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Google Earth is a fantastic simulation of our planet.
You really can do without playing games on it.
But games based on Google Earth do up the fun quotient.
Like theNevada crop circlesor the fantastic news of the mythicLoch Nesssighting.
Google Earthis the virtual face of a very real world.
So, it’s not surprising that it has become a playing arena for lots of fun and games.
Google Earth games are hardly launched with the kind of fanfare and media blitz that typify the genre.
So, where do you go hunting for free Google Earth games?
But there’s the unofficialGoogle Earth Blogwhich is a treasure trove of tidbits on the subject.
My first steps into the Earth’s gaming zone were through the links laid downhere.
Multi-player games like GEMMO orGE Footballare always worth a round.
You might want to check out the discussion threads on Fun and Games.
Everyone knows about theFlight Simulatoron Google Earth.
If you don’t, read Leon’s post on ithere.
Then there are others that you might not have played yet.
The site itself calls it an armchair travel game.
You play against The GameMaster in this virtual world.
you’re free to choose to play the mystery game (Who Killed Gary Egerson?)
or tap on the trivia game (Entertainment & Gossip Trivia).
In the first, you start off with a fixed amount of Earth Contest dollars.
The game gets played inside the Google Earth software.
The idea is to go from one location to another with the help of clues.
Along the way, you might help others with clues or even mislead them.
And you get an airplane to hop from one location to the next.
Tina also mentioned it in her post onGoogle Earth: Cool Resources and Plugins.
Both can be played inside the web app with the Google Earth plug-in installed.
Moon Lander lets you experience the adrenalin rush of Apollo 11’s moon landing.
He had limited fuel, you have unlimited supply.
Are you a better pilot?
Ships puts you on the helm of your own cruise liner or tanker, or even a river barge.
You get to monitor a control panel and set things like speed and piloting controls.
you could opt for a Cessna or a helicopter to do some simulated fly-bys over the oceans.
The game comes with lots of rules and laws that need to be followed.
GEWAR is about building your own armies with the resources you have.
The objective - to capture cities around the world.
Each city has a value and the total value with each player decides his position on the leaderboard.
you’re free to even purchase a nuke and obliterate a city in one blast.
Armies are pitted against each other and it can be literally, a scrap.
Get them right and place yourself on the leaderboard.
Google Earthingis a similar Google Earth based " guess the right answer from the photo' game.
But if you want to combine education with fun, then Google Earth remains a great tool.
These games are also about the potential that remains to be tapped.
Which is your favorite Google Earth game?
