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July 2010
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The editors liked
Eerie and desolate atmosphere
Unique visual style
Excellent physics
Immersive atmosphere
Amazing sound design. Puzzles are ingenious
Memorable
And fairly challenging.
So creative and haunting
You won't be able to stop thinking about it.
Spare sound
Visuals
Clever puzzles
Moody
Blackandwhite visuals
Excellent sound design
Thoughtful puzzles with lots of variety
Hidden secrets reward a second playthrough.
You won't be able to put down your controller until you're finished
The editors didn't like
A bit off balance
Some may have issues with lack of story.
Somewhat short
Not much replay value beyond Achievements. Plot doesn’t really provide a definite
Satisfying conclusion. We know its cliched to say that screenshots don't do this game justice
But it static images truly don't convey the same sense of atmosphere or eeriness as the actual game itself. (That's why we put that video up at the top for you.)
To the extent where it just might invade your nightmares.
Abstract: An Xbox Live Arcade title, Limbo casts you as a boy who must platform and puzzle-solve his way across the dark and disturbing discard plane to discover his sister's fate. This premise is soon lost in the shadowy art direction, which is a shame, because...
Abstract: Welcome to Limbo, a monochrome place where Spiders are over ten feet tall and love to impale small children with their legs. According to Catholic theology, Limbo is the edge of hell. From what we can tell based on early reports and developer interview...
Unique, award-winning art direction. Audio is done very well and helps to create the world. Death animations. Some inventive puzzles.
A lot of frustrating puzzles. Lacks a well-told or even particularly interesting story. Too much trial and error. Some platforming puzzles require absolutely perfect timing - you'll have to repeat many of the same processes over and over until you get it right.
Abstract: Published July 23rd 2010. Written by Sean Bell. There are two kinds of Limbo. One is an afterlife just outside of Hell where you might go if you’re not really a bad sort, but haven’t turned to God either. The other one is a funny dance, done under a st...
Abstract: Name: Genre: Platform: Limbo looks and sounds quite unlike any other game available for the Xbox 360. Completely black and white, with animation that reminds the player of shadow puppetry, this 2D side-scroller is awash with mist, darkness and uneas...
Many gamers and game developers will claim that computer games today count as an art form. While this may be true in terms of the graphics, design and concepts, it is usually a stretch of the imagination to attribute this term to the whole (although yo...
Limbo is a phenomenal achievement in game design and is a definite highlight of this year’s XBLA offerings. 9.4/10Print this pageComments (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake.Add to my profile pageGame ScoresGraphics:9.5/10So...
