About Todd Schlickbernd

Repair Crane:

This mechanical repair tool will fix your trench on the battlefield, preventing a breakdown.  It does not, however, prevent mental breakdowns. Unlock method: Awarded for completing …
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Hastily designed at the onset of the chaos, the Light Sniper Cannon does its job.  In the initial tests, this weapon was prone to cause “gun envy.” Unlock method: …
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Although capable of generating a high rate of fire, this gun is about as powerful as a wet noodle. “Guess it’s better than nothing” – Commander Woodruff Unlock method: …
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Wait, this trench has legs?  That’s CRAZY!! Unlock Method: Awarded for completing the tutorial. Why walk when you can run?  With these legs equipped, press and hold the A button …
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Scrap Metal was developed by Slick Entertainment and published by Microsoft on March 10, 2010 as part of the Xbox Live Arcade Block Party for 1200 MSP.

Scrap Metal, not to be confused with Twisted Metal, brought the first true bout with car combat to the Xbox Live Arcade. This top down racer really captures the theme of crazy, sometimes strange vehicles with crazy, sometimes strange weaponry in crazy, sometimes strange locations. There’s a single player and a multiplayer component like most car combat games but no nifty mini-games or other sidetracks so to speak. However, the single player does have some special races with different objectives than just “blow up the other racers” or “come in first place”, and for the most part, like most of the game, they’re all fun. Read More

PopCap’s been lurking on XBLA since its inception as well as brought its ever-loved Plants vs Zombies and the recently released Bejeweled Blitz. There’s tons of other …
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Bomberman Live: Battlefest was developed by Pi Studios and published by Hudson Soft. It was released on December 8, 2010 for 800 MSP.

The Bomberman franchise has been around for decades and at its core it hasn’t changed in the slightest. Tried and true is the name of the game here with solid mechanics and simple controls which build an explosive experience perfect for gaming with friends both casually and competitively. As Xbox Live Arcade and retail games get more and more intricate, Bomberman will remain stalwart as the sort of game that’s easy to pick up and play and allows the more casual to mix with the more competitive in relative ease.

In Bomberman Live: Battlefest players control a Bomberman in an arena filled with hard and soft blocks. The object of the classic battle mode is to drop bombs to blow up the enemy Bombermen. Soft blocks can be destroyed by bombs and give basic power ups that increase the length of the fire, the amount of placeable bombs, and player speed. There are also more complex powerups like the ability to punch a bomb three spaces, a special bomb with fire that passes through all the soft blocks in its range (instead of only hitting the first one), or a bomb placed in a rocket that blows up on impact. The premise is simple but there are many gametypes including capture the flag, bomb paint modes where players blow up bombs to claim squares, and the new bankroll mode where players buy powerups with gold before the match starts counter strike style. Team variants exist for most of the modes as well. Read More

Joe Danger: Special Edition is a game of spills and thrills, and believe it or not there’s a method to Joe’s madness. There are many things to look out …
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Spelunky debuted in 2008 with pixels aplenty promising prominently prospecting-prioritized gameplay for the PC. Well now it’s coming to XBLA and bringing it’s intuitive cavern adventure awesomeness with it. …
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Very recently news broke on The Gunstringer’s shift to retail distribution and little was known why Twisted Pixel suddenly changed their focus. A recent blog post on their home …
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