Archive for the ‘Indie’ Category

PC gets Space Giraffe

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Space GiraffeLlamasoft’s insane XBLA shooter, Space Giraffe, is coming to the PC. The original game divided opinion in the 360 community, prompting a hissy fit from designer Jeff Minter, who stated he’d not make any more games. There’s no official release date yet, but developer Ivan Zorzin (aka Giles) revealed on the Llamasoft blog that some of the more psychadelic of the 100 new levels for the PC will be toned down: “Some of them could be a bit more ‘vanilla’.”

Trials 2 released

Monday, March 31st, 2008

trials2_se_screenshots_mediumres_07.jpgYou may recall a little game called Trials that was popular a few years back, in which you drove a motorbike over an obstacle course in a test of balance and skill. An online version was responsible for much lost time in our offices and developer RedLynx has just released a full-blown sequel that provides all new challenges, sexy new visuals and an online leaderboard. It’s awesome and addictive and you need to buy it now from http://www.redlynxtrials.com/. Monday, monday, MONDAY!

Lexaloffle releases Jasper’s Journeys

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

jasper.gifNew Zealand indie developer Lexaloffle Games has released its latest title, Jasper’s Journeys. A platformer in the style of the Apogee shareware classics, Jasper’s is an unashamedly old-school adventure with exploration, monster-smooshing and pixel-perfect jumps. A demo is available for Windows and Macintosh and the full game costs just $19.95. Lexaloffle’s previous titles also come highly recommended, particularly the fiendish and cutesy puzzler Chocolate Castle.