Freeware Game Pick: Dinowaurs (Intuition Games)
Dinowaurs is a hefty multiplayer combat/strategy game done completely in real-time. Players pick a dinosaur, give him a name, dress him up, kit him out with weapons, then aim in the direction of the enemy and blow them to pieces.
Each team is given a set of villages and each village generates money which can in turn be turned into bigger and better weapons to destroy the opposition with. Online matches are found via a matchmaking system and there's a tutorial to plug your way through, so you can get to grips before taking on the world.
There's actually a lot going on here, with a nice online ranking system to boot. It appears that initial reactions from players are rather varied, with some loving the mix of combat and trajectory-work and others just not liking it at all. Overall it's good solid fun which is easily accessible for those who want a quick, silly game, yet deep enough for serious players to keep at it.
Play it over at Kongregate Games now. There's a gameplay trailer below, too.









Comments
I did not enjoy this game.
Posted by: Kenzya | February 24, 2009 11:03 PM
fuck yeah, dramatic dino music!
Posted by: gustav | February 24, 2009 11:56 PM
the game looks cool but my only criticism is that the aiming hud obstructs the view too much. I would suggest changing that in an update, maybe to a simple, clean dotted line or something along those lines. It's just too big and cumbersome and doesn't seem to fit the art style either. zug?
Posted by: splotki | February 25, 2009 3:45 AM
is this post somehow related to the thread in the TIG Source forums?
Posted by: Anonymous | February 25, 2009 2:53 PM
This game is definitely impressive, but felt incredibly intimidating and complex, especially for a Flash game.
I will chug some whiskey to steel myself for another try sometime.
Posted by: Tom Sennett | February 25, 2009 4:43 PM
Looks super awesome!
Posted by: ProdigyGM | February 27, 2009 4:34 AM