One of the great things about web-games is they allow you to waste time between classes, at the office, your day off…etc. But why should you be the only one who gets to enjoy this glorious act of procrastination?

Multiplayer web-games have always had a certain appeal, because they aren’t as hardcore as their console and pc counterparts, but you can only play the same chess, card, and billiards games so long before you crave something new.

Well… it’s time to grab a buddy, or co-worker, and get ready to waste hours (that could be used for something productive); Quadradius is here, and it’s taking names!

This is one of those games that you really can’t judge just by looking at it. Sure the art is really nice, considering this is loosely based on checkers/chess type gameplay, but there’s so much more to it then what you see.

And who cares if there’s no music, that’s why you have Winamp and iTunes. The sound effects are all present, and the lack of background noise makes it easier to hear the guy in the next cubicle cursing as you school him in the strategic arts.

The gameplay… well, it’s easy. You take turns moving your pieces, horizontally or vertically, one square at a time. If you jump on one of the other player’s pieces, you destroy it. And you keep going until only one player has pieces left.

Even if that was all you did in this game, it would be fun. But no… you can also collect powerups that not only give you destructive powers, they allow you to manipulate the game-board itself! This is where it gets challenging.
The infinite strategic options you are given based on what powerups you collect make this game unique every single time you play. You won’t find people using the same ‘cheap’ solution over and over, and sometimes when you think you are winning, all it takes is one crazy power to turn the tide.

The interface is a little ‘techie’ and might be hard to figure out at first, but once you get past that (which shouldn’t take long), the only concern you will have is what powerups your opponent is harboring.

The only problem I had was finding someone to play against. Seems like a lot of people just sit in the lobby and idle and ignore you when you click on their name to play. Make sure to drag someone with you when you want to play it.

It’s fun…. REALLY fun… perhaps one of the best multiplayer web-games around today.

[ PLAY IT RIGHT NOW!!!! ]