Mousechief’s latest game, which was announced under the codename Mecha Edward Rutherfurd, has been revealed to be a family/civilization management simulation called arcada mia. Yes, I liked Mecha Edward Rutherfurd better, but arcada mia works too.

Your goal in arcada mia is to help your family advance through the ages…

Wow! It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything from independent developer Mousechief, which makes the announcement of Mecha Edward Rutherfurd. This, in turn, makes Mecha Edward Rutherfurd even more surprising! Okay, I’ll admit it – I’m really taken with the title, Mecha Edward Rutherfurd. I probably shouldn’t get too attached though, since it’s only a working-title. I’m sure the official name will be good too. After all, it’s from the company that came up with the game Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble…

The Writers Guild of America’s nominations for the 2009 awards are out, and it turns out there’s a dark horse among the competition for Best Writing in a Videogame. Alongside games like Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Fallout 3, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Tomb Raider: Underworld is a little, familiar independent game called Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!. Yup, independent developer Mousechief has just received another honor for their fantastic adventure game.

Now we’ll all just have to wait and see if, on February 7, 2009, Mousechief manages to win…

Title: Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!Price: $20System(s): PC and MacRelease Date: July 29, 2008Publisher (Developer): Mousechief (Mousechief)TIGRS Rating: “Teen” for mild language, cartoon violence, suggestive themes, crass humor, alcohol reference, tobacco reference and drug referencePros: Innovative story, colorful characters, beautiful ambiance, intuitive controls and fun mini-games, auto save and multiple save slots.Cons: Best played in short bursts, graphic at times, some boyfriends are hard to win over and new taunts can be difficult to come by.Overall Score: Two thumbs up, 95/100, A, ****1/2 out of 5.

Dangeous High School Girls in Trouble (DHSGiT) is simply an amazing game. It is a delightful, empowering, realistic, dark, entertaining and captivating adventure that you can play for 15 minutes or for hours. The two areas where this casual game from Mousechief really shines are the vibrant characters and the witty script, but the whole game is really just phenomenal…

The full version of Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! is now complete. Mousechief’s PC and Mac game involves creating a gang of slightly deviant high school girls and attempting to rule the school until you graduate. You can purchase the Casual Games Association award winning game for $20, or you can always give the free demo a try to see if this imaginative casual game is for you.

Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! begins with the player picking one of 12 different girls to be the leader of the girl gang. Each has different fields of expertise – popularity/taunting, rebellion/expose, glamor/fibbing and savvy/gambit. As you go through the high school game board, you’ll encounter other girls and individuals. Try to have as many girls in your gang as possible, and play the taunting, exposing, fibbing and gambit mini-games to defeat other girls or people.