Gaming Target writes:
"Darwinia+ is one of the most unique looking games on XBLA and with Multiwinia, is one of the most fun. However, the plodding pace, dumb AI, pathfinding and camera issues of Darwinia drags the package down, especially if the attention-deficit console crowd is not willing to invest the many hours needed to get into the game. If you have the patience, the campaign is fun but then again, there are many other strategy games out there that can instantly grab you and never let go."
Mark Morris, a co-founder of Introversion Software on the indie games scene, the impact of Minecraft, and how before Notch "we all had a dream, now we know the dream is achievable", on distribution platforms - how Steam is a priority for developers - and on how the best route in to games development is trying indie, before aspiring to work as part of a team at the 'old guard' (a big name studio).
AJ Lysiak: "2010 has been a phenomenal year for the Xbox Live Arcade. Disregarding the ridiculous price hike to $15.00 for the majority of games, I feel this is the best lineup we've ever seen. Microsoft's tendency to wait months to release games already complete puzzled me. Anyway, on to the list of what I feel are the 10 best games to release this year."
Darwinia + was a serious sleeper hit. Probably one of the more original games out there. Some big misses though.
Coplanet: Darwinia +, Introversion Software title for the Xbox 360, will be familiar to anyone: it is a collection of two computer games, and MultiWin Darwinia, released in 2005 and 2008 respectively, which were pumped for the occasion, revised and corrected .
