XBLA games

The xbox live arcade games are a good place for me to research as they are close to the ps minis that will be designing but are a bit more advanced.

Super meat boy

·         Platformer

·         Similar to super Mario brothers and ghost n goblins

·         Spoof of super Mario

·         Hard

·         Short levels

·         Different characters with different gameplay abilities

·         Original game was found on new grounds called meat boy

Super meat boy is successful 2D platform game that was released on steam and XBLA. Originally the idea behind Super Meat Boy came from a game found on new grounds called meat boy. The game has very simple controls that more or less anyone can pick up and play but because of the specific way that the levels are made the game is very difficult. This is good idea i might take into consideration to help make my game more addictive, the hardness keeps players playing but the controls allow even casual gamers to pick up and play the game widening the audience.

Shadow complex

·         Similar to super metriod

·         Collectables for re-play ability

·         2.5D

·         Platformer adventure

·         Challenge levels with leader boards

Shadow complex is one of the top selling XBLA games. The game is platformer were the player progresses through a complex, it plays similar to games such as super metroid adding familiarity to some players of retro games. The collectibles that can be found throughout the game offer the players replay ability to keep ham playing the game through more than once, adding to this there is extra challenge levels with leader boards that track the score against friends all this making the game more addictive without changing the game play. This is a good idea as it brings players back wanting more.