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The UnderGarden unearths 'The Ludwig Pack' DLC
If you've explored the depths of every cranny and nook in The UnderGarden, then some new DLC may excite you. Available right now on the Xbox Live Marketplace is The Ludwig Pack, named after an esteemed editor on this very site.* Coughing up 160 MS Points ($2) for The Ludwig Pack will net players two additional levels to explore and some -- oh, wait, that's it? Yeah, that's the entirety of the DLC. Snoop around in our gallery below for some screens. *Okay, we made that up, but how cool would that have been? So cool! %Gallery-119626%
PSN Tuesday: UnderGarden, Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2
This week's PSN update adds The UnderGarden and Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2, two titles that didn't review all too well on our little corner of the internet. Although, not all is lost, if you somehow missed out on playing one of the best games of 2009, Assassin's Creed 2 is available for $30. The "Deluxe Edition" includes the core game along with all the DLC. Check out the Fight Night Champion demo if you're looking to play something punchy. The full PSN update can be found after the break... and please try to ignore the crickets hanging out in the PSP section. Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list: (Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)
The UnderGarden swims to PSN this winter
Vitamin G Studios has announced that The UnderGarden will finally make the trek to PSN "this winter." Seeing as how it currently is winter, the game should arrive fairly soon. The announcement makes no mention of price, though we imagine it will retain the $10 price of its XBLA and PC counterparts. Curious PSN users may want to read our review which, despite the fluorescent contents of the game, wasn't exactly glowing.
The UnderGarden review: UnderWhelming
I'm floating effortlessly through a vast underwater garden, bioluminescent plants and fruits bursting forth from the ground whenever I touch down. I solve some simple puzzles and grow some more plants, pausing along the way to pick up a small musician to accompany me. As he floats behind me his gently plucked, looping bassline mixes with the world-beat soundtrack to create an emergent soundscape. I spread his notes through the world and the plants around me magically change their hue. Yeah, man. That sure sounds relaxing. So why is it that Artech's new downloadable game The UnderGarden leaves me feeling listless, bored and vaguely irritated?
XBLA in Brief: Faery, The UnderGarden, Guwange
It's an XBLA triple header this week, with three wildly disparate games hitting the service. On the casual front, we have The UnderGarden, a relaxing pseudo-puzzler. On the hardcore front, there's Guwange, a Japanese arcade shooter from 1999. On the ... fairy front, we've got Faery: Legends of Avalon, a light RPG. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief and see if any of them set your heart aflutter. [iTunes] Subscribe to XBLA in Brief directly in iTunes. [Zune] Subscribe to the XBLA in Brief directly. [RSS] Add the XBLA in Brief feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [M4V] Download the M4V directly.
The UnderGarden preview: Zen and the art of gaming
There's good news and bad news. The bad news first: The UnderGarden is not coming to PSN until next year -- while readers were excited to see it on the PS3 when it was first announced, Atari told me during a preview this week that it won't be on that platform until 2011. I asked for a reason, but they said they didn't have one to give. It will, however, be available on XBLA and the PC this November, and the good news is that it plays exactly like we were told it would: the whole experience is very harmless, very zen, dreamy, and blissful. Atari told me that they expected it to serve as a "palate cleanser" between sessions of murderous Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed matches, and the serene little denizens of The UnderGarden seem ready to serve that role very well.
