The 360 thread!

[Mark]

I bought the Indie Game Applejack yesterday after reading a fair few positive comments elsewhere. It's a nice little platform game where you fling enemies at each other to kill them (apparently based on Mario Bros 2, which I haven't played). I've only played the first 10 levels (out of 100) but it's really rather good. It's also perhaps one of the most British games I've ever played both in its use of bizarre enemies (walking washing machines) and also the setting and voice over work amongst other things (the game takes place on a journey from Suffolk to Snowdonia with each of the levels being named after a town or village en route).

Enough talk, have a video linky:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/panda ... 8?type=flv

I particularly like the way the multiplier is used to affect the number of coins enemies drop so at 64x it's like a fruit machine's exploded.

Well worth a look basically, and at 80 Microsoftpoundlets it's a bargain.

[The Caffeine Kid]

The Ballad of Applejack on Independent Charles show this week is EPIC!


AJ I want your seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!

[disciple]

The Ballad of Applejack on Independent Charles show this week is EPIC!


AJ I want your seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!

Lol just Googled Independent Charles - brilliant, why has this not been mentioned before!

[Bod]

I've been playing Prince of Persia (The forgotten sands) recently, & I have to say that I've been enjoying it immensely. I didn't even know this was out until I stumbled across it in the 'trade in' area of my local game shop. I asked the guy behind the counter how long it had been released & he said only a couple of weeks, so I wasn't expecting much from it. But as I'm a sucker for Tomb raider / Prince of Persia stylee games, I decided to give it a go & I'm more than chuffed with it.

It uses the same engine as Assassin Creed and was made by Ubisoft Montreal ...

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[Misfit]

I've been playing Prince of Persia (The forgotten sands) recently, & I have to say that I've been enjoying it immensely. I didn't even know this was out until I stumbled across it in the 'trade in' area of my local game shop. I asked the guy behind the counter how long it had been released & he said only a couple of weeks, so I wasn't expecting much from it. But as I'm a sucker for Tomb raider / Prince of Persia stylee games, I decided to give it a go & I'm more than chuffed with it.

It uses the same engine as Assassin Creed and was made by Ubisoft Montreal ...

That looks lovely!

[Bod]

Anybody heard about this one?



It's out in a couple of weeks & only priced at £25! ... I like a good snipe em up.

[chub]

I've been playing Prince of Persia (The forgotten sands) recently, & I have to say that I've been enjoying it immensely. I didn't even know this was out until I stumbled across it in the 'trade in' area of my local game shop. I asked the guy behind the counter how long it had been released & he said only a couple of weeks, so I wasn't expecting much from it. But as I'm a sucker for Tomb raider / Prince of Persia stylee games, I decided to give it a go & I'm more than chuffed with it.

How does the combat compare with the previous PoP game? In that one, I enjoyed exploring and collecting light seeds to make the scenery all pretty, but the combat was dreadful. Also the black goo that hindered progress wasn't anywhere near as much fun as negotiating the spinning blades and spikey traps of Sands of Time.

[Bod]

I've been playing Prince of Persia (The forgotten sands) recently, & I have to say that I've been enjoying it immensely. I didn't even know this was out until I stumbled across it in the 'trade in' area of my local game shop. I asked the guy behind the counter how long it had been released & he said only a couple of weeks, so I wasn't expecting much from it. But as I'm a sucker for Tomb raider / Prince of Persia stylee games, I decided to give it a go & I'm more than chuffed with it.

How does the combat compare with the previous PoP game? In that one, I enjoyed exploring and collecting light seeds to make the scenery all pretty, but the combat was dreadful. Also the black goo that hindered progress wasn't anywhere near as much fun as negotiating the spinning blades and spikey traps of Sands of Time.

I found the combat very enjoyable as you have various attack methods which are all very easy to string together. There are also power-ups which you gain & can upgrade as you progress through the game, and before you know it you are easily able to take on 50+ foe at a time.

The black goo does not feature in the game at all, and there are plenty of spikey traps and spinning blades to negotiate. There are also lots of collectable Sarcophagus hidden around (some are pretty devious to find!).

Personally I would say this is the best Prince of Persia I have played (& I've played them all).

*It's also available in Asda for £25 (special offer) at the moment!

[RageMatrix]

Anybody heard about this one?



It's out in a couple of weeks & only priced at £25! ... I like a good snipe em up.

That looks pretty good - although I imagine the gameplay might get old fairly quickly unless they do something to keep it fresh. Something to keep an eye on, anyway.

[The Captain]

Mark, thank you for posting about Applejack - it is utterly wonderful. I'd gladly have paid 800MSP for this, it's gorgeous and funny and very slick. My new favourite game.

[disciple]

Shadow Complex reduced to 560 points from 1200 on Monday. Well worth a purchase, especially so at that price.

[The Caffeine Kid]

The Ballad of Applejack on Independent Charles show this week is EPIC!


AJ I want your seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!

[Mark]

Mark, thank you for posting about Applejack - it is utterly wonderful. I'd gladly have paid 800MSP for this, it's gorgeous and funny and very slick. My new favourite game.

Really glad you liked it. It's got its own brand of oddball charm that puts a smile on my face whenever I play it (which happens much less often than it ought to really). (Edit: games putting a smile on my face happens less often than it ought to that is, not me playing Applejack).

Man, MS need to sort out the Indie games section. Take a few lessons from Amazon, please! Games like Applejack would appeal to loads of folk if they knew it existed, but searching them out is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and the only ads that show up tend to be pushing the latest poxy Avatar game.

[Bod]

Anybody heard about this one?



It's out in a couple of weeks & only priced at £25! ... I like a good snipe em up.

That looks pretty good - although I imagine the gameplay might get old fairly quickly unless they do something to keep it fresh. Something to keep an eye on, anyway.

This is looking like a must have for me now ...

[Governmentyard]

Turbo-want, this is the game I've been wanting to play since Goldeneye!