Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Google+ Games


Google+ Games went live with 16 games from select partners on Aug 11, 2011 with much anticipation and lot of expectations.

Let's look into what are these games, who are the publishers and what technologies used ...

GAME
PUBLISHER
GAME TYPE
TECHNOLOGY
COMMENTS
1. Bejeweled Blitz
PopCap
Matching Puzzle Game
Flash
My favorite game, a very popular puzzle game
2. Angry Birds
Rovio
Puzzle Action Game
HTML5 Canvas
One of most popular games
3. Sudoku Puzzles
Google (labpixies)
Puzzle Game
HTML
For those Soduku lovers with 3 different levels
4. Bubble Island
Wooga
Puzzle Arcade Game
Flash
Arcade type puzzle game
5. Monster World
Wooga
Strategy RPG
Flash
Yet another farming game
6. Diamond Dash
Wooga
Matching Puzzle Game
Flash
Matching puzzle game similar to Bejeweled Blitz
7. Flood-It!
Google (labpixies)
Puzzle Game
HTML
An interesting puzzle game
8. Zynga Poker
Zynga
Casino Card Game
Flash
Poker game, addictive!
9. Collapse! Blast
GameHouse
Matching Puzzle Game
Flash
Tetris like puzzle game
10. Crime City
Funzio
Strategy RPG
Flash
Mafia wars like strategy game
11. Dragons of Atlantis
Kabam
Strategy RPG
Flash
Graphics rich strategy game
12. EdgeWorld
Kabam
Realtime Strategy Game
Flash
Realtime game
13. Zombie Lane
Digital Chocolate
Survival Game
Flash
Zombies game
14. Dragon Age Legends
EA (Bioware)
Strategy RPG
Flash
Graphics rich strategy game
15. WildOnes
Playdom
Strategy RPG
Flash
Petville like strategy game
16. City of Wonder
Playdom
Strategy RPG
Flash
Cityville like strategy game

As you can see, Flash based games are still the majority - especially, for graphics rich games. HTML based games are gaining momentum starting with simple puzzle games.

UPDATE:
Another 3 games - Global Warfare by Kabam, CityVille and Mafia Wars 2 by Zynga - have been added to Google+ Games.

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