Shuggy just inherited a castle. Great news, yeah? Obviously you haven’t played enough video games, because everyone knows that no self respecting video game character inherits a castle that isn’t haunted, and Shuggy’s pad is no exception. Luckily for us, this means we get a fun twitch platformer with a ton of variety and creativity to the mechanics. After somewhat disappointing sales on XBLA, Adventures of Shuggy has made the jump to PC, in both Steam and DRM-Free Humble Store flavours. It’s a pity this game hasn’t received more attention so far, because it really is a creative take on the platforming genre. Consisting of over a hundred short levels, each with unique mechanics and layouts, there’s a lot to like about the game. A few minor issues hold some of the game design back, but clever tricks help to alleviate some of the problems.
Hardcore Gamer: A mere $4 gets you One Finger Death Punch, which Totalbiscuit recently raved about, Paranormal, Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers, Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood, Hexcells, The Adventures of Shuggy, Critical Mass, and CreaVures.
Ian of Just Press Start writes:
"The boxiest of all the bundles is back and I have dragged myself out of bundle-based retirement to cover it. Not like I used to mind you, with an ill-informed, rushed and relatively lazy new post, but with insightful (hopefully) and worthwhile (probably a bit of a stretch) reviews of the games. Think of it as something akin to my coverage of the very first Bundle in a Box – where I reviewed the debuting (and incredible) The Sea Will Claim Everything - but with a slightly less penetrative, far more promiscuous gaze."
Gamesta.com has a few more bundles to go to. The latest Bundle in a Box launched its Eclectic Delights, which offer 5 core titles for just $0.99 or 9 games for those that beat an average standing at less than 3 bucks at the time of writing.
