Take your Acrophobia Ball and start playing without any doubts! FREE game on GOTD!

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To the community, unfortunately, due to the childish behavior of a supposed adult community member whose name some of you will probably know, and who has posted some silly, but funny comments over the years, which for the sake of levity I've always allowed despite not being appropriate to the games given away, (at least most of the time). I've now been put in a position (due to his threats) where I'm now forced to delete any comments that do not follow the game giveaway guide lines. i.e. comments posted here should be about the game being given away. They can be either positive or negatively centered, but your comments must include some feedback about the game you've downloaded and hopefully played. They don't have to be posted on the day of the giveaway because this section will be a permanent record of your comments. For example, if you think it could be improved, please do post suggestions, if you hated the game, please explain why. One word comments such as rubbish, or other words that are meaningless will be deleted. I've always tried to maintain a sense of community here, but the person forcing me to do this has become really irritating in his childishness and has already threatened to be as disruptive as possible (some of you may have seen the comments he's already posted that have been deleted) He said he intends posting under different names using different styles. This was after I told him his comments are no longer welcome. He's using a vpn, so it's difficult for me to know whether it will be him or not.

I do apologise for this state of affairs. If anyone knows of any method whereby this can be controlled, I would be very grateful. I've already had to delete several comments today by this community member, who seems to delight in baiting people. He's definitely not welcome here any longer. Other things that are acceptable 'on top of comments about the game' are details of other game offers that I may have missed at the end of my reviews. There are a lot of community members i know well because they have been coming here for years. Please continue in your usual ways. to newcomers or those I've still not got to know. Hopefully things will improve with time, or hopefully when the community member who has instigated this either disappears or stops his behavior, things will return to a more friendlier comments section again.

Delenn found the following that will give those who missed out on yesterdays Steam key for the add-on pack Fantastic six pack to get another add-on pack called the Infernal War Pack which has the same monetary value, but includes a more diverse array of in game goodies. There's well over a thousand keys left, but hurry, they are likely to go fast. You can find the deal via a site called The Giveaway Club HERE.

There will be no full review today, as I'm not feeling well. To those who posted that they had problems getting a key for yesterdays add-on pack for the Free to Play game 'Forge of Gods'. My son said he'd be happy to give away the key he received as he wasn't that bothered about playing the game again. I've initially offered it to a particular community member. If they don't respond by the end of today's giveaway, the first community member who previously posted that they were not able to get a key can have the key if they ask for it here. As there is only one spare key it will be first come first served. I must reiterate, only those community members who have already said they had a problem getting a key will be eligible for this offer (for obvious reasons).

Acrophobia Ball

In Brief

A ball/marble rolling physics based game where you have to navigate a ball from start to finish, avoiding various obstacles and finding the best or fastest route to complete the level.

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Suggestions:

Whether you like or dislike Acrophobia Ball, please give some feedback about your opinion of the game, for example, what you liked or disliked about it, and how it could be improved from your point of view. If you don't like this genre at all, please explain why. What improvements would change your opinion? There are thousands of subscribers to the game giveaway of the day every weekend which makes this an ideal forum for giving developers ideas as to what their consumers (i.e you) would like to see in a game. For example, you could suggest extra content such as better or more original mini games, or a level editor that you would enable you to create your own levels that could then be shared amongst your friends and the community or anthing else you would like to see that would make it more appealing to you. Maybe you think the graphics are a little dated and are in need of re skinning, or maybe you've just had enough of the genre and want to see something different or something with more originality? Giving such feedback instead of saying nothing or just saying this game is rubbish may bring more developers to the site, which could mean more and better games. Would you give away thousands of copies of a game (or extra content for a game) away to a community that complains all the time instead of giving useful feedback? It only takes a few moments of your time. This site could be transformed if only the community would be more forthcoming in their opinions of the games they are getting for free.

If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 HERE. If you like marble rolling games, you'll find a thread in the game forums HERE that I posted several years ago that links to some excellent free marble rolling games. The Caiman site used to be a brilliant site for free games. Sadly the creator of the site Rudy Versele a firm proponent of free games passed away six years ago, but the site remains, run by his friend and possibly his son as well. They had added some extra things to the site to bring in some cash to keep the servers open, but not much has been changed in the six years since Rudy last updated the front page, where the latest free games used to be posted.

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Installation:

The game downloads to a 19.7 MB zip file that unzips to four files, (a setup.gcd security wrapper, the set up file and a read me). Those with multiple hard drives are able to save games on any drive they wish. The newly installed game is 50.1 MB in size. The game installs to the following path by default, but can be changed by the user if you prefer:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MyPlayCity.com\Acrophobia Ball

Four shortcuts are installed to the desktop. three of which can be safely deleted (Play Online Games, MyPlayCity Games and shortcuts to a free online game which vary each week). Also, if you don't like icons installed to the quick launch task bar, make sure you uncheck the box when the additional tasks window appears (after the Select Start Menu Folder window)

Introduction:

They say that when nothing goes right then go left! It may be true but sometimes it is even necessary to go upwards. This is the very thing that developers of Acrophobia Ball did. They just decided to give you a simple thing which only seems to be so. In reality it's not as easy as you might think. If you have any problems with balancing you will find it difficult to let your ball run without falling down. The difficulty is in the platforms which have such special shapes that you can easily lose the ball in some of the holes or just let it miss the line. And there is one more surprise for you - the action will take place in the sky! No doubt you'll get a huge portion of adrenaline! And don't forget to collect crystals while traveling and completing the tasks - there is no other way to end the level. So it feels like holding a wooden board in hands and tilting it so that Acrophobia Ball could follow its way. As you see, though the rules are simple the game itself is quite complicated and it means you'll get irritated after five or six attempts to make the ball move without troubles. But it's a real challenge which is offered you as a new means of entertainment. If you want to learn how soon you can get used to the gameplay and to set your own record try this wonderful game right now. Wisely planned roots and bars will make you fight for the victory even more challenging. Everything is in your hands now! Take your Acrophobia Ball and start playing without any doubts.

