SharkJumping

As a long time fan of the Nintendo GBA series Advance Wars, I have happily been playing a similar web game called for the past couple of weeks.  I won't venture a legal opinion on how similar it is to the Nintendo IP, but it's a great example of a fun web-based game that is not a puzzle game.   It's flash-based, with either single player or multi-player options.  The computer AI is not very smart and one could always improve parts of the interface, but it's very easy to get into the game, and playing against other humans provides a real challenge.   The revenue model is free for the base gameplay, with a $5 monthly subscription package offering additional game units, special terrain and additional game maps, along with some badges and other features.  It doesn't look like it's getting a lot of gameplay, and like many small game efforts, I'm not sure how it will do as a stand alone entity, but the concept is another example of the expanding appeal of web based games, and of the multitude of revenue models possible in this field.