{"id":1201,"date":"2011-07-28T10:44:31","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T17:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andymerrill.com\/blog\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2011-07-28T10:44:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T17:44:31","slug":"arcade-games-rocking-my-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andymerrill.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/arcade-games-rocking-my-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcade Games Rocking My Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The slow retail game release this summer has me catching up on Xbox Live Arcade games. I&#8217;ve been playing them a lot and finally got around to putting some review up for them.\u00a0 Here is a run down of my playing for the last month with links.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6130\/5984640993_ebd258519b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Clash of Heroes Art\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6130\/5984640993_ebd258519b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I know Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes has been out for a while but I finally was able to put some quality time into playing (like 20+ hours of time). The loads times can get a bit annoying but the game play is so fun that I can ignore the long load times.\u00a0 Clash of Heroes is a strategy + RPG hybrid and I really like how the two pieces get put together. Sort of like how Puzzle Quest has merged two game styles, but Clash of Heroes has a completely new battle mechanic that I like much better than Puzzle Quest because it requires more strategy.\u00a0 <a title=\"Clash of Heroes Review\" href=\"http:\/\/xblaratings.com\/component\/content\/article\/44-rpg\/4002-might-and-magic-clash-of-heroes\" target=\"_blank\">My full review is up here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6128\/5984641033_b4505a03e4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Ms Spolsion Man Art\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6128\/5984641033_b4505a03e4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I never did buy Splosion Man. I never finished the demo because I suck at platformers.\u00a0 So, no, I do not know why I thought I&#8217;d be good at Ms Splosion Man.\u00a0 However, I am able to complete levels in Ms Splosion Man. Not anywhere near the par times but still at least they are getting completed without using the skip to checkpoint option. I can only play for a few levels before getting frustrated and quitting but that has more to do with my sucking than anything else.\u00a0 <a title=\"Ms Splosion Man Review\" href=\"http:\/\/xblaratings.com\/component\/content\/article\/42-platform\/4403-ms-splosion-man\" target=\"_blank\">My fill review is up here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6007\/5984640939_389623b699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6007\/5984640939_389623b699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is a lot of fun, but I really don&#8217;t know what is up with THQ recently.\u00a0 The have a co-op game here with no support for playing over Xbox Live.\u00a0 Solo the game is fun but co-op would make this great.\u00a0 Too bad I&#8217;ll never get to experience that.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not going to even get into how stupid they are to can the Red Faction series or the crap that is Homefront.\u00a0 I&#8217;m hoping that Space Marine is as goods the trailers look because it has a lot of potential.\u00a0 Anyway, back to Kill Team&#8230; lots of mindless Orc killing.\u00a0 The game is only about 4 hours long but there is some replay value with multiple character classes and a survival mode. <a title=\"Kill Team Review\" href=\"http:\/\/xblaratings.com\/component\/content\/article\/45-shooter\/4406-warhammer-40000-kill-team\" target=\"_blank\">My fill review is up here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4014\/5161420049_6de20d8ce0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Boulder Dash-XL Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4014\/5161420049_6de20d8ce0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boulder Dash-XL caught me by surprise.\u00a0 I knew it was coming out but I was not expecting very much.\u00a0 Instead for $10 there are over 150 levels, 4 game modes, plus the original Boulder Dash is included.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not a fan of some of the graphics but the gameplay is great fun for me and my kid. The difficulty level ramps up slowly while keeping things challenging.\u00a0 I played tons of the original as a kid and this re-make is a great way to enjoy the game without digging out an emulator. \u00a0 <a title=\"Boulder Dash-XL Review\" href=\"http:\/\/xblaratings.com\/component\/content\/article\/39-family\/4405-boulder-dash-xl\" target=\"_blank\">Full review is up here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The slow retail game release this summer has me catching up on Xbox Live Arcade games. I&#8217;ve been playing them a lot and finally got around to putting some review up for them.\u00a0 Here is a run down of my playing for the last month with links. 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