Reference accessed HERE. 9th October 2016

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If you have a problem installing or activating or getting Acrophobia Ball to work please visit the problems section, which I've now incorporated into the FAQ's thread, and which you can find HERE

The Game:

I love ball rolling games but found Acrophobia Ball really hard to play initially due to poor keyboard control, however, with a little practice, it is possible to control the ball effectively. The ball was hard to maneuver, due to the 'appearance' of inertia, that made it hard to stop the ball quickly. When i first attempted to play this game, i couldn't keep the ball still once I'd started to move, juggling the AWSD keys frantically to stop the ball from rolling off the edge into nothingness. It took me at least (if not more) 10 attempts to finally pass level 1, the problem point was rolling over the cylinder, in the end i just made a run for it and managed to get the ball across. tying to maneuver it gracefully and/or slowly was impossible.

Once I'd managed to pass level one, thankfully progress was relatively easy. The levels are quite short with a mixture of easy to down right almost impossible or at the very least very challenging levels to navigate through. Still, once I'd mastered (if you can call it that) the movement of the ball I enjoyed playing the game and will be keeping it for future enjoyment. At the moment I've just started playing a new AAA game that was released early yesterday morning and want to devote what spare time I have to exploring it's open world environments.

One thing today's game giveaway has done is inspire me to dig out and reinstall some of the marble games I purchased years ago such as Marble Blast Gold (the first computer game I ever purchased for my son back in 2003), marble worlds ( a set of three games developed for early android phones and tablets), marble madness and Slick Ball which I purchased from the now defunct Reflexive Arcade to name just a few. In fact Slick ball reminds me a lot of today's game giveaway. There are loads of free marble rolling games which you can play via your browser HERE. You can also find some of the early marble rolling games over on DOS archives HERE ; (you'll probably need DOSBox which is free, to play most of those games)

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Videos

If you want to see some game play you can see some videos of game play HERE, HERE and HERE.blockquote>

Conclusion:

Although i found the ball quite difficult to control, especially at first, once I'd passed the first level, i began to enjoy playing the game. The first level took me at least 10 attempts before I figured out how to cross the cylinder (you need to take it at speed.)

Overall, if you enjoy physics based games I'd recommend this to you. If you find keyboards controls ucomfortable, you will probably hate this game, but I suggest you still give it a try. this is only the second time we've ever been given a marble rolling game in the almost 10 years the game giveaway has been around.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank MyPlayCity for giving away Acrophobia Ball minus the usual MPC checkboxes and also to the game giveaway team, as always, for securing a safe way to get free games

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Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

The problems section that used to be posted here in the Game review is now included in the Game Discussion FAQ's thread; which you can find HERE.

I've updated the games section that used to be posted with the review. The thread is now called 'Weekly round up of game deals', formerly the games section of the weekly reviews. You can find the new thread (which I've posted in the sticky section of the game discussion forums to make it easier to find if you are perusing the game discussion forums) HERE.

If today's game was not to your liking, you may find other games either free or for less than the price of a cup of coffee (from your favorite coffee house) via the 'Weekly Roundup of Game Deals' thread which I've posted a link to above, or HERE.
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The latest free game over on Origin has now changed to the excellent (thugh dated by 19 years) Dungeon Keeper. You can get it HERE. Please note that you do require the Origin game platform to be able to download and install the game.

Wrath of Shamans 2 Pack for the Free to Play game spellweaver is available over on Failmids Shareware-on-Sale site HERE. It's not a Steam code, but once added to your Spellweaver account you should be able to access the extra content via your Steam account, tohugh it's not necessary to have a Steam account to play this free to play game.

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To celebrate Ubsofts 30th anniversary they have been giving away a AAA game every month since June (Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy's Splintert Cell, Rayman Origins, The Crew and now for October we are getting Beyond Good and Evil. To get the free game and the next two (for Nov and Dec) you need to have a free uPlay account to be able to access the free game. Once it's tied to your account, it's yours permanently.

To get the game you have to log into your uPlay account, then click on the banner that says Ubisoft turns 30. This should open a new page where you can get Beyond Good and Evil added to your account. If you don't have a uPlay account you can create one HERE. Click on the green Join the Club button, get your free account, then get your free copy of Beyond Good and Evil.

If you spend over three dollars in the Indie Gala store (they have some excellent bundle deals, but these are excluded from the offer) you will also get a free (Steam key) for the post apocalyptic game 35mm that usually costs £5.99 (the link takes you to the discounted games, the Steam copy link takes you to the 35mm Steam page). 35mm is a story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, which was created after a global epidemic. The disaster destroyed much of the world's population, the infrastructure went belly up and what was only remained in the memories of those who survived. In order to survive, you will have to adapt to the changes. You will have to play the character whose path runs through the deserted towns , cities , fields and forests of the vast country of Russia. You'll even discover a secret underground facility.

The Daily indie Games site (DIG) are still offering free Steam keys for Hacker Evolution Time Dimensions and Crystals of time. To get keys for these two games you will have to do similar activities as you do for those Steam games that have been offered for the past several months over on the game giveaway site. You can find those free Steam key deals HERE (Hacker Evolution: Time Dimensions and HERE (Crystals of Time).

Other Marble Rolling Games, free and commercial

Polyball, Marble Mountain, Marble Void, Fragile Ball, Lost Marbles, Sphaeria, Spectra ball, Road to Ballhalla and a few non Steam games Neverball (free), Switchball, Ballance.
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It may also be worth checking out the old Caimans site that was created by Rudy Versele. All the marble rolling games are free HERE. Also check out the game discussion forums HERE where I posted a thread several years ago. I've brought it up to the top of the main page.

