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span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" data-mce-type="bookmark" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Limbo starts off with your character waking up in the black, white and grey forest of Limbo. There's no introduc...
For a game of this age, it still delivers on all levels, especially with the simplistic yet challenging gameplay and the gorgeous presentation and clever puzzles. Even though you are given very few details as far as plot is concerned you can't help but in...
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NathanXbox Live is back to bring us another addition of the summer of arcade. Limbo is the first game of the event to shine on the Xbox Live marketplace.With so many other arcade titles on the Xbox 360 there is very few that stand out. I am pleased to...
Fantastic artistic value, Atmospheric, One of the best arcade games on the marketplace!...
It's a little bit short, DONT LET THAT BOTHER YOU!...
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gadgetguy.com.au Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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Available exclusively on the Xbox Live service, PlayDead Studio’s Limbo constitutes a hurricane, not breath, of fresh air as it rips through the often mediocre competition on Xbox 360, turning a lot of current videogame archetypes on their head...
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Published July 23rd 2010. Written by Sean Bell. There are two kinds of Limbo. One is an afterlife just outside of Hell where you might go if you’re not really a bad sort, but haven’t turned to God either. The other one is a funny dance, done under a st...
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Name: Genre: Platform: Limbo looks and sounds quite unlike any other game available for the Xbox 360. Completely black and white, with animation that reminds the player of shadow puppetry, this 2D side-scroller is awash with mist, darkness and uneas...
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stuff.co.nz Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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An Xbox Live Arcade title, Limbo casts you as a boy who must platform and puzzle-solve his way across the dark and disturbing discard plane to discover his sister's fate. This premise is soon lost in the shadowy art direction, which is a shame, because...
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Many gamers and game developers will claim that computer games today count as an art form. While this may be true in terms of the graphics, design and concepts, it is usually a stretch of the imagination to attribute this term to the whole (although you c...
Many gamers and game developers will claim that computer games today count as an art form. While this may be true in terms of the graphics, design and concepts, it is usually a stretch of the imagination to attribute this term to the whole (although yo...
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Viewed entirely in a moody black and white with the stylised look of an undiscovered 1920s German fantasy film, Limbo is the tale of a boy's progress through an unknown, nightmarish netherworld. Dodging brutal traps that threaten to crush, spike, mang...
Very cleverly done...
Short...
We hope you've got the feeling that Limbo is something different, something special, and a game that if you can play, you should...
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nzgamer.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:02
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Welcome to Limbo, a monochrome place where Spiders are over ten feet tall and love to impale small children with their legs. According to Catholic theology, Limbo is the edge of hell. From what we can tell based on early reports and developer interview...
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gameplanet.co.nz Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:02
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Playdead's latest is a haunting platformer for Xbox LIVE. Uncertain of his sister’s fate, a boy enters Limbo. In spite of beautiful art direction, the game's challenging puzzles and lack of cues can prove frustrating...
Unique, award-winning art direction. Audio is done very well and helps to create the world. Death animations. Some inventive puzzles.
A lot of frustrating puzzles. Lacks a well-told or even particularly interesting story. Too much trial and error. Some platforming puzzles require absolutely perfect timing - you'll have to repeat many of the same processes over and over until you get it right.
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There are a lot of words I can use to describe PlayDead Studios' LIMBO - genius, eerie, and haunting, for instance — but the more I think about this incredibly crafted game, the more I realise that all those words simply don’t do enough to describe th...
Excellent physics, immersive atmosphere, amazing sound design, puzzles are ingenious...
Somewhat short, not much replay value beyond Achievements, plot doesn't really provide a satisfying conclusion...
LIMBO has been on our radar ever since we first got a glimpse of PlayDead Studio's strange, colourless world, and everytime we were given a demo or shown a new level, our interest grew. Now that the game is finally here, we're happy to see that it lives u...
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nowgamer.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:02
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There’s only one word for Limbo, and that’s sinister. Effectively a spiritual sequel to Eric Chahi’s Another World or, perhaps more closely, Amazing Studio’s 1998 platformer Heart of Darkness, Limbo plunges the player into a nightmarish journey across...
Limbo is a phenomenal achievement in game design and is a definite highlight of this year’s XBLA offerings. 9.4/10Print this pageComments (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake.Add to my profile pageGame ScoresGraphics:9.5/10So...
