CrossbowPig Reviews Issue #9: The Game of the Year (Series Finale)

It Is Time.

Welcome to the Ninth and final issue of CrossbowPig Reviews. On our journey through games you can play on the internet for free, we have seen retro games ported to the computer and new games made just for the computer. We have seen two soccer games thus far, one of which is better than the other. We have seen Pac-Man, on a world wide scale. We have seen an MMORPG modelled after old games like The Legend of Zelda and games of D&D. Today, we will pick the Game of the Year.

But first, a few categories.

Best Local Multiplayer Experience: Tank Trouble
This game received a score of 8 on its own, and today it beats out the Soccer Duo to be the best of the local multiplayer experiences I have reviewed this year. Fast paced action in rapid fire randomized rounds will end some friendships faster than Mario Party. This game is explosive, and my friends and I still play it today.

Best Singleplayer Experience: Exit Path
Also sporting a multiplayer mode, though online only, this game is difficult. Very difficult. But sometimes, difficult things can be enticing and whetting of the appetite. Exit Path is one of those games. Coming in at a tall score of a 9, this game is one of the best I've ever played on the internet, period.

Best of the two Soccer Games: 1 on 1 Soccer
Due to the fact that this game has a far greater resemblance to actual soccer than World Cup Headers, this game takes the spot for Best Soccer Game. With a multiplayer score of a 7, this game has far more tense moments than the glorified volleyball simulator that is World Cup Headers.

AND FINALLY
THE GAME OF THE YEAR IS.........

The one, the only.

Realm of the Mad God

This game is so captivating that prior to writing the post I had roughly twenty hours of the game logged on Steam. With the most replay value, the longest production cycle and the most intricate system, there is no other competition for this game. It got an initial score of 9.75, the highest score I have ever awarded, and that proves why it deserves the spot.

Well, with that, I have fulfilled my run as RAUC Talk Game Reviewer and as a contributor to this website. I'm off to 9th grade at the high school, where I plan to probably play more video games. Probably. 

Until our next journey, this is CrossbowPig, signing off.