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The BEST FREE games to play this holiday

Take your mind off the recession with the best free adventures, shooters, platformers, and RPGs this winter

Words: Tyler Nagata, GamesRadar US

Rose and Camellia
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A classic example of WTF-gaming at its best. Experience the elegant art of feminine conflict by slapping aristocratic ladies across the face.


Above: Rose and Camellia has WiiWare written all over it. C’mon Nintendo. 

Gunlimb
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You have AK-47s where your arms and legs should be. Now that’s a real hero.


Above: This is the greatest backstory 

Jetpack Brontosaurus
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Because Pilot Wings always needed more dinosaurs.

 

Crunch Time
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There’s an epic new sci-fi MMO that’s almost ready to release, but a swarm of bugs and glitches threaten to ruin everything. It’ll be up to you and two scantily clad space chicks to match colored gems in order to beat back the bugs and save the day.


Above: It’s basically Puzzle Quest with more voluptuous breasts and lots of MMO jokes

Nanaca Crash
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Nanaca Crash was Japan’s answer to those zany ‘Penguin Launch’ browser games that were popular for about two minutes four years ago. Instead of launching a penguin, you ram a poor fellow at full speed with your bicycle and send him hurtling through the air. Activate Nanaca’s special aerial crashes to keep him airborne. You’ll pass various special characters along the way who will give you further boosts or slow you down.

Mekuri Master
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Dear Nigoro,

We want to scold you for releasing a game about a guy who runs around hallways lifting up school girls’ skirts. But because you’ve gone through the trouble of including an in-depth training mode, an online leader board, multiple difficulty levels, and a super serious samurai soundtrack we’ll let it slide.


Above: The training mode gives you wooden mannequins to practice on


 
33 Comments
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TrippyMan  - 11 months 1 day ago 
1st! WOOOOOOOOOT! I played 2 or 3 of these, my favorite is the Portal Flash.
RebornKusabi  - 11 months 1 day ago 
No "I Wanna Be The Guy" or "Cave Story", really? Oh well, it's an ok article I guess...
crusading-geek  - 11 months 1 day ago 
thank you GR. I am now addicted to Detritus and echoes. You have cured my boredom
skyguy343  - 11 months 1 day ago 
fancy pants would be great for the N+ treatment

...except good
curtw_819  - 11 months 23 hours ago 
the portal flash and chalk r the best on this list (my opinion)
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 21 hours ago 
Hi Reborn,
I like I Wanna Be the Guy and Cave Story too. I just felt like we've talked enough about them in other articles on this site. If anyone else hasn't played them, follow these links. They're both great platformers.

I Wanna Be the Guy
Developer's site:
http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/

Cave Story
A fansite (the developer's site is in Japanese): http://www.cavestory.org/
Bluzlbee  - 11 months 19 hours ago 
Tekkyuuman, best Asian game ever.
sixboxes  - 11 months 18 hours ago 
Oh man, I lost about a whole weekend to Nanaca Crash. Not to mention the folder full of screen caps of high scores.
Moosebomber  - 11 months 18 hours ago 
Good god i hated murloc RPG.
also.
YOU FORGOT CHAOS FACTION! its my fav flash game. its an addictive super smash bros-esque game where you fight as a variety of diffrent fighters on a variety of interactive maps with a variety of diffrent weapons.
ZombiePirate215  - 11 months 18 hours ago 
ME 2D, nice. I loved that game, I'm still tracking development. I'm glad you put it in a feature
Ramen_Soup  - 11 months 15 hours ago 
Jesus christ on a bicycle Charles Barkley shut up and Jam looks amazingly funny.Hey does anybody have the link to it?
Ramen_Soup  - 11 months 15 hours ago 
Jesus Christ on a bicycle Charles Barkley shut up and jam looks amazingly funny.Does anybody happen to have a link to it?
CARLINNIT  - 11 months 10 hours ago 
I really liked ME & Masq was dead fun too :)
ineedaweapon  - 11 months 6 hours ago 
You forgot this one http://www.homestarrunner.com/stinkogame/v7/stinkogame.html
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 3 hours ago 
Hi Ramen_Soup,

If you had trouble with the download link in the article for some reason, try heading to here:
http://www.talesofgames.com/games
ntvtxn  - 11 months 2 hours ago 
I love the music playing in the post, but can't identify where it's from. Help?
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 2 hours ago 
Hi ntvtxn. The song is from Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2.

You can actually play it in the window. The arrow keys are to move. 'S' is to jump. And you push up to walk through the doors.

But I think it's better to play it in full resolution. You can find it by clicking the link above.
CoD_22  - 10 months 30 days ago 
combat arms for fps games.
Cwf2008  - 10 months 30 days ago 
combat arms f**king sucks everytime i died in that game it would freeze...also the first gun sucked you couldnt aim
Bronxx  - 10 months 30 days ago 
Listen up people,
The Fancy Pants Adventures are:
THE BEST FLASH GAMES YOU WILL EVER PLAY!
Go and play them right now.
Do it.
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