Dino Cub

[b]dino cub[/b] is one of the few dino-based puzzlers around. you simply have to place various things on the levels so the rolling egg can safely collect all the stars and leave through the exit. [b]30 levels[/b] unlocked one by one, each provides a certain amount of money to spend on 3 available pieces. there's one that changes the egg's direction, the bridge covers gaps and the ramp lets you jump over spikes (let's ignore how landing might affect the egg). slopes and tiles with stars are off-limits for items, and dino fossils aren't just decoration, they prevent you from placing anything there as well, but the egg can roll over them. the arrow coming out of a ramp turns the destination tile inactive, so you have to place whatever you want there first and the ramp after. it shouldn't work like this. [b]simple mouse-based controls[/b], left click to place something, right click to remove it, mouse wheel rotates pieces. no need for undo, but [b]the level resets if the egg falls off or otherwise gets destroyed[/b]. a patch made sure that only the egg respawns in such cases, placed items don't get removed, so you can amend the mistake and try again instead of replacing everything. there's a reset button in the menu anyway. no real need for camera controls, but [b]esc immediately closing the whole game[/b] is annoying. and I also wouldn't mind if the 1-3 keys and/or tab switched between available pieces, even if full keyboard support doesn't get added. the top icon simply clears the cursor of the currently selected item, seems unnecessary, you could just right click while not over an active tile (but you can't). the graphics are very basic and there's a black bar on the top and bottom of the screen in the menu, regardless of resolution. music is more forgettable ambience than anything and settings cover separate volume sliders, windowed mode and resolutions, all available while playing as well. there's a level select screen, only from the main menu, and level numbers are shown on the levels after a patch. it's a [b]short, simple and easy[/b] thing (nothing inherently wrong with any of that), okay to kill about an hour, but [b]nothing amazing and you're better off waiting for a sale[/b].