KrissX (XBLA)

[toythatkills]

KrissX wouldn't be worth buying if it was an 80 point Indie Game. They're having a laugh if they think anyone's buying it for 800.

You're given a crossword with all the letters filled in, but some are the wrong way round and you have to switch them to make words. Because the player is a moron and a four letter anagram is beyond their tiny little brain, the game helpfully gives clues as to what the word is, so as to remove any chance at all that the game could accidentally challenge the player. These clues only just stop short of saying "the answer is..."

It also has flashing blocks and pulsing lights all over the place, and the clues that appear obscure most of the grid meaning that half the time, you can't even see the playing field.

Massive waste of time.

[Papercut]

There is no jumping involved...?

[toythatkills]

There isn't and to be honest, the early 90s rap soundtrack doesn't fit with the style of the game at all.

[Papercut]

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[FelixofMars]

Recently the Arcade section seems to have gone really average and not worth my time, All I care about is Perfect Dark and Earthworm Jim being released on it. Neither seems to have any date.

Half of the games up there seem better suited as indie games or in that new xbox avatar retro thing they are doing as a high percentage seem like remakes of things like pacman etc.

[Charlie]

What gets me is MS have a nasty habit of granting rubbish like this XBLA licenses but reject applications from brilliant titles like Biology Battle which consequently have no choice but to appear as Indie games. I can only assume the person in charge of XBLA licensing is not a gamer.