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Braid is a platforming game with a difference. It resembles super mario brothers very much with a very arty twist and has you jumping on things heads to kill them and other familiar things. The thing that makes braid stand out from the crowd is its use of an old favourite of mine time travel. Along with your normal buttons the x button rewinds time and there is no limit to how far you can go so you can rewind right back to the beginning of the level if you wish.
This all takes a bit of getting used to but as soon as you have a whole new mehcanic is introduced such as levels where your surroundings move forward in time as you move to the right and back as you move left. All these mechanics are used to solve puzzles which not only get you to the end of each level but collect puzzle pieces which you need to complete the game.
Braid can be ridiculously frustrating at times but the reward is worth it. The style of the game is brilliant everything has a hand drawn look with historical music which reacts with your time manipulation. The game looks great and fits the design of the game completely. While the story is confusing it is extemely interesting with a brilliant ending.
Braid is a must play for any xbla player and while frustrating is pure genius. The mechanics work perfectly and the level design is brilliant. As i keep saying how brilliant this game is maybe you can figure my title out now. If your have 1200 points or at the moment 800 play Braid.
