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GamerBlips27) Gunroar
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Some might say this is Kenta Cho’s finest shoot-’em-up. We didn’t say that though, as another Cho shooter has found a place in our top 10, but those people have a point. A frantic, trippy, and visually chaotic shooter, Gunroar is the sort of game you could unknowingly sink hours into - a real gem.
26) Grid Wars 2
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Is GW2 a carbon copy rip-off, or a tactically refined extension of Geometry Wars? It looks the same, but Grid Wars fostered a slightly more thoughtful play style, until Microsoft killed it to pave the way for the PC version of their game. It’s still available, though, so Google your heart out.
25) Thrust Xtreme
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Nipping at the heels of the angular-spaceship-remake to the above, Thrust Xtreme carries off a similar imitation with a tad less blatancy. The game is a re-imagining of Thrust, in which you navigate your way through tunnels, avoiding walls and the ever-present bitch that is gravity. Grab the objective and struggle with its weight as you evacuate the planet.
24) Crayon Physics
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Crayon Physics Deluxe is in development now, and it takes the Penny Crayon ethic of “what you draw becomes real” to its logical conclusion. You can only draw squares and lines, but the potential for absorbing physics-based puzzles is obvious, even in this fairly limited version. We heavily advise you to give this man money as soon as Deluxe debuts.
23) Sumotori Dreams
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The game boasting most laughs per kilobyte; Sumotori Dreams fits into just 90k, and the whimsical physics and AI is like watching a couple of angry and randy drunks decide whether they want to fight or make out. It’s one game that is genuinely a spectator sport.
22) Tower of Goo
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Build your tower as high as you can in a game that manages to combine experimentalism gameplay and a great, physics-led mechanic. It’s the inspirational building block on which the upcoming World of Goo is founded, and that promises to be one of the feel-good indie hits of the year.
