Archive for the 'Time Wasters' Category

De-Animator

This one’s from a couple of years back. It’s loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s tale, “Herbert West—Reanimator.” The game has a pleasantly creepy ambiance: Those silhouettes of bare trees against the different background colors, the whistling wind, and the endless, shambling creatures make it nerve-wracking enough to keep you tense, while the play is engaging enough to keep you shooting to the bitter end. (Watch for the various different ways you can die.)

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Flash Elements TD

Don Perrin pointed me to this one. Be prepared to lose hours with this addictive little game in which you build defensive towers along a path to destroy wave after wave of invading creatures.

(Note: Because the game is wider than the main column of this page, I’ve set it to open in its own window. —Les)

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