargain bin or here used for cheap.
2446028
Good product.  This looks good and performs fairly well.  It is nicely designed, and takes up less space.  The ability to securely (and fashionably?) stand the PS4 upright, while adding slots to hold games and two charging points is great!  The system fits in nicely, sets up very easily, and looks good.  I wish it was a tad less noisy... not a problem while playing, but if your game system is downloading a game overnight or installing sw, the fan is noisy and the light on the front is very bright (if you're trying to go to sleep).  Those are rare instances and are hardly a problem.  The slots for the games however are not quite sized appropriately for easy remove and place storage.  I find the games don't want to go in easily or want to fall... it works but should be better (hence the one star - more of a culmination of nit picks).

Note:  I was super disappointed until I realized that the blue latches that hold the case together when closed become feet to support the game side... HAHAHA.  Then I felt like an idiot and loved this product way more.  I complained a bit, but I really like this and recommend it for sure.
80609
Barbarossa is a deckbuilding game where you recruit super scantily clad female nazi soldiers to take over Russia in an alternate WWII history. The artwork is pretty lewd and the theme is enough to put off enough of folks, however, the actual gameplay is pretty solid and should be familiar to many used to the deckbuilding game genre.

The game play is pretty fast between turns, however the game will take a an hour or two to complete given the strategy involved, the end game having you take over cities that takes a while to build up to, however, once you start conquering cities, you will feasibly be doing so every 2 or 3 turns and the game will be over shortly. It about building up that initial attack force to get the ball rolling.

It doesn't take long to learn at all and most will understand the concepts completely before the first game is complete. Heck, most will grasp the concepts in less than 30 minutes of play and there is a big chunk of game here and many different approaches you can take to building a deck fast.

The 4 star rating comes from the theme and art being off putting and that someone can feasibly get a competent deck built and conquering cities far faster than another person causing a runaway victory pretty quickly. It isn't really luck based though, they simply played their strategy better.and it paid off.
1099931
Last night I threw a card across my room and yelled at my wife in a pirate accent with my tongue sticking out, and after that we played Something Different.

The game play didn't seem unusual, and it was just like most games. Only the rules change every turn. Sometimes you can't use your hands to play the cards...sometimes you need to talk like a pirate... and most times you need to get uncomfortable.

I only gave it 4/5 because depending on who you play with, they might not enjoy the humor or you may spend too much time going over the rules. When that happens it is sad and can ruin the game.
3886244
Overall, I give this game a thumbs up and LOVE the new planet blocks - they lend the game a bit more stability than the normal games, which is wonderful for younger players.  The main blocks click into the planet blocks, then the pigs sit on indentions and that is what you aim at.

My only real complaint is that we tested taking the pig's helmet off, and now it won't really snap back on.  It will sit on his head, but falls off really easily.

We have also started using the other Angry Bird Space game with this one to make bigger targets.

This is a lot of fun.
1746524
This is a great card game. It's a game that when it's over, win or lose, you want to play again. The components are really nice. The modular expansions that come with the game help tune the difficulty to something you find challenging yet manageable. I have not tried the co-op expeience, but the solitaire version is really solid. The only real downside is that you need a fair amount of space to play it, since you need to make a 6x6 card grid. Otherwise, it is a great game in a series of great games.
1873844
We love this because it allows us to play quicker games and no one has to keep track of the money.  Keep in mind it is a little older though, because some of the programming choices seem a little archaic.
4406794
I'm happy to have this in our respectable game collection. It's quick to teach, has good replay value, and has enough of a balance between luck and strategy to make it enjoyable for new players and experienced gamers alike.

As a travel edition, I love how portable this is. I will say, however, that the paper coins are not easy to work with and we'll probably end up buying the regular version eventually. If we want to travel with that, I'm sure we can find a baggie or tin that will suit.
1087572
Longhorn is great. Perfect two-player game, it goes quick and it's very re-playable. We love it at our house!
4178863
Played this game many times, it really does make you think hard to win, and playing logic games are really important for people of all ages I think.

There are a couple of things wrong with this though.

The box is comes in is very very flimsy. Top of the gaming shelf for sure.
You can keep all the pieces inside its Trap door though, Unfortunately you have to mix the Guess Pegs with the scoring pegs to do so. There is a divider between the game pegs and the scoring pegs, but it doesn't do a very good job of dividing.

Many of the scoring pegs are too big to fit in the scoring holes. I Had to keep a pair of pliers near me while playing in order to try and squeeze the plastic on them to fit in the holes.

