ingenious game, with no glitz

It has been a long time since I stopped playing new computer game - I have not yet played the Half Life 2 (the one that was released on the Source game engine). I rarely follow any new game releases and YET this game demo has me mesmerized.

The game that I am talking about is the Crayon Physics Deluxe which has a demo on youtube. The game allows you to draw objects and those objects become part of the game. The goal is to create objects that propel a ball toward a star. I know, this sounds pretty simplistic, but check out the demo before you make a judgment.

Links:

• slate's article about the game
• a prototype of the game available for download