Since early 2004, Armorgames has been a major player in the online flash gaming world, not only has it invested over $300,000 into development of games, the site has become one of the leading portals for flash games online. Each and every day their games are played well over 15 million times on a massive number of different sites, showing just how popular Armorgames has become for flash gaming. Like many other flash game sites, Armorgames offers a cornucopia of different gaming styles and houses over 500 games, all of which meet strict quality guidelines and are generally very original.

There are eight main categories to choose from when browsing Armorgames; these include Action, Adventure, Arcade, Shooting, Puzzle & Skill, Strategy, Sports and finally Miscellaneous. Each category has a ‘featured game’ slot to showcase the most popular or original games of that type, below that there is a ‘popular’ section which shows only the most played games on the site. These features make it easy to find the very best games on the site very quickly, and make sure you don’t find yourself lost among a huge list of random games. Each game is given a rating so it is very easy to tell whether the game is going to be of high quality.

The game you choose is presented easily in the middle of the screen and I am yet to find a fault with any of the features of the website. Too often sites like this become over cluttered but Armorgames keeps a solid balance between advertising and content. There is a comprehensive ‘Game Stats’ table below the game, which shows the number of plays, the average rating, your rating and also the number of people who have added the game as a ‘favourite’. There is normally a short and concise game description explaining objectives and context whilst below that is a section for explanation of the controls. All of these simple features make Armorgames a very easy site to use, and the formatting lends itself to fast game playing and easily available information.

If you want to play flash games of truly high quality, then Armorgames is definitely the way to go, because the games are all well developed and reviewed to ensure high standards. All of the games work perfectly and are optimized for fast loading, making it easy to switch between numerous games whilst browsing.

There is a strong community which lies behind Armorgames, with a massive user base and an enthusiastic forum (with over 28,000 posts at the time of writing). This community helps the site to ensure that the very best games are strongly supported with user recommendations. Users can collect Armor points which are shown on their profile, those users with the most points are shown on the homepage. Each user is given a profile which shows their main stats and any other information the user would like to show. Armorgames has captured the essence of social networking by making it easy to join your friends in playing games online.

One of the newer features on Armorgames is the store which contains a small number of stickers and toys. At the time of writing the store is extremely small, and I expect the team at Armorgames have some big plans for it in the near future.

At the heart of Armorgames is a strong gaming website which runs smoothly and is very easy to use. The design is simple and ensures that there is minimal clutter whilst still presenting a huge amount of relevant information. Features like the ‘Game Tags’ cloud on the homepage show this site is moving towards the most modern forms of development, and it is encouraging to see a games site like this constantly improving and making the gaming experience better.

Armorgames is definitely one of the best flash gaming websites on the net right now; it showcases a huge number of extremely high quality games and yet is still one of the simplest sites you’ll ever use. Armorgames is all about increasing awareness for flash developers and making it easy to make money from your flash developing skills. This is great to see and it shows that there is real strength in the flash gaming scene where it is possible to mix business with enjoyable gaming.