Contributed by Helen Doherty Robot Unicorn Attack is a game most of you will already be familiar with. One of this year’s biggest hits, its camp charms came leaping unto the AdultSwim website in February, where it has so far achieved over 32 million plays. June saw the launch of its iPhone port, which proved so successful it inspired two recently launched reskins : Heavy Metal Edition and Christmas Edition. It is these iPhone versions of the game that this [...]
Twisted Pixel games for me are always going to have a special place in my gaming heart, when I first laid my hands on The MAW I felt like I was playing Spyro The Dragon or Croc on the PS1 again. It had a sence of classic game play and good humour which I loved in those, now retro, games. Then ‘Splosion man came along, a simple platformer which was very simple yet very effective. It wasn’t long till I [...]
It’s been eight years since the release of Metroid Fusion, the last 2D title in the series produced by Nintendo, save for the excellent re-make of the original - renamed Zero Mission – which itself was released six years ago. While I have enjoyed the four Prime titles to be released over the last decade, my true love lies in the 2D titles – Super Metroid, Fusion, and Zero Mission being my favourites, Metroid II: Return of Samus being a fond childhood memory [...]
Most people have more than likely heard the name Metroid at some point – being one of Nintendo’s longer running series’, although perhaps not as successful as their other major titles, such as Mario and The Legend of Zelda. However, Metroid was possibly one of the most influential titles of it’s time, introducing a more free roaming, more mature style of platformer. It also introduced one of the world’s first gaming heroines – Samus Aran, a well respected bounty hunter [...]
Its a stunning looking game, awesome platforming but a real shame about the constant saving every time you fail.
A good use of the first person perspective and a good new gaming idea!
