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The Gunstringer – The Verdict

The Gunstringer – The Verdict

If you own a Kinect, I implore you to go out and buy The Gunstringer to experience what is truly a majestic game.

I don’t use my Kinect often due to the constraints imposed by requiring a certain amount of floor space, but The Gunstringer makes the effort of moving my Xbox into another room entirely worth it. The best bit? This is a game which makes perfect sense to be used with Kinect, it hasn’t been shoe horned in to work with the motion sensing system, it feels like Kinect was the raison d’etre for Twisted Pixel to make The Gunstringer.

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Twisted Pixel Talk Ms Splosion Man, The Gunstringer and More

Twisted Pixel Talk Ms Splosion Man, The Gunstringer and More

Since 2009, the folks at Texas based developer Twisted Pixel have been responsible for some of Xbox Live Arcade’s very best games, not to mention the funniest; from the babbling lunacy of ‘Splosion Man to the fourth wall-breaking misadventures of Captain Smiley. Recently I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to fire some questions at the guys at Twisted Pixel and level designer Alex Jones was only too happy to answer. What makes Twisted Pixel tick? What’s the deal with The Gunstringer? What else are they up to?

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Ms. Splosion Man – The Verdict

Ms. Splosion Man – The Verdict

I openly admit that I have quite the soft spot for Twisted Pixel. Since 2009, they’ve released a handful of games over Xbox Live Arcade that have not only proven that the Texas based developer has an indisputable aptitude for creating inventive and laugh-out-loud funny games, but also that it’s possible for an entertaining and worthwhile game to be developed on a small budget; a mega-franchise like Call of Duty might pull billions of dollars in Activision’s direction with its’ annual non-stop onslaught of massive explosions and Hollywood flair, but Twisted Pixel understands that less is more and The Maw, ‘Splosion Man and Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley have all certainly benefited from that intimate touch which is only possible from having a mere eleven people on your team. Ms. Splosion Man is Twisted Pixel’s latest labour of love and aptly continues its’ trend of churning out endearingly comical and unique games.

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