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: 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?

XBLA Review: Peggle

Game Details

Title: Peggle Deluxe
Developer: PopCap Games
Released (UK): 11/03/2009
Current Price: 800 MS Points
Age Rating: E
Game Type: Puzzle
Multi-player: Up to 4 players online, 2 player local

Background
After a break of a few weeks due to expensive XBLA games, I am back with a review of Peggle. For people unfamiliar with Peggle it is a simple game reminscent [...]

XBLA Review: Minesweeper Flags

Game Details

Title: Minesweeper Flags
Developer: Tik Games LLC
Released (UK): 11/02/2009
Current Price: 400 MS Points
Age Rating: E
Game Type: Puzzle
Multi-player: Up to 4 players local or online

Background
Not much to say really, Minesweeper flags provides you with classic minesweeper, a “campaign” mode with progressively more difficult puzzles and Flags mode. Flags mode is a competitive game for up to [...]

XBLA Review: 3 on 3 NHL Arcade

Game Details

Title: 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
Developer: EA Canada
Released (UK): 11/02/2009
Current Price: 800 MS Points
Age Rating: E
Game Type: Sport (Ice Hockey)
Multi-player: Up to 6 players online, Up to 4 players local

Background
3 on 3 NHL Arcade is a sports game that offers quick games of 3 on 3 Ice Hockey (I would describe it as 4 [...]

XBLA Review: Fable 2 Pub Games

Game Details

Title: Fable 2: Pub Games
Developer: Carbonated Games & Lionhead
Released (UK): 13/08/2008
Current Price: 800 MS Points
Age Rating: M
Game Type: Games of Chance
Online Multi-player: None

Background
Fable 2 Pub Games was released in August as a form of cross promotion with Fable 2, to raise the visibility of the game and giving people the chance to get money [...]

XBLA Review: Funtown Mahjong

Game Details

Title: Funtown Mahjong
Developer: FunTown World Limited
Released (UK): 28/01/2009
Current Price: 800 MS Points
Age Rating: E
Game Type: Board Game
Online Multi-player: 2-4 players

Background
FunTown Mahjong contains the “proper” multiplayer version of Mahjong which is not the version many of us are familiar with as we are used to the Solitaire version. The Mahjong in this game is the [...]