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XBLA Reviews

XBLA Video Game Reviews

A Pixel Story review: The Past is New Again
9 years ago

A Pixel Story review: The Past is New Again

A Pixel Story sees the protagonist take a journey to the core of The System as he tries to stop an evil OS from destroying everything in existence. The story travels through six …
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Shift Happens review: Morphin’ to Victory
9 years ago

Shift Happens review: Morphin’ to Victory

Klonk Games’ Shift Happens is a co-op platformer where players work together to solve puzzles as they move Bismo and Plom throughout their strange world. The story begins with a …
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Warhammer Quest review: bare ios-entials
9 years ago

Warhammer Quest review: bare ios-entials

Where Games Workshop games are concerned, I just can’t help myself but be suckered in by the promise of deep, strategic gameplay set in a world of near limitless lore. …
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Spheroids review: Needs some rounding out
9 years ago

Spheroids review: Needs some rounding out

Spheroids is a pixelated 2D platformer with non-pixelated round enemies called spheroids. These enemies come in a variety of sizes and types, but they all have the same goal: turn …
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Uncanny Valley review: Cycle of repetition
9 years ago

Uncanny Valley review: Cycle of repetition

Uncanny Valley delivers a really interesting proposition: a relatively short survival adventure game that features more potential endings than most games, and wants you to see them all to get …
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Vaccine review: I’d rather be sick
9 years ago

Vaccine review: I’d rather be sick

The words “Despite all your efforts, your friend got infected again” and “find a vaccine before the time runs out”, have come across my screen so many times that I’ve …
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Typoman Revised review: Must try harder
9 years ago

Typoman Revised review: Must try harder

It’s been almost seven years since Playdead’s LIMBO wowed us with their moody take on the puzzle platformer. Every year we see a flurry of new contenders, trying to match …
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Pix the Cat Review: Snake on Steroids
9 years ago

Pix the Cat Review: Snake on Steroids

Pastagames’ Pix the Cat is a fast paced, classic-style arcade game in which players control Pix as he leads a string of ducklings into holes for points. The goal of …
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iO review: Incredibly ordinary
9 years ago

iO review: Incredibly ordinary

Video game physics are a wondrous thing. While in the real world we’re forced to abide by pre-ordained laws, developers are able to cut loose and improve upon the guidelines …
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Crypt of the NecroDancer review: King of the dance floor
9 years ago

Crypt of the NecroDancer review: King of the dance floor

As the beat repeats over and over, my thumb presses down on the D-pad along with my tapping foot. I watch my character hop from one square tile to the …
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