Developed by radiangames
Released for XBLIG (11/2010)
radiangames Fireball is the developer's fifth release for XBLIG. The menu/graphics design is very consistent across all of their titles and it all looks quite polished. Fireball plays a lot like pacifism mode from Geometry Wars 2, so anybody who enjoyed that mode may want to take a look at this game. You have no direct method of attack, instead you must guide the enemies to explosive mines which you trigger just by getting near. You have a boost meter which you can use for a burst of speed which will aid when a quick escape is necessary. Defeated enemies drop pellets which will recharge your boost meter.
Overall, Fireball is a very basic game but it does what it sets out to do well. The game has eight waves to play through in addition to five challenges. The game declares that the full version contains true online leaderboards, which is quite a programming feat on XBLIG if this was indeed true. While radiangames Fireball feels a bit lacking when compared to some of the developers previous entries, I still enjoyed the time I spent playing it. I'd definitely recommend the Crossfire series or Inferno over this one, unless you're absolutely nuts about Geometry Wars pacifism mode and need more of that.
Final Verdict: radiangames Fireball plays like a more fleshed out version of the pacifism mode in Geometry Wars. If you loved that mode you'll likely enjoy Fireball.
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