Xbox Live Arcade Reviews Archive
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Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Review: Blood of My Blood
Posted 2 weeks agoNostalgia is a dangerous tool to wield. In the wrong hands, it can come across as a heavy-handed crutch in order to mitigate flaws in a product. In the right... -
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God Mode Review: A SWAT Team for Kratos
Posted on 04/21/2013I honestly didn’t know what I was getting into when I downloaded God Mode by Oldschool Games. To say the least, I was more than pleasantly surprised. God Mode puts... -
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Battleblock Theater Review: A Quirky Funfest
Posted on 04/13/2013BattleBlock Theater: Bust some heads, push some friends and watch them die! -
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Terraria Review: Fun Frolic or Perplexing Enigma?
Posted on 04/01/2013Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible! The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint. Terraria is a classic 2-D game developed by Re-Logic and ported... -
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Star Wars Pinball Review
Posted on 03/07/2013Star Wars fans around the world can rejoice as the Star Wars Pinball tables for Pinball FX 2 have finally started to arrive. The first set of 3 tables spans... -
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Dollar Dash: A Chaotic Mess?
Posted on 03/06/2013Find it, rob it, and keep it. Dollar Dash is a new top-down maze game released by Kalypso Media Group & developed by Candygun Games. It will be available on... -
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The Cave Review: Miner Problems
Posted on 01/22/2013In all, The Cave is a success. It has a distinct lack of polish and the controls could use another command or two, but the combination of intrigue and fun puzzles will give any player that fuzzy feeling that so epitomizes DoubleFine's past work. It's a self-assured, if somewhat safe, game that feels old and new at the same time. -
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VGRevolution Podcast: 2012 Year in Review
Posted on 12/30/2012After a couple week hiatus John and Marc are back with a special VGRevolution Podcast episode, 2012 Year in Review. The guys sit down and talk about the many good, bad, and ugly games they played this past year, and their thoughts on what is to come in 2013. -
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Jet Set Radio (HD) Review: GG
Posted on 09/17/2012Jet Set Radio (formerly Jet Grind Radio), Shenmue, and Crazy Taxi are the three games I most associate with the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast. They all personified the system in that... -
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Mark of the Ninja Review: Dancing in the Dark
Posted on 09/14/2012A few weeks ago my wife, daughter, and I went to a Sweet Sixteen party for a family friend’s daughter. The theme of the party was the Phantom of the... -
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Review (XBLA)
Posted on 08/29/2012It has been a long time since I’ve played any Counter-Strike. I have long since moved from PC gaming to primarily consoles. I’ve grown to really prefer playing on my couch on... -
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Dust: An Elysian Tail Review: A Tale of Overextension
Posted on 08/20/2012Dust: An Elysian Tail represents the last hope for the Summer of Arcade to have a really big, great title. The results thusfar have ranged from decent to awful, with... -
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Hybrid (XBLA) Review
Posted on 08/14/2012Developer 5th Cell has long been known for their unique and innovative games on handheld gaming systems. Titles such as Drawn to Life, Lock’s Quest and Scribblenauts were successful hits... -
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Deadlight Review: In Search of Brains
Posted on 08/03/2012Traditionally, the Summer of Arcade has showcased the best in downloadable titles that gaming has to offer. In fact, some of the best games to come out on Microsoft’s platform... -
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Wreckateer Review
Posted on 07/27/2012With summer now officially in full swing, Xbox Live’s annual Summer of Arcade event was kicked off last week as Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD skated in to our homes... -
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Quantum Conundrum Review: Quantum of Disappointment
Posted on 06/26/2012Released in 2007, Portal was a huge surprise to gamers everywhere and garnered massive acclaim for its combination of clever puzzles and wit. After the release of Portal, one of... -
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Trials Evolution Review
Posted on 04/20/2012Kicking off this Spring’s Xbox Arcade Next promotion RedLynx brings us Trials Evolution. Trails Evolution is the sequel to the developers highly addictive Xbox Live Arcade title Trials HD. With... -
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Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review
Posted on 02/22/2012Going by what I saw and heard at the time, Alan Wake was probably one of the better games that nobody played from a couple of years ago. It had... -
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Shank 2 Review
Posted on 02/13/2012I’m probably dating myself in age a little bit here, but playing Shank 2 on XBLA made me reminisce of my glory days when I’d spend countless hours and quarter... -
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Slydris Review
Posted on 01/25/2012Radiangames today released their Quadtastic Launch Collection for $11.99. The collection includes updated version of Xbox Live Indie Games Ballistic and Fireball as well as Inferno+which is an expanded and...
