They Breathe is ultimately a game about swimming to the bottom of a mysterious body of water and avoiding the various obstacles that stand in your way. That is seriously underselling it though. In fact, They Breathe is hard to describe, not because the game is overly complicated or even atypical (though it is atypical), but because in giving away […]
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Following our review of The Gunstringer for Kinect, it seemed fitting to take a moment to take a quick look at the game’s DLC, The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles. Available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the unbeatable price of FREE, this nearly 2GB sized game add-on takes the basic gameplay of The Gunstringer to a… unique new experience. The […]
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I can’t quite remember how long ago it was that I first saw a trailer for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, but I know it has been quite some time. I managed to forget about the game, be reminded, forget again and then finally squeal with delight like a ten year old girl who just got to touch Justin Bieber at […]
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The kid wakes up and the whole world has changed. The calamity has struck and much of what was there before is there no more. He races through the ruins of the city, picking up his trusted hammer along the way, making his way towards The Bastion; the place they all agreed they’d meet when things went bad. Only when […]
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It’s possible that Boulder Dash XL’s release on Xbox Live passed by completely under your radar. With the release of Twisted Pixel’s Ms. Splosion Man and the upcoming Summer of Arcade promotion, this sequel/update of a classic 8-bit adventure didn’t take much effort to overlook. As is often the case though, the game with the least amount of hype can […]
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Sequels are always kind of awkward to review. If they don’t change the game enough, people get upset. If they change it too much, people get upset. It’s a constant battle to find that thin line between too much and too little change, combined with the difficult task of building on your previous success. As a reviewer, it can become […]
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Torchlight has been out for the PC for some time, but makes its debut on console as a downloadable XBLA title. The dungeon crawler offers hours of game play with untold number of dungeons to fight your way through as you fight a mystic ancient evil with your pet by your side. A straightforward RPG that in many ways feels […]
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PopCap may be the kings of the casual game. Plats vs. Zombies, Peggle, Bejeweled, the list of fun addictive games that everyone from your grandmother to your six-year-old nephew can’t stop playing is extensive. Odds are you have played Bejeweled at some point; Bejeweled Blitz Live isn’t even the first iteration of the classic puzzler on Xbox Live Arcade, and […]
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In the era of FPS games, one genre that has fallen to the wayside in the last two console generations has been the arcade racer. Some notables have come along, such as Hydro Thunder Hurricane and of course there is a Mario Kart for the Wii (I’m sure there is a law that states a Nintendo system must have at […]
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Currently on sale on Xbox Live, does Aqua provide high adventure on the high seas or is it merely just another twin-stick shooter? I recently got a chance to sit down and spent more time with the multiplayer and have made a few minor changes including correcting an error I made to that section of the review. Aqua takes place […]
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