<blockquote>...........................................Moderator comment...................................</blockquote>

<blockquote>To the community, unfortunately, due to the childish behavior of a supposed adult community member whose name some of you will probably know, and who has posted some silly, but funny comments over the years, which for the sake of levity I've always allowed despite not being appropriate to the games given away, (at least most of the time). I've now been put in a position (due to his threats) where I'm now forced to delete any comments that do not follow the game giveaway guide lines. i.e. comments posted here should be about the game being given away. They can be either positive or negatively centered, but your comments must include some feedback about the game you've downloaded and hopefully played. They don't have to be posted on the day of the giveaway because this section will be a permanent record of your comments. For example, if you think it could be improved, please do post suggestions, if you hated the game, please explain why. One word comments such as rubbish, or other words that are meaningless will be deleted. I've always tried to maintain a sense of community here, but the person forcing me to do this has become really irritating in his childishness and has already threatened to be as disruptive as possible (some of you may have seen the comments he's already posted that have been deleted) He said he intends posting under different names using different styles. This was after I told him his comments are no longer welcome. He's using a vpn, so it's difficult for me to know whether it will be him or not.</blockquote> <blockquote> I do apologise for this state of affairs. If anyone knows of any method whereby this can be controlled, I would be very grateful. I've already had to delete several comments today by this community member, who seems to delight in baiting people. He's definitely not welcome here any longer. Other things that are acceptable 'on top of comments about the game' are details of other game offers that I may have missed at the end of my reviews. There are a lot of community members i know well because they have been coming here for years. Please continue in your usual ways. to newcomers or those I've still not got to know. Hopefully things will improve with time, or hopefully when the community member who has instigated this either disappears or stops his behavior, things will return to a more friendlier comments section again.</blockquote>

<ul><blockquote>Delenn found the following that will give those who missed out on yesterdays Steam key for the add-on pack Fantastic six pack to get another add-on pack called the Infernal War Pack which has the same monetary value, but includes a more diverse array of in game goodies. There's well over a thousand keys left, but hurry, they are likely to go fast. You can find the deal via a site called The Giveaway Club <a href="http://games.giveaway-club.com/">HERE</a>.</blockquote>

<blockquote>There will be no full review today, as I'm not feeling well. To those who posted that they had problems getting a key for yesterdays add-on pack for the Free to Play game 'Forge of Gods'. My son said he'd be happy to give away the key he received as he wasn't that bothered about playing the game again. I've initially offered it to a particular community member. If they don't respond by the end of today's giveaway, the first community member who previously posted that they were not able to get a key can have the key if they ask for it here. As there is only one spare key it will be first come first served. I must reiterate, only those community members who have already said they had a problem getting a key will be eligible for this offer (for obvious reasons).</blockquote></ul>

Acrophobia Ball

<blockquote>In Brief</blockquote>
<blockquote>A ball/marble rolling physics based game where you have to navigate a ball from start to finish, avoiding various obstacles and finding the best or fastest route to complete the level.</blockquote>

Suggestions:

<blockquote>Whether you like or dislike Acrophobia Ball, please give some feedback about your opinion of the game, for example, what you liked or disliked about it, and how it could be improved from your point of view. If you don't like this genre at all, please explain why. What improvements would change your opinion? There are thousands of subscribers to the game giveaway of the day every weekend which makes this an ideal forum for giving developers ideas as to what their consumers (i.e you) would like to see in a game. For example, you could suggest extra content such as better or more original mini games, or a level editor that you would enable you to create your own levels that could then be shared amongst your friends and the community or anthing else you would like to see that would make it more appealing to you. Maybe you think the graphics are a little dated and are in need of re skinning, or maybe you've just had enough of the genre and want to see something different or something with more originality? Giving such feedback instead of saying nothing or just saying this game is rubbish may bring more developers to the site, which could mean more and better games. Would you give away thousands of copies of a game (or extra content for a game) away to a community that complains all the time instead of giving useful feedback? It only takes a few moments of your time. This site could be transformed if only the community would be more forthcoming in their opinions of the games they are getting for free.</blockquote>

<blockquote>If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 <a href="http://www.myplaycity.com/acrophobia_ball/download.html?autostart=on" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. If you like marble rolling games, you'll find a thread in the game forums <a href="https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4834" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> that I posted several years ago that links to some excellent free marble rolling games. The Caiman site used to be a brilliant site for free games. Sadly the creator of the site Rudy Versele a firm proponent of free games passed away six years ago, but the site remains, run by his friend and possibly his son as well. They had added some extra things to the site to bring in some cash to keep the servers open, but not much has been changed in the six years since Rudy last updated the front page, where the latest free games used to be posted.</blockquote>

Installation:

<blockquote>The game downloads to a 19.7 MB zip file that unzips to four files, (a setup.gcd security wrapper, the set up file and a read me). Those with multiple hard drives are able to save games on any drive they wish. The newly installed game is 50.1 MB in size. The game installs to the following path by default, but can be changed by the user if you prefer:</blockquote>
<blockquote>C:\Program Files (x86)\MyPlayCity.com\Acrophobia Ball</blockquote>
 <blockquote>Four shortcuts are installed to the desktop. three of which can be safely deleted (Play Online Games, MyPlayCity Games and shortcuts to a free online game which vary each week). Also, if you don't like icons installed to the quick launch task bar, make sure you uncheck the box when the additional tasks window appears (after the Select Start Menu Folder window)</blockquote>

Introduction:
<blockquote>They say that when nothing goes right then go left! It may be true but sometimes it is even necessary to go upwards. This is the very thing that developers of Acrophobia Ball did. They just decided to give you a simple thing which only seems to be so. In reality it's not as easy as you might think. If you have any problems with balancing you will find it difficult to let your ball run without falling down. The difficulty is in the platforms which have such special shapes that you can easily lose the ball in some of the holes or just let it miss the line. And there is one more surprise for you - the action will take place in the sky! No doubt you'll get a huge portion of adrenaline! And don't forget to collect crystals while traveling and completing the tasks - there is no other way to end the level. So it feels like holding a wooden board in hands and tilting it so that Acrophobia Ball could follow its way. As you see, though the rules are simple the game itself is quite complicated and it means you'll get irritated after five or six attempts to make the ball move without troubles. But it's a real challenge which is offered you as a new means of entertainment. If you want to learn how soon you can get used to the gameplay and to set your own record try this wonderful game right now. Wisely planned roots and bars will make you fight for the victory even more challenging. Everything is in your hands now! Take your Acrophobia Ball and start playing without any doubts.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Reference accessed <a href="http://www.myplaycity.com/acrophobia_ball/download.html?autostart=on" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. 9th October 2016</blockquote>

