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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Ha! J, you may ignore our Xbox Live messages and call us “creepy.” But there are others who are creepy, too. Take Jeff Minter, who features J Allard in the second part of the Space Giraffe level one tutorial, which is appropriately named “The Eyes of Allard.” Yes, Jallard’s mug is visible. Thumbs up!!
Thanks, Protector one!
What’s going on here? Something, that’s what. You can find out for yourself on Wednesday, I guess.
You won’t find any rehashes of decades-old arcade games popping up this Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade. This week sees two all new original games kicking your ass at 800 points a pop. Street Trace: NYC is a new entry in my what could be favourite genre of all time: the hoverboard racer. Something about travelling at high speeds on a stylised plank while leaving a glowing trail in your wake appeals to me. Street Trace features several game modes, different arena and street tracks, and online multiplayer for up to 8 players via Xbox Live. Then there’s Space Giraffe, Jeff Mintner’s tribute to Tempest, with 100 levels of colourful shooting goodness with special moves and power ups thrown into the mix to keep things interesting. A couple of really nice titles for sure. Me? I’m just glad I don’t have to use the phrase ‘enhanced graphics and sound’ this week.
Space Giraffe Page on Xbox.com Street Trace Page on Xbox.com
Having listened to the howls of disappointment from my boyfriend every time some news is released about Jeff Minter’s psychedelic shooter Space Giraffe (usually that the release isn’t here yet. And still isn’t here. And still isn’t here …), I’m glad that those will soon be coming to an end. Or we hope, at least – the Llamasoft website has a blog up about the release and assorted game details which means launch should be imminent. Welcome to the Space Giraffe Launch Blog! We’re now very close to Llamasoft’s latest emission through the auspices of XBOX Live Arcade. So if you’ve an XBOX 360 and you’re all hooked up to that there internet you’re in a for a real treat for a mere 400 XBLA points! Over the next few days you can expect this blog to be chock full of all manner of Space Giraffe info.
