Xbox Indie Games Round Up – 7th November

It’s a little unfair to put Iredia in the Armageddon outta here!-section as it is rather an educational game for kids, and as such it does a great job. In terms of gameplay it may not have much to offer but it has a nice presentation with well drawn graphics and relaxing background music and conveys some basic information about the human ear and hearing in general which might be interesting not only for kids.

If you were disappointed by Iredia’s gameplay and are still looking for a decent platformer, check out Inertia! It’s a rather short experience offering only 9 levels but features some interesting gameplay. The player must escape a space station and can defy gravity by activating inertia, letting the character float into the direction in which he had been moving before. While floating the character will bounce off walls, reaching locations he couldn’t have gotten to otherwise. All levels can be played in time trial or reverse mode, the latter making you start at the end of each level and backtracking to the beginning. This may sound like a cheap way to extend the amount of content, but some levels are actually a little harder and require a different approach in reverse, which make this mode a nice addition. The controls could be a little tighter for my taste and graphics are rather basic, but the soundtrack is very atmospheric and for 80 MSP you can’t go wrong if you like platformers with a little twist.