Developed by Ludosity Interactive
Released for XBLIG (11/2010)
Also on PC, Android & iOS
Garden Gnome Carnage is an arcade-style game with some pretty decent pixel artwork. You don't directly control the gnome in game, rather you control a building on wheels that the gnome is attached to via a rope on the top. I'm not sure exactly how one comes up with this stuff, but you have to give it points for being unique. You slide the building from side to side, guiding the gnome to smash into targets that are attempting to scale your building. If anybody makes it to the top, it's game over. The player is granted with three carpet bomb attacks that will clear out the screen if you're about to lose. You also have the ability to grab bricks as you fly past your building and can chunk them at your enemies causing an explosion. Amidst the mobs of people trying to climb up your building, there is a friendly cat that if you can manage to avoid knocking it off before it reaches the top will grant you a brick refill the first time and will initiate a quick mini-game if you manage it a second time. The mini-game is a simple side scroller which, if completed, will refill the players brick stock. Score multipliers can be gained for knocking multiple objects into each other, for instance knocking a bunch of helicopters into each other will rack up some big points. The game keeps tabs on your local high scores but due to issues with XBLIG the online leaderboards are a bit janky.
Overall, Garden Gnome Carnage was well worth the buck I spent for it and has served up some great quick game sessions over the years. If the other versions of the game have full functioning leaderboards, which I would think they will, I'd probably opt for getting it another platform of your choice, but it is fun to be able to play this right off your 360 as well. A second version of the game would see a release in December 2010, titled GGC X, which is basically the same game with the enemies changed to a Christmas theme rather than the military you're up against in the original.
Final Verdict: Garden Gnome Carnage is a fun, simple arcade style game that's easy to play and tough to master. Definitely worth the dollar asking price.
Related Links:
Garden Gnome Carnage - GameFAQs
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