Friday, March 4, 2011

Flash Game Friday: The Farplane Wars

The Farplane Wars is a Flash game I discovered via /r/WebGames on Reddit.  The developer himself submitted the game for Reddit's review, so I thought I'd give it a playthrough.


There's a lot going on in this Friday-diversion.  It's largely a resource management/space sim, with some shump (or fixed shooter) gameplay, a little platforming, and a little point and click adventuring.  It's like the developer thought: "why can't one Flash game have it all?" 

While the game is fun enough, I did start to get bored with it.  It's got a fairly good story, considering, and the art, while MS-Paint-ish, fits the mood okay, which doesn't take itself entirely seriously (even though aliens are invading known space, and blah blah blah).  If you're looking for something different, definately check this one out.