<blockquote>If you have a problem installing or activating or getting Acrophobia Ball to work please visit the problems section, which I've now incorporated into the FAQ's thread, and which you can find <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11647" rel="nofollow">HERE</a></blockquote>

The Game:

<blockquote>I love ball rolling games but found Acrophobia Ball really hard to play initially due to poor keyboard control, however, with a little practice, it is possible to control the ball effectively. The ball was hard to maneuver, due to the 'appearance' of inertia, that made it hard to stop the ball quickly. When i first attempted to play this game, i couldn't keep the ball still once I'd started to move, juggling the AWSD keys frantically to stop the ball from rolling off the edge into nothingness. It took me at least (if not more) 10 attempts to finally pass level 1, the problem point was rolling over the cylinder, in the end i just made a run for it and managed to get the ball across. tying to maneuver it gracefully and/or slowly was impossible.

Once I'd managed to pass level one, thankfully progress was relatively easy. The levels are quite short with a mixture of easy to down right almost impossible or at the very least very challenging levels to navigate through. Still, once I'd mastered (if you can call it that) the movement of the ball I enjoyed playing the game and will be keeping it for future enjoyment. At the moment I've just started playing a new AAA game that was released early yesterday morning and want to devote what spare time I have to exploring it's open world environments.</blockquote> <blockquote>One thing today's game giveaway has done is inspire me to dig out and reinstall some of the marble games I purchased years ago such as Marble Blast Gold (the first computer game I ever purchased for my son back in 2003), marble worlds ( a set of three games developed for early android phones and tablets), marble madness and Slick Ball which I purchased from the now defunct Reflexive Arcade to name just a few. In fact Slick ball reminds me a lot of today's game giveaway. There are loads of free marble rolling games which you can play via your browser <a href="http://www.funnygames.co.uk/rolling-marble-games.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. You can also find some of the early marble rolling games over on DOS archives <a href="http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/skyroads/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> ; (you'll probably need <a href="http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1" rel="nofollow">DOSBox</a> which is free, to play most of those games)</blockquote>

Videos

<blockquote>If you want to see some game play you can see some videos of game play <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQjuPjzZ97A" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1faewpaq89Y" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOAyMDe5G4U" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.blockquote>

Conclusion:
<blockquote>Although i found the ball quite difficult to control, especially at first, once I'd passed the first level, i began to enjoy playing the game. The first level took me at least 10 attempts before I figured out how to cross the cylinder (you need to take it at speed.)</blockquote> 
<blockquote>Overall, if you enjoy physics based games I'd recommend this to you. If you find keyboards controls ucomfortable, you will probably hate this game, but I suggest you still give it a try. this is only the second time we've ever been given a marble rolling game in the almost 10 years the game giveaway has been around.</blockquote>

<blockquote>I'd like to take this opportunity to thank MyPlayCity for giving away Acrophobia Ball minus the usual MPC checkboxes and also to the game giveaway team, as always, for securing a safe way to get free games</blockquote>
<ul><blockquote>><a href='https://postimg.org/image/z2vsjakdn/' target='_blank'><img src='https://s17.postimg.org/dt868g433/Acrophobia_Ball2_Submit1.jpg' border='0' alt="AcrophobiaBall2Submit1"/></a></blockquote></ul>

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:
<blockquote>The problems section that used to be posted here in the Game review is now included in the Game Discussion FAQ's thread; which you can find <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11647" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.</blockquote>
 <blockquote> I've updated the games section that used to be posted with the review. The thread is now called 'Weekly round up of game deals', formerly the games section of the weekly reviews. You can find the new thread (which I've posted in the sticky section of the game discussion forums to make it easier to find if you are perusing the game discussion forums) <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/458939#post-569898" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.</blockquote>

<blockquote>If today's game was not to your liking, you may find other games either free or for less than the price of a cup of coffee (from your favorite coffee house) via the 'Weekly Roundup of Game Deals' thread which I've posted a link to above, or <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/458939" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.</blockquote>. <blockquote>The latest free game over on Origin has now changed to the excellent (thugh dated by 19 years) Dungeon Keeper. You can get it <a href="https://www.origin.com/en-gb/store/free-games/on-the-house" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Please note that you do require the Origin game platform to be able to download and install the game.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Wrath of Shamans 2 Pack for the Free to Play game spellweaver is available over on Failmids Shareware-on-Sale site <a href="http://failmid.com/game/spellweaver-100-discount/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. It's not a Steam code, but once added to your Spellweaver account you should be able to access the extra content via your Steam account, tohugh it's not necessary to have a Steam account to play this free to play game.</blockquote>

<blockquote>To celebrate Ubsofts 30th anniversary they have been giving away a AAA game every month since June (Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy's Splintert Cell, Rayman Origins, The Crew and now for October we are getting Beyond Good and Evil. To get the free game and the next two (for Nov and Dec) you need to have a free uPlay account to be able to access the free game. Once it's tied to your account, it's yours permanently.</blockquote>

<blockquote>To get the game you have to log into your uPlay account, then click on the banner that says Ubisoft turns 30. This should open a new page where you can get Beyond Good and Evil added to your account. If you don't have a uPlay account you can create one <a href="http://uplay.ubi.com/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Click on the green Join the Club button, get your free account, then get your free copy of Beyond Good and Evil.</blockquote>

