Tag Archives: XBLA

XBLA Review: ‘Defense Grid: The Awakening’

Posted on September 8, 2009 by John Carle

Score: 8.0 – XBox Live Arcade – 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00) Last week, we gave our preview coverage of Defense Grid: The Awakening and after getting the time to play through the full retail release of the game, it definitely … Continue reading →

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Twisted Pixel announces ‘Comic Jumper’

Posted on September 5, 2009 by John Carle

At San Diego Comic-Con, we got to sit down with Twisted Pixel CEO Michael Wilford to talk about their recent XBox Live Summer of Arcade release ‘Splosion Man . And just this past week, our friends at Twisted Pixel were nice … Continue reading →

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Twitter Contest: ‘Splosion Man’ For Xbox Live Arcade

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Joe Gillis

It’s no secret we here at The Flickcast are big fans of this summer’s Xbox Live hit, ‘Splosion Man. In addition to getting a score of an 8.5 in the review, we got some time back at San Diego Comic-Con … Continue reading →

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Preview: ‘Defense Grid: The Awakening’ for XBLA

Posted on September 2, 2009 by John Carle

As we had done with the Summer of Arcade, The Flickcast has done its best to keep you abreast of the latest downloadable releases for XBox Live Arcade. (Keep an eye out for special download code giveaways for XBLA games … Continue reading →

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‘Shadow Complex’ Sets XBLA Sales Record

Posted on September 1, 2009 by John Carle

As many of you probably read with our review of Shadow Complex two weeks ago,  the Super Metroid-inspired title is a fun action platformer with a few minor flaws. But according to the XBox Live Arcade community, these flaws didn’t … 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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