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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

Eternal Daughter
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Eternal Daughter is one of the most celebrated freeware games ever. Due to its incredible art, beautiful soundtrack, and engaging story, Eternal Daughter is still a pleasure to play. If you want a great platformer/RPG that’ll send you swimming through nostalgic memories of the old SNES days, you owe it to yourself to take the time to download this classic.


Above: If you have fond memories of Chrono Trigger or Super Metroid, we suggest you give Eternal Daughter a shot 

Murloc RPG: Stranglethorn Fever
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Murloc RPG: Stranglethorn Fever is the best homage to World of Warcraft we've ever seen. Trust us. You'll love the author's take on the most beloved/hated monsters in the history of MMOs, the Murloc.

With plenty of WoW humor and its great attention to detail in recreating the look of Stranglethorn Vale, Murloc RPG is the sort of game that only a true WoW fan could create, and one that all WoW fans will enjoy.


Above: If you’ve never played Murloc RPG, take a break from Wrath of the Lich King to give it a whirl. You won’t be disappointed

Charles Barkley Shut up and Jam: Gaiden
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Developed by the ragtag group of coders and ballers at Tales of Games, Shut Up and Jam begins by regaling you with the tragic story of the Great B-Ball Purge of 2041. Thousands of the best basketball players around the globe were hunted down and killed during this frightening period due to the discovery of the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful and deadly that it could rock the very foundations of the world as we know it.

Unfortunately, this hateful anti-balling movement couldn’t stop the Chaos Dunk from striking when the mighty move eventually devastated the city of Manhattan 12 years later. 15 million people died that day and the world would never be the same.


Above: Be careful. This is the best trailer you’ve ever seen

As the title suggests, you’ll be stepping in the shoes of an older, wiser, and tougher Charles Barkley, who has managed to elude the authorities all these years. But now, Barkley finds himself framed for unleashing the forbidden jam.

You’ll need to tap into all your mad skills to ball, bash, and blast your way through the ruins of Manhattan to clear your name and get to the bottom of the mystery behind the infamous Chaos Dunk attack.


 
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TrippyMan  - 11 months 21 hours ago 
1st! WOOOOOOOOOT! I played 2 or 3 of these, my favorite is the Portal Flash.
RebornKusabi  - 11 months 21 hours ago 
No "I Wanna Be The Guy" or "Cave Story", really? Oh well, it's an ok article I guess...
crusading-geek  - 11 months 21 hours ago 
thank you GR. I am now addicted to Detritus and echoes. You have cured my boredom
skyguy343  - 11 months 21 hours ago 
fancy pants would be great for the N+ treatment

...except good
curtw_819  - 11 months 20 hours ago 
the portal flash and chalk r the best on this list (my opinion)
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 18 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 15 hours ago 
Tekkyuuman, best Asian game ever.
sixboxes  - 11 months 15 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 15 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 15 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 11 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 11 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 7 hours ago 
I really liked ME & Masq was dead fun too :)
ineedaweapon  - 11 months 3 hours ago 
You forgot this one http://www.homestarrunner.com/stinkogame/v7/stinkogame.html
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 50 minutes 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  - 10 months 30 days ago 
I love the music playing in the post, but can't identify where it's from. Help?
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 10 months 30 days 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 29 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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