<blockquote>If you spend over three dollars in the Indie Gala store (they have some excellent bundle deals, but these are excluded from the offer) you will also get a free (<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/466500/" rel="nofollow">Steam key</a>) for the post apocalyptic game <a href="https://www.indiegala.com/store/search?type=games&filter=discounted" rel="nofollow">35mm</a> that usually costs £5.99 (the link takes you to the discounted games, the Steam copy link takes you to the 35mm Steam page). 35mm is a story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, which was created after a global epidemic. The disaster destroyed much of the world's population, the infrastructure went belly up and what was only remained in the memories of those who survived. In order to survive, you will have to adapt to the changes. You will have to play the character whose path runs through the deserted towns , cities , fields and forests of the vast country of Russia. You'll even discover a secret underground facility.</blockquote>
 <blockquote>The Daily indie Games site (DIG) are still offering free Steam keys for Hacker Evolution Time Dimensions and Crystals of time. To get keys for these two games you will have to do similar activities as you do for those Steam games that have been offered for the past several months over on the game giveaway site. You can find those free Steam key deals <a href="http://www.dailyindiegame.com/content_contesthe.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> (Hacker Evolution: Time Dimensions and <a href="http://www.dailyindiegame.com/content_contestcot.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> (Crystals of Time).</blockquote>

Other Marble Rolling Games, free and commercial

<blockquote><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/368180/" rel="nofollow">Polyball</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/409390/" rel="nofollow">Marble Mountain</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/453650/" rel="nofollow">Marble Void</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/370510/" rel="nofollow">Fragile Ball</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/291430/" rel="nofollow">Lost Marbles</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/434340/" rel="nofollow">Sphaeria</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/18300/" rel="nofollow">Spectra ball</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/425410/" rel="nofollow">Road to Ballhalla</a> and a few non Steam games <a href="http://neverball.org/index.php" rel="nofollow">Neverball</a> (free), <a href="https://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/switchball/" rel="nofollow">Switchball</a>, <a href="http://www.metaboli.co.uk/download-video-games/pc-games-Ballance-18079999-36.html" rel="nofollow">Ballance</a>.</blockquote></ul>.

<blockquote> It may also be worth checking out the old Caimans site that was created by Rudy Versele. All the marble rolling games are free <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3dskyroads.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Also check out the game discussion forums <a href="https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4834#post-51654" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> where I posted a thread several years ago. I've brought it up to the top of the main page.</blockquote>

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Stephen Brown,
Hope you are feeling better.

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Thank you skybase, I' m going to take it easy today. I think I'll immerse myself in the world of Mafia III; (the link shows you some of the environments you can walk , swim, drive, ride or sail through). It was released early yesterday morning. If you are not familiar with the Mafia franchise, it's similar to Grand Theft Auto, in that you can explore an open world game, carrying out various missions that you can pick up all over the place, or just explore. The environment is set in the late 60's and has authentic music and all of the vehicles you can drive/ride/sail etc are from the period. The opening music once you reboot the game was performed by one of my favorite artists from the late 60's/early 70's (Jimi Hendrix), though the song was borrowed from Bob Dylan, i.e. All along the Watchtower

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Rabbit, love how that link thing GOTD uses warns me for "adult content" on Youtube lol

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Stephen Brown, If you like Marble rolling games, check these out:

Polyball, Marble Mountain, Marble Void, Fragile Ball, Lost Marbles, Sphaeria, Spectra ball, Road to Ballhalla and a few non Steam games Neverball (free), Switchball, Ballance.

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#19

Nice game haven't played one like this in a long time just wish it had a save

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#18

Interesting concept but...
+ it sure seems that this is a prototype for "Spectraball"
+ no save game option
+ using WASD for movement is very awkward
+ no key configuration

Of the games I'm familiar with, the following are >much< better:
"Spectraball" is vastly better
On a "Roll 3D" is a similar concept
A vaguely similar game is "Gravi"

You tell us to make comments on how the game could be improved. Give me a reason to think that something created in 2012 has any chance to be "improved".

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Thanks for your feedback I Like Games. Most older games probably never will be improved, but it's the ideas given by the community that can give developers idea's for new games, or at least what let them know what the gaming community wants. That said I do know of a couple of developers who have previously updated older games, one of which was given away here several years ago. The developer updated that particular game for well over a year and gave anyone who had downloaded it from this site access to all of the new builds. The main point in asking for feedback is that it could persuade other developers to give away their games. If all we get are complaints, whinging and griping about the games here, do you think any sane developer would give their games away. I very much doubt it. I certainly wouldn't.

Again, thank you for your feedback. I was playing spectra ball recently and agree that Sundays giveaway could easily have been a prototype. Spectraball is itself at least 8 years old. I remember it being released and was astounded by how beautiful it looked at the time, especially compared to the other marble rolling games I was playing at the time (Marble blast gold, Roads of Fantasy, Hamsterball etc). Of course, even Spectraball looks a little dated when you compare it to some of the latest ball rollers, but it still looks impressive, especially compared to this giveaway. Still the basic game play is there. Graphics are only a small part of a game IMO. so long as the game play is good, even the oldest games are playable for me. For example, I'm still playing a game I first purchased way back in 1992 called Darklands, which was released onto Steam a couple of years ago and a drm free version via GOG. I still consider it one of the best RPG's ever released. The graphics are typical early 1990's, but the game play has so much depth to it, I still thoroughly enjoy playing the game.

Interesting concept but...
+ it sure seems that this is a prototype for "Spectraball"
+ no save game option
+ using WASD for movement is very awkward
+ no key configuration

Of the games I'm familiar with, the following are >much< better:
"Spectraball" is vastly better
On a "Roll 3D" is a similar concept
A vaguely similar game is "Gravi"

You tell us to make comments on how the game could be improved. Give me a reason to think that something created in 2012 has any chance to be "improved".

