This is a Windows only game... So to play it you're required to have one somewhere in your house.

I was looking in the web some days ago when I stumbled into this game. It is kind of a bridge builder game, where the goal is to put a ball (suposedly an armadillo, picture 1) in a goal (picture 2) for a short amount of time, where the ball teleports out of the game.

First set of pictures:

Picture 1 (the ball):         Picture 2 (the goal):
                 

Now, this may seem simple, but this is where it gets complicated. You have levels, each level has a preset "building" that you cannot move, and you have some money. You also have preset "anchors" that are dots you can connect stuff to and will NEVER move. For example if you place a piece of metal without being connected to an anchor, it'll end up falling.
You must also try to use as less money as possible and get the armadillo to the end! The game will not bother you if you go past the money cap... But if you want to be in the highscores (and if you want a challenge) you should try to keep at least 50$ per level.

I'll give you an example of a level:
Click here (kind of big picture for the post)

Now, let's press simulate. This ends up happening:

The momentum from the fall made it break one of the pieces of cloth, not stopping our ball, so it goes out of the screen and the simulation fails. Okay, now what can we do? Let's add another layer of cloth, and connect it to the original one, so if one breaks there's a backup layer! Now I press simulate and this happens:

There you go! The first layer of cloth broke as normal, but our extra layer saved the ball! Now it's in the goal, and in 5 seconds or so, we've won the level!

This game has an awesome representation of Physics, a level editor, 50 levels + 50 preinstalled user-made levels + 11 tutorial levels, and loads of more levels on the official website! It costs 19.99$ wich is a pity, but I don't think there's any harm in picking up the demo, I did... And now I've bought it XD

Well, now for the linkage!

More elaborate review with a movie (not made by me):
http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/armadillo-run/

Official Website (rather... Unprofessional, but it's nice):
http://www.armadillorun.com/

Try the demo, at least in the full version you get to do reallllyyyy crazy stuff... For example, how would you bring the armadillo up?
Solution to the question here :) (kind of big image for this post)

Yes I know the lift is kinda... Strange, but that's because I was in a hurry. Also, the red things in the lift's "wheels" are rockets. You can use them to produce energy in the levels, rather expensive too! Oh and btw, that's the level editor, that's why all the links are anchors except the ones in the wheel.

Last edited: Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 9:02:08 AM

Cool

That sounds awsome but I have a mac :(.

It's a good game! It was so good that I had to buy it! Must play game! XD

I liked the music in the video...