I can be a bit of an odd duck. For example, I collect clocks. I have no less than sixteen clocks surrounding me right now, including: a binary clock, a sliding pin clock, a clock that draws numbers in the air with a moving LED, a rotating hyperboloid clock, a lighted segment art deco clock…but I digress.
If I had to sum this one up in one word, it would have to be Nuketacular.
This game rocks, it has the overall polish and atmosphere that other video card games lack and it does what most others don’t – make the most of the medium.
For you see this is no ordinary card game, one that you could play around the table at home, no no. Where this game really shines requires the use of the curvy slab of plastic and circuitry you and I call a 360 controller, but I’m getting ahead of myself so I’ll settle down and get into the review.
Five word review: “Ghosts, Hearts, Love, Creepiness, Awkwardness”
In 2win Ghost (or Twin Ghost, depending on whether the game can make it’s mind up or not) is a game in which you control two ghosts independently with the thumbsticks. The aim of the game is to collect all the hearts in a level, and then get both ghosts to the exit together. This is more difficult than it sounds, as you need to keep track of both ghosts at the same time, and they both drift downwards constantly, meaning you need to watch both of them in case they drift into a ‘reaper block’ (which means instant death, by the way).
Another non-game to come to the service, TV Calibration is a utility used to, would you believe it, calibrate your TV.
The tools included in the package are:
Okay the guy or guys at Stoner Studio (unbelievably original name BTW) obviously took heavy inspiration from the utter gem of a mini-game Gnat Attack from Mario Paint on the Super Nintendo.
The only problem is that it’s nowhere near as good in many ways. The controls are wonky at best, the graphics are actually less pleasant to look at than the 1992 title it was based on, the sound is almost non-existent with only the “thwack” of the swatter making any sound at all and even that doesn’t sound anywhere near as satisfying as the real thing and instead is just a hollow “tapping” sound.
On top of all this the main selling point of having to avoid the ladybugs and only hit the ugly bugs doesn’t work very well. Now this is the main reason this game COULD have been fun, but as it is it’s just too frustrating to be fun.
Trench warfare in a futuristic setting? That’s just silly. Who would think up…such…a…
Nevermind.
While he’s no Syd Mead or Sid Meier, and is likely any Tom, Dick or Harry you can’t tell from Adam, Philip Muwanga has asserted his muwangosity and resurrected the sparsely-used practice of including the developer’s name in the title. Mercifully for him, he’s delivered something worth putting his name on.
Well, this looks interesting. Just rummaging through last nights mail to xnPlay Towers and what’s this I spy? Some preview shots from a “coming very soon” game, Bullet Trap. Nice name, if nothing else.
The very best of the best sorted by category. Want to know what the best shooter is? The best platform game?
Look no further.
The games that various staffers have loved, hugged and enjoyed on the service since its inception.
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