Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Must-play games from older BG competitions

I've written about how the 2006's Becherovka Game is worse than previous years. Let's prove it somehow: this is my list of must-play games from the older competitions:

2005
Aquadelic - a great racing game with motor boats. It's now being upgraded to a commercial (budget) title of the same name!

Becher Islands - Crazy Taxi on a boat in Far Cry – like setting.

Becherator - principally simple, but very tough puzzle game. Addictive.

Laser - Deflektor in 3D, but still exciting.

Little World - a funny adventure game from the insect world.

Space Merchants: Conquerors - Elite-like space sim game with trading and fights and RPG elements. Overall winner in 2005...

2004
2004: Space Becherovka - absolutely great, absolutely funny adventure game. Parody on Star Wars, Space Odyssey, Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy and many other sci-fi classics...

A.N.T.Z. - very well though out puzzle game.

Becherov - overal winner in 2004. Looks like GTA 2, plays like GTA series. You may not act that evil there, but it's still very funny.

Hracer - very good racing game.

Plane Arcade - it looks like flight sim, but it's "just" adrenaline action-paced air shooter.

Řež, Bechere! - great FPS with Czech punk music, eight levels and time and score based gameplay.

Točna - a funny adventure, country setting.

2003
Alien Agency - very nice 3D platform game.

Gringo - stylish western shoot'em up.

Sub Hunter 4 - overall winner in 2003, underwater shooter.

Sky of Fire - action flight simulator with good 3D graphics.

Ham ňam - a little bit more action-paced Pacman clone. Visually not so appealing, but very funny.

2002
Becher's Dream - great flash adventure – a funny and stylish one.

Penguinator - I'm not quite sure, but I think it's the overall winner, well presented action game.

eXtreme Race - a funny top-down racing game in the Micro Machines style.

2001
Zlatý kalich - one of the best Czech free adventures, funny flash point'n click game with great presentation. Enteron, a couple of developers, now works in Illusion Softworks.

2000
Zázračný lék - the first overall winner, a flash adventure game by Enteron. Not as long as Becher's Dream, but graphics and audio are great.