PC strategy/puzzle/weird game Darwinia has been teetering on the brink of an XBLA release for over a year. Now, finally, the game has finally pass certification and is now confirmed for an XBLA release. Phew!
Darwinia+ will bundle the four-year-old PC title with its multiplayer counterpart Multiwinia, and although no release date has been set, Introversion states it will appear "in the coming months." It was originally due to launch in 2008, but the developer assures fans that the delay was well spent.
"Darwinia+ on the Xbox is the best version of Darwinia we've ever made," claims Introversion, "the Director's Cut, the game as it would have been the first time around if only we'd had another two years to spend on it and were able to realize every single ambition we had for the project."
Funnily enough, I just started playing Darwinia last night, but I gave up when I couldn't make the little man do the thing. Did you make the little man do the thing, and if so, are you excited to make little men do things on the Xbox 360?
Darwinia+ XBLA cleared for release (finally) [CVG]
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11:30 AM on 01.04.2010
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I totally agree with you, there. I never actually beat the game because the final level was stupid. The tanks seemed to do fine, but the stupid Darwinia just kept spinning in circles.
I have bought this game 5 times now (UK version, NA version, gift, Steam, and seeing it all lonely in a bargain bin one day), looks like #6 is on the horizon.
After playing the old pc version a while ago, i have to ask myself;
Why in the world would you pay for this, instead for any of the other 100's of rts / strategy games that have ten times the content, gameplay depth, replay value, gfx, immersion, story....
You get my idea :P
I love indie games, but at some point you gotta analyze them for what they really are, even if they are cheap.