Review: Nutjitsu – Xbox One [Expansive]

Much like the essence of the game, Nutjitsu stealthily appeared on the Xbox Store recently with nothing more than a simple press release. Sadly, within a minute of booting up the game it’s obvious why. Released as part of the ID@Xbox program, a lack of AAA polish could be forgiven. But a game devoid of a lack of quality as well has no place on Xbox One.

The game itself is beyond simple. It’s pretty much a Pac-Man clone with some pre-rendered backdrops that occasionally change to represent different levels. You must collect acorns scattered around the map, avoiding enemy squirrels until the objective is met. When you finish one level, you move onto the next with absolutely no sense of progression or flow through the world.