Its all made of hard plastic so it will last forever as long as you don't loose the pieces, but the Quality control and storage design cut a lot of corners
3820345
This is a great classic game.  The board is not the original giant square board, which makes playing a little crowded, but I like that it takes up less space in the closet.  Also, this version is only 3 player.  The original was 4.
3258389
It's pretty cool but I have to unplug it for some games. I like it for the most part though.
1617455
Unlike many weird alternative controllers for the NES, this is actually usable and comfortable to hold. The circle pad does take getting used to as you have to push it all the way. There are definitely games this will work well for. The turbo buttons are basically more convenient to press than the standard ones. I still prefer the standard d-pad and the dog-bone controller does a better job even if no turbo. It's a cool design though.
2489130
After downloading this game, I learned that it's something called "Sokoban".  I don't know what that is, but I certainly enjoyed playing Pirate Stash.  Essentially, you push chests of "booty" (aka gold, treasure, goodies) around a maze to push the chests into predefined X's (you know, X's mark the spots) to keep them safe.

I really like logical and strategic games and this is a great but simple one.  The graphics are very clear - right down to his peg leg and his footprints in the sand.  There are 118 puzzles (if you count the introduction and advanced training puzzles) in 7 different categories, with each category growing progressively more challenging to solve.  It includes the standard game features (restart, undo, timer, reveal solution, leave the game and return to it, etc.).  The "Undo" is great in that you can reverse move after move rather than only being able to undo the last one.  I also like that the timer doesn't start until you make your first move, giving you a bit of time to assess the board and plan your moves.

There is a "Teleporting" feature that's unlocked after the first 20 puzzles.  Beam me up baby!  Using this feature, you can select a place on the game board, and, if your pirate could walk there, he will be automatically moved to that space.  Saves you a lot of clicking to get him to where he needs to be.  The other feature that unlocks is the ability to just move the treasure chest.  In the first games, the pirate must push the chests, but with this second feature, you can just select the chest and use the 5-way controller to move it and the pirate automatically follows behind.  Once you can "select" things, whether that's the pirate or the chest, the board will be filled with little squares to indicate to you which squares on the board you can move to (because some chests might be blocking some pathways), but I didn't find this feature all that helpful.

Scoring is based on the number of "pushes" it takes to get each chest to an X.  You'll get 1, 2, or 3 stars.  Each puzzle has a par (the average number of expected pushes it should take to get each chest to an X) and your scoring is based on how close you come to that.  I love that there's a par... I immediately know if I'm thinking about the maze in the wrong way or if I'm spot on.

The instructions are slightly helpful but could use some work.  The game is simple enough and, after a few minutes of play, you'll pick it up, so it's not a big deal that the instructions aren't as clear as they could be.

One thing that grated on my nerves was the phrase "Try and get a perfect score of ##".  In school, my grammar teacher taught us that if it is your intention to try something (i.e. it is your intention to try to get a perfect score), using the phrase "try and" is incorrect... that you should use "try to".  I don't always write or speak correctly, but that's just one of those things that I immediately notice.  It seems that "try and" is generally accepted now and I'm just an old fuddy-duddy, but I'm hoping Amazon will change that in version 1.2.

In the end, this is a great game to wile away some time while your parrot is at the vet or you're waiting for your ship to sail.  I don't know that I'll enjoy replaying the solved puzzles, but I imagine there will be more games out to play by then so it won't be a problem.
1018407
I was doubtful about this game before I purchased it, but I found it on sale, and let me just say that I'm really glad I got it.  Worms is a  turn-based strategy game that is definately toungue-in-cheek, so if your  looking for a die-hard strategy game, look elswhere.  On the other hand, if  you ARE looking for a fun game that you can kill some time with and have  laugh, then this is a good choice.  The AI in Worms isn't that advanced, so  it won't be long before you look at the terrain being a bigger challenge  than the enemy worms, but it is still a blast to lay waste to the  opposition.  To me, this is what Gameboy titles should be: A short  diversion that you can play while on the bus, waiting in a doctor's office,  on a trip, etc., etc., etc.  You WILL find yourself addicted to it, but you  don't have to play for hours upon hours to get any deep satisfaction out of  it. I do wish that there were more options and a way to save your progress,  but it's still a perfect time waster (and I mean that in a good sense.)
1697893
I won't get into a detailed revue, as I'm not a gaming expert, as my sons are.
This is a straight-up adventure game. Rather standard, a bit talky, and rather long cut-scenes between active chapters, but a quality example of the genre, and fun to play.
The game is developed by a Spanish company, but should be accessible to the American audience (the game IS in English.)
I picked it up for a song (It was heavily discounted,) but even at the prior price, I feel it is a real bargain.
I had no technical issues whatsoever in using the Amazon system to download and install the game. It runs without problems, however the configuration interface is a bit unconventional, until you start a game. My system is middle range, an AMD Athlon II quad core and Nvidia GeForce GTS450 running Win7 64 bit.
I would heartily recommend Runaway for adventure game enthusiasts