Category Archives: Geo Gaming

Mars Sucks

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Mars SucksMars Sucks is a Google Earth based game. If you do not yet have Google Earth installed you can get it by installing the Google Pack from the link on the right.

Once you’ve got Google Earth installed, follow this link to open a dynamic KML file from DestinSharks.com

To Play the Game:
1. Read the clues and search for the aliens (you’ll need to be below 2400 miles to see them and they don’t seem to appear prior to the 2nd clue)
2. Center your cross-hairs over the UFO and you will shoot automatically. To shoot again, move your view just a touch and stop. It takes 4 shots to destroy a UFO.

This is a great game to develop geography skills, and it’s amusing to blast the little aliens while you’re at it.

Google Maps Quiz

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Google Maps QuizThe Google Maps Quiz is a game which presents you with an image of a topographical area. The object of the game is to then click on a world map where you believe the area is. The system then measures the distance between your guess and the actual spot.

The best I managed was 86 miles from the target, but hey I’d like to see you do any better! Feel free to reply if you can actually beat the score.

Google Earthing

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Google Earthing Slider GameNow here is a game that seems downright impossible to me! The GoogleEarthing folks post a zoomed in photo of a few houses or some other very small area and then you’re supposed to find it using Google Earth.

I think I’d rather try to find a needle in a giant haystack, but they’ve got at least 100 images online, and people are apparantly finding them! So, if you’ve got the patience and you enjoy tedious, detailed searching, have we got the game for you!

Oh, and in addition to the search game, they also offer a slider game of every image that is being sought after. So, if you enjoy puzzle games they’ve got that on the menu as well!

Brewster Jennings Protects America

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Brewster JenningsIn the web-based Brewster Jennings Protects America game you race around the globe as a government agent trying to stop a deadly terror attack from taking place….

In this Google Maps game, you are a secret agent called into action. The game starts with a clue which directs you to some place on Earth where you’ll find the next clue. For example:

…Abell Rashid and an associate named Ali Nim were visiting the monument dedicated to our first President earlier this week…

You have a finite amount of time to navigate around the globe grabbing clues until you ultimately save the world. The game offers difficulty options including easy, medium and hard and also offers different lengths including quick, medium or long.