1 Minute Review: Splosion Man

During the Summer months we know we are going to have a horrible time of it as developers and publishers decided that they don't want to release anything thus making us so bored, however we might have Microsoft to thank for brightening up our Summer a little this year with the release of Splosion Man on Xbox Live Arcade.

Part of the Summer of Aracde Splosion Man sees you taking control of a thing that is made of Splosions a chemical condition that causes the main character to explode so he can reach higher spots or travel at a further distance.
Trying to explain how the mechanics work for Splosion Man is a really difficult premise so i'm not going to try but i will say that this is probably one of the most unique characters to come into videogames for a long time.

The game is layed out the normal standard way you have platforms that you have to cross and switches that need to be hit to carry on but Splosion Man tackles this is such a different way it feels that it's not just your basic standard platform game it's something different.

Humor also plays a big part in the game with our main hero having such character you don't care when hit a brick wall in some of the level design you just want to try and continue as you know that the humor and puzzles will captivate you.

There is a few problems with the game, like with all platform games there can be times when you just want to scream as it's taking you ages to get past something, plus the level design is a bit bland as you are stuck inside a huge lab with walls and levels all looking the same.
This however isn't the biggest problem with the game the main problem comes from the fact you are doing the same thing over and over again and it can feel really really repetitive.

One last thing to point out there is Multiplayer in this game with up to you and 3 friends tackling puzzles and levels that are designed for how many people who play with you however at the time of writing this review there is so much lag you can barely get past one level but the developers are planning to release an update to fix this.

Overal
Splosion Man is one of those games that will past a bit of time away in a fun and interesting way, the mechanics of the games are so much fun that for a little while you forget that there is a bit of a games drought happening.
Yes it does have it's problems but can forgive them a little as this game will make you smile it's humorous way.
Score - 83%