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'Grayscale' Gears You Up For an A-maze-ing Flash Puzzler

by Ben Deitz on November 3, 2010 at 06:45 PM

Grayscale
No, your monitor isn't broken. While this week's crop of games have been drained of color, they're just as ingenious as their more vibrant brethren. Inspired by doodles, noir cinema and silent films, this batch's stark graphics present curious mechanics and clever adventures. Their addictiveness is as simple as black and white.

'Grayscale' may lack color, but its addictive, brain-teasing puzzles can make us see red. [Ed. note: Yeah.] Success means deftly navigating a small white orb through a complicated maze of pathways, edging toward each level's exit. Movement is quick and intuitive as you directly manipulate the orb with your mouse. Complications arise, however, with the introduction of movable gears -- each of which must be properly manipulated in order to connect disjointed pathways. The game ramps up quickly, as you juggle numerous gears and pathways disappear, forcing you to restart if you take a wrong turn. Grayscale is one of the few timewasters we've played that not only kept us riveted, but tickled our brains, as well.

Grayscale


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