Have you ever looked at a copy of your favorite game in your 5 year olds hands, after he has broken or scratched it and thought to yourself “3 hours, I had to work 3 hours to buy that game”? That is how I think. Sounds weird, I know, but for some reason I do that with just about everything. This is one of the reasons I enjoy Xbox live arcade so much. There is a great mix of classic, retooled, and new games for 20 bucks or less. XNA Creator Club games are even better. You can get some good games for $2.50 and support your fellow gamer.

            I was listening to Rebel Fm’s Nick Sutner talking about 2 XNA Creator Club games called Groov and Johnny Platform’s Biscuit Romp, so I downloaded the demos and checked them out. Groov is a mixture of geo wars and a music creation game for 200 Microsoft points, which is a great deal. As you shoot the targets to stay alive each different target you kill makes a unique sound. What’s cool about this game is that you can sit down and play when you have only a few minutes before work, and you get a good duel stick shooter with a music twist that gives you a challenge.

             Johnny Platform’s Biscuit Romp is an old school side scrolling platform. Think Mario and you will be close. There are 50 levels of double jump, coffee drinking puzzles that at times are easy. And sometimes are quite difficult. The reason I like this game is the nostalgia factor. It reminds me of the snes glory days. The game saves itself every 5 levels, so you can knock a few boards before work with this gem as well.

            The reason I am writing about the XNA Creator Club is really to bring to light the quick access casual games that you don’t have to work half the day to buy. And you don’t have to have a ton of time to still get your gaming fix. You also have to love the names the game authors give their creations, there is a game called “Zombie Smashers X4 Guitarpocalypse”, which is kind of a smash brother clone. When you play the game, the creator’s actual cat is one of the boss’s that attack you!  It’s weird but stupid fun and also costing only $2.50.

            So check XNA Creator Club out, you can build your Xbox library with some fresh out of the ordinarily games, while helping out a budding game coder, and not spend all your loot doing it.

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