Robert Falcon writes:
" When Exit came out for the Sony PSP a couple of years ago, players discovered quite a gem from the folks at Taito. This stylish platform/puzzle game features many strategic elements to keep players glued for hours, even though you'll have to put up with some extremely annoying pedestrians along the way. Now Mr. Esc, the game's hero, makes his way to the Nintendo DS with Exit DS. Unfortunately, it simply wasn't worth the wait.
The plotline is the same as previous versions of Exit. You control Mr. Esc as he works his way through building after building, rescuing innocents and averting disasters while walking to the exit. You don't run at a fast pace. Instead, you'll carefully move over objects, climb down ropes and up ladders. Along the way, you'll need to rescue innocent civilians who apparently can't take care of themselves, like the woman who keeps yelping about how she wants to go home. Yeah lady, we get the point. Now shut up."
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.
