Ben 10: Alien Force Action Packs is one of those old-school Flash card battlers where you pick your team from Ben’s aliens or the bad guys and just go at it. The art’s got that classic Cartoon Network vibe, and the battles are simple but satisfying—like, you’re not drowning in mechanics, but figuring out which alien counters what still feels kinda smart.

First few rounds, I just spammed Heatblast because fire, obviously. Then I realized some of the weirder picks like Goop or Big Chill actually had sneaky good matchups. The AI isn’t brutal, but it’ll punish you if you keep throwing the same thing out there.

It’s definitely a nostalgia trip if you grew up on the show, though don’t expect some deep strategy sim. You’ll burn through it in an afternoon, but it’s a fun little time-killer while it lasts.