Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogobig.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile review: Fangs a lot]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/the-dishwasher-vampire-smile-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/the-dishwasher-vampire-smile-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/the-dishwasher-vampire-smile-review/#comments It's a bloodbath, all right. The young girl swings and stabs, ripping her blade through flesh, metal and bone, eviscerating foe after foe until the room is covered in a thick, rich coat of red. Your eye can barely track her movements as she flits from corner to corner, vanishing in a puff of crimson smoke only to reappear, strike, and then vanish again.

Her enemies give fruitless pursuit, haplessly swinging and shooting, their blades and bullets finding only air. Soldiers, cyborgs, nefarious government agents, zombie marines; she liquifies them all. A last, lonely ninja hobbles towards her, his katana waving impotently. She lets out a roar and leaps on him, rending his flesh with her bare hands.

She collapses, bathed in their blood, and the nightmares wash over her again.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftska-studiosthe-dishwasher-vampire-smilexblaxboxMon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The UnderGarden review: UnderWhelming]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/the-undergarden-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/the-undergarden-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/the-undergarden-review/#comments I'm floating effortlessly through a vast underwater garden, bioluminescent plants and fruits bursting forth from the ground whenever I touch down. I solve some simple puzzles and grow some more plants, pausing along the way to pick up a small musician to accompany me. As he floats behind me his gently plucked, looping bassline mixes with the world-beat soundtrack to create an emergent soundscape. I spread his notes through the world and the plants around me magically change their hue.

Yeah, man. That sure sounds relaxing. So why is it that Artech's new downloadable game The UnderGarden leaves me feeling listless, bored and vaguely irritated?

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