Nice Girls Are Playing Games

I’ll be the first to admit it, I’m a sucker for online games. I don’t get a chance to play often, but now that I’ve freed myself from the curse that is Farmville and The Cafe on Facebook, I find that I actually have time for things like cleaning my house, caring for the kiddies, blogging about Nice Girls TV shows, and thanks to USA Network – playing more games! (Hearing the collective groan from my fellow Nice Girls.)

USA Character Arcade is feeding my addiction with a re-launch of their website featuring all the character games and other games, that you’ve all come to know and love. Felix RX is my new addiction, and the Game of the Week featured in our sidebar.

Some of the new features in the Character Arcade are:

-Facebook Connect Integration; sign in with your Facebook account & challenge friends

–Game of the Week promotion featuring weekly prize give-aways

-Point System to buy accessories and upgrade avatars [redeemable for physical rewards coming soon]

-New virtual trophy case

-New Games including MMO and downloadable PC Games

-A new gaming blog: http://theclik.characterarcade.com/

-A new Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/CharacterArcade

I’ve never played in USA’s playground before, so I really don’t have anything to compare this ‘new and improved’ arcade to, but I like the variety of games. I also like what you can do with your profile. In there, you can keep eyes on your favorite games, who is challenging you and challenge friends (or rivals). You will have a list of your high scores all collected in one tidy spot. You can make your personal icon up in different clothing, with accessories and special effects like floating flowers and thundering clouds. It’s these little touches that attract a gaming girl such as myself.

Some fun games to check out are Character Mahjong, Character Smash (Psyche‘s Lassie didn’t fare well against my hammer), and Monk’s Germicide. Playing the Game of the Week gives you a chance at some pretty cool prizes, as mentioned in the above features. It’s a win – win, for me!

So who wants to take me on in Felix RX?