A lot of Xbox One games came out today. Many seem like they’re quite interesting to say the least. The most notable one has to be Lichdom: Battlemage which is a spellcaster and looks like a lot of fun. Pang Adventures also seems like a great game that hearkens back to days of old. Lastly, Skyling: Garden Defense is a port of a Q*bert-like mobile game which is now on Xbox One.
Lichdom: Battlemage
In this fierce, first-person spellcaster, you play as Dragon, a scorned mage out to seek revenge on Shax, the evil overlord who destroyed your family. Using an arsenal of unlimited spells as your only form of weaponry, you must fight off hordes of evil cult members, monsters, and demons summoned from the abyss in a mission to avenge your loved ones.
Pang Adventures
The Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early ’90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion! Use your wits and skills to overcome the attack balls pouring from the skies and rescue the world’s cities and landmarks from impending annihilation! Pang Adventures brings new features and gameplay to this arcade legend while keeping true to the original spirit of the series.
• Local Co-op: Adventures are best shared! The couch-coop feature is available in every game mode, allowing friends and family to team up and save the world!
• Three different ball-popping modes: Tour Mode: Fight back the alien forces, one location at a time! Score Attack: Save the world with only 3 lives and no constinues! The real arcade experience! Panic Mode: Bust balls like a legend! 99 levels of continuous battle will put your skills to the ultimate test!
• More than 100 levels scattered throughout Arctic, Scotland, Death Valley, Bora Bora… each location with its own unique tricks and twists!
• The Pang Bros. have upgraded their gear since the last alien invasion: machine guns, flamethrowers, lasers, shurikens…you name it, they’ve got it!
• Boss fights! For the first time in the series, the Pang Brothers come face-to-face with the nefarious Alien Commanders! These villains didn’t come to Earth for the sightseeing…so get ready to blow them to smithereens!
• Since the last invasion, the Aliens have been busy improving their attack ball technology! Electric, explosive, smoke and lava balls will all be deployed to knock you off your feet, so be prepared!
The simplest recipes make the best cookies! Pang Adventures is one delicious treat specifically designed to please your digital tastebuds and get you hooked! So keep your eyes peeled and your reflexes razor sharp to succeed and save the world.
Skyling: Garden Defense
Players are tasked with helping a young girl named Bloom navigate the elevated maze gardens and restore them to a lush utopia all while trying to avoid the pesky monsters that make every attempt to stop her. Wits and strategy will be necessary and by utilizing switches, gates and elevators, Bloom will be able to avoid capture. Mastery is difficult but the game is said to be easy to play.
Asher is a games journalist, former News Writer (Gaming) at Windows Central. They contributed 1110 articles to ICXM between 2015–2017, focused on opinion pieces, game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news: wrote over 1,100 ICXM pieces on Xbox news, hardware reviews, and platform commentary before joining Future plc’s Windows Central in 2017.