Meryl K. Evans

This is my first encounter with the Virtual Villagers, but not the first time I’ve played a SIM-style game. I’ve played Populous, Sim City, The Sims - years ago. This game’s objective is to complete the 16 puzzles with other tasks along the way. This game stands out from many adventure games in that every [...]

I am in the midst of a major family event happening all weekend, so I thought it appropriate to play this game since the event is similar to planning a wedding.
I’m an old married woman, but playing Dream Day Wedding had me reflecting back on my own wedding day, grateful there were no crises. Dream [...]

The business style games just keep coming. In these games, we play an owner or a worker bee in a business, racing to fulfill customer orders and keep them happy. Stand O’Food comes closest to resembling a big McFast Food chain.
Stand O’Food has two game types: Meal Quest (serve customers until completing the level) and [...]

Flo can’t get enough of working in a diner as she returns for her third dining adventure. Actually, she’s ready for a vacation and goes on a cruise, but loses her luggage and needs to get some cash. Sounds like a scene from my busy family life only without the vacation.
The game comes with [...]

I step into the role of Meg, who left the city for a quieter locale to open a flower shop. Though I’ve played the owner of a similar game that took place in a bakery, it didn’t prepare me for this one. Hence, it was good to have a tutorial guide me through the game [...]

The Poppit! Show is a puzzle game plopped into a game show complete with a stage, host, and cheering audience. Note there are two different versions of the game.
Those not familiar with The Poppit! Show might recognize the game as it resembles Same Game, Collapse or Yahoo! JT’s Blocks, games I’ve enjoyed in the [...]

Can you help this Mom-and-Pop style bakery grow and survive the world of Mega-Marts?
It may not have “Tycoon” in its name, but Cake Mania runs like a Tycoon game. You’re Jill (sorry, guys, no Jack), the owner of a bakery who just graduated from culinary school. Jill’s grandparents’ bakery closed thanks to the new Mega-Mart [...]

Ravenhearst Manor is a cliche old abandoned manor filled with secrets piquing the curiosity of many including me. The wondering doesn’t last long as Emma Ravenhearst’s diary shows up providing clues that could finally crack the manor’s secrets and mysterious tale.
Step into the shoes of Master Detective to search for clues in 32 rooms [...]

Did you hear that? That was feminism acting out as it takes a step backward with Tom’s Hardware Guide Columns: Why Women Aren’t Gamers - Yet - Hands Up Who really Wants Women In Videogaming? Yeah, he’s got some, eh? But really, I understand his point and he is right about everything he said regarding [...]

My daughter is into Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) and I’d love to use it, but I ‘d never get to an arcade to pay megabucks and try it out. We have a
Nintendo Gamecube - the one console that doesn’t have DDR. Playstation 2 and Xbox have the CDs and pads. Which one would be a [...]