Mr. ESC steps onto the scene of a metropolitan disaster dressed in black, with fedora screwed on tight, red scarf flapping in the wind. Only he can save the citizens trapped in various buildings around the city. Fire, water, and electrical shorts won't stop him from finding the whining victims trapped in each building and then leading them to the exit. This task is rarely easy and will require you to use your noggin in ways unusual for an Xbox Live Arcade title. Released on PSP well over a year ago, Taito's Exit makes its way to Xbox Live Arcade. The perfect type of game to port, Exit is an inventive title with a slick style and brain-scratching puzzles. Many will find the unique set-up refreshing, but it's a few old-school game mechanics that keep Exit from reaching the upper echelon of XBLA titles.
Overall score: 7.6/10
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.
It was kinda ok, but I wouldn't purchase it for either platform. Decent score though, that is if I cared much about scores. :P
i had for psp was pretty fun, i didnt even know this was coming to 360? weird
Did they shut the people the EFF up!? God I LOVED the PSP versions but "I'm cold" "I'm scared" "Why Me!?" "How did I get into this" and whatever the hell nonsense the victims shouted EVERY 5 seconds irritated me to no end. I wanted them to burn or drown or collapse or whatever I was trying to stop them from doing so I could escape the building by myself while they thought about what they did to annoy me so. Hey maybe if you shut the hell up once in awhile, you'll notice the building is on fire.