Game of the Day - Skull & Crossbones

Skull & Crossbones is a weird little game and more importantly, lots of fun.  It's a platformer that looks like a Saturday morning cartoon.  You control a pirate going after some enemies that stole your booty (insert your own joke here).  You collect health and wealth.  Coins collected increase the power of your sword.  You can dig to find additional gold.

What make the game unique is its control mechanism.  There are two buttons: Sword & Turn.  The sword button is used to attack the enemy.  The turn button makes you face the other way.  When you attack with the sword button, the key is that you use the joystick to control your attack (where you are striking and combos).  You use the turn button to face the other way to attack opponents coming from all directions (although you can strike behind yourself while facing either direction).  It's the swordplay controlled by the JS that makes the game a little different than others and lots of fun.  Oh, and as you take hits, you get all bloody - sweet.

Two can play simultaneously, you compete to collect the booty.