REVIEW – KrissX (XBLA)

It’s time to unmuddle your words, with this weeks XBLA release KrissX from Konami

REVIEW – Sam and Max Season 2 Beyond Time and Space (XBLA)

While I am not that big of a Sam and Max fan, I do enjoy Point and Click Graphic Adventure games (aside when stuck on a puzzle), and after playing through and completing Sam and Max Season 2, I am pleased to report that it is every bit as good as the first installment, with the main problem with the game being that as with the first installment it has been available for the PC for some time.

REVIEW – South Park Lets Go Tower Defense Play (XBLA)

I have to confess to rather liking the South Park TV series, despite it often being offensive, blasphemous and crude and there are a few episodes that I just cant watch all the way through because of these aspects. There are times however when the show is hilarious and after a few minutes of playing the game, its clear that the creators of the TV series have had a big hand in the game, when the first group of enemies are revealed to be the Ginger Kids, and as watchers of South Park know, according to Cartman Ginger Kids have no souls!

REVIEW – Puzzle Bobble Live! (XBLA)

The original Puzzle Bobble (Bust a Move in the US & Canada) is now over 15 years old having been originally released in June 1994 and is generally regarded as a classic puzzle game. The question is does Puzzle Bobble still have what it takes to compete with the likes of Peggle and Zuma?

REVIEW – Splosion Man (XBLA)

I was impressed by Twisted Pixel’s first game The Maw which was a graphically gorgeous game, if a little too easy and short, and so had reasonable high levels of there latest offering Splosion Man. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed with the same graphics engine being used as in The Maw, but now in a easy to play but difficult to master side-scrolling shooter.

REVIEW: The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (XBLA)

I am a long time fan of the Monkey Island series and have played and completed all of the games released so far, including the recently released first episode of Tales of Monkey Island. So when I heard at E3 that the first game was getting a makeover and re-release on XBLA I was quite excited about the news and as this review shows have bought and completed it. The Question is then, how does The Secret of Monkey Island hold up after 19 years?

Sam and Max Save The World Review (XBLA)

Sam and Max save the world, is the Xbox 360 version of Sam and Max series 1 and includes the first 6 episodic adventures, which are all accessed individually through the main men. The game maintains the same style of humour that epitomised the original game from Lucasarts.

Blazing Birds Review (XBLA)

For the past few years microsoft have run a dream-build-play competition for people using XNA studio with the prize being having your game published as an XBLA game, and in 2007 the joint winners were Dishwasher Dead Samurai and this entry Blazing Birds.

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Review (XBLA)

I found that the game was too short and it felt like minimal effort had gone into updating the game for XBLA. While this game will probably appeal to fans of fighting games and the original Virtual On. I did not think that the XBLA version of Virtual On was anything special and was overpriced for what is on offer.

Lode Runner Review (XBLA)

Lode Runner is an update of an 1983 classic, and is a Platform game with Puzzle elements were the aim is to collect all the gold in a level whilst not getting killed by the enemy Robots. Your skills are limited to being able to fall from any height, climbing ladders and using ledges (no jumping), and the ability to dig holes to either side of your character (not directly beneath) that regenerate a short time later.

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