Game On - Audiosurf

One of my biggest hobbies is PC gaming. I have been enjoying it for 20 years since my first PC purchase (a 386 desktop that I got from AT&T with an employee discount back in the 80's). These days my gaming is mostly on my new laptop.

I have played all types of games over the years but my favorites have generally been strategy and adventure games. Lately however I have learned to really appreciate some "Casual" games. The first was Peggle which stole too many of my hours. Recently I have discovered Audiosurf (link). [Note that there really isn't anything "Casual" about either game as they are both giant time-sinks and great games.]

Audiosurf is a type of rhythm game though instead of keeping beat to a song you are moving your car in and out of lanes to hit/miss blocks. The track/obstacle course is constructed when you load a song which can be any music you have on your PC or some of the free tunes that come each week from the game. The enjoyment is playing to your favorite music and attempting to set high scores which are kept on Audiosurf's web server. My girls and I enjoy competing with each other to see who can put up the best score on the high score list.

One of the best parts of the game was the price. The game is normally listed as $10 from Steam (link) but a few weeks ago it was half-price so I got for $5. It has been a tremendous value and we are getting a lot of enjoyment out of a wonderful game.

A final bonus that I am enjoying is the "Achievements" that the game allows you to accomplish. These are a type of "medal" that you can get for completing certain tasks while playing. It adds another level of enjoyment to the game. Props go out to Dylan Fitterer the creator of Audiosurf for a great game. It is unusual these days to see games of this quality put out by individual developers. Well done Sir!!