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[Xbox 360 Avatar Awards] Comic Jumper

Comic Jumper is the follow-up to ‘Splosion Man from Twisted Pixel games. Whilst it is also a 2d side scrolling platform game it has much more in common with Contra and Shadow Complex than it does it’s predecessor. Also like it’s predecessor it is packed to the seams with extras. Among which are 3 Avatar … Continue reading »

[Xbox 360 Avatar Awards] Risk: Factions

Risk: Factions is a thoroughly entertaining port of Risk to Xbox Live Arcade. Featuring 5 different factions with unique forces and a series of obtainable power-ups; this changes the status quo enough to keeps things fresh and add enough video to the already great board-game. Upon completion of the campaign you are awarded the following: … Continue reading »

[Xbox 360 Avatar Awards] Limbo

Limbo is a fantastic 2d side-scrolling platformer. Beautifully designed; it creates a macabre black and white world built seemingly to kill a young boy who is just trying to find his sister. 2 avatar awards are also included: > A Black T-Shirt with the LIMBO logo – which is awarded for earning any of the … Continue reading »

Halo 3: ODST Avatar Awards [Xbox 360]

They weren’t available when the game was released but Halo 3: ODST sports the first avatar awards in a retail game. There are 6 awards to collect and they are all actually unlocked through Halo Waypoint, the new free-to-use hub for all things Halo. You can unlock a T-Shirt, a hoodie, 2 helmets, some armour … Continue reading »

‘Splosion Man Avatar Awards [Xbox 360]

‘Splosion Man is a great game. One of my first purchases on the Xbox, it’s a nice blend of infuriating twitch-platforming with a bit of puzzle action; covered with stupidity. It’s also the first Xbox game to include avatar awards. Like achievements they are awarded to you for fulfilling a certain goal in the game. … Continue reading »