Well it is the last weekly edition of On the Download for a while. It has been a lot of fun to put the spotlight on all these unique and incredibly interesting downloadable titles that release weekly and even daily for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, iDevices and PC. Downloadable games have made their mark in the video game industry these past few years by standing toe-to-toe with even the biggest of triple A console or PC titles. Some of the most innovative and inventive experiences in video games today come from these smaller downloadable titles. I have really enjoyed writing On the Download on a regular basis and giving a spotlight to these games that many gamers overlook. It has been one of my favourite weekly posts to write here on Silver Bit and I hope you all enjoyed reading it.
Now that I am done with the little farewell for now speech, let us get down to business. Got a packed week of downloadable games to talk about. Two games I want to talk about quickly here in the intro and the other two I will get into more detail below. First, this week Telltale Games released the third episode in their Walking Dead adventure series called The Long Road Ahead. Decisions from the earlier episodes affect the events of The Long Road Ahead and pave a way for new long-lasting decisions that will affect future episodes in the series. The third episode of Telltale's The Walking Dead game is available on PSN, XBLA and PC for 5 dollars. The second game I want to mention here is the iOS port of Bastion. Coming completely out of right field, Supergiant Games announced the game earlier in the week only to release it for iOS this past Thursday. Easily one of the best downloadable games of 2011 has been re-imagined to work on the iPad. Bastion only works on iPad 2 or higher and costs 5 dollars. If you missed out on this remarkable game last year and own one of the newer iPad models, Bastion is a no-brainer. Download it right now! It is that good.
For a while there it looked like Rock Band and much of the rhythm game genre was dead, thanks to an over saturation of Rock Band and Guitar Hero games from EA and Activision. With games like Audiosurf and Symphony trying to revitalize this genre through the downloadable game space, Harmonix has decided to bring Rock Band to the downloadable space with Rock Band Blitz. Unlike the core Rock Band games for console, Rock Band Blitz does not use special peripherals to play the game. In Rock Band Blitz, you will use the regular controller to switch between each instrument lane and match notes in one of the game's 25 songs, which is very similar to Harmonix's older rhythm games such as Frequency and Amplitude. Rock Band Blitz offer the same Rock Band gameplay, now all just for single-player. Without much of a campaign, the main drive to play Rock Band Blitz is due to the online leaderboards,which tracks your top scores on each song. In addition to the 25 songs that come with Rock Band Blitz, gamers are able to import any song they have for Rock Band 3. Rock Band Blitz is now available for PSN and XBLA for 15 dollars or 1200 Microsoft Points.
Mass Effect is a huge series with one of the most expansive universes in video game history. To extend the life of their RPG epic and provide more insight into the rich mythology of this universe, BioWare has developed the Leviathan DLC for Mass Effect 3. The Leviathan DLC takes place before the final mission on Earth and dives into the dark history of the Reapers. Commander Shepard hears reports of something lurking in the dark corners of space. That something being powerful enough to single-handedly slay a Reaper. What is this powerful being, this leviathan of sorts and is it friend or foe? It is up to Shepard and his crew of the Normandy to find that out. Leviathan expands on the events of Mass Effect 3 and provides new characters to interact with, new pieces of information on the mythology to chew on and new weapons and upgrades to play with. For those not ignorant enough to abandon Mass Effect 3 because of the polarizing ending and want to dive back into this incredible game, you can pick Leviathan for PC, PSN and XLBA for 10 dollars or 800 Microsoft Points.
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