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<ul><blockquote>Thanks for your feedback I Like Games. Most older games probably never will be improved, but it's the ideas given by the community that can give developers idea's for new games, or at least what let them know what the gaming community wants. That said I do know of a couple of developers who have previously updated older games, one of which was given away here several years ago. The developer updated that particular game for well over a year and gave anyone who had downloaded it from this site access to all of the new builds. The main point in asking for feedback is that it could persuade other developers to give away their games. If all we get are complaints, whinging and griping about the games here, do you think any sane developer would give their games away. I very much doubt it. I certainly wouldn't.</blockquote> <blockquote> Again, thank you for your feedback. I was playing spectra ball recently and agree that Sundays giveaway could easily have been a prototype. Spectraball is itself at least 8 years old. I remember it being released and was astounded by how beautiful it looked at the time, especially compared to the other marble rolling games I was playing at the time (Marble blast gold, Roads of Fantasy, Hamsterball etc). Of course, even Spectraball looks a little dated when you compare it to some of the latest ball rollers, but it still looks impressive, especially compared to this giveaway. Still the basic game play is there. Graphics are only a small part of a game IMO. so long as the game play is good, even the oldest games are playable for me. For example, I'm still playing a game I first purchased way back in 1992 called Darklands, which was released onto Steam a couple of years ago and a drm free version via GOG. I still consider it one of the best RPG's ever released. The graphics are typical early 1990's, but the game play has so much depth to it, I still thoroughly enjoy playing the game. </blockquote>

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Acrophobia Ball
Downloaded and installed well from MPC on Win10 Pro x64. A unique and interesting game, had trouble controlling the ball at 1st, like others mentioned, but the more I played the better it got, and became rather fun, so I urge others not to give up on it to soon!
And WR, hope you're feeling better soon, seems a lot of people are not feeling well, and wish I could make homemade chicken noodle vegetable soup for you all! Find someone to make it for you, put in lots of garlic and some cayenne red pepper, and cook that bad stuff right out of you!
For those saying this can be found all over, and trashing My Play City, be aware that MPC is one of the most trusted sites out there in gaming, and these removed toolbar versions here are a nice addition to the gaming lineup, I know we for one are very grateful to them and GGOTD for these games! Will warn to be careful of other sites claiming 'free games' as sometimes nefarious things are installed along with the games. And that has NEVER happened with MPC or GGOTD.

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#16

Had no problem download through my Opera browser and installing on my Windows 10 x64 desktop.

While I like this type of game, I agree with others that the ball could be a little bit more controllable (or my eye-hand coordination could be a little younger and better ;) )

I will keep this game and play occasionally until I run out of patience - then will leave and come back another day. The graphics are good and I didn't mind the music (although I have my volume turned way down). It seemed as if the action got a little jerky at times also, but not to the point that I wanted to install the game.

Thanks GOTD team and MPC for another free game!

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#15

DARN!! I was looking forward to a new game today, but since I have vertigo, this one would really mess with my head!
I have been playing Deep Voyage from last week, and am enjoying it, even though I'm now stuck on a level I can't beat.
Thanks again GGOTD.

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Have no time to really test this game. It works OK on Win 7 64bit, at level 1 at least, where I twice fell off the plank too close to it to make to the next platform :-).
@Whiterabbit, have you tried using stuff like JoyToKey to map a joystick to keyboard? I think it's more precise than even the best gaming mouse.

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Hi Joe, No I haven't used the program. I do use a joy stick regularly. I like using different controllers, depending on what game I'm playing. I have have a basic joystick called a Cyborg X which I always have connected and use for general shmups etc and a Logitech X52 Pro Flight Simulator Controller for decent flight sims. I also use the earlier version of the Logitech G27 racing wheel (G25) and several other controllers, depending on which game I'm playing. My favorites are the Novint Falcon a force feedback controller, which I originally had to have shipped from the US (the postage cost almost as much as the controller) and my Track IR which I use with games that have six degrees of freedom (great with racing games and flight sims as well as high end shooters like ArmA and the Operation Flashpoint series, both of which as army training sims as opposed to FPS games. . That piece of kit make the games so much more immersive. The latest VR tech will superseded that once I can afford to buy one. I think they are a little too expensive at the moment. If the games were better I'd buy one in a flash, but as VR games are relatively new, the graphic isn't up to standard IMO. I'm sure in a few years, things will have vastly improved. I saw a demo of a VR game where you went down the Colorado river in a canoe. I thought it tlooked really cartoon like instead of looking realistic.

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#13

Very frustrating - holding keys down more than a quick tap would send the ball flying. Then I tried turning the graphics resolution up all the way. Control is MUCH better. Played through (and mostly enjoyed) the whole game in about 30-40 minutes. Programmer needs to check the system timer and read the keyboard at a consistent rate regardless of graphics resolution, instead of looping through and acting on keys as quickly as possible.

Game ups the difficulty by not giving a good view of the play area in some places, so you need to leap and hope and remember what you did so when you miss the target you can adjust your process for the next attempt. Still, I was very disappointed when I got to the end so quickly, this game has a lot of potential.

Dev could add more levels (a few more things to interact with, like sloping blocks, springs to bounce upward, magnets and curves), could add an optional timer with option to complete each level with bronze/silver/gold status.

Would also be nice to chose what level to play so you don't need to finish the entire game in one sitting.

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Thank you for your feedback Mr Dave, appreciated. Check out some of the freebies I've linked to below. Some despite the old graphics are actually quite good. Steam has released several excellent marble rolling games recently ranging in price from £0.79p to £10.99 for example Polyball, Marble Mountain, Marble Void, Fragile Ball, Lost Marbles, Sphaeria, Spectra ball, Road to Ballhalla and a few non Steam games Neverball (free), Switchball, Ballance.

Very frustrating - holding keys down more than a quick tap would send the ball flying.  Then I tried turning the graphics resolution up all the way.  Control is MUCH better.  Played through (and mostly enjoyed) the whole game in about 30-40 minutes.  Programmer needs to check the system timer and read the keyboard at a consistent rate regardless of graphics resolution, instead of looping through and acting on keys as quickly as possible.

Game ups the difficulty by not giving a good view of the play area in some places, so you need to leap and hope and remember what you did so when you miss the target you can adjust your process for the next attempt.  Still, I was very disappointed when I got to the end so quickly, this game has a lot of potential.

