IGM writes: "When I first picked the game up I was pleasantly surprised by what greeted me. What started out like a more intense version of scrabble quickly evolved into something entirely different, mixing mechanics that you wouldn’t think should work into a fantastic blend of fast paced cerebral fun."
Welcome to the inaugural leap into the misty reaches of indie games here on Albatross Revue. January 2012 is a time of hope, of peace, and of despairing rage. This month and the tail end of last year (which will also be encompassed in this first foray) saw a surprising number of quality releases. Sometimes that quality was largely superficial, but even that is an achievement (no pun intended) where Xbox indie games are concerned
It’s an almost all downloadable episode starting off with a big group of Indie Games including Rainbow Rapture, Lots of Guns, One Man Army, EvilQuest, Lexiv, P3, Game Type, Alien Jelly, and Plugemons: Part 1. On the XBLA side Jeremy gives a few more thoughts on Joe Danger Special Edition, Craig confronts his oversized appendage fears with All Zombies Must Die!, Sean checks out NFL Blitz, Jeremy and Craig question lots of things about Amy, Sean takes a look at the stylistic platformer Scarygirl, Craig and Sean man the updated Choplifter HD, and Jeremy weighs in on the multiple personality sim puzzler Trine 2. A bunch of demos also made their debut over the last month and the whole crew talk them up including Kung-Fu, Final Fantasy XIII-2, The Darkness II, Asura’s Wrath, and Kingdoms of Amular: Reckoning. Sean also gives the scoop on the Gears of War 3 Season Pass offerings and Craig gets timely with Dragon Age: Origins!
