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The Maw Impressions and Contests

I played a little of last week’s Xbox Live Arcade release The Maw. It is ok, but I don’t think it is really for me. It seems like the whole game is you running around with Maw (the purple blobby thing in the screenshot) feeding him everything you can find. Here is the description from Xbox.com;

The pinnacle of alien evolution, Maw is a cowardly fat blob concerned mostly with snacking and lounging. He can, however, absorb the traits of anything he eats, is virtually indestructible, and can grow to unlimited size. If he wasn’t a danger to all life in the universe, he’d make the perfect pet. In the action/adventure game The Maw, he’s the best friend of our hero Frank, and only by working together, can Maw help eat their way to freedom.

The demo was pretty short and I just could not get into it before it popped up and asked me to pay the $10 to unlock the full version. Anyone purchased it? If so, how do you like it beyond the first 5 minutes?

I came across three different sites running contests giving away copies of The Maw. If you’re interested I’ve posted all three links on XBLARatings.com

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