I think browser games have just reached their creative zenith. In Rose and Camelia, you play a young woman whose rich husband dies, leaving her to battle it out with his family for a fair share of the inheritance. And by battle, I mean slap.
Yes, in this wonderfully crafted game by Japanese studio Nigoro, you engage in a series of face-stinging confrontations with spiteful ladies, swiping your mouse across the screen to affect the most vicious slap you can, while also defending against incoming attacks.
The fraught baroque soundtrack and luscious settings take you straight into the realm of the sunday afternoon costume drama - and believe me, once you're in it's very difficult to get out again. As the game progresses your opponents get tougher, able to dish out more punishment, while demanding greater accuracy from your own strikes.
Please, someone commission a DS version!