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Out on Wednesday the 21st of July for XBLA, PlayDead’s Limbo is an experience you won’t find anywhere else. You know that feeling you get after a really intense, really weird dream? You know, that uneasy sense of dislocation as your head continues to r...
Amazing atmosphere, Clever, organic puzzles that don't get tired, Captivating visual style...
Could have been longer, Lategame platforming can feel very slightly clunky, Vague achievements (sorry, it's just so nearly perfect)...
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impulsegamer.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:09
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If you weren't scared of giant killer spiders before then you sure as hell will be now. Limbo is an Xbox Live Arcade Game from Playdead Studios. It’s an experience unlike anything else and it’s all the better for it. Limbo starts off with your charact...
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“It’s epic”This was how Game Chronicles Editor-In-Chief, Mark Smith described the newest Xbox Live Arcade title from Danish developer PlayDead last week when he assigned this unique title for my review. I already knew the game was going to be excellent...
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There are a lot of ways you could describe Limbo, but the one that sticks with me the most is that it’s the anti-Mario. Both are puzzle solving platforming games but Limbo eschews Miyamoto’s vibrant, rainbow colored world for one that’s dark, dreary, a...
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Limbo, at its simplest, is an XBLA puzzle platformer developed by Playdead Studios. Light on plot, the game sees you take on the role of a nameless boy who wakes up at the edge of hell and immediately sets off in search of his missing sister. That’s pr...
You won't be able to put down your controller until you're finished...
Some may find it a bit short...
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atomicgamer.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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Last year, Lucasarts released Lucidity, a DLC puzzler/platformer with an engaging visual style evocative of the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman. Despite its ambitious artistic approach, though, frustrating and repetitive gameplay ultimately kept...
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gameplaymonthly.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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Limbo is a haunting, intriguing and amazing little title well worth the extra price on XBox Live. Limbo takes you back to the side-scrolling adventure games that were both known for artistic creativity and trial-and-error gameplay. Titles like Heart...
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by Dakota Grabowski, July 25, 2010 Credit PlayDead Studios for creating an atmospheric platformer that may potentially have players keeping the lights on when they journey through Limbo. As a platforming junkie myself, it’s safe to say that Limbo conj...
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gamingshogun.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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As Microsoft kicks off their 2010 Summer of Arcade, it looks like they have a solid hit with their first title. LIMBO is quite unlike anything you’ve ever played before and you’d be a fool to not download it immediately. This is a haunting and beautifu...
Eerie and desolate atmosphere; Unique visual style...
A bit off balance; Some may have issues with lack of story.
LIMBO, the first outing by Danish developers PlayDead Studios, finds you guiding a young boy through a perilous journey on a search for his lost sister. You will die, die, die, die, and then die some more all in the name of a fun and unique Summer of...
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I have been playing Limbo for maybe 30 minutes, and I am fleeing for my life as the largest and most terrifying spider I've ever seen -- real or imaginary -- creeps forward, intent on killing me. I've bested the giant arachnid twice before, once by sna...
So creative and haunting, you won't be able to stop thinking about it.
to the extent where it just might invade your nightmares.
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Play.tm Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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Extraordinary. Thats definitely the word. I've been searching for that description throughout Limbo, through its blurred and grainy greyscales and its mind-smashing puzzles. Playdead have created something that very obviously borrows a little bit from...
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totalvideogames.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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With games like Limbo, we can't help but acknowledge the irony that arguably the least innovative videogame genre of the 1990s has since become a meeting place for some of the most original and artistic projects in gaming. Towards the end of the last m...
Truly one of the XBLA must-haves, Limbo sets its tent up alongside Braid but, at the same time, is more than original enough a proposition to stand entirely by itself. From the artistry of the setting to the pace and fiendishness of its puzzles, Limbo...
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Nihilism has a game!Not sure what it is about video games, but we like to play as little boys. From Link to Ico to this nameless little guy, the boyish avatars have met with successively darker struggles. Limbo places you in a fuzzy, black and white ni...
Spare sound, visuals, Clever puzzles...
Absent story, Floaty jump precision timing = mean...
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In Roman Catholic theology, limbo is defined as a place between the realms of life and death. Here, believers that were never baptized and those who were born before the time of Jesus Christ must quietly suffer, wanting nothing more than to accept God’...
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armchairempire.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:22:51
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The edge of “darkness,” a limbo between the brightness of day and the blackness of night, can be a scary place. Especially if it is, in fact, the actual limbo, the otherworldly place between the living and the dead, the intermediary waiting...
