2d platformer

The original NES Ducktales game was one of the gems of the era, an incredible platformer designed by the creator of Megaman, Keiji Inafune. It contained one of the …
Read More

Might and Delight’s new 2D-platformer Pid, is set to have an awesome soundtrack along with it’s gorgeous graphics thanks to Retro Family. The game, which stars a schoolboy who finds …
Read More

Just a few days ago we were all sent spiraling away from our computer screens, cringing at the news of DTP’s insolvency announcement. Luckily, one way or another, Awesomenauts has pulled …
Read More

Walter, the debut XBLA game from Blossom Minds is showing a lot of promise from its first screenshot. But the teases keep coming when the developer revealed a new …
Read More

The Behemoth has decided to make our Friday even sweeter by releasing footage of two new characters from their upcoming platformer Battleblock Theater. The footage marks the debut of …
Read More

indiePub has released the first trailer of the Xbox Live Arcade version of Alien Trap’s upcoming side-scrolling platformer, Capsized. Capsized puts you in the shoes of an astronaut who’s …
Read More

Enigma Software has signed a deal with Kalypso Media to bring their upcoming side-scrolling platformer Alien Spidy to Xbox Live Arcade. Previously announced for PlayStation Vita, Alien Spidy puts …
Read More

Adventures of Shuggy was developed by Smudged Cat Games and published by Valcon Games. It was released June 15, 2011 for 800 MSP. A copy of the game was provided to us for review purposes.

We’re used to thinking we find the best platformers on the classic Nintendo or Sega consoles, but in the growing future we see Xbox Live Arcade as a platform for that genre. With calls to classic difficulty in Super Meat Boy or offering an artistic experience with Braid, the types of game in that genre boom and The Adventures of Shuggy brings that same flavor.

As Shuggy, you inherit a mansion with over 100 challenge rooms. Your mission is to go throughout the rooms all over the mansion and collect the gems in each room. The game goes from tricky to downright complex in a matter of levels and the amount of variety will keep your thumbs on the edge.

Read More

Aliens are coming, not Xenomorphs, but good old fashioned aliens. The popular H.G. Wells book The War of the Worlds is coming to XBLA courtesy of Other Ocean Interactive. …
Read More