Eurogamer writes: "'Fluuuffy Sheeepy!' drones the eighties synth-box voice as, two minutes into the current level, I collect my 12th upgrade-sheep. The frequent repetition has me parroting the voice after the event, trying to perfect the tone and timbre. But this is no time to pause and feel daft. I'm way too busy strafing waves of procedurally generated sprites with artful, calligraphic sprays of fire from my ship's cannons. Gridrunner Revolution keeps you so very busy manipulating its physical laws and countering the varied approaches of its baddies, you can't really give the infectious ambient soundscape your undivided attention - you just have to sit there and let it do things to you. This is precisely the effect developer Jeff Minter wants to create. And in this case, the result is gently if pleasingly embarrassing."
DIYGamer: "Complaining about the lack of summer game bundles/deals out loud apparently works! Valve answered the call for supplying some cool games to beat the summer heat with two indie game packs. One is full of variety, and the other seems full of navigating. Both cost only $9.99. That equals less than $20 for 10 great games!"
Out of Eight writes: "A majority of arcade games of the 70's and 80's involved shooting things. Why? Because people are inherently violent, that's why. Plus, something has to be done with the incoming space invaders/centipedes/asteroids/tanks. What are you going to do, talk to them? Centipedes can't talk! No, it is best to shoot first and ask questions later, questions such as "what does this rambling introduction have to do with Gridrunner Revolution?" Beats me, I'm just trying to fill space to make the review longer (shhh! trade secret!). This is a sequel to a sequel to a sequel to the original Gridrunner, which came out for a couple of the Commodore systems way back in the Silurian period. Let's shoot some scorpions and save some sheep, shall we?"
Jeff Minter's classic arcade-style shooter is being updated for a new Xbox Live Arcade release.
