Pax 2010 Preview: Outland

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Posted September 6, 2010 - By Stephen Johnson

Ubisoft Announces PSN, XBLA Title Outland

At Pax 2010 this year, I was lucky enough to check out Ubisoft's Outland. The artsy, action-packed platformer definitely hit a nerve with me. I'm a little in love with it, truth be told. Here's part of my preview:

"While I love a rocket launcher as much as the next guy, sometimes the adolescent, violent wish fulfillment of "standard' video game becomes tiresome and depressing. Luckily, there's a counter-trend in the form of a new wave of artsy, thoughtful 2D platformers out there. Outland fits squarely into this group, joining Braid, Limbo and others within the sub-genre that I hereby dub nu-platformers. Coming from major publisher Ubisoft, It's not technically an independent game, but Outland definitely carries the indie vibe."

Check out the rest of our Outland preview right here.

Tags: Game Previews, PAX Prime 2010, Videogames

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NocturnalX

How cool Mr. Johnson!!!! Are we going to have New Wave First Person Shooters and Glam Role Playing Games too?

Posted: September 6, 2010 4:00 PM
Wozman23

You had me at inspired by Ikaruga. I love all these nu-platformers.

Posted: September 6, 2010 2:10 PM