This week sees three XBLA games releases; the excellent platformer Super Meat Boy, adventure game Costume Quest and finally Dream Chronicles.
Super Meat Boy
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Super Meat Boy is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who’s trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux. Our meaty hero will leap from walls, over seas of buzz saws, through crumbling caves and pools of old needles. Sacrificing his own well being to save his damsel in distress. Super Meat Boy brings the old school difficulty of classic retro titles we all know and love and stream lines them down to the essential no bull straight forward twitch reflex platforming. Ramping up in difficulty from hard to soul crushing SMB will drag Meat boy though haunted hospitals, salt factories and even hell itself. And if 300+ single player levels weren’t enough SMB also throws in epic boss fights, tons of unlock able secrets, warp zones and hidden characters.
The game was originally 1200 :MSPoints: but the developers took the brilliant decision to have a launch sale and charge 800 :MSPoints: until November. I reviewed this game a couple of days ago (you can read it here) and it was worth the 1200, so it is a must buy now. I think this could be XBLA game of the year! Download the trial or full version of the game on the Marketplace.
Costume Quest
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Rediscover Halloween in this imaginative RPG from Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions. Explore the monster-filled neighborhood of Auburn Pines, Autumn Haven Mall and Fall Valley Carnival. Collect magical costumes with super powers, unique weapons and special items as you hunt down quests. Level-up your heroic warrior and battle the evil overlords in this epic adventure to save Halloween! Sweet info at www. CostumeQuestGame.com
Costume Quest costs 1200 :MSPoints: and you can find more information as well as the demo and full versions of the game on the Marketplace.
Dream Chronicles
Welcome to a realm where fantasy meets reality. In “Dream Chronicles™”, help heroine Faye rescue her husband and reverse the enchanted sleeping spell that has enveloped the town of Hope. Travel through a magical world as you find hidden objects and solve puzzles to unravel the threads of the mystery. Enjoy “Dream Chronicles™” alone or invite a friend to join in Co-Op mode.
Dream Chronicles costs 800 :MSPoints: and you can find more information as well as the demo and full versions of the game on the Marketplace.
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