Rotor'scope is a puzzle game where you are tasked with matching colored blocks to clear them from the board. Unlike many block based matching puzzle games you do not move the blocks and the board is not covered with them. Instead there are just a few blocks on the board and you have the ability to rotate and flick the entire playing area. Gravity alone can move the blocks. Because of this rotation based mechanic, the game tests both your logic and spatial recognition.

The plot line of the game is that you have just arrived the house of a missing inventor and you proceed to search the house for clues to his disappearance. This story is told between puzzles with comic style panels. They are beautifully done. In many games I would consider skipping the cut scenes between levels but in Rotor'scope they are too well done to even consider skipping them.

The puzzles start out easy and slowly get more difficult. The difficulty curve is slow and allows you to take your time getting a feel for the unique game mechanics. As you progress the puzzles add special block types to keep things interesting while you learn all the nuances of playing on a rotating board. The creators also did a nice job of letting you know when you've messed up one of the levels so bad it is not worth trying to fix. When this happens one of the characters of the screen will warn you that you might want to consider restarting the puzzle. In addition to a quick option to restart there is also an option to undo just the last step you made. So, if you hit accidentally rotate the wrong way you're not stuck trying to fix your mistake. You can just take a step back and try again.

In addition to a full campaign there is also a level creator where you can make create new puzzles and then share them with your friends. Additionally after completing each level the game shows you if you have the best time for the level and gives you an option to post your score directly to your Facebook account. This is the first Xbox Live Indie Game to have this type of Facebook integration, and it works smoothly.

For fans of puzzle games Rotor'scope is a new take on the match 3 game style. Priced at $5, 400 Microsoft Points, it can easily pass as an Xbox Live Arcade game, and, most importantly, it is fun to play.

This one caught me by surprise. The colorful cute graphics made it seem like I would not be interested but it is really quire fun.

Even with the cutesy aspect to its graphics and sounds I was never really bothered by that because the game play is so much fun. The levels get progressively more challenging and interesting, but still with the same core simple mechanic of drawling a line to save the bugs.

The controls work well and move smoothly. Occasionally I wish there were a couple additional zoom levels between the three you have but that is not really a big deal.

I'm not sure how long the whole game is because I'm stuck at what I think is about 1/2 way through currently, but I'm looking forward to finding a solution to the level I'm and and working through the rest of the levels.

This game is a blast if you love Space Invader's style of play. The power-ups and onslaught of enemy attacks make it a blast to play. The controls are spot on and the 4 player local co-op is great. The graphics are simple but you don't need anything fancy for this style of game.

Currently there is no Live Leaderboard, but when there is my score will go up to a 9.

If there were to include support for co-op over Xbox Live (even with a price increase) it would probably be a 10.

Pretty average 2 stick shooter all around. Fun for a while but there are better ones out there.

Ind1fference down below covers it well. Solid 8

Fun game to use my drum controller with. The strategy elements keep it from getting too repetitive.

I like the combination of the simple mechanics with buying more powerful weapons. Plus the graphics are amazing. With the continue option I'll be coming back to play for 15 or 20 minutes between other stuff all the time.

These guys keep putting out great work on XBLIG. Well done platformer with lots of polish and style.

I tried it after reading Emuholic's review and he's right. This game is really fun and nicely made. The Claymation style is really well done and the controls are smooth. Doesn't get better than that in a shooter.

I like the idea of having different attacks that are better for different enemies, but I found it hard to tell in this which ones were actually more effective. I think this is because everything on the screen is so small.

Also, when you destroy enemies they release power up in classic vertical scrolling shooter style, but they disappear so quickly I almost never get any of them. It would be nice if they stay around longer or even just float towards you.

Maybe I should not have played when I was tired but I found it very confusing what you were suppose to do. Even how to get started. I did not find any instructions or info as to what the goal of the game is. I gave up after the demo expired and never went back.

Even though I stink at platformers I still love this one. It improves on the original Johnny Platform without changing too much. Very well made.

Ok graphics, but otherwise I did not really think it was anything special. Worth trying if you like this kind of shooter.

Interesting shooter here. Not bad.

I found the game interesting at first but quickly got bored. I like the simple controls and my son will probably dig the game.

Really nice graphic style and I like the progression of abilities as you get higher and higher kill counts. The only thing I can think to really make it better would be Global High Score leaderboards.

Fun little game to take out tons of enemies. Great time waster.

Simple controls wiht really sweet graphics. It is kind of short, but worth checking out because it adjusts to how you play.

Graphically it is ok, but there are no instructions on how to play. Plus no options for controlling the speed of the questions, the number of questions per game, or the volume of the repeating music. Plus the demo is 5 questions per game. Could have been good if they took time to give it some professional setup instead of giving the gamer no control over the setup.

It is interesting o play a "shooter" where you don't have to actually do the shooting. You pick which gun and power-up and the game shoots at the enemy who is in range based on that. You just use one thumb stick to move and the the buttons to pick your special. Overall it is a pretty fun game but after a while there is so much blood and guts on the screen that you can't tell what is going on. Still, I would recommend giving it a try because it is fun and the 4 power-ups are each unique and different.

