Score: 10

"Excellent Chinese Hidden Chess Game"

submission: Tomb Chess

date: September 2, 2007

This flash game is an excellent creation based upon the Chinese Hidden Chess which is rarely known to the Westerners. The Chinese Hidden Chess are played with the normal Chinese Chess pieces and board; however, all the pieces are mixed and placed upside-down to hide their identity. The rules of the Chinese Hidden Chess are the same as per this flash game introduced.

In general, an excellent chess game designed into a gothic and necromancia style.

Score: 8

"Excellent Interactive Game"

submission: crazyflasher

date: August 30, 2007

This interactive flash game is well-designed with excellent music and gameplay.
I fail to understand why some people write negative reviews about this game upon
either its linguistic errors and/or its gameplay when both does not really damage
the creative work in general.

As for the gameplay, those who rant that it is impossible to dodge attacks: it is
possible to dodge attacks, just move around with timing. As for those who
yelped the items are too expensive and the death-match offered too little, you
can do the story-mode over-n-over again (the stage 1 of story-mode offers you
$1000 per turn).

As for those who claimed the game's clipping is bad because, the fist-attack
(only the "special fist attack" is valid for this claim) has a longer range than the
sword: I guess those who claimed this never studied any martial arts nor
looked closely at the game. The enemy who can hit you with a long-range fist
when you have a sword is, when you are NOT in the attacking motion or is half
way of performing it. In JKD, Savate and Western Fencing as well as other
martial arts, there is a concept (and hence techniques) for attacking "before
tempo".

As aforementioned martial art's "before tempo" attack, the author of this flash
game included such an advanced idea into the game is a deed to be credited
and admired. As the reason of why I only give this game an 8 out of 10, the
reasons are as follows:

- Graphics still need some improvements
- Multiple game saving-loading system should be offered
- Throwing weapons such as darts and throwing-knives should be offered
- The English linguistic errors should be corrected and updated
- The passwords offered on BBPlayer.net are incorrect

Score: 10

"Very Cute and Philosophical"

submission: Animal's student -ep01-

date: August 25, 2007

This flash film's style is very cute and, its storyline very well-written.
Totemo kawaii, Matsumo-san, sugoi ne.