REVIEW

Game du Jour Deals: July 30 through August 5

Written by Ken Edwards
Published July 31, 2007

Game du Jour is a "One Deal a Day" website for casual PC games. Every day of the week, GameDuJour.com sells one downloadable game at a steep discount.

Every week Blogcritics Magazine will bring you a look of those games, so you know what to expect when the featured game gets its 24 hours in the spotlight.

This Week's Deals

Gemsweeper

Embark on a thrilling puzzle expedition in an ancient temple city. Your goal is to rebuild the timeworn ruins of El Dorado by solving a series of over 225 mind-bending riddles. Gemsweeper combines fun puzzles, brilliant graphics, and an engaging story into one unique, highly addictive game. Gemsweeper is easy to learn and does not require fast reflexes, but it will certainly put your brain to work.

Lighthouse Lunacy

Boost your problem-solving skill in this innovative mix of the world's first video game puzzle (which one? it's in the game!) and old school platform jumping. The comic book story of Fred, the reluctant video game mascot, and his boss the game designer is artfully interwoven with the actual game play and level design.

PiddlePup Pirate Poker

Enjoy a fun game of video poker with pirate flair. Six video poker variations with four hand configurations add up to many hours of fun.

Geom

GEOM is in a league of its own, taking the classic style matching game to another dimension. Rotate the GEOMetric shapes to match colored connectors and complete the GEOMs. Discover 202 fascinating levels constructed from intricate GEOMetric tessellations. Now with four modes of play, crisp-clean imagery, and wicked soundtrack, this is a game that truly appeals to everyone.

Billionaire 2

The game takes place in Billionaire City, where you can purchase real estate and build the foundation of your future fortune. Raise loans, invest your capital in bonds, at the stock market, or acquire your competitors' businesses!

Solitaire Plus

Our game includes 30 solitaire variations (including the Klondike, FreeCell, and Spider favorites) plus unique features such as smart-dragging.

Solitaire Plus! is provided with a fully-featured "30 days of use" no-nag trial period which means that you can try it before you buy it.

cBubble

Block dropping bubble-popping jaw dropping puzzle game. The cubes are back; two fantastic modes of play to take you to even greater heights of fun and excitement.

Ken Edwards is the Gaming Editor at Blogcritics, and calls Breaking Windows home. Ken works part time for Student Publications at BGSU as the Webmaster and System Administrator. He is also a freelance web developer.

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Game du Jour Deals: July 30 through August 5
Published: July 31, 2007
Type: Review
Section: Gaming
Filed Under: Gaming: Computer
Part of a feature: Game du Jour Deals
Writer: Ken Edwards
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