In todays world of video games that have a budget of millions of dollars, you wouldn’t think the little indie developer would stand a chance, but they do. While the big companies are spending all sorts of money on creating games with huge story lines, super realistic graphics and celebrity voice overs, the indie developers are out there creating games that are simple and fun to play. You can see this on all of the gaming sites that have cropped up where you can play a game in your browser using Flash. You can also see it on the iPhone app store, where you can purchase a game for a couple dollars that provides hours of entertainment. Now you can see it on your Nintendo Wii, through their launch of Wii Ware. When you go to the Wii Shop Channel, you can purchase games that are made by indie gaming companies on their Wii Ware platform. There’s a pretty good selection of games at the moment that cover all sorts of categories. I purchased one the other day called World of Goo, and I am having a blast with it. It’s a simple premise, you link together balls of goo to build a platform to reach the exit of the level. While it sounds simple, luckily it isn’t, because where’s the fun in that. You have to make it to the end of the level with a requested number of unused goo balls. This causes you to have to think about how you build your platform in the most efficient way possible. The graphics and sound are great, the controls are simple and perfect, and the gameplay is spectacular. I recommend this title as your introduction to Wii Ware.

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