XBL Indies: 360 Mega App Pack HD Review

 That's right! You can turn your X360 into a clock...A CLOCK!!

• Game: 360 Mega App Pack HD
• Developer: Seph
• Price: 80MS Points ($1.00)
• Release Date: 8/12/2009

Everyone wants a happy ending, but can the 360 Mega App Pack HD deliver? The quick answer would be no, but it’s probably best to go into some detail as to why. The Mega App Pack is exactly what you think it is; a bunch of different apps thrown together to form this little indie title.

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Early Distributed Failure Banner Sketch

We fail at podcasting just as much as I fail at drawing...

This is just an early sketch of the upcoming banner for Distributed Failure and the designated DF page. Besides adding color, I will likely throw in a bunch of failed mascots throughout the background. If you have any suggestions, feel free to shoot me a comment.

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XBL Indies: Horse Race Starter Review

Guess what...you start races with horses in this game!

• Game: Horse Race Starter (ホースレーススターター)
• Developer: dot zo games
• Price: 80MS Points ($1.00)
• Release Date: 8/17/2009

Horse Race Starter (ホースレーススターター) is a Japanese Xbox Live Indie Game, but you don’t need to understand Japanese in order to “play” this game. I put “play” in quotations because you don’t actually play Horse Race Starter; you simply press a button and then watch the race with no control over the outcome.

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XBL Indies: Rabid Gophers Review

If only the gophers were replaced with the Duck Hunt dog...I can dream can't I?

• Game: Rabid Gophers
• Developer: QuantumSquid
• Price: 200MS Points ($2.50)
• Release Date: 4/11/2009

Do you enjoy watching gopher heads explode? If you said yes, then Rabid Gophers is the game for you. Rabid Gophers is a collection of three different mini-games. They are simple and familiar, but the over-the-top, gory violence adds an odd charm that makes the mini-games more enjoyable.

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Muramasa: The Demon Blade Review

The art is beautiful, but don't expect much variety.

• Game: Muramasa: The Demon Blade
• Developer: Vanillaware
• Price: $49.99 (Buy it)
• Release Date: 9/8/2009

Imagine a world in which Disney created hentai porn. Imagine the beautiful hand drawn art of Disney, mixed with writing found in the porn industry. That’s the kind of feeling I get after playing Muramasa: The Demon Blade. The game is gorgeous and I found myself playing it for hours, but the more I played it, the less interested I became in it.

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