Avatar Rockets is the latest Xbox Live Indie Game to use Avatars, even if you can barely tell. In the end it was used to get it’s game more recognized which was a smart thing to do. The game is extremely fun and simple to play, but may not be for everyone.
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Growing up in the late 80s/early 90s you will be familiar with these strange things known as “arcades” and “arcade games.” While sadly this is pretty much dead here in the US, at least many of them still live on in various forms on today’s consoles. Back then you couldn’t go to an arcade, bowling alley, pizza place, comic book store, etc without seeing the TMNT arcade game, and with good reason. Is it still fun and worth the money today?
Here is the first official Retro Thursday review. Instead of going the Virtual Console route as others may have thought I’m going with a game that my friends and I still love to play on XBLA that’s a true arcade classic. I had this game as a kid on the Commodore 64 and no game was responsible for more controllers being broken than Track and Field. That record still holds to this day, but luckily has yet to add anymore casualties in the form of Xbox 360 controllers. So I’m still playing it, but is it worth the time for others?
We all knew that with Xbox having the Xbox Live Indie games that besides having twin-stick shooters and tower defense games that someone would have to come up with an FPS for the service. Well, in comes Alien Encounters – Attack on Xa-Tam and I feel like I was in a time warp.
PSN Review: Uno
Nov 3
I’m sure a lot of you are saying “hey, didn’t he review this yesterday?” or “Wow, he’s getting lazy and instead of including both systems in one review he’s splitting it up!” The reality of it is that Uno on PSN is completely different (well, still Uno, but you know what I mean) from the XBLA version. Different developer with different controls, options, etc. It had enough differences that I felt it warranted another review, so here it is.
XBLA Review: Uno
Nov 2
Uno is one of those games that it’s hard to find someone who HASN’T played it. It’s been around for a long time in physical card form and over the last few years there have been a bunch of digital versions released as well on various platforms. Today I’m going to take a look at the Xbox Live Arcade version of Uno.
Casual puzzle games have been popular on handhelds since long before people referred to games as being “casual.” Who can forget playing the original Tetris on the original Game Boy for hours on end (for years). There is just something great about a quick “pick up and play” game experience when on the go, especially since you never know how long you have to play before it’s your stop on the bus or your turn in line. Mumbo Jumbo is a big name in the casual market and 7 Wonders of the Ancient World is an entry from them in the “match 3” sub-genre of puzzle games.
CarneyVale Showtime is the kind of game that makes me happy that Microsoft made the Indie Games channel open to everyone instead of just XNA members. Here you have an original and addictive game easily available on your console that may never have come out for it otherwise.
Now that I have a review up for Dr. Mario Online RX (WiiWare) I have updated my Dr. Mario Express review a bit. Click here to see my updated Dr. Mario Express review.
I know this may be shocking to those reading this, but Dr. Mario Online RX is Dr. Mario…. Online. It’s a WiiWare downloadable title, but what does it include and is it worth it?
