On the Download: December 4-10

Sorry for the delay.  Had a full day at work yesterday so I did not have time to write a blog post.  So to make up for missing yesterday.  I will be putting up two posts today.  On the Download right now and a preview of the Spike VGAs later today.  This week has been a busy week in the downloadable space.  With many games released this week on each platform's online stores, there is a lot of games to cover today.  So let us dive right in.

Frozenbyte surprised a lot of people when they released Trine two years ago.  Trine was a physics-based fantasy action game where you controlled three distinctly unique characters.  You took control of a knight, who was the muscle of the group, a thief, who used ranged weapons and could reach high platforms with her grappling hook, and a wizard, who could use his magic to manipulate objects in the world.  Trine 2, which released on Steam this week, wants to up everything that made the first game an indie gem.  The physics in the game have been improved so now you can manipulate fire, water, magic and even gravity.  You can the game co-op with up to three other players online or locally and upgrade your characters' stats to suit your play-style.  The graphics and art have been improved a lot since the original game.  Creating an immersive and beautiful fantasy world for you to explore.  For 14 dollars, Trine 2 is a great downloadable title for a great price and a worthy pick-up for any gamer looking for something to play after completing this years' biggest blockbusters.

Made by the creators of Advance Wars and Paper Mario, Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, Pushmo has been declared the 3DS eShop's first killer app by IGN.  In Pushmo, you play Mallo, the happy little pudgy hero that is tasked with saving children that are trapped in unique pieces of playground equipment known as the Pushmo.  Each Pushmo consists of many colourful blocks that Mallo has to rearrange in order to save the child at the end of the level.  Pushmo offers 250 puzzles that you can complete.  On top of that Pushmo allows you to create your own puzzles that can be saved to QR Codes that you can then share with friends or online with total strangers.  If you are interested, go pick-up Pushmo on the Nintendo eShop for just 7 dollars.

Batman invades your iDevice with Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, which released yesterday on the App Store.  Developed by NetherRealm Studios, which brought us the new Mortal Kombat earlier this year, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown has the Caped Crusader patrolling the streets of Arkham City again.  This time around Batman fights in a series of one-on-one encounters very reminiscent of Infinity Blade with the likes of Two-Face, the Joker, Deathstroke, and many more iconic villains.  The one-on-one fights are broken up through little cutscenes and some interactive Batarang segments.  Batman: Arkham City Lockdown features an upgrade system which allows you to use the experience you gain from fights to upgrade Batman's attributes and various gadgets.  After playing Arkham City for the consoles and are craving more Batman action, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, only 6 dollars on the App Store, will be perfect game for you.