New this week.
September 6th, 2007 by xamountThis week’s got some fun variety: Romero’s Daikatana masterwork (finally judge for yourself!), the solid (and beautiful) 3rd person action Infernal from earlier this year [see Update below], and the supposedly-very-funny Startopia. PLUS:
Today we launch our first titles under the GameTap Indies banner: Blast Miner and Morning’s Wrath. I’ve dipped into the fantastic Blast Miner a bit — it’s got a deceptively steeper learning curve than the “falling Tetris-shaped blocks” appearance would lead you to believe. The floaty, wacky physics are definitely a change of pace. And is the first time that a puzzler like this has allowed you to float dropped blocks back UP to reposition them? I’ve only tried the arcade mode so far, but the puzzle mode looks to be another level-by-level stumper a la the cult-fave Pyramid Magic series. (You knew I couldn’t go a month without mentioning the PyraMag, right? Cult-fave, indeed.)
And but so, if YOU have been silently building your own gaming masterwork and are ready to unleash it upon the GameTap masses, please let us know via our submission form! I’m pumped about GameTap Indies and ready to play that next great undiscovered gem.
New games:
- Daikatana
Infernal[UPDATE: temporarily removed due to technical difficulties]
- Blast Miner
- Morning’s Wrath
- Startopia
New on GameTap TV:
- GameTap News: Zombies!
- Play This Game: Mr. Driller
- Game Trailers: Sam & Max Season 2
- Game Trailers: GameTap Indies
- Sealab 2021: Moby Sick
- A Quick Hit: Perry Farrell
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September 6th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I’ll probably check out Infernal, Blast Miner, and Startopia at some point. Startopia was one I always wanted to play, but never played more than the demo.
The Indies program is a nice thing, too. Supporting the little guy along with the big guy. And hey, your program started before WiiWare (the Wii’s name for newly developed downloadable games) got its first game out. ^_^
September 6th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Puzzle mode of Blast Miner is definitely the way to go. This one is fun!
September 10th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
ALERT! Infernal got pulled back due to Technical Difficulties. Expect to see it again soon!
September 10th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Aw, too bad.
Oh well, I still have some games I was going to play through before I got to it. Did the problem had something to do with Physx?
September 10th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Hmmm. Romero has utterly failed to make me his bitch.