Dealspwn writes: "Space used to be the final frontier. Back in the days when Sidewinder joysticks ruled the roost, videogames relished in catapulting us into the wild black yonder; masters of our own destiny as we explored the infinite galaxies. We used to travel between the stars from the cockpit of our trusty vessel, beholden to no-one but ourselves and the alliances we made. The universe was our oyster and games were our gateway to brave new worlds. Those days are over now.
So when a group of ex-Rare developers get together and develop a Space Sim for Xbox Live Arcade deep in the retail killing fields of mid-November, it's probably worth paying attention."
Kirsty Fraser casts a critical eye over Starfire Studios first release on the XBLA, Fusion Genesis
A handful of Indie Games kick off the show with Beep Brrp Bing Bang Bosh, Chompy Chomp Chomp, 5MinRPG, Mambo, and Rocket Narwhal. Craig rocks out with JAM: Live Music Arcade, everyone is unmoved by Dragon’s Lair, and Craig revisits some past looks with Haunt and Fusion: Genesis. Craig whips the troops into shape with the Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor demo, Jeremy gets sidetracked from Game of Thrones, Sean and Jeremy get sucked into the world of Dragon’s Dogma, and Craig and Jeremy shoot a lot of folks in Max Payne 3.
Is Fusion Genesis the start of something great?
Here is a snippet:
"With a bevy of ex-Rare devs at the helm, is "Fusion Genesis" the start of a new space opera? Part dual-joystick shooter, part Elite, part RPG, Fusion Genesis immediately struck me as being fantastically ambitious, but yet with a mostly simple core gameplay mechanic. Do all these elements stack up?"
