Browser Game Pick: Fig. 8 (Intuition Games)
Fig. 8 is a short arcade game by Intuition Games in which you control a bike, scoring points and navigating around drawings of technical diagrams on white space. The front wheel of the bicycle draws a red line, while the back wheel creates a blue one. The score multiplier increases whenever you keep these two lines aligned. There are some other ways to score points as well (grazing a technical diagram, for example).
You can draw a circle around checkpoint markers to save, and if you crash your bike into a diagram you will automatically resume the game from the last checkpoint location circled.
Comments
very cool, when I saw the trailer, I didn't think this would be free
Posted by: Hank | August 19, 2009 12:43 AM
Wow... That was a surprisingly fun and relaxing game. I loved the feel of just rolling through a suburban neighborhood. Unfortunately it does get repetitive. And it gets REALLY difficult at the last checkpoint when you're flying through the diagrams trying to get past that last block before the screen zips past. But luckily, that part comes right before the end.
I had a blast. Sometimes these gimmicky browser games are just so much fun.
Posted by: Coded One | August 19, 2009 2:22 AM
Wow, I'm surprised by how frustrating this is ...
Posted by: Zaphos | August 19, 2009 7:32 AM
Oh it's finally done now let's see...
Posted by: Nikica | August 19, 2009 7:46 AM
The actual gameplay is great, but I do wish the camera didn't let you drift completely offscreen, that's just annoying.
Posted by: Dom Camus | August 19, 2009 8:31 AM
Slick and fresh presentation. The main trouble is with the level design at later stages: the camera steers you to dead-ends, which is unfair. You can memorize these points, but it still detracts a bit from the experience.
Posted by: BigBossSNK | August 19, 2009 5:47 PM
It plays better if you imagine an invisible naked lady riding it.
Posted by: Ilya Chentsov | August 19, 2009 8:42 PM
any game pplays better if u imagine it like that lol
Posted by: gabrielk310 | August 19, 2009 11:23 PM