A Free Web Game Round-Up
Five Rather Interesting Free Web-Browser Games
Bored surfing the web? Or better yet, bored at work? Here are five free web games to keep you entertained.
The internet is great for many things. An excessive amount of information available at our fingertips, the ability to keep in touch anywhere in the world and of course, lots of distractions to help with procrastination.
The ability to play video games directly in the web browser certainly helps with the latter use. No need to download anything (which is especially useful if downloading happens to blocked on your computer, say at work for example) and they're available on any computer.
With thousands to choose from, here is a list of some of the more interesting interactivity the internet has to offer.
A note of caution, this one isn't for the feint of heart. There's a LOT of cartoon blood.
In this game, which is sadly far too short, you get to play as a medieval surgeon, dealing with problems ranging from the plague to proper disposal of a vampire.
It's fairly simple (you're guided through everything step-by-step) but entertaining none-the-less, especially when you're reaching for a tray of leaches.
A note of caution must proceed this "game" as well: Do NOT start this one unless you've got a LOT of free time to spare. It's the polar-opposite of Dark Cut as far as length goes and can be kind of addictive.
The graphic-based Second Life may be all the rage, but this completely text-based game asks the question: "What if you could live your life all over again?"
You play through various life scenarios beginning at birth and ending at death (which can occur at any age, based on your life choices.)
The game is basically a long series of descriptions, followed by choices to make, each one having an effect on the overall game. You can see how the game interprets that choices you'd normally make (or made when you were in those situations) or see what it thinks would happen if you'd done things in a completely different way. This one could easily kill an entire night.
A glorious newsgame (or as I prefer to call them, interactive editorials,) the McDonald's Video Game puts you in charge of the world's largest fast-food chain.
You need to grow the business by managing at all levels: the farms, the pimply-faced kids working in the restaurants and the boardroom.
The game is fictional, but fun! Annex land for more pastures and bribe politicians for favors, just keep your eye on the bottom line!
A strange kind of strategy game. The idea is to make sure no more than 100 monsters make their into your castle by setting up defensive towers, which each have different strengths and weaknesses and cost.
Remember, along with buying more projectile-firing towers, you can also upgrade the ones you already have. Good luck.
Sphere and Crimson Room
Sphere is the sequel to the web-classic Crimson Room, which popularized the "escape from the room" genre of web puzzle games.
These games have you locked in a room and you have to search around for items to solve puzzles, which will eventually allow you to escape.
The annoying thing is, there's rarely any explanation as to just WHY you're trapped in a room.
The trick to these games: Click on EVERYTHING!
These should keep the bored web-surfer busy for sometime. Just don't let your boss catch you.
