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AbleGamers' Web Game of the Week: Choo Choo

Written by Steve Spohn

Published on 20 March 2011

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This week's AbleGamers web game of the week, Choo Choo puzzles, offers a unique puzzle game, which as you could expect, involves trains. The game is graphically as simplistic as can be with really only tracks and what looks like giant worms. You start your train and head your way to the exit. Unfortunately, there are a million other trains in your way, which will need to be moved in order to reach the exit.

This Rubik style game is a good time for what it is. Whoever designed this game wasn't aiming for a graphically intense beautiful game, just something to pass your time and that's what it does well. With only a handful levels, the game can be beaten rather quickly but your moves are counted. Therefore, you can continue to play the game but complete each level more quickly than the previous try.

choo_choo_splash For accessibility, the game can be used by the mouse only and there are no keyboard shortcuts. There are also no audio cues as everything is written in text. This game is not colorblind friendly. Your train is red and the other trains are green and yellow. If you cannot tell which is your train you'll be unable to complete this game. This is an excellent example of a game where the developer did not consider colorblind accessibility.