OtakuDante’s Gaming Inferno (www.otakudgamereviews.blogspot.com/) has posted a follow-up review on Octopede.
Read the full review at: http://otakudgamereviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/octopede-xblig-something-borrowed.html
…Octopede seems to be a mash-up of classic video games. It features shmup style gameplay with mechanics that seem to mirror classic games such as ‘snake’, and the old millipede/centipede games. The graphics are nicely polished with a sort of neon appearance, and has an arcade cabinet style surrounding. The music is energetic, and quite enjoyable to listen to. It definitely reminded me of the old 8-bit arcade cabinet game’s music from back in the day. There are many different ways to score in ‘Octopede’ but the main focus is on keeping your snake’s/octopede’s length intact. You’ll encounter various shmup style power-ups, and weapons in the game. You’ll also find that the game has obstacles (walls), and enemies that change in appearance and number as you make progress. Aside from all of those fine details the game also has a leaderboard, but I’m not sure if it actually works since I was unable to get my name placed on it…
A big thanks to Brad for his latest review Octopede (XBLIG): “Something Borrowed, Something New”.
Octopede is now available on Xbox 360 (XBLIG) and Windows PC (Desura/Indievania/Beamdog).
