NanoSquad (XBLIG): "An Anime Style/Squadron Based Shmup"

I'm a guy who loves all kinds, and forms of entertainment. In fact I really like experiencing other cultures' music, and video games. For years I have immersed myself in music from various countries as well as video games from Japan. I never thought I'd see such a diverse cast of developers from various regions of the world contributing to one console like they do on the Xbox 360. Recently during my search for games to review I found an interesting shmup (shooter) that was made by a group of very friendly Arabic game developers (Indie Saudi). The shmup was titled 'NanoSquad', and it was an anime themed game that involved nano technology/research. The cast of characters in the game were represented by some very cool anime drawings/pictures. The plot of the game was deeply involved, and featured a wide cast of characters with Arabic names. NanoSquad is a one-of-a-kind shmup that can be played with friends (co-op), or alone. Either way you play you will use 4 different jets that each have their own unique weapons, and abilities. You're goal is to survive to the end of each stage, and defeat a boss. Between the gameplay action there is a story that is played out through dialogue giving the game a mythology of it's own.

Elfsquad7 (XBLIG): "A Cool Christmas Crisis Co-op Game"

I'm a huge fan of the Christmas holiday, and I always have been. During my childhood it was all about the toys, and video games I would get but as I grew older Christmas took on a different meaning for me. It became a time when family found common ground, and would spend some quality time together. It is definitely nice to spend Christmas with loved ones, but deep down I still enjoy the presents that I get (I probably always will ...). As a new XBLIG reviewer I recently encountered my first holiday themed games when Halloween rolled around this year. I was really glad to see developers producing some good indie titles for that holiday. I've found during my time as an Xbox 360 reviewer that the indie games cover a wide variety of genres, and themes. It's something I've definitely grown to love about the Xbox 360. After scouring Youtube for review material recently I found a Christmas oriented game that genuinely caught my attention. The name of that game was "Elfsquad7", and it was developed by 'Tykocom'. I ended up watching a gameplay video of it, and I decided that even though I could only go solo in it I still wanted to review it. It honestly looked very impressive to me, and I couldn't wait to try it out ...

MW3 vs BF3 (Xbox 360): "The Breakdown"

As most of you know by now I own/play both 'CoD: Modern Warfare 3', and 'Battlefield 3' for the Xbox 360. I know that a lot of you are still curious as to which is the better game, and this article will try help explain the differences between each of them. Earlier in the week a friend told me that you can't really do a true comparison of the two games, because they are totally different in terms of what they offer. After considering that I decided the best way to do my article is to give my readers the lowdown on what's good, and what's bad about each game. The article will be arranged out in sections that describe various parts of the games including graphics, sound quality, gameplay, controls, customization, modes, and other features.

ChainCrusher Enhanced Version Trailer!

Recently I posted details from an email I received about the enhanced version of Mindware Ltd.'s "ChainCrusher (XBLIG)" game. It mentioned a lot of improvements as well as some really cool additions to the game including an online leaderboard, new music tracks, and a stand alone music mode. This morning during my routine Youtube browsing I found the new extended version trailer which I would like to share with you ...

NOTE: If you have already purchased "ChainCrusher" the update is free, but if you haven't the game will cost you 400 msp.

Perkunas' Dragon Episode One (XBLIG): "Slovanic Mythology Told Through Shmup, RPG & Puzzle Gameplay"

I'm a huge fan of any kind of mythology. I remember spending countless hours reading up on Greek, and Egyptian myths at the local library during the earlier part of my life. With that being said my interest in mythology spanned all cultures, and civilizations. I often dreamed of becoming an archaeologist, and some day unearthing the remnants/histories of long forgotten civilizations. Of course I abandoned that dream to become the reviewer that I am today (^.^). While reviewing video games is far from finding lost civilizations, and their mythologies it still allows me to spend time in mythologies of the digital kind. Middle Lands Studios, the developer behind the "Perkunas' Dragon" series kindly allowed me to review their first game in what's supposed to be a series based on a mythological Slovanic tale. It involves The god Perkunas, a prayer from a desperate duke (Duke Radbod), and Zithira the dragoness which Perkuna has sent to him as an answer to his prayer ...