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Indie Gamer Spotlight: Mommy’s Best Games
October 15th, 2010
By: GHR Superman

After spending some time at the Mommy’s Best Games booth at PAX East last march. We here at GamerHusbands Radio just can’t wait to see more. That’s why I have decide to make them the first indie game developer that I put in the spotlight in my new Spotlight series. Check out this trailer of the upcoming game GrappleBuggy.

Take one look at Mommy’s Best Games and you’ll know that they are different. Every part of their games from the innovative game play to the heart pounding music grabs hold of you and refuses to let go. If you don’t believe me, just go to XBLIG and download Shoot1up for 80 space bucks and see if I’m wrong. What makes these games so exciting and fun? The same things that made arcades and Atari so successful in the 80′s. The fast paced arcade style scrolling, the insane moves required to dodge oncoming projectiles and urge to try and beat that high score.

Let’s take a closer look at the people behind Mommy’s Best Games. The company was started by founders Nathan and Amy Fouts in 2007. They have since released three games, Shoot1Up, Explosionade and Weapon if Choice which are all available in Xbox Live. And they are currently working on, the very exciting, Grapple Buggy.

Here’s a closer look at their games:

Shoot1Up- Think back to the classic arcade space ship shooters like Galaga, then add fresh new graphics, heart pounding music, more features and power-ups, more fast action shooting and you’ve got Shoot1Up. MBG takes arcade style spaceship shooting to a new level as they put you in control of more than 30 ships at the same time in single player and over 60 in co-op. They also include a feature that allows you to adjust the game play to your level of difficulty. And you can’t beat the value of this game, it’s just 80 space bucks on XBLIG. That’s right, you can Shoot1Up for just $1 US on XBL.

Explosionade- This action packed reminds me of some of the great side scrollers like Metroid and Castlevania. It features destructible environment, 2 player co-op, and online high score so you can show off your high score to all your friends. And once again you can pick this game up in XBLIG for just 80 space bucks. At that price, what do you have to lose?

Weapon of Choice- Weapon of Choice holds the title of IGN’s Best of XBL Community Game of 2008. Once again MBG changes the way you will look at side scrollers as you battle through non-linear levels and face dynamic in-level branch decisions that lead to multiple endings. Add in unique weapons and powers for multiple playable characters, and you’ve got an award winning game. Download the demo today on XBLIG and if you want more you can download the entire game for 400 space bucks ($5 US).

Grapple Buggy (Soon to be released) GHR Superman and Teetock watched GHR Maverick as he got some hands on with Grapple Buggy at PAX East, and it was something else. The originality of the game was amazing. Who would have guest that a game about a little buggy driving around on a distant planet could be so gripping. But it left us wanting more. Once again this game incorporates upgrades dynamic decision branching, and multiple game based endings. Explore new heights with your grapple as you hunt through the planet Vald-End 317. And you choose weather to strip the planet of it’s valuable resources or rebel against your government as you fight to save the planet.

Too old.....NEVER!!!!!

I can see the future, a bold statement indeed, but one I believe, and here’s what I see……30 years from now gameshops Worldwide over-run by an army of pensioners hungry for the next installment of Call of Duty (which by then is set in deep space as the Human race battle a cyborg army and everyone still camps) or FIFA 40 or Gears of War XIV : 'The nursing home years' or god forbid Quantum Theory 2 (it’s been 30 years, we hoped you’d forgotten how bad the 1st one was….no we haven’t.) I know this because as long as there’s still breath in my body i’ll still be gaming & i’m not alone.

It’s sometimes thought, wrongly of course, that playing video games is the domain solely of whiney, shouty kids or angry teenagers with a penchant for tea-bagging & verbal abuse, those 2 groups exist of course , god do they exist, (better just say not all the young ‘uns are bad news….most of them, but not all) but there’s another group out there, large in number, occaisionally quite skilled, frequently quite drunk but always having a good time…..the ‘mature’ gamer.

Gamers like myself who have grown up with video games, gamers who spent hours playing Jet Set Willy & almost as long waiting for it to load, were mesmerised by Pac Man (or in my case Hungry Horace), and sat in awe as Sonic sped across the screen in his lush green World collecting rings & looping the loop, gamers that have been playing since it all began & will be playing for decades to come, I for one didn’t sit through hours of loading screens, poor graphics & laughable sound only to hang up my controller now it’s starting to get good!!!!

Fair play, it wasn’t all bad back in the old days but jumping over barrels & climbing up ladders to rescue a princess from a Gorilla didn’t quite enthrall me in the way going on a sniping mission deep inside enemy territory in ‘Ghillies in the Mist’ did.

So look out for me in 30 years time when you head out game shopping, i’ll be the one with the Master Chief slippers, the hover zimmer and a big, happy toothless grin from decades gaming, hope i’ll see you there.

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New Disney Game – Phineas and Ferb

Disney released a new game. Phineas and Ferb 3D online game. Klick here to read the complete review.

The new game is available at the Disney XD discovery channel. Get ahead of the game before its officially released next week!

Disney is introducing the brand new DisneyXD game. Phineas and Ferb in: The Transport inators of Doooom!

Doofenschmitz is up to his old tricks again, and who has gone missing? Phineas! Help Ferb find his brother and try to help Agent P thwarth Doofenschmitz evil plans!

Check out this new exciting Disney XD online game before all others do at the Disney Cartoon network games website!

Check out Disney’s cartoon network to find a lot of amazing games and news. Disney offers a lot of cartoon games on their site. So head over to the Disney XD site and play the new Phineas and Ferb – The Transport-inators of Doooom! game!