It’s been kind of a slow couple of days for the Xbox Indie Games marketplace with only a few new titles offered up. Today you’ll go into space and kill aliens for their sweet under arm spice, get upducted and probed by an alien, and maybe even learn to read a little Katakana. All descriptions of the following games have been supplied by the games’ developers. Our commentary will be in bold.
Old Space |
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The goal of Old Space is simple: Take your Faction Leader into the center of Makeout Nebula. Choose a starting faction, perform missions for the Faction Leader and advance in rank and skill. Choose which Skill you want to increase from the SMART Stats so that you are better able to Attack and Out maneuver the Enemy faction ships.
Developer: VDrackus Price: 80 Microsoft Points Another Old Spice DBP entry, obviously. This one plays out like a space adventure, featuring asteroids and enemy crafts that need dealt with, and some busty check that wants to take you to Makeout Nebula or something. As mentioned in the description the game has a sort of RPG character progression element to it. Old Space doesn’t demo all that bad. |
Playing With Humans |
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What would an alien race do upon arriving on our planet? Hold sporting events involving death and destruction of course! Up to four can compete in a one-button contest to wreak the most havoc in three different events: Beating up an unwilling human participant, tossing the most cars on a desert highway, and collecting earthling meat from spaceships above farms.
Developer: Chris Zamanillo Price: 80 Microsoft Points This ones a 2010 Gamma IV entry, which you’d know instantly when demoing it since it is played entirely with one button. It features a handful of mini games for all your button mashing needs. The game does have a certain stylistic appeal but overall is not necessarily a great experience. It is definitely a game that is better suited for parties that include alcohol since the computer seems to get more than a single button to play with. Then again, I always think the computer is cheating. |
Let’s Learn Japanese: Beginner |
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Let’s Learn Japanese: Beginner is a language learning game that helps to teach the Japanese written language. Learn Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, and common words using Flashcard, Quiz, and Review mode.
Developer: GZ Storm Games Price: 80 Microsoft Points It’s not really a game, per say. It’s more of a study helper for people learning Japanese, and since I’m not particularly well equipped to judge this educational tool, I wont. |