Diner Dash makes a mad rush to Xbox Live Arcade
Hudson Entertainment’s Diner Dash is now on Xbox LIVE Arcade for a mere 800 MS points. The game features updated HD graphics and 8-person multiplayer mode. Like the casual games on which it is based, this XBLA version of Diner Dash lets players take direct control of Flo as she runs around like a crazy person to seat patrons, take orders, deliver food, receive payment and bus tables as efficiently as possible within the time limit allowed. Players can also team up with up to seven other players in multiplayer across four diners in Team Dash or go 1 on 1 in head-to-head mode.
For more information on this new game, visit www.hudsonent.com/dinerdash/ or hop on Xbox Live and grab the trial version.
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Square Enix and PopCap Games have released their first collaborative game development effort, Gyromancer, on XBLA for 1200 points and on Steam for $14.99. Gyromancer is a strategic puzzle RPG that offers a deep storyline, a multifaceted leveling system and 50 monsters to call upon during battle.
After the success of its iPhone game Shift (which was downloaded more than 1.4 million times), Fishing Cactus has released its fourth iPhone game - Minim - on the App Store. In Minim your goal is to obliterate molecules by combining connected atoms, reducing the subatomic matter to a single particle. Can you The game promises about 50 levels of this kind of gameplay if that’s your cup of tea.
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