Interactive Buddy is a free, single-player online game by a developer named Shock Value who posts at DeviantArt.com.http://shock-value.deviantart.com/art/Interactive-Buddy-v-1-02-11117398 The interactive buddy is a bubble figure on the game screen. Players have a series of tools and weapons to make the buddy's life miserable. Players can also opt to make their buddy happy by tickling him and other features.

The game's developer, Shock Wave, says he has been working on a second version of Interactive Buddy since 2008. He says he would like his fans to track his progress on his Deviant Art page or on the Facebook page that Shock Wave created for Interactive Buddy.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Interactive-Buddy/88130488913

Interactive Buddy is actually a series of Flash games. Shock Wave first created this series of Flash games in 2004. Fans of the game have posted many cheats for the game in its Facebook page. There is a torture chamber posted there as well as money cheats and creative torture devices like falling stars and constant lightning.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Interactive-Buddy/88130488913

When Interactive Buddy starts, the player sees a grey screen that is empty except for the bubble figure buddy. The buddy starts out with a smiley face to indicate that the buddy is in a pleasant emotional state.

The player selects items from the menu and uses them to interact with the buddy. Interactions can include poking, prodding, hitting, smashing and a variety of custom interactions that can be progammed using Flash code.

Everything the player does earns the player money, which appears in the bottom left corner of the game screen. The player uses the money to buy new weapons and gear to use in game play.

• The more extreme your actions, the higher the payout.

• With money, you can buy better weapons, items, skins, and different gameplay modes

• You can earn both by making your buddy smile, or cry.