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gaming-age.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:02
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To what extent would most boys go to be with their sisters? No matter how good the relationship is, most boys would probably not go quite as far as the young man in Limbo, a new XBLA game, is willing to go. Not only does the kid go to Limbo in order to...
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Kicking off Xbox Live Arcade’s third annual Games of Summer promotion is Limbo, a gothic puzzle platformer in the vein of Braid and Flower. It is no surprise that this game made the cut for Microsoft’s promotion. Right from the main menu, it’s easy to...
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ign.com
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2020-01-01 17:23:02
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Videogames are an art form made up of visuals, sound, and a mysterious little something we call gameplay. Limbo is the perfect example of these three crafts working together in harmony to create something astounding. With no text, no dialogue, and no e...
Limbo is an incredible achievement. Very few games are as original, atmospheric, and consistently brilliant as Limbo. It belongs in everybody's collection. The journey may be over too quickly, but you will be entertained every minute. This is one of my...
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How far would you go for a loved one? Limbo doesn’t actually ask that question, but I found myself entertaining the idea while dodging Lord of the Flies wannabes and unreasonably angry monster spiders. Believe it or not, I’m not rambling off-topic. In...
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gamervision.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:02
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Since it began, Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade has given us some of the most unique platformers of the last few years. 2008 gave us the time-twisting puzzler Braid, and last year we were treated to a vastly different take on what a platformer could be wi...
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gamepro.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:02
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LIMBO has been on our radar ever since we first got a glimpse of PlayDead Studio's strange, colorless world, and everytime we were given a demo or shown a new level, our interest grew. Now that the game is finally here, we're happy to see that it lives...
Excellent physics, immersive atmosphere, amazing sound design. Puzzles are ingenious, memorable, and fairly challenging.
Somewhat short, not much replay value beyond Achievements. Plot doesn’t really provide a definite, satisfying conclusion. We know its cliched to say that screenshots don't do this game justice, but it static images truly don't convey the same sense of atmosphere or eeriness as the actual game itself. (That's why we put that video up at the top for you.)...
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With the influx of pretty independent games over the last ten years it's easy to start glazing over when you're staring at high quality artsy aesthetic. The Noughties taught us that armchair productions weren't actually rubbish after all. The days of c...
Beautiful design, Hilarious deaths, Brilliant puzzles, Baffling plot line...
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gamespot.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:05
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Somewhere between life and death lies limbo, a nightmarish place where the feeble rays of light that flicker from above are swallowed whole by ink-black shadows. A young boy, courageous though ill-equipped to survive in such a hostile place, is trapped...
Moody, blackandwhite visuals, Excellent sound design, Thoughtful puzzles with lots of variety, Hidden secrets reward a second playthrough.
Ends abruptly.
Thoughtful puzzles and striking aesthetics make Limbo a cerebral adventure you must experience...
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1up.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:05
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Limbo does a great deal with very little. Stark black-and white-visuals and a simple two-button control scheme ("action" and "jump") highlight the power a talented developer can wield by keeping things simple. While the game's story (and its abrupt end...
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Black and white is the new colour. At first glance, Limbo could look like an old fashioned film, but there is no need to write off this arcade gem. We finally could have a game that comes knocking on the door of Braids crown for something unique. Never...
Black and white is the new colour. At first glance, Limbo could look like an old fashioned film, but there is no need to write off this arcade gem. We finally could have a game that comes knocking on the door of Braids crown for something unique...
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Since , people who like “indie” games, or more specifically, games made by smaller developers have been looking for the “next” . It’s like the search for the next Michael Jordan, or the next Wayne Gretzky in a lot of ways, most especially because it’s...
Limbo is the best original game I’ve played in 2010 on any platform. It combines near flawless gameplay and outstanding game design with the most immersive atmosphere I’ve seen in years. Every single area I’ve had to tick the game off in is irrelevant...
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gamersdailynews.com Updated:
2020-01-01 17:23:06
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Limbo is a title many have been looking forward to ever since trailers and gameplay videos for it emerged. Using little more than black, gray, and white for its graphics along with an extremely limited set of sound and music, Limbo was clearly trying t...
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I'll be honest, I didn't expect much when I first heard about Limbo. To me, it looked and sounded like yet another art game that people clambered over each other to fellate because it made them feel intelligent. Then I played it. Then I shut my mouth...
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