Note: These impressions are based off 8 minutes of gameplay and are not an accurate assessment of the full product.

Graffiti LIVE! – 240 points – Download

Essentially like MS Paint. You are able to share your creations with others over Xbox LIVE.

 

Hypno Vol. 1 – 400 points – Download

You play a psychic who can control other people. Very interesting concept and despite it’s extremely basic presentation it seems to be quite a deep game. Overpriced at 400 points though.

 

KGB Episode One – 240 points – Download

A fully 3D FPS with a good looking engine and solid mechanics. OK so it’s not the best FPS ever, but it’s an extremely impressive example of how powerful XNA is.

 

You Can’t Win! – 80 points – Download

Interesting rhythm puzzle game that sees you stack boxes on top of each other. The trial is way too short though.

 

Physics Lab – 240 points – Download

A bit (well actually a lot) like Physics Sandbox. If you haven’t played that it is essentially a (kind of) user friendly way to experiment with a popular XNA physics engine.

 

Warhounds – 80 points – Download

Pretty poor vertical shmup. Very basic graphics and very little animation. The shooting mechanics and collision detection are also pretty bad.

 

Titamus Attack – 240 points – Download

Another FPS. This one isn’t very polished but it’s crude enemy designs and broken English have a certain charm to them. You should at least try it.

 

Cell Life – 80 points – Download

Simulator based on Conway’s Game of Life. It’s quite interesting to watch and experiment so it’s worth a look.

 

Four Player Tangerine Fight – 80 points – Download

This one requires more than one player so I was unable to try it properly.

 

 

Lethal Judgment – 400 points – Download

The kind of game that made me so excited when I first learned of Xbox LIVE Indie Games. A stunning horizontal shooter with great mechanics. Full review soon.

 

Soul – 80 points – Download

Have any doubts that Xbox LIVE Indie Games won’t produce some amazing titles? Soul will shatter them. It combines atmosphere with stunning visuals and some brilliant surprises. I’ll call it now and say Soul will be one of the biggest games on XBLIG so far. Tip: Play with the lights out and the sound up.