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We aim to publish reviews at least one day before the game goes on sale at GameDuJour.com, so please check back regularly. But we will admit, as much as we love casual games here at Blogcritics, we won't be able to get to every title.

This Week's Deals

04/09/2007, AirHockey 3D — 60% discount
04/10/2007, KaromatiX2 — 50% discount
04/11/2007, Mars Miner — 50% discount
04/12/2007, Point Hunter — 50% discount
04/13/2007, Ensnare — 60% discount
04/14/2007, GreenChess — 75% discount
04/15/2007, Rhombis — 50% discount

AirHockey 3D
Writer: Kaonashi

If you're in the mood for some air hockey but are too lazy to head to your local arcade, worry no further. Play from the comfort of your PC with AirHockey 3D. There are three modes of play: Classic, Arcade, and Tournament. Classic mode offers the standard play, while Arcade and Tournament introduce cool extras such as multiple pucks and freezing your opponents in place (and vice versa) for several agonizing seconds. In Tournament mode, there are ten levels, with the A.I. player increasing in difficulty after every level. If you get tired of playing against the computer, go online and challenge live people in Multiplayer.

There's a fair amount of customizability in AirHockey 3D. Naturally, you can select the A.I. difficulty level (from Slow to Insane), but you can also choose the style of puck, paddles, and even the table itself. You can even tweak your mouse's sensitivity. Judging from the levels in Tournament mode, it appears that the type of table you use affects your game. However, I wouldn't know since I only got to try the demo. Game play itself is pretty smooth. Using the mouse to control your paddle doesn't feel awkward, though I do recommend playing on full screen rather than a windowed screen.

KaromatiX2

Writer: Michael Jones.

TSSpiele's KaromatiX2 is a dream come true for any gamer old enough to yearn for the return of simple games that are simply good, as well as fun to play. With a premise as simple as shooting colored stones into an oncoming wall of stones in order to match up three or more like-colored stones and watch them disappear, KaromoatiX2 certainly has achieved simplicity.