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11:15, 31st Jan
Konami’s Puddle splashes its way onto the Xbox Live Arcade thanks to the creative efforts of a student development team. Making video games as part of your coursework certainly sounds like a lot of fun, but does the team’s lack of experience hold their game back at all? Adam Musgrave braves the small patches of water to find out…
10:05, 31st Jan
Techland shows us the other side of Dead Island's zombie-flavoured story with the release of the Ryder White DLC - but is it a story worth getting stuck in to? Leigh Groocock pulls on his army fatigues and goes knee-deep in undead nasties to find out…
11:13, 26th Jan
Girls with eye patches and tentacle arms, giant octopus monsters and an army of nasties waiting to be smacked around – just another average day in the life of Scarygirl. But as Kim Wild discovers, Square-Enix's graphic novel-inspired platform adventure seems to be scary for all the wrong reasons...
10:59, 11th Jan
You might not have played the original Choplifter (unless you're old like us), but that's no reason not to give this HD reboot a chance. Martin Wharmby flies low under Konami's radar to see if it's worth extracting from the war zone or should be left behind instead...
14:57, 10th Jan
The wrath of Coldstrike threatens the Renegade Ops team and only you can help save the day... providing you spend the 400 Microsoft Points required to download it, that is. Is it worth the effort? Martin Mathers jumps into the driving seat of his heavily-armed buggy and races off to find out...
16:52, 6th Jan
You'd think that a game packed with guns, zombies and a tongue-in-cheek script might actually be quite fun - shame someone forgot to vary the gameplay past the first level. Adam Tingle straps on his undead-stomping boots and wades in to see if All Zombies Must Die! is a statement or just a suggestion...
11:10, 6th Jan
Wily wizards, brave knights, crafty thieves and a whole lot of magical physics-based adventure to be had... but is Trine 2 worth your hard-bought Microsoft Points, or should it be left in the bargain cauldron? Click through for our verdict on Frozenbyte's admittedly-beautiful game...
11:25, 21st Dec 2011
Alex Foote once again puts his Dark Knight detective skills to work to find out whether the Challenge Map Pack DLC bundle (featuring three new challenge maps, two of which previously appeared as pre-order bonuses for the game) is as much fun as it sounds. Somehow, we don't think this one's going to end well…
11:40, 19th Dec 2011
Sneaking out when no-one was looking, this tiny slice of content for one of the best XBLA titles from 2011 is just that: tiny. But then, so's the price... unless you compare it to what owners of the PC version had to pay, that is. At just a measly 80 Microsoft Points then, does the Stranger's Dream warrant returning to the world of Bastion? Well...
13:19, 30th Nov 2011
The Boy Wonder arrives in Arkham City thanks to a dedicated Robin DLC pack that hit the Marketplace last week. Alex Foote once again puts his detective skills to work to bring you the scoop on this latest bit of Batman content...
18:18, 25th Nov 2011
It’s been knocking around in one for or another for ages, but it seems that at long last, I Am Alive is on the path to release via the wonders of the Xbox Live Marketplace. And as Mark Podd found out, things aren’t looking too bad at all.
23:24, 24th Nov 2011
When you spend your days playing the cream of the Triple-A crop, sometimes it’s nice to settle back with something that’s refreshingly simple in concept. Which is why Adam Gouchi seemed to be rather happy after taking Shoot Many Robots for a whirl.
21:14, 24th Nov 2011
He’s never quite been a match for Sonic or Mario, but Rayman’s not without his own unique charms. Will some polished-up HD visuals be enough to make one of his earlier adventures shine all over again? Adam Gouchi finds out.
21:24, 21st Nov 2011
From economies to dates, good intentions are nothing without solid planning and sound execution, it seems. And after playing Xotic, it looks like we can add games to that list, reckons Adam Tingle.
20:52, 21st Nov 2011
After impressing with some convincing handling and strong stage design, can WRC 2’s DLC continue to catch our eyes in the same way the full game did? Not if it’s as limited as the one-stage East African Safari Rally Pack, reckons Adam Gouchi.
09:41, 16th Nov 2011
If you’ve ever wondered just how many awesome games you can fit into 132 pages, look no further than issue 103 of 360 GAMER! Seriously, we can’t remember an issue this choc-a-bloc full of gaming goodness!
01:10, 15th Nov 2011
What do you get when you cross shmup-style 2D gameplay with an Elite-style open world? Only one of the best Arcade games of the year, reckons Adam Tingle.
23:23, 10th Nov 2011
Is it really ten years since Halo: Combat Evolved first graced a store shelf? We guess it must be – well, almost must be – because Microsoft’s sent us a copy of the game, plus a t-shirt!
23:00, 10th Nov 2011
Given that this is the end of the trilogy, you’d be forgiven for thinking Epic would really push the boat out with Gears 3’s first DLC pack. But as Martin Wharmby discovered, nothing could be further from the truth.
00:06, 9th Nov 2011
A retro remake too many, or a triumphant return for a classic culinary masterpiece of yesteryear? Adam Tingle gets on the case.
