All 3 are great games but the very first game still remains as the best in the series. To date there have been 3 Deathspank games (Deathspank, Thongs of Virtue & The Baconing). An online co-op mode & extra DLC characters were added later on that added just a little bit extra to an already satisfying experience. Scott & a number of playable characters (the rest of his band) can level up & learn new abilities & increase their stats. The game begins on the icy streets where random thugs, evil dogs & all manner of obstacles stand in your way & ends with an assault on a robot factory & battle with the ultimate evil ex. ![]() Telling the story of Scott Pilgrim who falls in love with Ramona Flowers & has to fight her 7 evil exes across levels set in his home town of Toronto. A side-scrolling beat-em-up with retro visuals, over the top boss battles & a killer soundtrack, it has become one of my all time favourite arcade games on the 360. The arcade version of the Scott Pilgrim story managed to capture the retro feel of the comics & movie perfectly. One of the best things about Stacking is its visuals combining a steam punk-esqe feel with the era of the 1930’s & using serious subjects such as child labour to tell an interesting story.Ī short DLC quest involving a Hobo King added a little extra for fans wanting more but didn’t really deliver much more variety then the main story gave. With plenty of quests including, non-linear side quests with multiple ways to solve most of them, Stacking is easy to pick up & extremely satisfying. Different dolls have different abilities & interactions so exploration is key. An adventure/puzzle game based around Russian stacking dolls where you take on the role of the smallest doll, Charlie Blackmore whose family has been captured by the evil baron.Ĭharlie can stack & unstack into different sized dolls to solve puzzles, unlock areas & collect items. Here are my 10 favourite arcade games on the X-Box 360.ĭouble Fine are one of my favourite developers creating several of my favourite games including Stacking. Putting them into a top 10 would be difficult but I’ve given it my best shot. ![]() Bob may be in marketing, but he's described as "a sleek, business-minded hammerhead shark with devastating catch phrases and an incredible bite," not to mention his ability to "feast on the fallen to help his brother in arms." And, of course, he can pull a swordfish out for brutalizing should the situation call for it.With the release of the Xbox One signalling the slow end to the Xbox 360 generation I thought about all the great arcade games I’ve played over the years. He also spoke to us a bit about The Baconing's co-op, confirming that, yes, the feature will return, noting that Bob from Marketing will be "joining the likes of Steve, Sparkles, and Tankko" as playable co-op characters. ![]() "This new title isn't DeathSpank 3 or DeathSpank: The Baconing, instead it should be thought of as The Baconing." Inglehart added that "this is a standalone experience that will appeal to fans of the DeathSpank character, but also to gamers everywhere who love unique and engaging video games." Let's hope! Hothead producer Mike Inglehart further explained to us that his studio wanted people to be able to play the new game even without having played previous entries in the series. Aha! Still, we couldn't help but wonder why Hothead would voluntarily ditch the brand name that it stuck to the last two games, effectively walking away from the brand recognition it built up over the past two entries. In fact, the title was changed just by asking our fans," a Hothead rep told Joystiq. Did series creator Ron Gilbert take the rights to the character with him, for instance?Īs it turns out, there's a fairly simple reason behind the name change: "We haven't removed the words or name 'DeathSpank' from the title for any legal reason. When Hothead announced the third entry in its dungeon crawl SLASH role-playing series this past week - titled solely " The Baconing," dropping its usual "DeathSpank" moniker - we couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the series' main character to get him taken off title duties.
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