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Top Six Characters that Need to Come Out of Retirement
Pato Banton sang a song with UB40 -- Baby Come Back. There are plenty of video game characters who have been retired for one reason or another. Some of them we would like to see again. If absence makes the heart fonder, then I am as fond of these characters as I can be. So please join me as we explore the Top Six Characters that Need to Come Out of Retirement. Maybe just maybe someone out there reading can help bring these characters back.
Part Two of this story is your choices for the Top Six Characters that Need to
Come Out of Retirement.
Big Three Embrace Indie Games
The video game industry goes in trends. We have seen a variety of trends over
the decades. Numerous companies tried to create an iconic character in 2D side
scrolling adventures. The industry went crazy making 2D fighting games. There
was a mad rush to create 3D fighting games. Many companies rushed to put out FPS
games. Want to know what the latest trend in the video game industry is? Indie
Games. Sony is talking about it, Nintendo is talking about, Microsoft is talking
about it, and its all over Steam.
Marble Blast Ultra
SCORE: 90
I can be a rather finicky
person when it comes to porting games from one system to another. In
this case however I think the port of Marble Blast Gold from the PC to
the Xbox 360 was a spectacular move by Garage Games. Players can
download this fun little puzzle game for a few dollars, and it cuts back
on all of the problems with stock and retailers. A lot of the middle men
are taken out, which equates to a savings to us gamers.
The graphics are slightly
improved from the PC version, as they have been softened a little. The
sounds are as good as the PC version however it has been some time and
they are just not as great as I once remember. The control scheme works
so much better on the Xbox 360 that is warms my heart. Sixty levels of
varying difficulty really add a lot of playability, and trying to figure
out certain things add replay value as well.
Garage Games really
thought out the control scheme in a very intelligent manner. I love
good, clean video games like this one. Rolling a marble around levels
has never been more fun on the Xbox 360 than Marble Blast Ultra. I hope
to see some sequels to this game in the near future.
- Paul
Graphics: 85%
Sound: 87%
Replay/Extras: 86%
Gameplay: 98%
Family Friendly Factor: 94%
System: Xbox 360
Publisher: Garage Games
ESRB Rating: 'E' for Everyone
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