Gaming Nexus writes: "Exit was one of my favorite portable puzzle games ... when it was released two years ago on the PSP. And I also loved the version they released last year on the Xbox Live Arcade. So what took them so long getting it over to the Nintendo DS? This should have been a no-brainer, it's the type of game that would flourish on Nintendo's popular handheld, yet we had to wait two and a half years for it to finally hit this dual screened portable? There's no doubt that this is still a solid puzzle game, but coming all these years later it feels somewhat anticlimactic.
In Exit you play the dark and dashing Mr. ESC, a professional "escapologist" who is tasked with saving a bunch of helpless people from all sorts of terrible disasters. The game is a mix of Lemmings and Prince of Persia, taking the best elements of both games and turning it into one of the most compelling puzzle games of the last five years. Mr. ESC is not a superhero with crazy powers and super strength, instead he's a regular caffeine-addicted guy who seems to know all of the best ways to save the day and rescue the helpless."
Carl Williams writes, "When you think minimalist gaming you probably think of the Atari 2600. That era of consoles had to rely on good gameplay with great controls to keep the player interested. They didn’t have awesome HD graphics and 7.1 surround sound to work with. Those crutches would come a couple of decades later. That is what attracts me to independent and homebrew developers, often they are saddled with similar restraints. Take Exit by nukeSpoon for example. This is one of those minimalist style games that is using modern technology quite well. It is in the style of the original Nintendo Game Boy but it is a first person atmospheric adventure. Find out if it is better than you think after the jump."
Take control of Mr. ESC (Escape) in this "escape" action game. In each level, your goal is to search the stage for people and lead them to the exit under constraint of time. When you have another character under your supervision, you'll need to issue commands, ordering them to wait and use items. EXIT is one of the first Japanese PSP titles to support infrastructure mode, allowing for over 100 new stages to be downloaded for free.
Taito are renowned for their classic arcade series, even releasing many compilations for multiple systems. However, my favorite product of the developing giant takes the form of the ultimate rescue-puzzle, Exit.
