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As a benevolent god known as 'the Breath', players must lead their people to safety and help them retrieve the lost knowledge of their ancestors by manipulating the shape of the terrain of the world in this spiritual successor to Populous.
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"This robust downloadable reminds you why it's so much fun to play video-game god."
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The sphere of god

In a day and age where every other game seems to be a FPS, it’s an absolutely pleasure to play a game that isn’t afraid to try its hand at a different kind of game. One that not only is incredibly fun… Read more

From Dust Review

Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier Publisher: Ubisoft Had it not already been appropriated to a specific type of game, sandbox would have been the perfect way to describe From Dust. A completely different… Read more

Quick Review: From Dust

Gameplay - 7.5 Ubisoft takes a crack at attempting to revive the “God-game” genre with it’s latest XBL release “From Dust.” In From Dust you play as a God-like figure, “The Breath,” that must assist a… Read more

Visually impressive but gameplaywise dissapointing

As a software engineer I have to give Kudos to the development team and especially to the physics-guys as the water in this game is just stunning and hauntingly beautiful. The gameplay on the other ha… Read more

From Dust Would Be Beautiful If It Weren't So Darn Annoying

As volcanoes spread their fiery wrath across one side of the map and torrential downpours flood the river basin on the other side, the desperate villagers march unfazed towards the large totem in the… Read more

A Great Time for an Aspiring God

From Dust is a short, beautiful game that captures the player throughout the entire experience. This might sound like the conclusion at the beginning, but it’s important to establish from the onset, r… Read more

A neat twist on being God... well sort of God

From Dust largely remained under the radar for me. Any real previous exposure to the game was some tech demo trailers showcasing the innovative flow of the game's natural elements. I was impressed eno… Read more

Dusty Prospect

From Dust centres around the player as ‘the breath’, a god-like force of nature able to control the world around it, and has them manipulating the environment to claim a number of villages before exit… Read more

Great game

I have played this and I really enjoy it....its great for a quick sit down and chill out. Its a bit like Populous meets the Lemmings. Your people kind of make their own way from the places you tell th… Read more

How God looked down upon its people, and smited them with poor AI

So summer comes along and game developers forget gamers exist. Microsoft’s solution to this drought is Summer of Arcade. A yearly assortment of Xbox Live Arcade titles, giving you a reason not to vent… Read more

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