Games by Arkedo Studio for PS3 and Xbox 360, originally released in 2009.
This time around, instead of looking at one game, we’ll be looking at three. This has a lot to do with the fact that the developer in question, Arkedo, has set out to release a game every month (for as long as they can keep it up, apparently). This series of games is known as the Arkedo Series, the first three of which are:
Arkedo Series 01 - Jump!
Arkedo Series 02 - Swap!
Arkedo Series 03 - Pixel!
As you may be able to surmise by the titles, each of the games tends to focus on a simple gameplay concept. These concepts are then presented in a number of increasingly complex iterations as the games play out, offering variations and layers built upon on the core concept. This was a common practice in older games, particularly those in the pre-8-bit era, when entire games tended to focus around a single game mechanic.
However, you as the player don’t actually get to witness her “kidnapping”; you only know that The Duke has awoken to a loud noise and finds that his princess is missing. He storms out to determine what has happened and immediately stumbles across a huge monster. The Duke gives the monster an accusatory point – his arm shaking with the intensity of it – and cocks his head back proclaiming that the monster (probably) stole his princess… because what else would a monster do?
