May 5th, 2008 - Dino Running Mayhem

[Robyn]

Dino Run (http://www.xgenstudios.com/play/dinorun/)! Flee for the sake of your species, run like there is no tomorrow, and narrowly escape extinction! Another fabulously quirky game from our friends at PixelJam (http://www.pixeljam.com/), Dino Run (http://www.xgenstudios.com/play/dinorun/) uses XGen's MMOcha technology (http://www.mmocha.com/) to bring you multiplayer races against your friends -- or the rest of the world!

Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a truly great series of books that will live forever in the hearts of geeks, nerds, sci-fi and comedy fans the world over. One thing that you may have missed is the Text Adventure Game (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_andrew.shtml) based on the series of books originally released in the year 1984. This makes the game older then most of the users who visit our site. Play the Flash Conversion of the game (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_andrew.shtml) here for some nostalgia.

As a follow up to a story in a previous news post, here (http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/16252/Microsoft-Patents-Wii-Remote-Killer-Game-Controller/)'s the much-rumored controller patent that Microsoft filed in order to compete with the motion sensitive Wii controls. Nothing is official as to whether they intend to actually use said patent, but it's interesting none-the-less.

Defend Your Castle on WiiWare (http://www.xgenstudios.com/defend-your-castle/) edges ever closer to release, keep an eye out for official words from Nintendo soon...

[denacioust]

That dino game seems a little too easy...

[Hero of Time]

Can't wait for the release of DYC!

Wow, and the game is awesome too.
Very fun.

[SitarFreak]

I love Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. The game is awesome.

[ʕÎnsąnitÿʔ]

eh... those controllers look a little tacky to me but they would be sweet if they actually worked well.

[Spartanwarrior3]

I will now go test out the game, and give my review of it later on.

[Helmic]

Multiplayer is suprisingly fun.

[Spartanwarrior3]

Well I'll give my full honost review of the game. It was meh, I went straight to story mode, and couldn't create my user name cause some noob took it. Secondly, it's all just a little plain. All you do is hold down on some arrows, it isn't that great. Maybe if it had more customizable features the game would be a little better.
I give it a 3/10

[Helmic]

Well I'll give my full honost review of the game. It was meh, I went straight to story mode, and couldn't create my user name cause some noob took it. Secondly, it's all just a little plain. All you do is hold down on some arrows, it isn't that great. Maybe if it had more customizable features the game would be a little better.
I give it a 3/10

Is it your Stick Arena name that you're trying to use? If so, you're already registered and can just use that name for it.

Also, the simplicity of the game is wonderful. The gameplay is reminiscent of the 2D Sonic games, which is a good thing. You take a velociraptor and run away from the "Wall of Doom", which is eating away at the level. By collecting eggs and eating small creatures, you gain points. As you gain "DNA" from eggs, you can upgrade your dinosaur's abilities. By collecting bones from slain dinos, you can purchase unlockable content at the shop, such as desktops, music, etc.

The multiplayer is still buggy, but it's fun. The idea is to reach the safe haven before the other players do. By collecting power ups, pouncing on opponents, and pushing rocks into the other players, you can take the lead. The programmer, who was online just a few minutes ago, said that the bugs are most likely from the increased traffic. Once the bugs are fixed, I can give an honest review.

[Hero of Time]

I want the hat cheat badly >.>

[DarkReality]

That Dino game was fun. It really did remind me of old Sonic games. Maybe if the levels were more than just one ground level you could run across?

Oh well, it's still fun.

[Aquamenti]

I don't really get this game, it is really odd.

[.::FaLcO::.]

I found that dino game boring and yey getting so close to DYC

[adapuff]

How the heck do you "save a dino"?

The only time i've saved a dino was by accident.

[Defective]

Dino game was kind of fun, I love the pixelated style.

[Fabian920]

That was a great game, I really enjoyed it and plan on playing it a wee more.

[ninjatennis]

What are the passwords for all the extras on dino run????

[Fabian920]

DinoRun PC Icons (http://www.filefactory.com/file/9b7d3e) could be downloaded if you follow the link.

[Spartanwarrior3]

Hum, gets boring after awhile is all.

[B0b]

Dino Runs a fun game but it will never amount to stick arena. Speaking of Stick Arena anybody know when ballistick is coming out?

B0b

[Spartanwarrior3]

No.