Tag Archives: Summer of Arcade

Game Review: ‘Toy Soldiers: Cold War’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on August 19, 2011 by John Carle

One of the most rapidly changing genres in gaming today is that of Tower Defense. Really only starting a few years ago, the genre has gone from a simple, yet addictive desktop Flash based game to one of the most … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Fruit Ninja Kinect’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on August 12, 2011 by John Carle

If you own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, you have most likely tried the already classic casual title Fruit Ninja. In its first three months, it sold over a million units and continues to top the App Store charts. … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light’ For XBLA

Posted on August 24, 2010 by John Carle

So XBox Live Arcade brings the latest Tomb Raid— Oops. Still getting used to the title change. Let’s try again. During Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade, the XBox received a five week exclusivity deal for Lara Croft and the Guardian of … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Shadow Complex’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on August 20, 2009 by John Carle

XBox 360’s Summer of Arcade, despite a few awkward weeks in the middle, kicks back up for a strong finish with its fifth and final game release, Shadow Complex. Shadow Complex could best be compared in gameplay style to the … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Trials HD’ For Xbox Live Arcade

Posted on August 17, 2009 by John Carle

The Summer of Arcade on XBox Live has hit a small snag. Instead of bringing fresh new games, three of the four out so far have been remakes or re-releases. As enjoyable as Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was, Teenage Mutant … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled’

Posted on August 14, 2009 by John Carle

When originally announced, this title had a lot of buzz behind it. After the massive success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles re-released on the Xbox Live Arcade as a $5.00 download, everyone began asking when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Splosion Man’ Video Game

Posted on July 31, 2009 by John Carle

While much of the geek community, The Flickcast team included, was off in San Diego for Comic Con, Microsoft started this year’s Summer of Arcade with the release of TwistedPixel’s follow-up to The Maw, entitled ‘Splosion Man. You can read … Continue reading →

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SDCC: ‘Splosion Man Interview with Michael Wilford

Posted on July 29, 2009 by John Carle

At San Diego Comic Con, there were tons of chances to sit down and talk with the creators of tons of new titles coming out for PC, XBox 360 and PlayStation. I was given the opportunity to talk with Michael … Continue reading →

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