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Sidescroller EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Happy Halloween from P.B. Winterbottom and a pie 1 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom has been floating around the publisher's swimming pool looking for a publisher for a while now, but it's finally been picked up by 2KGames and is getting a ... Nothing is sacred: killing God atop the Tower of Heaven 40 [Editor's Note: We're not just a (rad) news site -- we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive the opinions of Destructo... Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain screens have facts 30 Well, it's about two years too late to really be timely with the whole Chuck Norris meme, but Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain for the iPhone is finally about to get a release. The game, which for... Gearbox talks Borderlands on Wii, Claptrap side-scroller 21 A double dose of Borderlands stories does the soul some good. Not long ago, CBS 11 News got together with Gearbox Software VP Brian Martel to discuss a range of topics, all of which were rooted i... Could The Red Star be coming to XBLA and PSN? 31 Fans of obscure scroller The Red Star might be very interested to learn that the OFLC has recently re-rated the game for a multiplatform release. Our tipster checked to make sure this wasn't jus... How CommanderVideo ended up in Super Meat Boy 8 The BIT.TRIP series is faced by one adorable little CommanderVideo. The hero if Gaijin Games' mini-epic is an ambitious little figure, a spaceman with whom the different genres of the BIT.TRIP se... Destructoid Exclusive: Dungeon Fighter Online's Fighter 31 What does it feel like to be a super hot chick who can deftly kick the asses of large groups of thugs all while looking great and managing not to rip the small amount of clothing you are wearing?... Shank impressions to live by: kill or be killed 14 If you didn't listen to Podtoid 114, you might've never heard of Klei Entertainment's Shank. Since it doesn't have a publisher or a platform (although I did demo it with an Xbox 360 controller) a... Letting the Dust settle: impressions of An Elysian Tail 15 Of all the upcoming indie games created with Microsoft's XNA tools, Dean Dodoril's Dust: An Elysian Tail is perhaps the best known. This is because a.) it's beautiful and b.) Dodoril's lupine pro... Talking to the Needlemouse: The Emerald Hills developers 25 There's been a lot of talk about the brand new, 2D, high-definition Sonic game. It's been something people have wanted for a long time, and the idea that this could be a sort of “Sonic 4&... Muramasa Swordplay trailer looks as lovely as ever 35 I'm still solid on the fact that Muramasa: The Demon Blade is a beautiful game, but after my hands on time with it at E3, I wonder if it can match its looks with interesting gameplay. I will admi... Dungeon Fighter Online goes into Closed Beta 24 As the launch of the Closed Beta of Nexon America's newest free-to-play MMORPG, Dungeon Fighter Online, drew closer, I found myself still interested in the game but wondering if it would push all... SDCC: Shadow Complex is speed run friendly, has Achievement 9 The average playthrough time of Epic Games and Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex comes out to be between 10 and 12 hours, but even then, they find that players are only scratching the surface ... Pizza power! More TMNT: Turtles in Time: Re-Shelled footage 46 So was I the only one that completely missed it when Ubisoft finally "officially" confirmed the Turtles in Time remake for XBLA? I mean, we knew it was coming. I just don't ever remembe... Frozenbyte admits Trine project is kind of a trainwreck 9 I had a feeling something was going on with gorgeous sidescrolling platformer Trine right after I saw it at E3. It was displayed at the Atlus booth and advertised as an Xbox Live title, but short... Southpeak announces Trine for PC 8 I first got my hands on Trine at E3 nestled in the corner of the Atlus booth. Having heard nothing about it up to this point, I found myself quickly enamoured with what I saw. A graphically rich,... Muramasa: The Demon Blade interview/hands-on time 28 I've shed no small amount of drool over Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and it was one of the games I most wanted to see at E3 this week. Anthony and Ashley spent some hands on time with the game in t... Xseed: Losing Muramasa opened the door for Fragile 14 Like many games developed by small Japanese studios, Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade has something of a shaky history. Questions about whether or not it would be imported, and by whom, cr... E3 09: Hands-on with