donationware posts

There's something supremely entertaining about a simple, lo-fi game that doesn't aim to complicate its mechanics. Love is such a game, and the developer has outdone himself with the remake Love+. A love song (which makes the title appropriate!) to the era of tough platforming, Love+ is fun, polished, and best of all, available for whatever you want.

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Anybody who has ever played a Sega Genesis knows about Sega's old mascot Sonic the Hedgehog. An incredibly fast hedgehog, his games were all about finishing levels as fast as possible and with the highest score. In a way, RunMan: Race Around the World is the spiritual successor to that formula, but does away with all of the trappings the blue hedgehog has become associated with and focuses on the sheer fun, which is something that Sonic lost sight of a long time ago. It's a stellar donationware title that was four years in the making, and those with a love for classic platforming should not miss it.