Dev could add more levels (a few more things to interact with, like sloping blocks, springs to bounce upward, magnets and curves), could add an optional timer with option to complete each level with bronze/silver/gold status.

Would also be nice to chose what level to play so you don't need to finish the entire game in one sitting.

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<blockquote>Thank you for your feedback Mr Dave, appreciated. Check out some of the freebies I've linked to below. Some despite the old graphics are actually quite good. Steam has released several excellent marble rolling games recently ranging in price from £0.79p to £10.99 for example <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/368180/" rel="nofollow">Polyball</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/409390/" rel="nofollow">Marble Mountain</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/453650/" rel="nofollow">Marble Void</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/370510/" rel="nofollow">Fragile Ball</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/291430/" rel="nofollow">Lost Marbles</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/434340/" rel="nofollow">Sphaeria</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/18300/" rel="nofollow">Spectra ball</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/425410/" rel="nofollow">Road to Ballhalla</a> and a few non Steam games <a href="http://neverball.org/index.php" rel="nofollow">Neverball</a> (free), <a href="https://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/switchball/" rel="nofollow">Switchball</a>, <a href="http://www.metaboli.co.uk/download-video-games/pc-games-Ballance-18079999-36.html" rel="nofollow">Ballance</a>.</blockquote></ul>

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#12

I used to have a game on (I think) PSX called Monkey Ball that this game reminds me of. It was very frustrating but also fun. Certainly fun for a few hours once you get the hang of it but as said... it can also be very frustrating. Not recommended for those with a short temper :P

So sad people are trolling this page, reminds me to put a VPN and Proxy blocker on the site, maybe GOTD should do the same

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#11

Having been a past regular GGOTD user I occasionally pop in to see if anything good is on offer, but only when I can devote a weekend to playing - otherwise I get nothing done!! Didn't download this game as this genre doesn't appeal to me but I know it does to some and it is good to get offered a range of games. I usually go by the description and screen shots to get an idea of what the game will be like. If the screen shots look like poor graphics I probably won't download as it might indicate there will be technical difficulties further on in the game. Moderator - thanks for your efforts, it might seem like we are all a bunch of moaning minnies sometimes but there are a high proportion of us who appreciate what you do.

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#10

Nice change of pace from HOG. Found it challenging but I prefer that vs being too easy. It doesn't bother me to take ten to twenty tries to refine the strategy. No issue with controls - very nice game! Almost didn't download it after initial comments.

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#9

Wow! What an excellent website! I am so glad that my friend told me about it. Do you people really give away free games every single day? Can't beat that!

Today's game reminds me of a game I used to play when I was a kid called "Mouse Trap." You had to build this Rube Goldberg-like contraption to catch a mouse. It was awesome! Is this game like that? I can't wait to download and play it if it is! I'm going to do that right now.

I can't wait to see what game you give away tomorrow! Free games are wonderful! I'll check early tomorrow morning before I leave for work.

Thanks so much for the free game! You guys are great!

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The site no longer gives games away every day. Things changed back in 2008 when arcade game prices dropped from almost $20 to around $6. Developers went out of business, and more of the free games sites that rely on advertising and the occasional toolbar installation sprang up, then we were hit with the excellent indie bundles where sometimes you can get upwards of $400 or mores worth of games for around $5 or less. The humble bundle for example has a deal on where you can get over £1500 worth of gaming development software for less than £12. All of these have affected the games we now get.

Games are now given away every weekend though recently we have been getting some weekday deals, usually for Steam keys.

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#8

I hope you don't die.

We have had many marble games given away on this site. One of my very favorite "Pearls of the Atlantic" was an awesome marble rolling game! Many of the old physics games given away here had rolling marbles in them. You know the ones I'm talking about. You had to blow up Justin Beiber's head in one of them.

Compared to "Atlantic" this game is awful! It's almost impossible to control the direction of the marble well enough to succeed. Why it took me four tries to get past the first level. You GOTTA tighten up those control if you want to make a decent game, dudes!

I tried to help you a lil this morning, Mr. Wabbit, since you are sick by pointing out all the posts that have been allowed that don't talk about the game. YOU'RE WELCOME.

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There you go again Swampy, not reading what I've said, but jumping in head first. We are talking marble rolling games, not marble popping games. Those were very popular several years ago. in fact I still have a couple of those that were given away here, one of which incorporated a breakout mode. As for Marble rolling games, the only one we've ever been given previously was called Roads of Fantasy, which was given away way back in 2007 HERE, plus I posted details of some free marble rolling games in the free games project that I used to post regularly. You can see the forum post HERE

Now onto more serious concerns. Unless the owners of this site tell me otherwise, your posts are no longer welcome here. Post as many as you like using your vpn browser. ALL will be deleted. It may waste a little of my time, but thankfully as I'm retired I've got a lot to waste. You're just making a fool of yourself posting the comments you do. It's a shame it's come to this, just because you couldn't take a little criticism. You really need to grow up, and too be honest, I've been a fool for allowing myself to be baited by such as you. Good bye.

I hope you don't die.

We have had many marble games given away on this site.  One of my very favorite "Pearls of the Atlantic" was an awesome marble rolling game!  Many of the old physics games given away here had rolling marbles in them.  You know the ones I'm talking about.  You had to blow up Justin Beiber's head in one of them.

Compared to "Atlantic" this game is awful!  It's almost impossible to control the direction of the marble well enough to succeed.  Why it took me four tries to get past the first level.  You GOTTA tighten up those control if you want to make a decent game, dudes!

I tried to help you a lil this morning, Mr. Wabbit, since you are sick by pointing out all the posts that have been allowed that don't talk about the game.  YOU'RE WELCOME.

