Posts Tagged Telltale Games
Arcade Feed: Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
This week in Xbox Live Arcade –
Sam and Max return to the XBLA with Beyond Time and Space. Don’t let the 1600 MSP price point scare you. This is actually 5 different episodes all rolled up into what is known as Season 2. It has all the witty dialog and puzzle solving you’ve come to expect from a game from Telltale Games. If you’re a fan of the this genre of games Sam and Max shouldn’t disappoint. Read the rest of this entry »
[Review] Chapter 3: the Lair of the Leviathan
Threepwuss is back in Telltale Games’ newest edition of Tales of Monkey Island. The Lair of the Leviathan is chock full of the answers that left you frothing at the mouth when the Siege of Spinner Cay wrapped up. It marks the return of a familiar face…err…skull and introduces some new puzzle types. Join Guybrush in the belly of the manatee on his quest to become a real boy and find La Esponja Grande. Read the rest of this entry »
Arcade Feed: Wallace and Gromit Episode 2: the Last Resort
Posted by Scratch in Arcade Feed on September 7th, 2009
This week in Xbox Live Arcade –
This week we finally get to play Wallace and Gromit Episode 2 on the XBLA. The 4 part series has already been released for the PC. I’ll spare you the details as I have reviewed this game on here on the site already. However, there is a certain minor difference. 
Achievements!! It appears to me that this will be an easy 200 as most of the achievements can be picked up in one play through and are story based.
One point I’d like to make. If you like this sort of game, get the first episode and run through that before moving on to the second. You’ll enjoy the story of the series more as well as pick up another easy 200 points. If you get stuck be sure to head over to Telltale’s walk through for help. Be on the lookout for the rest of the series to make its way onto XBLA in the future.
~Scratch
Developed by Telltale Games
Published by XBLA
800 MS Points
Released: 09-09-09
Official Xbox Site
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Chapter 2: the Siege of Spinner Cay Review
Telltale Games returns to the story of Guybrush Threepwood who is on a quest to find La Esponja Grande, save his wife Elaine from LeChuck and cure his infected hand from the Pox. Some of the questions you were left with in Chapter 1 will be answered. Who is the person on the ship with Guybrush at the end of Chapter 1? What is LeChuck doing with Elaine? Despite the answers to your current questions, the Siege of Spinner Cay is going to leave you with just as many unanswered questions and likely have you fishing for more clues. Read the rest of this entry »
BTG Ep.61: Wallace & Gromit The Bogey Man
We take a look at the final installment of the first season of Wallace & Gromit. It will may help to listen to our previous show on Wallace & Gromit’s first episode to have a clue on what’s going on. OR read Scratch’s reviews Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3. You can Buy the game here.
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Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Review
He’s Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate. Of course you already knew that…..maybe. Telltale Games and Lucas Arts have teamed up to bring you a new story of Guybrush Threepwood’s adventures on the high seas of the Caribbean. In keeping with the story of the 1990 PC game the Secret of Monkey Island, Telltale has created a new swashbuckling story that will take Guybrush through 5 chapters (or episodes) of adventure and danger. The Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is the first chapter in the monthly series that will have five total chapters. If you are a fan of the previous games you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see the humor and personality are intact as well as the nostalgic references to the previous games.
On the story side of things you’ll find that unlike the Wallace and Gromit series these games are meant to played in order. The game takes about 5-6 hours to complete and each chapter is a small part of a bigger story that unfolds as you play. Yes, you will be left hanging and eagerly awaiting the next game to find out what happens or what something means. I won’t use a spoiler example, instead I’ll give you one that looks into the humor of the storytelling. When you are searching the island you come across a chest. Guybrush attempts to open it and he says he won’t be opening that in this episode. I WANNA KNOW WHAT IS IN THERE! Its name is the Chest of Foreshadowing which was kinda funny to me. Here’s a brief synopsis about the first episode.
Episode 3: Muzzled
The bees are gone and the weather has cleared. Telltale Games brings us the third installment in the Wallace and Gromit series with “Muzzled“. When a charity fair turns into a profit fair it’s up to Gromit to expose the operation and up to Wallace to help him out of the predicament he finds himself in and save the day. To me this was the best in the series and if you read a little further I’ll tell you why.
The storyline of this game was what put it up to the top of the series for me. To be completely fair, it could not have done it without the previous two episodes. It also wouldn’t have held this position if I hadn’t played the first two. I said in the last review that it didn’t matter which order you played them in. While the games still stand well enough on their own, I think the full experience will come from playing them in order or at least by playing Episode Two before Three.
Episode 2: The Last Resort
Welcome back as Telltale Games revisits 62 West Wallaby Street. We now find Wallace and Gromit set and ready to take a much needed vacation… that is until the rain changes their plans and gives Wallace an idea. Wallace decides to cash in on the misfortune of the rain by bringing the beach to his basement and inviting the town to join in on the fun. This seems like a good idea at first. A few oversights and set of dogs that have a knack for puttiong on a show for their owner complicate things. Wallace then finds himself frantically trying to please his guests so they don’t leave the resort and force him to refund the money he’s already spent. Once the woes of each guest are sorted out, one of them is attacked. No one is going anywhere until the perps are brought to justice. It’s obvious who did it. Although, it’s not obvious just how you are going to prove it.
Episode 1: Fright of the BumbleBees
Telltale Games first installment of their episodic gaming experience is one of a kind. It’s a wild ride through West Wallaby Street and Wallace has a vision and all the gadgets to make some money. It’s up to you to figure out how to clean up the mess along the way.
To get the basics out of the way I’ll give you quick rundown of the series. Grand Adventures is going to be a total of 4 separate games. Each game stands on its own but relates to the others much like a TV series. Each game will star the main characters along with some new ones. So think of it like you are the star in your own television series. I’d recommend checking out our podcast with Telltale games to get the scoop. Read the rest of this entry »
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