XBL Indie Game Pick: Felix Fox: Tale of the Night (Wendell Preston)
The Adventures of Felix Fox: Tale of the Night is an action game recently released via Xbox Live Indie Games. Players take control of Felix, a fox who lives in the seemingly peaceful forests of Evergreen. However, venturing around reveals that this isn't the case at all, with other animals ready to pounce... and take a beating from Felix's superior fighting skills!
It's a good old button-basher, with Felix using a combination of buttons to lay down some punches, kicks and special moves. He also has some serious skills, like wall kicking to reach higher areas. The main campaign is what you'd expect - judo-chopping your way through hordes of baddies - and there's even a mode to allow your friends to spawn as the bad guys and attempt to stop your progress!
And that's only half of the game. There's also the battle mode, which allows up to 4 player (or 8 player online!) romps against each other over a range of arenas, with all the mode types a fighter would usually feature. Battle Royale or Team Play anyone?
At 240 MS Points ($3), this is XBLIGaming that you must at least try. Grab it from the Xbox Live Marketplace, or try the demo first.
Comments
Although the graphic quality of the game is quite high, the gameplay is subpar.
But I am not a fan of mindless button mashing. I do like how the developer presents the story to us though.
You should of course try it as the reviewer says, but then again you should try every game. Whether or not you should buy them is a horse of a different color.
Posted by: Ben | December 24, 2009 4:47 PM
Graphic quality... High? Then why are my eyes vomiting tears, my mouth puking vomit and my ears barfing blood (well, the ears might not be really be because of the graphics)?
I guess furries with a fox fursona might get a kick out of this.
Nice effort compared to many of the other XBLIGs, though.
Posted by: cookie | December 24, 2009 6:17 PM
Funny you should mention furries, the character designs in the game look like they are all people in fursuits. :D I'm sure that's not the intention, it's just the impression that I get.
Posted by: chiefnewo | December 24, 2009 8:00 PM
This game looks absolutely laughable, but there is a germ of something good here: what the sidescrolling beat 'em up genre really needed was something really fast-paced where you can just whizz across the screen. Too bad.
Posted by: poopdeck | December 24, 2009 9:03 PM
and now the game with a title unfortunately similar to a popular web browser.
Posted by: zorba | December 25, 2009 1:08 AM
I don't know but it looks quite boring.
Posted by: Maleus | December 25, 2009 3:02 PM
DUDES, it's Christmas! Turn that frown upside down :D
Posted by: Michael Rose | December 25, 2009 11:42 PM
Seems like there will be a lot of foxes in 2010 games :)
Posted by: William | December 26, 2009 12:02 AM
yeah, i have to agree. this looks kinda... boring?
Posted by: sadbot | December 26, 2009 12:32 AM
Michael: Give us coal and you get >:(
Posted by: poopdeck | December 26, 2009 6:58 AM
Yeah, this game looks rather bad...
But, I do trust the fine Mr. Rose, so, I guess I'll try it.
Posted by: jrjellybeans | December 26, 2009 7:54 PM
Lordy. I thought we stopped using MIDI format like a million years ago.
Posted by: Ian | December 28, 2009 9:35 PM
Played the demo, this game is terrible. Don't know any reason to "pick" it.
Posted by: Michael | January 1, 2010 7:26 PM