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Tozai Games announces the release of Spelunker HD for the PlayStation Network. Spelunker HD is a re-imaging of the original platformer. The game play is like the original game, but the graphics have been updated to 3D graphics. There are 100 new levels to challenge players.

Players have to navigate through a labyrinthine to find an ancient statue. Players will have to use archaic mine equipment and ride automated machinery to make it through the caves. The caves contain different levels and players will have to jump from place to place to make it through.

“People use words like ‘fiendish’ and ‘brutal’ when they talk about Spelunker, but they’re always smiling when they say it,” says Sheila Boughten, president of Tozai Games. “The character is ridiculously weak and there are a thousand ways to die, but that’s what makes it so fun and so rewarding when you complete a level.”

Spelunker HD is available now on the PlayStation Network for $9.99.

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Two Tribes and the Iconfactory announce the release of Frenzic for the DSiWare. Frenzic is a puzzle game that will keep your brain engaged. The game is easy to learn, but takes a bit more time to master.

Players find themselves in a race against time. The race will test your mind and reflexes. There are seven levels to work your way through, newbie all the way up to Frenzic Master. Players will have to think quick as they solve puzzles. All of the puzzles can be solved by touching the screen. Players need to think fast and drag the correct piece to the correct spot.

Frenzic is available now for 200 Nintendo DSi Points.

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First, it was calica dolls – now Tim Schafer and Double Fine Studios returns to adventure gaming with matryoshka dolls in Stacking, reports GameSpy.

According to Schafer:

“We’re really excited to be doing another game with THQ, building on the success we had with Costume Quest, and delivering another great adventure told in an entirely new way,” Schafer said in a statement.

The game stars Charlie Blackmore, the youngest and smallest of a family of Russian matryoshka dolls, is on a quest to bring all of his family members back together. The adventure game will be loaded with puzzles, and given the subject matter, you can bet there will be a few based on the Tower of Hanoi-style problem. Stacking will have multiple solutions to many of the puzzles as well.

The game will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2011. Let us know what you think.

Vampire Moon: The Mystery of the Hidden Sun is a hidden object game for the Nintendo DS. There has been a solar eclipse in Transylvania and Emily, a New York City reporter has been asked to go report on the the eclipse. The eclipse has been going on for days. Players have to uncover what is going on by finding hidden objects.

Both screens of the Nintendo DS are utilized to play this game. The top screen contains the entire hidden object level and a box. Players can move the box around the screen, which will cause the bottom screen to get a zoomed in view of everything that fits in the box. The bottom screen is the touch screen and if a hidden object is located, the player touches the object.

The objects are listed at the bottom of the screen. The players has to locate each object before the level is complete. Besides finding hidden objects, players are challenged by puzzles that progress the plot. The puzzles can not be skipped and have to be completed in a set time. The puzzles are challenging and it is a bit annoying that you can not skip the puzzles and continue on with the game.

The graphics are nice for a Nintendo DS game. All of the objects are clear and the player can tell what the object is. It is nice to have a hidden object game that has objects that look as they are expected to look.

Overall, Vampire Moon: The Mystery of the Hidden Sun is an entertaining game. The Nintendo DS screens are a bit small for hidden object games, but the game makes a good use of the screen size. If you like hidden object games and own a Nintendo DS, check out Vampire Moon: The Mystery of the Hidden Sun.

Luxor has been around for five years and in those fives years has managed to wow users and keep them entertained. MumboJumbo has released a new Luxor game, Luxor 5th Passage, to celebrate the franchises success.

The Luxor franchise is a marble shooter game and the first one was set in an Egyptian setting. Luxor 5th Passage is still set in Egypt and challenges players to save Egypt. Players will battle through one hundred different levels in Adventure mode, twenty different achievements and a new mode entirely, Blast Mode.

“When LUXOR came out five years ago, it turned marble-popper games on their ear,” said John Newcomer, industry veteran and Director of Game Design for MumboJumbo. “We want to celebrate with the players who have made that possible by paying homage to classic LUXOR game play while offering them some new toys that enhance what’s made LUXOR so great.”

If you are a Luxor fan or just like marble poppers, head over to MumboJumbo and download Luxor 5th Passage.

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