This game may not reach the top of a gamer's Richter scale, but hey, it's a game! I think this is a promotional or teaser for a game of the same title that you can purchase. It's a simple turn-based challenge game. The first time you login (after the customary registration process and email verification, the relevance of which nowadays I am beginning to question - but I digress), you are asked to choose your faction and become either an Autobot or a Decepticon. After that, you will be asked to choose and name one of the standard robots (there's an unlock feature for a special robot, I don't know how you get one, maybe when you buy the game). Then, you are taken to a screen where you can distribute an initial set of points on key battle attributes of your robot such as strength in use of weapon, agility, dodge, armor strength, etc. Reminds me of the way you distribute stat points on your MMORPG character.
Now, begins the fun part. You click on a button that takes you to a War Room. Once there, you can search for (or filter) a list of online players that you can challenge (if they are on the opposing faction). A challenge can either be accepted (an Advance) or ignored/declined (a Retreat). If accepted, a five-round match is set, wherein you need to budget the strength of your offenses (Primary Weapon, Secondary Weapon, and Hand-to-Hand Combat) throughout the entire match, as well as your form of defense (Dodge, Block, etc.). The challenging player will set up his offense/defense and this is communicated to the opponet, who will then set up his own offense/defense. Like in turn-based games, an outcome is determined by the system algorithm and a winner emerges. Each win counts as a point, and a loss is a deduction. But I don't know if this has anything to do with leveling up and acquiring additional stat points.
The idea is quite fun, and can be engaging for a while, especially if you are doing something else in your computer that does not require too much attention. Some players have so many wins or total battles in their profile that I wonder how much time they clocked on this simple game. However, I find the time controls a bit long, especially the initial challenge, wherein your opponent is allowed a full minute to accept or decline. That is an eternity considering you can only engage in one battle at a time. The FAQs are helpful in terms of the battle itself, but is quite silent on other aspects such as the all-important leveling (I don't even know if there is such a feature). I think it would also help if there is some sort of modifications that you can do to your bot as it progresses. Maybe there is, but I haven't been around that long.
Just click on the pic at the top to get you to the site.
I tried Restaurant City out of curiosity and simply because I haven't been playing any other game at the moment. It's a SIMs-type game that you can access through Facebook. The concept of the game is to manage a restaurant by hiring employees, learning menus, and improving the overall look and feel of your restaurant by buying new equipment such as tables, chairs, etc. The game is still in beta, but I have to say I am loving it. For the totally new to the game, here's a quick rundown of the main features of the game:
That's it for now. I am also just starting to understand the game, so I will be sharing my experiences on this game as I move on. I will also devote a post for a specific area of RC.
This is a re-launch of a similar project done a few years ago by Darren Rowse of ProBlogger. For someone like me who's trying to get my blogging "career" take off, any form of help is certainly most welcome. Especially if it's FREE :) And hopefully it won't entail a great deal of my time for the next 31 days. From what I gather, what will happen is that you will receive a daily email with a link to an article or lesson. The lesson will then be applied via a short assignment for the day. Sounds neat and practical enough for me.
The lessons start on April 1 (no, it's not a Fool's joke), so I suggest you get signed up ASAP. Click on the link above and it will take you to the sign-up page where you can also get more info.
Happy blogging! And let me know if you did sign up so we can check on each other.
Update: The start of the lessons was moved to April 6. I noticed just now some of the additional benefits of registering in the program (which remains FREE). For one, you get access to a Forum devoted specifically to the program, where you can read the views of others and have your own views discussed as well if you like.
