The search for excellence in curling video games took a detour to Monkey Curling, a game that plays in your web browser. While ultimately unenjoyable, the premise is amusing: You control a gorilla who slides a smaller monkey (or possibly a baby gorilla) towards the house.

The control of the shot is a little tricky, and involves clicking the monkey and moving your mouse to set the direction and weight. As the monkey slides down the ice, its path can be altered by an orangutan who controls a slowing magnet or an accelerating fan from a platform which slides along with the shot.

I give this game a D+, the plus for creativity and the D for execution. It isn’t fun enough to bother getting good at it. Try it yourself from the numerous sites that host monkey curling:

http://www.google.com/search?q=monkey+curling