‘Splosion Man  

Harder than Ron Jeremy with a pocket full of Viagra 

 

Played on Xbox 360 

By Coxster 

 

‘Splosion Man is one hell of a tough game!  It possess that challenge that games of yesteryear used to throw at us, but while it can be maddeningly difficult, it still manages to throw in a good dose of laughter, fun and satisfaction as well.  

 

You control ‘Splosion Man, a human torch that can explode on command. To attack enemies, you explode, to jump and double jump, you explode, everything you need to do in this game involve, and you guessed it, exploding. 

 

pic 1

Stand back ladies, I'm 'bout to 'splode!!!!

 

You really should think of this game as a platform puzzle adventure, you pretty much have to navigate from one side of the level to the other and working out how to do so is where the challenge sits, because the nature of the game design doesn’t allow you to sit and contemplate on how you’re going to get past the next set of obstacles, you’ll need to possess lightning quick reflexes to progress.  

 

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Ok, so what if 'splosion man is a little creepy - at lest he isn't tubby like ball man here

 

There really is no margin for error and you can expect to die quite a lot, the nice thing that balances this is that you have unlimited lives and the checkpoints are nicely placed.  The multiplayer modes are quite good fun and you can actually work through some original challenges with a buddy.  The game supports up to four players so there is plenty of ‘Splodin enough for everyone.  

 

This game sits with the cream of the Xbox Arcade crop.  It’s quirky, original, addictive and frustratingly hard.  A perfect way to pass a couple of hours between bouts of Street Fighter 4 or Fallout 3.   If you enjoy using your lightning fingers and some brainpower, ‘Splosion Man should definitely appeal to you.  

 

Comments

Bec
23 Aug 2009, 23:24
This sounds strangely fun, especially if there's co-op exploding action. I need more co-op games.

I'm not very good at constant defeat though -_-;

(P.S Splosion Man looks like a cross between Elmo and Gollum. Just me?)
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