Magic Pengel

very cool game. it's also very flawed.
The basic concept is the same as Pokemon- you make little creatures fight for your amusement. My girlfriend hates this sort of game. It is rather a fucked-up concept if you think about it. However, the creatures are not real, so their pain and love is only in your mind.

where it differs (slightly) from the Pokemon template is that you get to draw your own creatures. Part of the fun of this is figuring out the relationship between what you draw and the attributes and animations of the finished creature. There is a 'book' in-game which explains some of these things. example: "doodles that are low and wide are more likely to have the 'stomp' skill". This actually works out rather well, as the abilities your creature has seem to flow naturally from it's shape and color.

i got class right now. 'overview of the game industry.' that's my class. Isn't that great? More later as i come up with it.