GlueFO

I did not know what to make of the title "GlueFO" at first. I closed my eyes and tried to come up with what "FO" might stand for. I Googled it and apparently it is a Wall Street abbreviation for Fortune Foods. Yet that just didn't seem to fit.

Then I realized that "GlueFO" is supposed to be a glue version of "UFO" or unidentified flying object. Now that makes sense. GlueFO is a game in which you have a spaceship covered in glue. Small meteors stick to your ship and you take these small meteoroids and shoot them at big meteors. After all the big ones are destroyed, you are allowed to move up to the next level.

Now the glue metaphor is not perfect. Yes, the small stones stick to your ship. But who ever heard of glue that turns from a sticky substance into something used for throwing. Yet, I bet both of us will remember the title "GlueFO" when we want to pull this game off the Internet and play a few rounds.

I like the way the instruction tutorial gets right into the game. It is only 45 seconds long, unlike some really dull game tutorials. It gives you the basics so that within one minute of finding this game online, you can be playing it.

The scripts are well written and the code is executed with precision. The game actually stands out among the better quick and easy free online games out there. Try a few rounds and see if the game "sticks" to you.

Same Color

So they could have been a bit more creative when they named "same color." But at the end of the day, this is just the kind of game you are looking for to play on a mobile device, so who cares if the name is a bit poor.

Not all games were made to be played on mobile devices. The designers have to understand that if they want people to play their game on a PDA, they need to build in a screen that is simple and won't get lost on the smaller visuals that most people are using. That means that you should not have such features as screen in screen or heads-up display.

Same Color does not rely on these gimmicks. Simply, you need to line all the circles up in the same color before they reach the bottom of the screen. There are many games that are similar, but if you are looking for one optimized for a mobile game, this may be your best bet.

The controls are simple. It won't be your fingers that trip you up, it will be your mind. You need to be thinking two steps ahead of every move to keep a good pace going. While the game is not hard at the beginning, the degree of difficulty quickly increases and you go up in levels.

I wouldn't give the game my highest rating. But it's not bad. It is certainly something you can enjoy killing time with for a few hours.