All releases are played for the eight minutes allowed in trials and impressions are made from that. Note to developers: I have a small backlog of games to review but I have a new reviewer so we are working on clearing the backlog and should back up to speed in a week or so.
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Freqµency is an arcade style platform game in which you play as a robot that can change colour in order to kill enemies of the matching colour. There’s a little strategic element in that you can recharge your colour guns power by using dead enemies and surrounding coloured buildings and objects. It looks like it could be a fun game and is worth checking out, we will be reviewing this shortly so keep an eye out for it. Freqµency costs 240 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Guns Loaded is a traditional horizontal scrolling shooter, your ship has a rechargeable shield and your weapons are a gun and missiles of which both have a charge if you fire too much. The game is not bad but the enemy spawning was a little boring, the end of level boss was decent though and there was loads of bullet dodging 🙂 Guns Loaded costs 240 :MSPoints:, I am not sure if there is enough to keep everyone interested, check it out and see for yourself. More information can be found here.
Link Attack is a puzzle game where you must connect blocks of the same colour to remove them from the game. I liked the presentation which has a Russian theme throughout, the text at times was a bit overwhelming with its Russian style font. There are a few game modes to keep you occupied and I enjoyed playing the game, one to check out! More information can be found here.
Beat Hazard is a music themed twin stick shooter, the game is generated from music on your 360 or a connected media source such as your PC. The presentation and graphics are professionally done and I was very impressed. The game plays great and I enjoyed it a lot while listening to some Drum and Bass streaming from my PC. Beat Hazard does cost 400 :MSPoints: but I think there is enough to warrant the price, another game well worth checking out! More information can be found here.
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Mr BeatLoop is a music making program in which you fill in the grid where you want the music to play. There are a few of these on indie games now and there’s not much in my opinion to separate them. If you like these kind of applications then I guess you will enjoy this one. Mr BeatLoop costs 240 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
omg cats game@#$ is a game where you must navigate the dot around a maze like level to reach the exit while avoiding the walls and cats. The game is rather basic but there is a bit of fun in the game, a timer or something would have made it more challenging. Fun if you have a few spare minutes and fancy a quick game or have some drunk mates around for entertainment value 🙂 omg cats game@#$ costs 240 :MSPoints: which seems a bit expensive for what the game is. More information can be found here.
Pass the Pad is a multiplayer word based trivia game in where each player must say a word which contains the letters shown on the screen, they then pass the controller to the next player. A player is eliminated when the timer runs out and it starts over until one player is left. This could be a fun game with some friends but this is not a single player game. Pass the Pad costs 80 :MSPoints: and is worth checking out if you play trivia games with friends. More information can be found here.
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SFG Soccer is a five aside soccer game (football to everyone else outside US :)) which is more about fun than serious football playing. The graphics are fairly decent, the players are represented by avatar like characters and work well in the game, even doing celebratory emotions when scoring. I enjoyed the game and it is another that is well worth trying. SFG Soccer costs 400 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
T-Kara is a puzzle game where you must connect four or more matching objects by moving them on a horizontal and vertical slider. Presentation is done very well, the menu layout is nice if a little confusing at first, graphics are well drawn and it all looks great. There are two modes to play and it looks to be a decent puzzle game, another to check out. T-Kara costs 240 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Tiger Storm is a action shooter game in which you play as a tank who must defeat an army that betrayed you. Graphics look very nice and there is plenty of action to keep you occupied. This game would be pretty good if it was not for the very long level loading time, unless there was something wrong with my download or hard drive it took around two minutes which was far too long (anyone else confirm this? let me know in comments). Tiger Storm costs 240 :MSPoints: and more information can be found here.
Titles that have received a software update or price change are Remote Masseuse, SummerVacation, Air Legends and Horn Swaggle Islands.
Trailers for new games can be found below:
Beat Hazard
Freqµency
Link Attack
MR BeatLoop
omg cats game@#$
Pass the Pad
SFG Soccer
Tiger Storm