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<blockquote>There you go again Swampy, not reading what I've said, but jumping in head first. We are talking marble rolling games, not marble popping games. Those were very popular several years ago. in fact I still have a couple of those that were given away here, one of which incorporated a breakout mode. As for Marble rolling games, the only one we've ever been given previously was called Roads of Fantasy, which was given away way back in 2007 <a href="https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/r-o-f/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>, plus I posted details of some free marble rolling games in the free games project that I used to post regularly. You can see the forum post <a href="https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4834" rel="nofollow">HERE</a></blockquote>

<blockquote>Now onto more serious concerns. Unless the owners of this site tell me otherwise, your posts are no longer welcome here. Post as many as you like using your vpn browser. ALL will be deleted. It may waste a little of my time, but thankfully as I'm retired I've got a lot to waste. You're just making a fool of yourself posting the comments you do. It's a shame it's come to this, just because you couldn't take a little criticism. You really need to grow up, and too be honest, I've been a fool for allowing myself to be baited by such as you. Good bye.</blockquote></ul>

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#7

Hey Wabbit,

Re: Yesterdays game....Giveaway Club - Games-Forge of Gods: Infernal War Pack (Steam Keys).

"Join the action in this highly addictive multiplayer card strategy RPG “FORGE OF GODS”!
Collect and train as many monsters as you can to assemble the greatest team and burst through hordes of enemies in thrilling, addictive and fast-paced game!"

I didn't download this game; already have it. I think i played it about 10 mins. The only thing I remember is..the ball was really hard to control.

Thanks to GGOTD and MPC for the game.

Hope you feel better soon. Huggles to you and your family. I won't be on much. We are in the process of moving so no time to play right now.

Hope you feel better. Take care, my friend.

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Thanks for posting Delenn, nice find. hopefully everyone who didn't get one yesterday will get a pack today via your link, which I'll re-post at the top of my review. thanks, much appreciated. :)

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P.S. I had trouble yesterday getting the game like others. Neither Firefox or Palemoon worked. I ended up using Chrome.

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#6

thank you for all the games found here at gaotd

hope you feel better soon

this game as always is a fine game from play city love 'em all

thank you

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john, says okay i'll not post again

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#5

Downloaded and installed quickly and easily. Haven't got the time just now, but look forward to playing something completely different from recent games. I quite enjoy these physics based games.

Thanks GGOTD.

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#4

This game is not 9.99 as listed. It can be found all over the internet for FREE. Shame on this site for misleading its followers.

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The game is also a commercial game. Those places that give the game away for free do so on the understanding that they pay the owner of the license money, which is earned when a player boots up or closes the game through in-built advertising in game or on the site you get the game from.

I'm really at a loss to understand this mentality of knocking a site over poorly researched assumptions; a site, who over the last ten years has given away well over a thousand commercial games via a safe environment, to literally millions of community members.

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Truthful, sadly to say but you are right, I found several website offering this for free and i don't think that they all install search engines or redirect your home page.

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Truthful,
You got that right. Playcity is one of the most honest trustworthy sites around. I have been going there for years. People do miss some good games tho unless someone points them out for which I thank you.
It's gotten to where people expect free this and free that. Never thinking that maybe the people involved would like to go grocery shopping also. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth people. All my life I followed my grandpa's example. Even if you don't want it, say so with politeness and thank them for the gesture.

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Well put DB, thank you.

Reply | Comment by DB – 8 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+10)

Truthful, Thank you for your hard work and the free software giveaways. There are always going to be games and software that some people like or dislike, but you never know until you try and I for one am very appreciative of the opportunity to get this software for free, especially considering I am on a very limited budget.

This game looks interesting, from the pictures I am getting the impression it is sort of a "Marble Madness" type of game, one of my favorite games of all time.

Thanks again!

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I also loved marble madness.

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#3

Still no go with firefox but downloaded easily with IE. Couldn't get the ball to go on the first board but the rail to the right worked. Once you get stuck in one of the iron rail squares it's over, you can't move. Not an easy game. Waiting for some kind of instruction. All I could figure out was that the arrow buttons move the ball. Is there anyway to make it jump?
Thanks again for the extra instruction on yesterdays game. Was finally able to download that.
Thanks My Play City and everyone at gotd!

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Please excuse the late reply. There are two ways to get off the first platform. The easiest is to wait for the see-saw plank to move so that you can navigate your ball onto the end of it. You need to time it so that you push the ball at speed onto the ramp and speed off the other end. If you go slow you fall off into nothingness. With respect to the rails; when you approach one of the junctions where the rails join together to form a square, you need to go a little faster to be able to get over the blocking rail; go too fast and you'll fall off. With a little practice you'll find the ball should roll over, but doesn't fall off the other side. The corner squares are the hardest. Once you've maneuvered onto the square, change direction, then try rocking the ball backwards and forwards or side-ways (depending on which direction you need to travel). I hope this is of some use? I tend to assume these games need no explanation, but that's only because I've played them for upwards of fifteen years. I apologise for that assumption.

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#2

A welcome break from all the HOGs that are usually offered by MPC. One thing I notice immediately is that it looks very similar to a 2001 game, "Ballance" by Cyparade/Atari. At a small size of only 20 MB, I didn't expect it to be too big. I didn't get to finish the game but I suspect that there are quite a few levels since it uses very simplistic and reuses graphics throughout.

However, the description is a bit wrong. You can't "play without any doubts" (?) I ended up ragequitting because the ball is very hard to control - it's got quite a lot of inertia, and unlike Ballance or Switchball or the other games in this genre, you can't really stop the ball easily - once it gets going, you need about the same distance (or more) to stop as you did to accelerate. Frequently, you'll end up shooting too far, or landing way too short because of the miscalculation. Either way, it's a frustratingly fun game to pass the time.

7/10 - the music's not too good, it repeats and it doesn't change at all, the ball's too hard to control, but apart from that it's okay. Graphics are none too impressive but it gets the point across.

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Thank you for your feedback cescu.

I've been trying to get past level one for a couple of days, but could never get past the cylinder due in part to the perceived inertia the ball has. I tried adjusting my mouse sensitivity, but that didn't work. Oddly the inertia problem doesn't seem to be a problem in the videos I watch (and will be posting soon). It's one of the reasons I've not posted a review for today's game. Pity becasue i like ball/marble rolling games.