This not only answers one of the main criticisms of the game (often voiced by fellow Forbes contribute Erik Cain) but also creates new ways to play the game and expands the variety of puzzles and challenges in the game.
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The game has complex puzzles, some as complicated as the material in the average college course, yet it does a far better job breaking objectives down into easily digestible parts.
In just three weeks this fall, thousands of people playing the free downloadable game helped map the structure of an enzyme that could fight HIV and AIDS. Scientists at the University of Washington created Fold-it to turn research about protein folding into a game, dishing up puzzles made up of spirals and clumps that represent amino acids.
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Of course, Tomb Raider should have been a game about climbing and solving puzzles, and instead it was very much like Infinite in its ability to turn the hero, Lara Croft, into a mass murderer of epic proportions.
Since there are dozens upon dozens of enemies to fight, you can think about combat in the game as just a series of moving puzzles.
In a game, combat is just a series of moving puzzles.
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Each one of the dimensions you gain access to in the game become another tool in your arsenal for solving different puzzles and challenges.
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While the novelty will wear off quickly for some, some quest chains are based on puzzles that may require players to find the solution outside of the game.
The game, created with developer 5th Cell, involves solving spatial puzzles to collect Starites, and allows players to introduce their own objects into play.
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The puzzles, when they do exist, are probably the most fun parts of the game.
In comparing computer-game use with another activity, he said he chose crosswords because many older people enjoy the puzzles and the general perception is that they keep the brain and mind active and engaged.
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