This is sort of a mix of a bouncy tetris and match 3 play. It is pretty nice, but I found it took no skill. I just let the screen get mostly full and then activated the unfreeze option. This would give me a big combo and refill the Unfreeze bar. Repeat.

harrosandra either created this or is a fried of the person who did because it is terrible.

The controls are way to sensitive, the graphics are not very good, and the sounds are awful. Also, you have to go through 2 credit screens to get to the menu or to exit, and there whole screen shakes each time you move through the menu.

The concept of a rotating tetris style play is cool but this is very poorly executed.

For $1 this game has tremendous replay value. With multiple difficulty settings and co-op support it is a ton of fun to try and beat your high scores and play through perfectly.

Great game play and art design.

Maybe I suck but the game play is way to fast for me. When I can keep up with the opponents it is pretty fun, and graphically it looks like a nice update.

Pretty decent game with a nice rhythm twist, but the visuals were really annoying to me.

I found this game nicely polished and a pretty fun and unique, at least to me, concept. But, I can only play it in short increments before it became just me going through the motions of move, rotate, repeat. If you like action puzzle games though it is worth trying out. Plus online leaderboards are a welcome addition.

The only thing this does is give you a couple letters and then use the controller as a vibrating timer. The game would work just fine with any timer from a board game and a little imagination.

Sweet art style here. The hand drawn art is really fun and the background music is nice but very repetitive.

For a simple little game it is really quire fun and well done. If it has online leaderboards I'd probably give it a 9 since I could see how I rate against other people.

If you are looking for a Simon style game this one is pretty good but it gets hard very quickly. Especially since you have to use the whole controller.

For kids this game is great, but for anyone else it gets very easy and repetitive.

The trial is way to short for each song so you can't really a feel for how it will pan out in the full game.

However, in a lot of cases it works very nicely. The songs stream off my pc and I can sort of tell the enemies are based on the music. However, the visualizations got too distracting at points when I was trying to kill a lot of enemies and things got intense.

I love the graphical style and the simple controls, but I'm finding it really hard to time the slides correctly so that I don't wind up dead. That might have more to do with me sucking at platformers than the game but since it just throws you in with no training I can't tell.

This is a nicely done two stick shooter. The variety of game modes is really nice. The game has a nice look and feel to it. They try to offset not having achievements with in game awards which is a nice touch.

The single player is sweet but for me the game really shines in co-op and verses modes.

I'm not going to copy and paste my full review from my blog because the formatting keeps messing up. You can see it here

The graphics are ok but I found the game play boring after about 2 songs.

Not worth buying. There are plenty of drinking games that don't require your 360 be turned on.

... still well worth playing. The game has a great atmosphere and while the jumping can be a bit finicky the overall game is really well done.

Arkedo has made another great game. Where JUMP was a take in the classic platformer this is a take on a match 4 game.

Things start off slow and get faster while you progress. At the same time adding bonus coins and more colors.

It has a single player, arcade, and challenge modes. Very well done!

Nice graphics but I found it very hard to actually hit the ball back over the net. 2 on 2 over Live could be really fun but I'd have to figure out how to control it first. Maybe a tutorial would help with that.

... this game was boring. With all the great 2 stick shooters there is no reason to get this one. Nothing really that special to set it apart.

In addition to needing a tutorial really badly the font used for the game is really generic and doesn't fit the art style that well. Also, the load times are really long.

The screenshot looks pretty cool but the actual game is not that great. The font seems out of place and the font colors are grating at times. The game is easy enough to play but it seems like it could have used more polish in pretty much every area. The power meter seems like it goes way to high mini golf. The music seems like a poor choice as it is annoying very quickly.

This game is pretty fun and for me quite difficult to not keep running into enemies and dying.

The one big thing I think they could have done to make it a better would be to have a background that was not so dark. A little more color would be nice.

The clunky menus should have been a sign for me that they did not put the level of polish into this version of Bust-a-Move that I was hoping for.

If you like Bust-a-Move this does have a lot of levels (and 2 more DLC packs coming) but it could be a lot more smoothly made.

The controls are touchy and it is hard to move just a little bit.

Not bad really but a little disappointing they did not spend a little more time to really make it worth the $10 price. As it is it should be a $5 game - or even less.

Really sweet 8-bit graphics and solid mechanics. Well worth playing. Just be sure to save as many hearts as you can because once you die and have 0 lives you have to restart at the beginning.

Since this style of puzzle game has been done many times it is hard to judge it on the actual puzzles since they are ones you've probably seen before it you like this type of game.

However, the graphics leave a lot to be desired.

If I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 was made into an Arcade game this is pretty close to what I though it would be, but it is jus tnot that good. Very repetitive and nothing really spectacular. 4 player co-op is a nice touch, but I'd recommend just spending the $1 on I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 instead.

Priced at just $1 it is games like this that Xbox Live Indie Games was made for. With great graphics, simple controls, and a relaxed playing style there is nothing I can think of that they could add to make Fishing Girl any better.

It would be nice if there were instructions or a tutorial. Or even a controller layout picture.

Also, the graphics are terrible.