Cheap Thrills is a column by Chris Gampat reviewing affordable (under $20) or free games for the recession.

If you like solving puzzles, killing shadowy people, and physics, then Ricochet Kills 2 may be just the game for you. With loads of different combinations for murdering the men in suits and with different objects to aid or work against you, the game is highly addicting with a simple gameplay mechanic that will leave your brain confused with how to accomplish your goals.

If you're bored with nothing to do during a lunch break or really want to try a new game to get away from all the FPS's out there, give this simple flash game a try. If you're an Android user, let us know how it works on your phone.

Story

If you're looking for a game with a really great story and plot twists that don't make you yawn like you're in a Shyamalan movie, this isn't the game. In fact, the point of the game is to simply kill all the guys standing still. You don't know if you're the hero, villain or Hunter S Thompson—all you know is that you need to kill those guys in suits. To do this, you use your special gun that fires bullets that ricochet off the edges of the map. Think of it as ping pong, but more lethal and where the programmers get so bored where they decided that they will be malicious and just mess with you. All of this takes place in seemingly the same location with modifications to the areas.

Gameplay

The gameplay can be described as simple, addicting, brainteasing, and fun! Using your mouse, players aim the arm of the chosen assassin. Said assassin needs to eliminate all his targets with only a certain amount of shots, which is displayed down below. When he runs out of shots, he loses the game.

The bullets bounce of areas of the map, pass through victims and keep bouncing around until they just stop/disappear. When they run into certain objects they also disappear.

These objects include dark gray boxes, light gray boxes, red barrels, etc. Each objects has a different effect. Since I never finished the game, I can't even list all the possible objects that there could be.

No matter how hard one tries, they will never be able to figure out the physics pattern of the bullets in this game. It's really hard and very unpredictable. More often than not, it is a game of chance.

Graphics

The graphics are nothing exceptional. They're very plain and very flat. The most significant feature about the graphics perhaps is color, as the colors give you visual clues to accomplishing your goals. For example, blow this up = red barrel.

Sound

The sound is nothing special either. In fact, the game can be played on mute with no problem. There is some weird annoying music in the background along with the gun shots, explosions and other sounds that indicate to you that a man in a suit is dead.