Ah, Shufflepuck, the delight of my fifth grade class. All of my classmates and I used to swarm around the computer in our free time, squabbling and rushing to get our turn at playing this simple, yet effectively addictive game. This classic will keep anyone entertained. The hand eye coordination starts out slow and gradually builds up. You are on one end of the board and there is a fascinating creature facing you. This creature is usually making taunting facial expressions or unsportsmanlike (not to mention funny) comments.
The creatures at the other end of the board get gradually fiercer as the game progresses. Part of the joy of this game is most certainly the lavish imagination and detail put into the computerized opponents. Each creature has their own personality, their own skill level, and their own set of weaknesses. Children and Adults alike will enjoy this wonderful game, which is a good air hockey like simulation. Like air hockey? You’ll love this.
This game can not be called educational, but it certainly has character and builds hand eye coordination. Extremely good hand-eye skills for young children. Because of this game’s classic simplicity it also works on the older model computers and computers that are near to their memory capacity levels and can’t
handle running complex programs simultaneously. Consequently, this is the perfect game to have at work, for a boring desk job at a cheap computer - you can play Shufflepuck while you work, quickly transitioning back to your task when the boss comes by, with no one the wiser. Hours of absorbing entertainment lie ahead of your, my friend. Shufflepuck strikes a perfect balance - while its entertaining qualities will never fade, it is not the sort of addicting, absorbing game that will suck you in against your will. It is simply harmless fun, a good way to exercise your mental muscles when the tedium of your life seems to press in on you.
With the plethora of gaudily animated games available today, you might be tempted to choose something more intricate than simple Shufflepuck. However, I ask you - do flashing colors and moving graphics make quality play? How can such ornamental features do anything but detract from the pure joy of competition, of succeeding at minute hand-eye coordination tasks such as Shufflepuck? There is a classic simplicity to this game, a tried and true entertainer, which cannot be matched in flashier, modern games which mask their weaker content with fancy coding.
