It’s time for the XBLIG Update and today we have a whole host of shooters coming to your XBox. Hell, we have every point of view you can imagine covered: top down, side scrolling, twin-stick, and even first person. What else could a shooter fan ask for? All the descriptions of the games below are that of their respective developers. We’ll be sticking to our guns and putting our knee jerk commentary in bold.
Zulu Hour |
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Zulu Hour is a top down shooter that’s reminiscent of the classic genre, but contains modern graphics and gameplay. Defend the planet in Campaign Mode or challenge a friend in Arcade Mode and see who can stay alive the longest! Build up your arsenal – you’re going to need it.
Developer: Crying Monkey Studio Price: 240 Microsoft Points This one looks to have a pretty decent production quality to it. The menu’s and the character art is nice. The in game models are a little boring at least as much as the demo will show you, but there are powerups and whatnot that may add some amusement. Oh, and you can play as freaking Action Hank. Just look at him lookin all rugged on the cover art. |
MechFish |
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The plans for the MechFish, a remote mechanical recon device, have been stolen and used to create an evil counterpart: the DeathFish! Armed with reflexes, a high powered vertical propulsion system, and an unlimited supply of explosive bombs and missiles, you must control your MechFish through 14 sidescrolling levels of dangerous enemy waters – dodging mines and destroying DeathFish along the way!
Developer: Homr247 Price: 80 Microsoft Points It’s a side scrolling shmup with a fish submarine thing. Sure, why not. |
Balate – The Last Kingdom |
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Help the king of BALATE Sir Bradimir, and his court wizard Nerdin, to defend their country by the wrath of ferocious legions of orcs coming for their life. Be ready to fight the orcs by throwing ‘Balates’ to them, to make them fall down to the ground.
Developer: MonkeyWare Studios Price: 80 Microsoft Points At first glance I was pretty interested in this game, but after playing the demo, I’m not so keen on it. From what I could gather, the whole game is a string of QTEs. Orcs climb up the wall and enter combat with you, some buttons flash on the screen and you hit them. So it’s a game entirely based around one of the worst design mechanics ever made? |
Dangerous Conflicts 3D |
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Relive the glory days of the first person shooter with Dangerous Conflicts 3D! Experience exhilerating, oldschool shooter gameplay not seen since the dawn of the genre in the early to mid 90′s. Gold members can post their highscore to a global list of players worldwide and compete for the top spot! Visit www.copaseticgames.com to chat with fans and keep up to date on our games.
Developer: Copasetic Games Price: 80 Microsoft Points Well the game is definitely a retro first person shooter. Whether that’s good or bad, I’m not sure. But We’ll find out and let you know in a full review on the game. |
Pew Pew Pod |
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Pew Pew Pod is a frantic arcade shooter with strategic influences. Four unique weapons offer endless avenues of assault against the merciless enemy forces. There are six unrelenting game modes that can each be played with up to four players. Be the best with our global highscore boards divided amongst the game types. Features pick up and play controls and enough depth for hours of gameplay!
Developer: Bad Egg Studios Price: 80 Microsoft Points I really liked the demo of this one, and will be picking it up to do a full review. The game initially appears to be just a Geometry Wars knock off, but after you get to messing with it and see the different weapons and powerups it becomes obvious there is more to it then that. |
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