While I’ll easily admit that I love the idea of the Xbox Live Arcade allowing smaller developers to create unique and imaginative games at a smaller price point, allowing for a fun diversion to the monopoly of AAA games out there, it’s a lot harder for me to admit that I’ve not used the service to truly enjoy some of those titles. I’m still yet to delve into Limbo or many of the other great games out there, but there’s [...]
Gamers now-a-days are a pretty skint bunch of people. But don’t fret as the lovely people at X Box LIVE like to give you trial’s of games. These trials give you some play time and some are worth more time than others. Luckily Plants Vs Zombies is one of those trials that is worth downloading. So what is Plants Vs Zombies? It is a game that I really didn’t expect. Another title by Pop Cap games, the people behind the, [...]
Street Fighter III was a bit of a mixed bag, really. If you’re a casual Street Fighter player, it’s unlikely that you’ll have played it – since other editions are far more well known and played. However, for fans of the series, it’s both loved and disliked at the same time. While the game was praised for it’s engine – specifically for competitive players - the fact that all of the regular Street Fighter cast were dropped (save for Ryu and [...]
When the news came to my ears that a brand new 2D Castlevania for an actual home console was on the way, my heart leapt – aside from a couple of ports and remakes of classic titles it’s been two years since the somewhat disappointing Order of Ecclesia on the DS, and a whopping thirteen years since the last release of a non-remake 2D ‘vania on a home console – Symphony of the Night. While the GBA and DS titles [...]
Castle Crashers + Streets Of Rage = A beat ‘em up to rival them all Back on the Sega Mega-Drive, one of my favorite games I would play constantly was Streets Of Rage 2. For some reason 1 and 3 didn’t compare to the second outing of thug bashing. Plus there was a kid on roller blades who I thought was awesome. So I started off playing beat ‘em ups, a side from the classic FPS games which I don’t [...]
After the announcement concerning the Xbox Live Arcade port of Perfect Dark, previously on Nintendo 64, I was excited to know more. So with a little bit of work, I managed to score an exclusive Plus XP interview with producer Nick Ferguson, who is involved in it’s port to the re-release on Xbox 360. Leon: Thank you for taking the time to answer questions with Plus XP, Nick. After seeing the recent news on Perfect Dark on Xbox Live Arcade, we’re excited [...]
I never really think of myself as much of an FPS fan, but in truth a large portion of my earlier gaming revolved around the genre – with titles such as Wolfenstein and Doom leading my way in the early years. As I moved to the Mega Drive and the Playstation my vision widened a lot, discovering the joys of RPG and action titles. However, when I got my hands on a Nintendo 64 (perhaps one of the best consoles for the [...]
I Know I know . What am i thinking? 2 demo reviews in one post? I must be mad? And these games don’t even link in any way!! Well to be honest with you I haven’t updated the past couple of days and I gave both trial versions of this game a run through last night. So what the hey here it goes! Dishwasher Dead Samurai: As much as i love te genre, wen it comes to hack ad slash [...]
My first review, and I think its a suitable title for the part. It may seem like a bit of a rant to start, but its more about the evolution of how Braid captured my mind. Braid is the single most expensive Xbox Live Arcade title to date, the only 1200MSP title. It had received great reviews, so I downloaded a trial version a month or so ago. Upon booting the trial, there was an impressive title screen - an impressive flame [...]
