©2009 My Game Company

I’ve recently played two games released by a company called “My Game Company.”

The first one I played was Dirk Dashing: Secret Agent. Dirk Dashing has a nice old-school game play approach. Explore, collect, fend off enemies and make your way to the end. The game is for those young or young at heart. Instead of the secret agent wielding a gun, he is only armed with sleeping gas grenades and must dispatch his enemies using non violent methods. It’s rare to find non violent games like this. I suggest giving it a go.

The second game I played was The Adventures of Rick Rocket. This game takes the 2D space shooting game play dynamic and really explores it.

©2009 My Game Company

The player must fend off asteroids from hitting earth, deflect alien attacks, rescue stranded ships, and many more objectives as the player progresses. The game uses a nice mix of cartoon 2D, semi realistic visuals, and great soundtrack to recreate a lively and fun environment. The controls are simple to pickup and go. Once again, another recommendation to download and have some fun with.

Both games are available for Mac, Windows and Linux.

©2009 Puppy Games

©2009 Puppy Games

Now here’s a game company that truly embodies the retro gaming genre: Puppy Games. Their games: Titan Attacks!, Ultratron, and Droid Assault are highly retooled classics with stunning retro 2D visual design and significantly expanded gameplay. To say that their games are addictive, doesn’t do the company justice. These games are highly addictive! 

Retro game development is in this company’s veins. Don’t think of passing these gems up. Most of their games are playable for Mac, Windows and Linux.

I also plan on doing a full Q&A developer profile on this company soon. Keep an eye open for it.