The TV Chick

Sometimes you just want to kill some time at work or maybe you’re just looking to play some enjoyable games. I recently had the chance to check out USA’s Character Arcade (by clicking on the banner to the bottom right of your screen), and it was a lot of fun. Before I knew it, I was playing each game and trying to improve and beat my scores.

I started off with Felix RX (last week’s Game of the Week), which is basically a version of Tetris. Felix went off his meds and you have to help him by stacking up his pills. I continued on to this week’s game of the week Spider Solitaire, which is self explanatory but really fun. I then moved on to Smash ‘Em where you smash rocks to uncover diamonds. This was also very much like Tetris but really awesome. Something about smashing rocks that just allows you to get rid of your bad day! My next game was Character Smash ‘Em where you get to literally smash characters’ heads with a stapler. Pretty fantastic! If smashing things isn’t your thing, I also played Letter Matrix next where library books with letters on the spine pile up on the game board. You then have to spell out words before they pile up too high. If you are lucky, you get *s which are essentially blank letters. They also just released a new brain teaser game called Geo Trail-Penguin Permafrost. You have to navigate a penguin across a small square of ice, and it’s pretty challenging! There are also games that coincide with USA Network’s great shows. If you so choose, you can also challenge other people online!

But it’s not just all fun and games (get it?), you can also win some AMAZING prizes! When you play the Game of the Week, you can enter to win an iPod Touch, PSP Go, or Wii Party Bundle! So check it out! I think you’ll enjoy it.