Explosionade
Wow. Just when I thought the XBLIG market was hitting a slow season, Explosionade jumped out from behind a bush and scared the crap out of me. In a good way. Like the company’s last game, Shoot 1UP, Explosionade is a beautifully-made, hardcore action game that feels like a total steal at only $1. There’s no single, defining gimmick like in Shoot 1UP, but your character feels like he’s taken all these powers that would have stood on their own in any other 2D game and combined them to make one badass mech. He’s got a jet pack, a shield that lets him bounce off walls and into enemies, and a grenade launcher that’s incredibly satisfying when used correctly. The controls are a bit overwhelming at first, but there’s a lot of freedom built into how you can play, and every button is customizable. It’s a fantastic, little game that even supports co-op, and I love how smart the AI becomes when you up the difficulty. That said, you do have to trudge through the first few “tutorial” levels every time you play. Once you reach the game’s true momentum, though… whoa, buddy!
Looks very cool! How is it only $1?
A lot of XBLIG games are only $1, because that’s the only way they can get people to buy them. Looks like it should be $5-$10, doesn’t it?
This definitely looks like something I’ll have to pick up.
Nice review! Definitely looks like a cool game.
hopefully they’ll port it over to pc or ps3!
This company is an extremely good company to look out for. They have been publishing some quality 2d games and will hopefully have more soon. I really enjoyed weapon of choice, myself, another one of theirs.
That’s a ridiculously cheap game. Looks pretty good
I’ve never really played any of the indie games, looks pretty high quality.
Maybe I didn’t get far enough despite buying the game, but I found it too easy. You don’t need to kill all the enemies or grab all the gold. I just killed a few enemies then ran straight for the exit which wasn’t that hard.
Play on the hardest difficulty with the speed turned up. It gets crazy.