Lucy Games
Version
1.5.8 (last update on Jun 13, 2010)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
4
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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32148
Date Added
8 September 2009
All games are dowloadable and fully playable for free. If the end user likes the game will then pay for the full unlimited version.
* Full game catalog: 6000+ titles
* High quality games
* Save hosting space: no game files in your server
* Online games are played into your site (no popups)
* Games for Windows, Macintosh and for online play
* Games in five languages: English, German, Spanish, French and Japanese
* Comments functionality (using JComments)
* Fully integrated within your template
* Uses standard CSS file to style
* No invasive advertising banners
* Completely free, lifetime
* Free e-mail support
Component features (v1.5.8):
With this component users can browse throug our games catalog. You can select the default language (German, English, Spanish and French) and the platform (Windows, Macintosh or online games). Component serves as games listing, game search engine, featured games (today released, recent and best sellers).
* Usable as home page
* Games search capability
* Configurable combination of these features: today release, recent and best sellers
* Configurable number of games listed in a page
* Filter list by language, platform, genre and a keyword
* Use caching to speed up pageload
Module features (v1.5.7):
With this module You can show a portion of games catalog. The layout is fully configurable in the backend: games icon, title and description. You can put any number of modules you want in a page.
* Selectable combination of: game icon, title and description
* Three icons dimension: small, medium and large
* Configurable number of games listed
* Filter list by language, platform, genre and a keyword
* Use caching to speed up pageload
Images
this component and module is fine for adding some graphics to your site, but note that all images are JPG with rounded corners. this results in white corners at websites with background other than white. at least make the images PNG with transparent corners...
as far as being an online gaming platform - it just isn't. most games are only for download and n-o-t for online playing.
I think that the developers are earning money through webmasters installing Lucy Games on their joomla websites, by automatically adding their affiliate number to the installation.
sorry guys, just not good enough.
as far as being an online gaming platform - it just isn't. most games are only for download and n-o-t for online playing.
I think that the developers are earning money through webmasters installing Lucy Games on their joomla websites, by automatically adding their affiliate number to the installation.
sorry guys, just not good enough.
After searching and trying different components for hours I have to say that this is one of the best components.I used it for few hours until I found out that when you click on " Buy the Game" the developers had included their affilate code inside, a nice but tricky way to generate money. This really disappointed me coz I felt someone "used", and I removed it from my site. Would have been better and fair to have that as an option.
* Status : OK/Installed
* Easy to Install : 100%
* Easy to Utilize : 100%
* Applied/Useful : 100%
* Beauty : 70%
* Interesting : 70%
* Front-End Design: 80%
* Bug: : 0% till now
* Misc :
* Specifications
> Pack Version : 1.5.8
> Joomla : 1.5.21-Stable
> Shared Linux : 2.6.18-194.11.4.el5
> Apache : 2.2.16
> PHP : 5.2.14
> MySQL : 5.0.91-community
Mehrshad Moslehi - Vigol
* Easy to Install : 100%
* Easy to Utilize : 100%
* Applied/Useful : 100%
* Beauty : 70%
* Interesting : 70%
* Front-End Design: 80%
* Bug: : 0% till now
* Misc :
* Specifications
> Pack Version : 1.5.8
> Joomla : 1.5.21-Stable
> Shared Linux : 2.6.18-194.11.4.el5
> Apache : 2.2.16
> PHP : 5.2.14
> MySQL : 5.0.91-community
Mehrshad Moslehi - Vigol
I really enjoy this module/component. It's a quick way to add some interesting "zing" to your site. The only thing I have a question about is how to use the "Custom Games List". Obviously, one selects "Custom" in List Type, but what are the delimiters, etc. that we need to know in order to create a custom games list...?
Owner's reply
For the Custom list option you have to write games id separated by commas. You can find game is in the url of each game, it is a four digits number, look for the "gameid" parameter.
Example: ...gameid=7611...
Custom ids list: 7611,3935,5958
Have fun.
This is an excellent module and I can just see it driving traffic to my site.
A couple of things though: How do I categorize the games on my site according to genre ie online, PC, Strategy, adventures, puzzle etc.Will like to be able to display the games on my site in this manner.
secondly, is it possible to do a white label partnership with the publishers/distributor to enable the site owner make advertising or otherwise revenue off these games on a share basis with the publisher/developer.
