All releases are played for the eight minutes allowed in trials and impressions are made from that. Note to developers: I have a backlog of games to review so I may have to be choosy on what to review or if you don’t mind a two week delay I can review it after.
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Astro Mach3 is a Bejewelled style puzzle game where you need to match three tiles to remove them from the board. In Astro Match3 you do not move adjoining tiles to match but instead must match the previously chosen tile with a new tile to create a match. The presentation is a little basic but there are two game modes to play and if you like Bejewelled you should like this. Astro Mach3 costs 240 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Banana Split is a platform puzzle game in which you play as a banana called Ben Ana. Graphics are very nice but I found the jumping to be a bit weird, although this could be due to playing quite a few platform games recently with different jump styles. Otherwise it seems to be a pretty good game and well worth checking out. Banana Split costs 240 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Boring Space Shooter is a twin stick shooter that has a rewind time feature when holding the A button. I totally missed this the first time I tried the game as the info screen is hidden away on the options screen by pressing Right, the developer let me know about it. The game was originally a little tricky to play, but with the time rewind it is a lot more fun as you can rewind when you are dead or about to die. An interesting twist on the twin stick shooter genre, worth checking out at least. Boring Space Shooter costs 80 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
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Crosstown is a retro inspired game from the Commissar 6000, I have to admit I never heard of it before and I am a big retro gaming fan so if you have heard of it well done! 🙂 Crosstown is played in a PacMan style maze where he must collect a number of items to complete the level. Allies and enemies are also introduced which help or hinder your progress. There is also some kind of shop accessible after several levels which I believe you can buy upgrades, but the trial time run out so not sure what they were. I really enjoyed the game so if you like retro gaming this will be right up your alley 😉 Crosstown costs 400 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Halloween 360 is a slideshow that displays halloween themed images. Do not see the point of slideshow apps on the 360 and that’s the end of this review. Halloween 360 costs 80 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Pumpkin Chop is a application that allows you to carve a face into a pumpkin and then display it in like a 3D screensaver. Usually I am pretty tough on screensavers but at least this one allows you to create the pumpkin face and then see it in action in two 3D scenes, a field with a scarecrow or a houses porch. Pumpkin Chop costs 80 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Titles that have received a software update or price change are Galactic Escape, Pastels Square, Rock Paper Scissors Xtreme!, Meet UR Match, TheAmazingRumblingHypnoDisc, Math Gardener and Cyborg Mice Arena.
Trailers for new releases can be found below:
Banana Split
Boring Space Shooter
