I liked cherry picking so much on the last update that I decided to continue doing so for this one. I don’t know for sure that it’s going to be an ongoing trend, but who knows. Let’s get down to business, shall we? I’ve got four games for todays update, each of which are pretty much on there for their own reasons, such as: originality, craziness, prettiness, or letting me blast things on a Windows Vista wallpaper. The descriptions of these games were authored by their respective developers, our commentary is in bold.
MoonShine |
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Immerse yourself in the underworld of the 1920s era prohibition period. 6 Unique game modes, a custom game mode editor, upgradable GUI, unlockable Milestones, and many other features will test your trading skills for a long time to come.
Developer: QuimbyRBG Price: 240 Microsoft Points While the game will not appeal to everybody, it does earn mega bonus points for originality. |
Meds |
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Meds: Recommended Dosage 100mg 3 times daily. Classic retro-style gameplay with the only enemy being your mind. 50 levels of madness, each with randomly generated withdrawal symptoms. Caution: you may never have the same experience twice. Taking pills may help, but beware of unexpected side effects. Taking meds with a friend may result in versus mode, so be sure to divide up your dosage evenly.
Developer: vgpro12 Price: 80 Microsoft Points Meds is crazy, bizarre, and strange to such an extent that I can’t even begin to tell you whether those are positive or negative qualities. I do kind of wonder how far those three characteristics can single handedly carry a game though, since onces they are stripped away it’s just a block breaker. |
Uprising |
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Uprising is a fast paced top-down shooter that puts the player in control of a sentient AI computer virus that ravages the world in the third millennium. Starting small, the player grows exponentially in power throughout the game. Featuring over 7 unique weapons and 15 levels, this title will keep you gripped until the finish.
Developer: debreuil Price: 80 Microsoft Points There are things to like in Uprising, for instance the setting; but the twin-stick genre is really crowded by outlandishly good games lately. So it’s probably unfair to directly compare it to things like JoyJoy, Pew Pew Pod, or Beat Hazard. Especially considering it is a good deal different with its cover usage and unique setting. |
Oribitroid |
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Try this frantic space shooter with eight action packed levels! Fight against tons of enemy hordes and four huge bosses. Destroy the Planetoid before it kills you using two upgradable weapons. Hit the “Target” to transform yourself into a invincible starship fighter. You can collect bonus to rise up your score to the stars or to charge Giga Bombs or again to extend time level.
Developer: Bedroom Studio Entertainment Price: 240 Microsoft Points This one gets mentioned just for being beautiful. The gameplay has a learning curve to it but seems like it has potential. It also gets bonus points for reminding me of Super Stardust HD, which is one of my favorite twin-sticks.
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