Muramasa: The Demon Blade 20 Anthony and myself hit the show floor today, and we went -- as the kids say -- positively buck wild. We hit the sizable Nintendo booth first, forcing our hands onto every controller in the immedi... Cowabunga! Gameplay video of TMNT: Turtles in Time 73 A few days ago, Destructoid brought you the first look at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time remake for XBLA. Now, thanks to pedrovay2003 (via Gamervision), we have the first video... New Muramasa trailer? We have it ... well, we're stealing it! 24 A new trailer for upcoming Wii sidescroller Muramasa: The Demon Blade found its way onto YouTube yesterday and, naturally, we are thieving it for our own sordid purposes. After the jump, you can ... Saucesome new Muramasa screens ... you'll need to give your monitor a wipe 16 I am a helpless fan of sidescrolling action games, so it's hardly surprising that Muramasa: The Demon Blade has quickly become the first Wii game I've had that "DO WANT" feeling about i... Games time forgot: Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures 26 After last week's Super Star Wars Trilogy write-up, it's now time to highlight the other unknown trilogy game: Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures.It's basically like the Super Star Wars Trilogy, ... McDeathSteak, er, Contra 4 site is live! 47 The new Contra 4 site is full of testosterone and epicness. The bad ass Contra theme song plays the entire time you're at the site. Not only that, but everytime you click on a link to a different... Games time forgot: Sunset Riders 47 Sunset Riders is basically Contra, but in the Wild West, and with a greater emphasis on shootin' over jumpin'. Honestly, that's really all there is to be said for it -- but in a sense, that'... Today's VC releases: 50% more primate 21 Fans of apes, lazers and rage will find what they're looking for on the Virtual Console this week. For those of you with more money than sense, this week's VC offerings have been announce... A step beyond achievements: the Alien Hominid trophies 7 There's very little I can say here that can express my drooling worship of The Behemoth. Alien Hominid was one of my favorite titles last year, and I was delighted to see it come to XBLA. It ... Games time forgot: Wild 9 32 If you think "Shiny," you should either think of (A) a slang word from the Firefly universe used to denote something pleasing, or (B) the development company that created Earthworm Jim.... Castlevania : SotN to hit XBLA Wednesday 19 Looks like Summa was right -- Castlevania:Symphony of the Night will hit the Xbox Live Arcade next week, as concisely stated by a glowing press release:Celebrate more than two decades of the Cas... Alien Hominid set to rock out on XBLA next week 14 After what seemed like an eternity of less than desirable Xbox Live Arcade releases (or lack thereof), we are finally getting a solid game for next week. Group Product Manager for Xbox 360 and L... Batman for the NES: More fun than being dissed at your junior high dance 14 Ah, a reminder of a time in my life I have been trying to forget.The fine folks of ScrewAttack have done a sweet little exposé on the classic NES game Batman, one of the few good games ba... Metal Slug, Contra to eat heart out 9  Forget Contra or Metal Slug -- let the Super Furry Animals satisfy your craving for sidescrolling shooters! The video for "Lazer Beam" brings together all of the critical aspects ... Heavy Weapon to be this week's XBLA Wednesday title 17 Microsoft's XBLA Wednesday program continues its march toward Average Land with the release this week of Pop Cap Games' Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank. What is Heavy Weapon? I have no clue eit... 6 new releases for the week of 12/17/06 16 Wow, so this week is pretty much dead. This is officially the worst week for releases I have ever posted about since I started doing this feature. What's looking sw33t to you this week? Wait,... Interview with Senile Team: rage and beatings ensue 2 I got a chance to sit down on Friday with two guys, Roel and Jeroen from Senile Team, the creators of Beats of Rage and the upcoming Age of the Beast. Beats of Rage is a popular tribute to the S...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review more reviews Chugging along with Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks Online Lessons 101 Monster Slaying in Monster Hunter Tri Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2 PS3's 256-player MAG Rooms The Main Building more previews - The Dtoid Army is 50658 strong - Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all Call for entries: do the wrong thing New to Dtoid? 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