Okay enough about porn (see, it does dominate everything about the web, even articles on video games). I wanted to touch on the growing trend of casual gaming. There’s no argument that the concept has been around for years, or decades, actually. Who doesn’t remember playing Minesweeper or the infamous Solitaire on their PC at work? These were classic casual games that shipped on virtually every PC sold. The appeal of these games is that you can fire them up in seconds, play the game (without having to read through a 50 page user manual) and shut it down.
One of the biggest innovations to hit casual gaming is the ability to download games. Instead of being stuck with the one or two basic games that may have shipped on your PC, there are web sites that compile hundreds of options. Many are free, while even the versions that are for sale are inexpensive and often have free demo levels. While some of these games have become increasingly complex and now rival console-based games in terms of flashy
Charles McKinnley writes for a collection of game review sites. With a noted fondness for hidden object games, McKinley has said that one of the reasons for his preference is the fact that with this genre, he often has much better options when he wants to download games for casual playing.
