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I just played the demo for this XBL Indie Game, Paipa, and it's pretty fun. A steampunk-themed puzzle game where you're trying to keep Her Majesty's ship afloat. Her Majesty's ship that's on a non-stop flight to Mars, that is. 

Not that the concept matters too much, but I like the flavor. In the game, you keep water from flooding by creating pathways of pipes from one side of the screen to the other. Making paths reduces the water level, but connecting pipes increases pressure and, thusly, the speed at which water fills. 

A neat game, Paipa. Simple and I can see some fun potential in it. Granted, I'm something of a fiend for puzzle games, but you could do worse for a buck. Go check out the demo for yourselves and see what you think.








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teriyakiCHICKEN's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2010 06:17
teriyakiCHICKEN
This was done 21 years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_Mania
augustoaag's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2010 07:23
augustoaag
@teriChiken

NO.
smoger's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2010 10:37
smoger
awesome. this will help me whittle away at the 260 points in my account without resorting to buying wallpapers or fake t-shirts
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2010 13:26
Darren Nakamura
I may be wrong, but that "how to perform a combo" part looked like it relied on luck a bit. Everything was in place but one, and he needed the random drop to be a particular piece to make it work.
Ghede's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2010 13:59
Ghede
@teriyakiChicken, you are mistaking the trappings (pipes&fluid) for gameplay (left-to-right pathing with preplaced tiles) No, it wasn't done 21 years ago, it was done at least 7 years ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Mania!
Stephen De Carlo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2010 16:53
Stephen De Carlo
Spiffing!
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