games

Battleship is a simplistic yet interesting game, that presents the user a war "canvas" split in two war fronts, the left-side occupied by the user and the right-side exposing the enemy's "dangerous" ships.

The action is basically rooted in one's ability to guess and destroy the opponent's vessels by clicking on its rows, rows that display hints (via numbers) in relation to ships' accurate "geographical" location.

Games are definitely a spread phenomena across the world, where "big" names like Max Payne, Diablo, GTA, etc, are enjoyed by millions and millions of gamers, featuring complex plots, full-fledged characters, eyecandy interfaces, etc.

Nevertheless, along with complex games, it seems that simplistic games are still played, maintained and developed, simplicity that can be used for various purposes, such as procrastination, short breaks between various projects, mind relaxation, etc.

Minetest is a versatile free open-source building game, created with Infiniminer and Minecraft in mind, featuring a gameplay consisting of creating and destroying blocks, action located in a 3D world.

2012 is definitely a relevant period of time as related to games landing in Ubuntu, statement fully backed by Ubuntu's "adoption" of serious games and game companies, such as EA, the widely known Humble Indie Bundle (available via Ubuntu Software Center), etc, making Ubuntu progressively an enjoying and solid platform not only for applications, security enhancements, stability, etc, but also for games via the constant arrival of high-quality games and game-creation platforms.

Max Payne, GTA, Mass Effect, Diablo, etc, are games widely known and appreciated for high-detail stories, complex characters, step-by-step uncovered plots, powerful graphics, etc, basically, bundle of actions that demands both powerful computers and fast user responses, diligent investigation, "global" perception, etc.

Weeks ago, Humble Indie Bundle landed in Ubuntu Software Center along with two EA online-based games, approach heavily strengthened by Ubuntu's official announcement related to Unity's (the powerful game platform) availability for Ubuntu.

Nevertheless, games are constantly landing in Ubuntu Software Center, consequently, improving the Ubuntu game stack, filling numerous usecases, like action, puzzles, adventure, etc.

New free fresh games have arrived in Ubuntu Software Center, such as:

Scopa is an Italian card game popular in various countries (like Brazil), usually played "with a standard Italian 40-card deck, mostly between two players".

Games are usually oriented towards an entertainment area where the user is to be relaxed, enjoying various actions (shooting, flying, conquering, fighting, etc), while completing missions with a focus on exploration, discovery, proper choice of optimal items (guns, fuel, maps, etc), usually being tailored around a "global" broad view with multiple focuses.

Across the internets, gaming has become important with millions and millions of gamers enjoying a massive range of games, such as RTS, shooters, puzzle, etc, where globally known games, such as Diablo, Max Payne, Street Fighter, etc, have their own important place, games usually created with a story in mind, fully expressed characters, mysteries to be solved, weapons to be changed, etc, challenging the user's mind in numerous aspects of that game.

Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy game with an action taking place in a post-nuclear era, where players are to rebuild the planet after human beings have almost been destroyed by nuclear wars.

Warzone 2100 features numerous playing modes, such as campaign, tutorial, multi and single players, where "actors" are to take advantage of the available elements, such as artillery, radar, counter-battery technologies and a vast amount of research tree (tank traps, cyborg factory, flamer, mini-rocket pod, machinegun bunker, sensor tower, etc).