KrissX (pronounced Chris Cross), is not my typical gaming experience. It was released to Xbox Live Arcade with virtually no fanfare and had most gamers feeling disconnected. Here we have a cartoon owl promoting a 'word style' game on arguably the most powerful gaming console available and during a revolution of gaming fueled by the likes of Mass Effect 2, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed. Just what did Blitz, Konami and Microsoft expect us to make of this quirky title. After spending more than 2 hours straight on this one (and several hours overall), I think the parties involved wanted to remind us that gaming, after all the layers are peeled back, is still an intellectuals playground, populated by mind bending brain teasers.
TheGamersParadise rack our brains on the crossword puzzle game KrissX. Who knew crossword puzzles actually turned out to be quite addictive and fun?
Gamezebo says: "MAIMLAN - seems like just a random jumble of letters, right? Well, not really. Swap two of those letters and you'll get "another name for letter carrier". That is, switch the placement of the second "M" and the "L" and you get MAILMAN. If you followed that, you're ready to play KrissX (pronounced "Kriss Cross"), a highly addictive word game with a lot of bonuses, nuances, and strategic elements that do a lot to keep the game from getting too stale."
ThumbPad Writes: Welcome to ThumbPad episode 3:06
In this podcast we review Just Cause 2 (360 / PS3) and Red Steel 2 (Wii).
Consoles of the Past: Jamie, Serblander and Kane cover SEGA's hand-held wonder: the Sega Game Gear.
Download This!: Jason joins Serblander to rave on about the addictive XBLA puzzler: KrissX (amongst other things).
Discussion: Following in the footsteps of the 2 retail game reviews, we discus 2010: Year of the Sequels.
