Yesterday was my first day spent with Really Big Sky and I felt that I simply had to post a video of it. There is all kinds of unexplainable, crazy stuff that happens in this game. There are big explosions, various powerups, a crazy area with dinosaurs, lots of flashing colors, and a whole lot more. Describing this game really doesn't do it justice, so that's where the video comes in. Watch it! Then leave your comments after the jump.
I tried to get this out over the weekend, but had some problems getting the video put together. I was still having issues with part of it, then realized I had about four times too much footage anyways so this is what ended up getting put together. So kick back and enjoy some Octopede gameplay footage! Hit the jump if you want to know more about it, otherwise just watch and look for the review coming soon.
Spent a decent amount of time yesterday learning Break Blocks and found I was getting quite into it. I usually enjoy rhythm focused games, but I definitely don't love them all. Break Blocks does a great job of bringing back a Parappa The Rapper style music battle with break dancing and lots of zaney characters. Check out the video above and hit the jump if you wanna learn about what you're seeing.
Been playing a lot of Dustforce lately and really enjoying it. I was already enjoying it when I wrote the Dustforce Review, but the game only gives you more and more satisfaction with practice. Since I'm improving my skills, I decided to share a handful of gameplay videos with you all, but of course (for ego reasons) I had to achieve SS rankings before I could do so. Hit the jump for a handful of decent to pretty good Dustforce videos.
Nowhere near a perfect run, but was still worthy of an SS rank so figure I'd post this up and share with everyone what some Dustforce looks like! If you missed it, be sure to read our Dustforce Review!
Genre: Real Time Strategy / Platform: PC, Mac / Price: $9.99
Swords and Soliders is a real time strategy game, but unlike most games in its genre it presents itself in a cartoony 2D fashion that makes it feel less serious and less intimidating than games like Starcraft or Civilization. Now, don't think that I'm saying this game is exactly direct competition with those because it definitely doesn't offer that level of depth. However, Swords and Soldiers doesn't attempt to and what it does attempt to do it pulls off quite well.
Genre: Racing / Platform: PC / Price: $9.99
Nimbus features a lot of ideas you've seen before, but presented in a way that is very unique only to Nimbus. Your goal is quite simple, just find your way to the exit goal of each level. The cool part about Nimbus is how you get there though. It's basically what I would call "falling with style" where all you do is rotate your ship and use your momentum to avoid obstacles, grab keys, trigger switches and whatever else you may need to do to work your way to the exit.
Genre: Strategy / Platform: PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone / Price $4.99
Flight Control has been around for quiet awhile now getting it's start on the iPhone and then migrating into the HD world on the iPad and now available through Steam. If you haven't gotten yourself acquainted with the game yet, this is a great opportunity to do just that! If you have, you're probably just wondering if this iteration is worth your time or not. Well, why waste any more time wondering? Read on!
Genre: Puzzle / Price: $9.99 / Platform: PC, Mac
Osmos is a game with a simple goal, "become the biggest" which is done so by simply consuming things smaller than you. I really want to like Osmos, it's a beautiful looking game, but I just can't get fully behind it.
Genre: Shooter / Price: $9.99 / Platform: PC, PSN
Burn Zombie Burn is a twin-stick shooter at heart (though it doesn't control like one), but also capitalizing on the incredibly popular zombie craze of late. So the gist of the game is to drop you in various areas where you run around destroying as many zombies as possible with various weapons ranging from baseball bats, to chainsaws, to shotguns to gatling guns. You're job is simply to survive as long as possible against an increasing population of zombies while destroying them however you best see fit. Sounds incredible right? It's actually quite fun, but not without a few flaws.
