Friday Fun Picks -- let's have a mystery

For some reason this didn't post yesterday, so let's try it now... Time to take a break from screaming at the last level of Psychonauts to post this weeks FRIDAY FUN PICKS. I was recently intrigued by a couple of mystery themed games I saw on Yahoo games. Although they weren't super great, they did put in the mind of solving a fun mystery. So here are some games that are more fun than Mystery Case Files: Huntsville and Crimepuzzle (the latter is another matching crap game). Case of the Crabs This is a really great adventure game that you can play on the web. It is short too, so it is a good lunch break game. Humor, intrigue, and alot of crabs! There are also hints right on the web-page in case you get stuck. Fun stuff. Goat in the Grey Fedora A sequel to Case of the Crabs, now in 3D! I admit I haven't tried this one yet. But I keep intending to. I have read that it is also a fun little mystery. How about mystery themed casual games? Betrapped Does the name Jane Jensen mean anything to you? Does the name Gabriel Knight mean anything to you? Well, here's a hint: the two go together. Jensen designed Betrapped as a casual gamer's adventure game. There are clues to follow, people to talk to, and items to collect. All in a mansion that is mysteriously trapped like a giant game of Mindsweeper. If Mindsweeper meets adventure game sounds bizarre to you, well, it kinda is. But its also fun. Give it a shot, even if the concept makes your brain hurt. Inspector Parker I admit that I discovered this game through playing the Lemony Snicket: Series of Unfortunate Events clone of it. This game is really neat, as it plays out like one of those paper based logic problems, except graphically. There isn't much in terms of a deep mystery, but if you enjoy logic puzzling, you may just like this too.