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Since 2004, the AbleGamers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, has served more than 56 million members of the disabled community by advocating greater access in video games. Today, AbleGamers is a leader in the development of equipment, programs and services to those living with disabilities, hardships, and quality-of-life issues that are a result of chronic illness or trauma. It is our goal to ensure that all people, regardless of their disability, can use gaming as a tool to have enriched social experiences with friends, family, and the world at large.

AbleGamers' Web Game of the Week: Flying Candy

Written by Jesse Lifshitz

Published on 24 April 2011

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Flying Candy is a kid friendly game that manages to be so simple yet has a layer of depth beneath the surface. The goal is to clear the board of bubbles with only one click of the mouse. If this sounds hard, its not. Special bubbles help in the process providing toxic clouds to aid in the popping, light beams, or even extra clicks. The 40 levels provide varied combinations of bubbles and challenges that require patience to line up the perfect shot. Players earn up to three stars for each level depending on how many bubbles they pop. This adds a replay value as different levels will become easier after the player purchases upgrades.

The game offers a layer of depth in between levels, allowing the player to purchase various upgrades with the candy collected in each level. Candy is collected from the regular bubbles after they are popped. The player simply needs to drag the mouse near the candy to collect it. Another thing to keep you playing are the achievements. Purchased an upgrade? Achievement. Score 2,000 points? Achievement. Developer Silen knows how to keep gamers entertained. One thing that stood out about the achievements is that it shows how close they are to completion. It’s something that console games should adopt.

flying_candy_splash Flying Candy is played solely with the mouse. The mouse controls the click radius and the left mouse button obliterates the bubbles within. The game might pose a challenge for some color blind gamers though, as the red radius can sometimes be hard to see on the the maps with dark backgrounds. The various types of bubbles have different colors to denote their ability along with shapes inside making them easy to distinguish.