Candygun Games

Thanks to our friends at Kalypso Media, Candygun Games and Reverb Publishing, we have our biggest contest prize ever here at XBLA Fans. As listed above, we are giving out the custom 250GB Dollar Dash Xbox 360 and more! For a higher resolution of the custom console, click here. We were very excited to get a hold of this prize package but we’re not keeping it for ourselves. One lucky site reader will be gaming on this console very soon! All you need to do to enter this contest is answer the following question in the comment section below: Read More

Dollar Dash was developed by Candygun Games and published by Kalypso Media. It was released on March 6, 2013 for 800 MSP. A copy was provided for review purposes.

Every once in a while, a game comes along with a concept so brilliant you can’t believe no one’s thought of it before. Taking the idea of competitive thievery and applying a fun, cartoonish art style, Dollar Dash from Candygun Games and Kalypso Media seeks to offer a fresh twist on classic arcade gameplay.

Dollar Dash is a top-down action game pitting four thieves against each other in three different game modes with one simple goal: steal everything in sight. You’ll accomplish this task by running, shooting, laying traps, and creating all kinds of general mayhem to grab as much cash as possible and prevent your opponents from doing the same. Built primarily as a multiplayer game, Dollar Dash has no traditional single-player component, but offers four-player competitive modes both locally and over Xbox Live.

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The latest in a series of Dollar Dash promotional trailers from Kalypso Media Digital has surfaced, revealing the frenzied game modes you can expect to find. For the uninitiated, Dollar Dash is a top-down multiplayer action title from Candygun Games, pitting colorful pilferers against one another in a series of high-stakes hijinks to see who can make off with the most cash. Up to this point, we’ve taken a look at a few of the maps in Dollar Dash, the customizable costumes each character can don, and the creative and fun weaponry and gadgets each thief can employ in pursuit of the purse strings.

The chaotic gameplay unfolds in several game modes, showcased in the trailer after the jump. Among them are Save the Safe, in which you’ll use your wits to grab and hold the safe, keeping it out of your opponents’ reach while they try to steal your victory. Hit ‘n’ Run is an all-out brawl where thieves on the offensive must knock out the opposition through any means necessary. Lastly, Dollar Dash mode requires you to outfit an arsenal of crazy gadgetry as you try to pilfer the most cash, stashing it in your getaway car.

Dollar Dash is coming to Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, March 6. Be sure to check back with us next week, for our official review.

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Professional thievery is a risky business. Sometimes you’ve got to blend in, pop on a beaglepuss and saunter away like a mustachioed norm-y. In the case of Dollar Dash, sometimes you’ve got to dress in elaborate costumes, sporting a viking helmet with unkempt beard, or a king’s crown and a pair of stunner-shades. Because prowling the night dressed as a knight is the last thing they’d expect.

While these may not be the best disguises, Kalypso Media Digital has debuted a new trailer revealing the many customizable ensembles in the forthcoming multiplayer title developed by Candygun Games. In Dollar Dash, up to four players will go for broke as would-be thieves, using an array of weapons and hijinks to grab the cash and stump the competition. Check out the Customization trailer after the jump, and expect Dollar Dash to sneak onto Xbox Live Arcade on March 6, for 800 MSP.

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Kalypso Media have announced that Dollar Dash will finally steal its way onto XBLA on March 6 for 800 MSP. The top-down …
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A few weeks ago, we posted a developer blog for cartoony Dollar Dash from Candygun Games showing off the creative arsenal of household materials the bank robbers will use to shoot for loot. Now, we have two new trailers showing them in multiplayer action! Throw thieves off your trail with an identical decoy, or shrug off the shots behind a riot shield. Drop bombs, bear traps, oil slicks, or even a boom box to ensure the perfect getaway. Key word here: frantic. Read More

A new trailer for upcoming XBLA title Dollar Dash has been published and hints at an October release date. The game from Candygun Games, developers behind last year’s Dead …
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Developer Candygun Games (Dead Block) and publisher Kalypso Games (Boulder Dash XL, Alien Spidey) have recently announced their newest game. Dollar Dash is a top-down game in which you play the role of a thief among thieves, placed in a multiplayer setting where only the quickest, toughest, and most creative will grab the cash. The game will come with a number of features and playing options, including:

•Gather, Dash and Fight: Be the fastest, smartest and craziest multiplayer battle thief!
•Masses of Content: 30 maps, over 20 weapons and a number power-ups to discover
•Multiplayer: 4 player Drop-in & Jump-out multiplayer for instant online action
•Single player: Defeat skilled AI opponents to prepare for Online PvP
•Three Intense game modes: Venture through different versus modes, from Dollar Dash where only the fastest win, to Hit’n’Run where the toughest will rule the field.
•Shop: Spend in-game cash on Weapon Upgrades, Character Customization, Perks and more!
•Unlockables: Collect Badges, unlock many crazy Achievements, and compete on global Leaderboards.
•Intuitive Controls: Quick to learn and simple to control, impossible to put down!

Dollar Dash will be available later this year. We have a preview in the works, so stay tuned to XBLA Fans to get an in-depth view of the game.

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Dead Block was developed by Candygun Games. It was released on July 6, 2011 and retails for 800MSP. A copy of the game was provided for review purposes.

Dead Block is one of the rare games that truly defies a proper description. It has a lot of familiar gameplay elements put together in a truly unique way. Zombies and Rock n’ Roll are the two main themes of this game. It is set in the 1950’s and the new genre of Rock n’ Roll has somehow raised the dead back to life. Huh, guess all those preachers were right. Rock n’ Roll really is of the Devil.

You take control of three survivors who each have a different set of skills. The idea is to rummage through whatever building you are in and find enough resources to hold off the zombies until you can find the key or piece of equipment you need. This is where the game gets weird. To finish a level you need to find a guitar and amp and play rock music to defeat all of the zombies.

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Slaying zombies has never been an easy task, but the new Dead Block trailer gives a simple three step program to aid in survival. The trailer shows off some …
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