Y8 Puzzle Games: Life Represented

Computer games are always derived from some aspect of life. Games that feature guns, tanks and people shooting at each other are taken from the experiences of nations and peoples battling one another over some ideology or belief. Competition games naturally come from the thrill and adrenaline rush we derive from watching real-life car, motorbike or go-kart racing contests in circuits all over the globe. But if there's a y8 game category that represents the whole of life and not merely an aspect of it, it has to be the puzzle games.

Some might think that we're waxing too philosophical here. But it's true. Puzzle games that give players all kinds of obstacles to solve before they get the chance to go to the next level are representative of life. We are all bombarded with our own series of hurdles and hitches and we face them the best way we know how given the circumstances. Like the more than 3,500 puzzle games at y8, we either progress to the top of the ladder or regress to "game over" depending on how we face the challenges hurled our way.

The Bubbles Game seems routinely simple. After all, all you really need to do is to aim the bubbles where there are three or more of the same color so that they burst and you eliminate them from your screen. But as you progress in the game, you realize that if you're not quick enough, all the bubbles will quickly fill the screen and cause you to lose the game.

This y8 game can be likened to the opportunities that we don't grab right away. Life can pass us by quickly and if we get too complacent, we won't be able take advantage of the breaks that can make our life better.

A similar game is Jungle Shooter. But this game does not merely stop at shooting groups of three or more fruits. It includes love for pets. In between levels, you feed the fruit you have collected to your pets so that they can help you battle the bats in the jungle.

We don't just interact with people in our lives. Our pets can help us solve the puzzles of our existence, no matter how impossible it may seem. We have heard of dogs sniffing the neck or breasts of their masters or mistresses repeatedly which prompted their human owners to get a CT scan or a mammogram, only to confirm an early diagnosis of cancer.

These games at y8 just serve to remind us of the huge puzzle that is life-in a challenging but fun way.PAG3NEDEGRQF