Abstract: A good platformer is challenging, to a degree. A good platformer makes you almost want to throw your controller at the screen and call it quits, but is so enthralling that you leave your cursing to mutters under your breath and trek onward regardless. ...
Abstract: Outland doesn’t hide its inspirations, taking concepts from several games and combining them into one great 2D platformer. Its most obvious sources are ’Metroidvania’ games such as Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but it also encou...
Abstract: Video games often tussle with the balance of good vs evil, sometimes even giving us the option to choose our own alignment. Of course, it works in some places better than others - imagine a Mario or even a Metroid game in which you could turn nasty, an...
I really like Outland. It’s not only beautiful, but fun. Its appeal is broad, which is great news because Housemarque is one of the great downloadable game developers and everyone should try out their products. And Outland is just such a product. Its i...
Incredible controls with a wealth of useful abilities, Challenging and exciting boss fights, Tightly crafted levels with a smooth difficulty curve, Brilliant cooperative challenges, Gorgeous visuals and a stirring soundtrack.
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Exciting gameplay packed with clever mechanics and framed by a compelling artistic vision make Outland a superb experience....
Abstract: You could easily fill an entire review with the grocery list of games from which Outland cribs its gameplay elements -- Ubisoft's own marketing specifically calls out Ikaruga and Prince of Persia as "inspirations," for heaven's sake. But doing so seems...
Abstract: Who would have thought that the spiritual successor to Ikaruga, the Dreamcast's cult-classic shoot 'em up, would end up being a Metroid-style open world action platformer? Well, that's exactly what Outland is, and it's a few steps shy of pure genius. T...
Abstract: Outland This downloadable game for either Xbox live Arcade or PSN (We played the Xbox Live Arcade version), is an eye pleasing hybrid of the side scrollers that are lost in the pixels of gaming time. Outland is a plat- forming style of game with insane...
