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Voxatron is a 3D shooter using voxels (volumetric pixels). These were quite popular in the early 90s, and I remember Comanche (one of the first games I played that had them) fondly. Right now Voxatron is an alpha, but it is still fun. The biggest contributor to that, is that shooting out parts of the map is part of the game (for example, you can shoot out a column to get objects on top). There are also several guns available, as well as explosives and a build gun that shoots persistent blocks. Looks and sound are very retro, but very adequate for the theme. The game is tiny - 15MB installed.

Eets Munchies is a puzzle game. It is currently in beta, I believe. The game goes in the tradition of Lemmings and so many others since. You must guide a character using some objects that are available on each level. In Eets Munchies case, you also have objects the you interact with, such as a whale that will suck Eets in and throw him on an arc. Graphics are very good, and sounds are adequate. I didn't particularly enjoy the gameplay - but then, this is a game genre where this is common for me.

Fez is an interesting puzzle platformer. The unusual part is that you can rotate your world around, which you need to do to get cube shards - which are used to unlock doors. The visual and sound are full on retro, with some cute extra effects. The one thing that really annoys me is the use of controller only control hints (also, using Enter to go to menu, and using escape for a map!). I prefer to use the keyboard in almost all games, and you have to figure out the equivalent keyboard controls. Other than that, it is pretty nice.

Rocketbirds Hardboiled Chicken is a neat action platformer. In this game, you are a chicken with a rocket pack, attacking some sort of albatross nation with an evil leader. Graphics are pretty good - specially so for the cut scenes - and music is pretty good too. Gameplay is OK - not bad, but I didn't feel it was particularly fun. There are regular platform levels - with minimal jump puzzles, at least as far as I played - where you mostly shoot around. There are also some section where you fly with your rocket pack. This game came with a Humble Bundle.

I am Number Four: The Fall Of Five continues the series after the Dulce base escape. The newly joined group ends meeting up Five, with bad consequences. Pretty OK if you are keeping up with the series.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Forgotten Ones covers the fate of Adam after the attack of the Dulce base on the main book series. There is a minor interaction with the last current book of the series, as well as a minor introduction for events in the next (I presume). OK if you are already reading the series.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Last Days of Lorien is another short book in the series that covers some of the life on Lorien, as viewed through Sandor - who eventually becomes the Cêpan for number nine. Pretty OK if you are already reading the series.

Given that these book are somewhat short and that I can't say very much without a ton of spoilers, there is little point in reviewing them individually. However, they were pretty good, with the last one ending on a major, satisfying battle, except for a very Deus Ex Machine sequence involving an escape. Nothing particularly surprising for Starglider Atlantis or TV series in general, but still a bit frustrating. Overall, the whole series read as a slightly short year of the series, and to me it was pretty good. Recommended for fans of the series.