Postmortem: Twisted Pixel's Splosion Man

Twisted Pixel: Splosion Man is Twisted Pixel's second game based on an internally developed original IP. Our first game, The Maw, was well received, and allowed us to grow the company and begin making a name for Twisted Pixel. Having already pushed ourselves hard with the first game, we decided to make something a little smaller while still retaining the character and personality that our studio is becoming known for.

The character and personality stuff happened, but the smaller part didn't. For reasons described below, it was important for us to complete the game in a short time frame (six months) but to still improve the quality, presentation, and gameplay over The Maw. As a collective team, we feel we achieved these things with Splosion Man, but it wasn't an easy journey and we learned some valuable lessons along the way.

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Redgehammer5276d ago

Twisted Pixel did a fantastic job with splosion man. The game is able to engender some true "fist pumping" moments while at the same time making you want to throw the controller through splosion man's face. I get the biggest kick out of watching my sons and their friends play 4 player multi-player. Their sessions are rife with laughter, excitement and downright angst as they guide splosion man on his
coc-kamamie journey.

wow..never would have imagined I would have to hyphenate the word
co ckamamie to get by the "word nazi program"

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GameEnthus Podcast ep359: Manta CavillStache Swimsanity or Ys Up

This week Ahmed and Khalil from Decoy Games(@DecoyGames) makers of Swimsanity join Aaron(@Ind1fference)  to talk about: Black Manta, Young Justice, Justice League Unlimited, Superman vs Elites, The Witcher, Venom, Joker movie, Jared Leto, Mission Impossible Fallout, Man of Steel, Mid90s, Skyscraper, Loki, Bad Times at the El Royale, Castlevania, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Seven, PSPGo, Kingdom Hearts, MAGfest, Mega Man 11, NBA 2k, Ys VII, Far Cry 5, Overwatch, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, The Division 2, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, XNA, Unity, Splosion Man, Twisted Pixel, The Gunstringer, Castle Crashers, Pit People, The Missing, Johnny Turbo’s Heavy Burger, Swap This, Rage in Peace, Suicide Guy Sleepin’ Deeply, Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Steel Rats, Tetris Effect, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, Mr Game & Watch, Cuphead, Joshua Mosely, Dreamhack Atlanta

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Top 7 Best Xbox Exclusive Games Ever Made

The Xbox One has been had a rough journey this generation. Mostly due to lack of exclusive titles but the system has mostly redeemed itself thanks to backward compatibility, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Play Anywhere. Microsoft has come a long way since the original Xbox and it wasn't luck, a lot of acclaimed titles helped bolster the system's reputation over the years. Here are the best Xbox exclusive games ever made.

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Smokehouse2171d ago

Yeah that’s a good one. I would also add condemned criminal origins. Or was that on PC as well?

NecrumOddBoy2171d ago

I don't really know if it matters in regards to this article. Halo Combat Evolved was on PC. Conker was a remake of N64 game. In Forza Horizon is also a PC game.

DivineAssault 2171d ago

I miss the days when they got games like this.. Whenever MS gets their head out of their a$$ ill buy their console again..

GamesMaster19822171d ago

Microsoft sure does not make games like they used to, Shame really.

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Splosion Man free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers - Splosion Man for Xbox 360 News

News - Unexpected bonus to this month's Games With Gold?

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christocolus2796d ago

Nice. I'll finally get to try it out.

MajorHindsight2796d ago

It is a pretty decent game, enjoy!

Team_Litt2795d ago

Five free games this month on Xbox One. And great games at that.

opinionated2795d ago

Very cool game. One if first digital titles I bought on the 360

Tedakin2795d ago

Says 9.99 for me... Probably glitch now fixed?

FlyGuyHung2795d ago

Just downloaded. Thanks for the heads up.