Preview: Bennu (Once a Bird)
Bennu is a puzzle game currently in peer review for release through Xbox Live Community Games. It's all about a bird whose head falls off and is turned into a ball and chain (!), which the player then swings through a variety of levels. Oh, and there's a hippo in there too.
Sounds more than crazy, but judging from the above trailer alone (there are barely any details on the official site) this could very well be an interesting release. It appears the basic idea is that touching blocks starts a folding pattern at that point, and it is your job to destroy all the blocks in the correct order. Or something like that. Maybe.
What looks really fun is the co-op mode. Bennu looks like the kind of title that would benefit immensely from multiplayer and clearly Once a Bird have recognised this. Throw in the fact that the game placed in the top 20 in the 2008 DreamBuildPlay contest and hey, we could have a dark horse on our hands.
Look out for updates on Once a Bird's site.
Comments
Looks beautiful. Thank you for posting.
Posted by: __rta | June 24, 2009 2:09 AM
Looks inspired in Metroid's Grappling Beam
Posted by: Lucaz | June 24, 2009 2:12 AM
The co-op looks reaaaally fun to me :)
Posted by: Kaworu Nagisa | June 24, 2009 12:01 PM
This looks awesome!
Posted by: Rapscallion | June 24, 2009 5:46 PM
How much do the community games cost?
Posted by: Rapscallion | June 24, 2009 5:49 PM
Multiplayer reminds me of Pixeljunk Eden.
I am curious if that was their inspiration.
Posted by: Wolfgang Wozniak | June 24, 2009 8:40 PM
@Rapscaillion
Community Games (soon to be renamed Indie Games) cost either 200, 400, or 800 points.
This price is set by the developer in each case.
Posted by: MommysBest | June 25, 2009 2:09 AM
Thanks for the comments guys. Bennu will almost certainly be priced at 400 points.
Posted by: Ricardo Moura | June 25, 2009 9:30 AM
Cheap as chips. Any news on the release date?
Posted by: Rapscallion | June 25, 2009 10:55 PM
It's in peer review. It may take 1/2 weeks. If it fails, it will take more. :)
Posted by: Ricardo Moura | June 26, 2009 12:13 AM
Bennu is out now! :)
Posted by: Ricardo Moura | July 4, 2009 12:58 PM