Up for offer on Xbox Live Arcade today are two diametrically opposite titles. Tower Bloxx Deluxe is a puzzle game that requires a grand total of one button to play, while Panzer General: Allied Assault is a strategy / card / board game with more rules than you can shake several sticks at. Depending on your mood, present company or your feelings toward the construction industry, either game might appeal to you. As such, they are both priced equally at 800 ($10). Watch the latest episode of XBLA in Brief to find out if either one is for you.
[iTunes] Subscribe to X3F TV directly in iTunes.
[Zune] Subscribe to the X3F TV directly.
[RSS] Add the X3F TV feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.
[M4V] Download the M4V directly.
Richard clearly didn't "get" what Tower Bloxx was all about. There's so much more to the game than just a very very very very very very simple puzzle. Build city is all about planning and tactics to get every grid filled with as many high point buildings as you can, while quick game offers a real treat for everyone who loves exploration in games. Sure, you first start out by building a few blocks onto one another, but if you keep on building you eventually build way up past the skyscrapers, the clouds and into space, then into deep space, each area offering new surprises to be discovered. Personally I've only been able to build up to the moon, but I know from the PC version that there are tons more planets and wacky things to be found up there. I ADORE quick game. And so do a lot of other people. You'll find tons of people on youtube who have videocaptured their highest towers in deep space, just to show off. It's hilarious. And as for the multiplayer, it's the perfect party game for when you have your friends over and have had a few beers. They're not gamers and scared of learning how to play? Or maybe a bit drunk? Well nothing could be more simple than sticking a controller or big button in their hand and saying "press this, that's all you gotta do". Then follow up by bombing their tower. Hilarious!
($10). Watch the latest episode of XBLA in Brief to find out if either one is for you.