Keep up the good work
A couple of things though: How do I categorize the games on my site according to genre ie online, PC, Strategy, adventures, puzzle etc.Will like to be able to display the games on my site in this manner.
secondly, is it possible to do a white label partnership with the publishers/distributor to enable the site owner make advertising or otherwise revenue off these games on a share basis with the publisher/developer.
Keep up the good work
Owner's reply
We are proud of you for your enthusiasm,
for the categorization, you must create a menu link for each appropriate category, choosing the options that interest you: language, platform, genre, keyword.
Everything working great except the search game option. No matter what search word I use, even the exact name of the game, the search result is always "O"!
Owner's reply
The search bug was fixed promptly on the server side, no component update needed.
Please report bugs to us by email: support@lucygames.com
Reading the review for this Lucy Games, it did sound ideal for what i wanted. The games are top quality, and it fits in nice with the site too. No problems installing at all.
thing is i just dont get the concept of this. Perhaps its me, but i like to offer free content for my members and lucys games are anything but free. The first thing you see when you kick up your games page is things like (play free for an hour)or (Download the Demo). Very off putting. Then i thought ok, lets have a look at the FREE online games section. Yes they are free, for the first 4 levels maybe (which translates into 5 minutes of game play for my members) Then they have to download the games and more than likely have to pay to play.
Like i said, i just dont get the concept. I know that server space is expensive, i know that bandwidth is too, but i do think the write up of what Lucys games really is should be altered. This is a portal for paying games with not much free play for members.
thing is i just dont get the concept of this. Perhaps its me, but i like to offer free content for my members and lucys games are anything but free. The first thing you see when you kick up your games page is things like (play free for an hour)or (Download the Demo). Very off putting. Then i thought ok, lets have a look at the FREE online games section. Yes they are free, for the first 4 levels maybe (which translates into 5 minutes of game play for my members) Then they have to download the games and more than likely have to pay to play.
Like i said, i just dont get the concept. I know that server space is expensive, i know that bandwidth is too, but i do think the write up of what Lucys games really is should be altered. This is a portal for paying games with not much free play for members.
Owner's reply
You say "strange", I think "innovative"!
As stated in the description: "All games are dowloadable and fully playable for free. If the end user likes the game will then pay for the full unlimited version." So what do I have to alter?
Five minutes? Ok, You are Flash playing at top speed...
I'll just paraphrase the testimonial I left on their website...
Major Kudos! These folks are brilliant! Not only high level product, but Tech/Development Support that is both courteous and totally clued in.
I asked if there was some way I could set a keyword or build a module to filter for specific types of games, eg: girls games, Halloween, etc. Within 24 hours I had the updated module installed and working 100% with no glitches on my grand-daughters Halloween makeover site. Ya, ya, I know! It's just a little thing. But not to my grand-daughter! And that's what Real World Product Development is really about. With service like this these folks have definitely moved the bar up!
Oh ya... and the install was effortless for both the component and the module. No fuss! No muss!
Major Kudos! These folks are brilliant! Not only high level product, but Tech/Development Support that is both courteous and totally clued in.
I asked if there was some way I could set a keyword or build a module to filter for specific types of games, eg: girls games, Halloween, etc. Within 24 hours I had the updated module installed and working 100% with no glitches on my grand-daughters Halloween makeover site. Ya, ya, I know! It's just a little thing. But not to my grand-daughter! And that's what Real World Product Development is really about. With service like this these folks have definitely moved the bar up!
Oh ya... and the install was effortless for both the component and the module. No fuss! No muss!
I really thought I found the game component I so desperately needed for my social networking website. Installation was easy, the games are super cool and fun, but the big drawback is that users are redirected from your site to the developers site to play all games. I need this to help attract and keep users on my site. If the developer can fix it so users aren't redirted away to play the games, then this would become the top game component for Joomla sites. Can't afford to lose traffic. But great design and function for a game component compared to any other I've seen for Joomla.
Owner's reply
I'm sorry for this, at this time wen user click on games link are directed to external site. In the next days I have to update server side scripts so behavior change mantaining the user into your site.
No need to update Joomla component, it is done silently at server side, by me on my spare time...
Love this extension, looks good and works well - BUT at the moment will not be using this on my site as i think a commision based programme should operate with this to encourage site owners to retain the module on the site.
Owner's reply
You can publish our Online games, free of Ads. Other game extensions uses banners to monetize. Lucy just fit better on your template.