Every month, the excellent indie gaming site GameTunnel, rounds-up the latest releases using a Famitsu-style review model in which all the writers get to have their say. I thought it was worth linking to this month's edition, because, a) there are some interesting games in there, and b) with a recession-ravaged Christmas coming up, you may need all the free/cheap gaming you can get your hands on.
The star on top of the Christmas tree is World of Goo, the brilliant physics-based puzzle, which is also available in a WiiWare incarnation. As I've probably mentioned before, the idea was original formulated during the Experimental Gameplay Project before being refined and improved immeasurably. It's now an absolutely unmissable blend of bridge-building gameplay and gorgeous stylised visuals and I demand, yes demand, that you play it immediately.
Also looking good are squad-based RTS Project Aftermath and Baddest of the Bands, the latest installment in the successful Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People series, which is also on WiiWare. I was interested to see Kudos 2 on the list. The original was an intriguing life simulation based around the sorry existence of a London twenty-something looking for meaning and social cohesion in the big city. Number 2 gives the whole thing a graphical shake-up and deepens the experience. Definitely worth a look, although don't go in there expecting The Sims...
