#magic pixel games

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'PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'

[PS3 / VITA] [USA] [MAGAZINE, SPREAD] [2012]

"Well, it's time to take stock of my last 365 early morning farts, and just to remind you of the rule, only games I reviewed feature in the top and bottom 5, which may leave a few significant gaps, I admit. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, for example, a.k.a. Sony Smash Bros.. But I didn't really want to play that, just abuse it for five minutes. I remember thinking Sony must've been fucking kicking themselves for letting Nintendo use Solid Snake, 'cause it meant they had to make do with Raiden instead, the knockoff of the popular one that nobody likes. But then I thought, "Wait! Actually, that makes him fucking ideal, doesn't it? He's the fucking metaphor for the whole game!". It's in the same boat as the Justice League movie; it's trying to fight a battle three years too late that you can't win because your opponent isn't on the battlefield. They're at home, rubbing Brasso on their trophy that they got for winning the battle three years ago that you just joined, and are infinitely less well-equipped to fight. Still haven't played it, mind. It might be alright. Don't care." ~Yahtzee Crowshaw, Zero Punctuation ("Top 5 Games of 2012")

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Source: PlayStation: The Official Magazine (USA), November 2012 (#64) || RetroMags; dablais

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Outcast Odyssey - Mobile Game

Created by Yigit Koroglu

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Game of the week 2/8/12 -- Stick to It

Sometimes all it takes to create an addictive game is an intuitive mechanic, some clever character design, and a straightforward physics-based concept. This week's game, Stick to It, may be simple in its overall design, but it does just enough to keep you entertained throughout 80 levels spread over 4 distinct worlds.

In its mobile debut, Magic Pixel Games has created the type of experience that feels just right on a touchscreen: a "one-button platformer" with puzzles that are simple enough to plow through, but difficult enough to be satisfying. In each level, the goal is to reunite Spike (a one-eyed, bucktoothed creature that most closely resembles a blowfish) with his mom. And as you progress through the different worlds -- Jungle World, Junk World, Ice World, and Lava World -- new types of puzzles are introduced to keep the action fresh.

From moving platforms to bouncy surfaces to conveyer belts, it's good clean fun. It may sound basic, but as I blazed through all 80 levels in one sitting, it became clear that more often than not, less is more.  

R.I.Y.L. (recommended if you like) -- Cut the Rope, Tiny Wings, World of Goo

Download here.