Play Internet Casual Games with Wireless Internet Service

Games are an important part of the human experience. Thus, it's only natural that some of the first websites to emerge at the dawn of the Internet were computer gaming sites. Now there are thousands of games being developed every day that can be played on both desktop computers and wireless Internet smart phones. Some of the most interesting games are known as "casual games," games which can be picked up and put down without much notice or thought, and can be a relaxing way to spend a few minutes or hours. What are some of the best ways to discover new casual games?





One way to find new games is to go directly to the websites of some of the Internet's best-known game developers. For example, PopCap created the "Bejeweled" game, which is one of the most popular casual games of all time. The game is simple. The player is given a grid of colored "jewels," the positions of which can be switched two at a time to make rows, columns, and other shapes of three or more jewels of the same color. Matched jewels are cleared from the board, with the rest of the jewels moving down the screen to make room for new jewels that fall from the top. "Bejeweled" is perhaps the essence of a casual game, possibly explaining its massive popularity—the game is simple to learn, but takes a long time to really master, and is very addictive. The game's designers have also done a lot to build in new power-ups and bonuses into subsequent versions of the game to keep players interested. Browsing the PopCap website you can play many other games that they have developed, including wireless Internet versions of their games.





Another popular developer and publisher of casual web games is Miniclip, which over the years has featured games tied in to various movies and products as well as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (otherwise known as "MMORPGs") such as the popular "Puzzle Pirates." One particularly interesting feature of Miniclip is that it has set up league-style competition play for many of its games, so you can compete against friends and family around the world. Nitrome is also a destination site for casual gaming, with the site exclusively featuring innovative casual games of its own creation. There are also other casual gaming sites that focus on wireless Internet play.





One might ask how one finds out about casual games that are not developed by major studios. A great way to learn about new games is to check out sites like Jayisgames, which focuses almost exclusively on casual game trends and reviews on the Internet. The editors and contributors to this website are clearly devoted to the casual gaming phenomenon, and make a careful effort to choose and highlight innovative games and provide a forum for discussion of gaming trends. They have also sponsored an annual competition to develop new and exciting casual games.





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