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Reader Review: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Kotaku AU

Kotaku reader Dutch is quite the prolific reviewer, and this time he’s back with a review of a game I personally had some interest in, but never got the chance to play – Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.


August 13, 2011
Xbox

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Takes You On Tour Of Metroidvainia-Land

The recently released XBLA side-scroller Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet wears each of its various influences proudly on its sleeve. You’ll probably see them if you play it, but if I had to list them all, I’d take a deep breath and say: a moderately tripped-out short from Fantasia grafted onto PixelJunk Shooter through the lens of Limbo by way of Shadow Complex, all wrapped up in a weirdo Dr Seuss-gone-wrong art-style.


August 2, 2011
Xbox

It Looks Like Metroid Starring A Flying Saucer

Can I have six minutes of your time? I’d like to show you what’s good — and what’s not-so-good — about Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet the beautifully animated downloadable Xbox 360 game coming out this week.


July 26, 2011
Xbox

Take Some Friends With You To Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Beautiful adventure game Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet comes to Xbox Live Arcade next week. It is a mysterious, quiet game – Dimmu Borgir music notwithstanding – that is Metroid-like, full of exploration, power ups and re-exploration, at least on the singleplayer side.


June 28, 2011
Xbox

Buy These Five Summer Of Arcade XBLA Games, Get One Free

You could be on the receiving end of a “free” copy of co-op dungeon crawler Crimson Alliance, pictured above, Xbox 360 owners, if you go all-in on this year’s “Summer of Arcade” games for Xbox Live Arcade. What’s on the list?


June 7, 2011
Xbox

This Is Your 2011 Summer Of Arcade Lineup

Every year Microsoft selects a handful of Xbox Live Arcade games it considers the very best the platform has to offer and releases them once a week as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion. With Ubisoft’s From Dust and Fuelcell’s Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet making the cut this time around, we’re in for one hell of a summer.


March 15, 2011
Xbox

The Xbox Live Arcade Lineup As Vintage Movie Posters

During PAX East this weekend Microsoft hypoed up their attractive upcoming Xbox Live Arcade lineup with a series of limited edition postcards transforming each title into a classic action movie poster. Can you tell which movies the posters came from?


March 12, 2011
Xbox

10 Minutes Of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Gameplay

You saw still images of Fuelcell Games’ Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet yesterday. Now bask in 10 minutes of deliriously gorgeous gameplay footage direct from PAX East in Boston.


March 10, 2011
Xbox

An Insanely Twisted Coming Out Party At PAX

First discussed in 2007 and under development since last year, indie shooter/puzzle game Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet will have its coming-out party at PAX East this weekend, and it looks damn good.


March 30, 2010
News

The Insanely Good Looking Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Is Coming To Xbox Live Arcade

Artist Michel Gagne’s stunning Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet will be coming to consoles, thanks to developer Fuelcell Games and Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade service. Why is this important? Because this game looks amazing.