Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

Square Off Update in Peer Review

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The free update to Square Off is now up for Peer Review and should only be a few days away from release. We have finally finished all of the bug fixing and testing required to get the game released with the level of quality that you expect from Gnomic games. Here is what some xbox peer reviewers have been saying so far…

“Nice Job!!! No evil checklist issues, fun and addictive gameplay!!!” – Jennifer (Beta Cell 3D)

“You put alot of effort into this for a free update…” – QuimbyRBG

“Pass, Great Job!” – DigitalDNA

“… that’s a lot of effort put in for the fans (since it probably won’t result in as much of a sales spike as effort put in). Not that there’s anything wrong with that – it’s admirable, but surprising.” – Arrogancy Games

“Oh yeah this game rocks! PASS PASS PASS” – Jeremy (JForce Games)

Review @ NegativeGamer

Friday, April 9th, 2010

negativegamer.com by Jon “Pendelton” (-1/-10)

” It’s got a somewhat quirky story, hand-drawn graphics, a touch of dual-stick shooter and a multiplayer component. More than any other game I’ve seen on the service, it does these things well.”

Many thanks to Jon for taking the time to review our game!

Another great review

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Co-optimus.com by Katrina Pawlowski (4.5/5)

“Great music, quirky, awesome animations and art, 4 player co-op and aliens. What more do you need?”

Thanks Katrina and Co-optimus! I also did a developer interview recently with Shin Hogosha, check it out on ForceDisconnect.com.


New Reviews and Old Reviews Collated

Friday, January 29th, 2010

You can now find links and excerpts for all the Square Off reviews in once place. The latest entry is a very thorough review at digitalquarters.blogspot.com by Shin Hogosha. Thanks Shin!

Oh, and thanks to mattplaysvideogames for talking about us (7:00) in his video blog. For that he scored himself a free Square Off code to give away. See here if you’d like to win it.

Abstract360 Review

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

The latest review, this time from Abstract360 continues the trend of great press. Read it here. Thanks Davicams!

Another reviewer… wants online play!

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Thanks to Tyler from Mashin Studios for taking the time to do a thorough review of Square Off.

He rated it “Above Average” which is the Mashin Studios equivalent of 3/5. He also told me via email that if it had online play, it would probably have got “Awesome” or 4/5. This sentiment about online play seems to be a bit of a trend in the press for Square Off.

With that in mind, I’m redoubling my efforts towards an online mode for Square Off 2. If things go well, it would even be tempting to release a free update to Square Off that included some form of online play, perhaps a 4 player only death match mode… hmmmm.

More Square Off Reviews

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Here’s the latest reviews. I must say I’m very happy with how people are receiving the game. Thank you to all the reviewers for being so kind.

Xbox Hornet by WDesm

PWNEM.com by GaMeR

XBLIG.co.uk by Kelly

Eventually we will compile all these reviews into a press page for Square Off.

IndieArcade.com Square Off Giveaway!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Jason at indiearcade.com reviewed our game here

Also, indiearcade.com has a Square Off token giveaway until January 15th. Click here to see how to enter!

Square Off Game Reviews

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

A few gaming websites have posted some reviews of our game, exciting times! We are very eager to read some feedback on the game, both good and bad. Here are links to some of the reviews:

object01.blog

Buzzkiller @ SFX-360.com

Scott @ gaygamer

Many thanks to all the reviewers for taking the time to play and post about our game! We will post more as we find them.