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'Splosion Man
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A 2.5D side-scrolling action-platformer from Twisted Pixel featuring a military experiment gone wrong, resulting in a molten man who can ’splode at will!
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"This loony, breakneck, tough-as-nails 2D platformer is a great way to kick off the Summer of Arcade and totally worth your $10."
5 ★ (16)
4 ★ (26)
3 ★ (6)
2 ★ (0)
1 ★ (0)

Trial and Terror

Good mechanic The main platforming part of 'Splosion Man works really great. The triple-jump invites speedy action where wall-jumps, triggering explosions and juggling yourself between platforms is pa… Read more

Open Face Loose Meat Sandwich!

Fans of platforming games, assorted meat products and donuts rejoice—‘Splosion Man is the game for you. I’ve been interested in playing it since it was announced back in April of 2009. Unfortunately,… Read more

SplosioN+ Man

World play on the title is supposed to refer to N+ which is a similar platform game. Other similarities games share is the difficulty level. Both games are brutally challenging. Instead of Ninja' s in… Read more

A Brilliantly Flawed Game

This is a game you’ll love to hate. It is unforgiving, twitchy, frantic, and at times unfair. But you’ll want to come back and get through the game, because you know that if you try just a little bit… Read more

Splosion Man

Splosion Man review... Daily Mail readers will be familiar with the notion that videogames are responsible for the breakdown in society that we see all around. Murders, riots, burglaries, fraud...yes… Read more

'Splosion Man will provide you with hours of hilarious fun

'Splosion Man is probably my favourite platform game of all time. It managed to entertain me for hours with its crazily complicated and awesome jumping sequences, its great sense of style and the hila… Read more

Starts with a bang, but starts to fizzle out later on

‘Splosion Man is a two-dimensional platformer easily summarised by its title alone – you control a man who likes to spontaneously combust, or ‘Splode as the game likes to call it. I suppose there’s a… Read more

'Cause you're the 'Splode beneath my 'Splosion

'Splosion man is one of the games that makes me love the Xbox Live Marketplace. There's just something magical that happens when I enjoy a $10 game as much as some $60 games, and 'Splosion man is one… Read more

Quite a blast! (Literally!)

Simply put, 'Splosion Man is a fun little adventure for your 360 and is worth more than the 800 Microsoft Points you're going to pay for it. 'Splosion Man is a simple game. You're a psychotic explodin… Read more

'Splosions, t-bone steaks, and donuts.... what's not to like?

'Splosion Man is a 2.5D platformer for XBLA, developed by Twisted Pixel. This is their second game and they don't disappoint. The game has a very, very loose story that is told over 50 insane, stress… Read more

Explosion after Explosion

Another addition to the Xbox live Marketplace named Splosion Man, is it an annoying voice like game or is it a big bang. Positive: Some funny comments Enjoyable 2D mayhem Great executed ideas Nice loo… Read more

Classic, simple, fun.... and not to mention cheap.

Splosion Man has to be one of the better games this summer that has been release on XBLA. Simply put, the appeal of this game, as well as the success, come from the simple and fun game play. Splosion… Read more

A fun platformer that gets a little repetitve

'Splosion Man is a platformer where you play a man (?) that can 'splode to deal damage to people, turn scientists into meat, and jump around. That's really all there is to it. You're pretty much just… Read more

'Splosion Man Review

'Splosion Man is an XBOX Live Arcade game from the company Twisted Pixel. In this game you will be play as a highly explosive man running through levels trying to free yourself from the lab that has t… Read more

Having a BLAST playing 'Splosion Man

I'm really glad to see such good things come from the current BOOM of indie developers! ...but seriously, folks. I meant that. To me, one of the most exciting aspects about this generation of video ga… Read more

Too Challenging at times, not for the feint of heart.

Here’s a title off the Xbox Live Arcade, I think it’s a lot of fun and well worth the Microsoft space bucks(800 points AKA 10 bux). On the Richie Raw scale I’m gonna go with an 8/10. The Good – Here’s… Read more

GET TO DA CHOPPA'!

Ah, the Summer. A time for sitting outside in the sun, going to the pub or jetting away to parts foreign (though, as I write this its actually raining, but hey thats what you get in late August in Lee… Read more

Splosion Man

This is a great simple game. This is what PSN/Live should be not the constant remakes of old games. The simple one button game play is great, but just because you only press one button that does not m… Read more

It's the simple things....

Sometimes it's the simple things in gaming that make things worthwhile. 'Splosion Man is a game that, in essence, is simple without being simplistic, which I find to be a winning formula in media. By… Read more

'Splosion Man Review

If there is one thing I hate, its games with really stupid names that are trying to be clever with bad humor, which end up failing at almost everything. While ‘Splosion Man fails with the name and hum… Read more

More Fun Than a Rocket Launcher to the Posterior

Everyone's got a favorite Superhero: Superman, Spiderman, X-men (okay, that's a group of super heroes), but there's always one that evades the naked eye. One superhero that immediately comes to mind d… Read more

Explosively fun.

Splosion Man, from the makers of the Maw, combines explosive humor and off-the-wall action. The game boasts both a fairly long single player and a co-op mode for double sploding fun. The question rema… Read more

"Splosion Man is frustrating fun"

While your playing splosion man, you will probably at times hate the game, but when its all set and done you will love it and wanna play it again. First of all, there are some questionable decisions a… Read more

'Splosion Man (Secretly) Hates You

Doesn't Say Mean Things To Your Face I had a bad experience with Mega Man 9 . I loved Mega Man when I was a kid, but in the intervening years I've gone soft. I don't have the free time I once did, and… Read more

Will make you 'Splode your pants.

Front and Back. 'Nuff said on that topic. This game rocks. Totally takes me back to a insaner crazier and better looking version of the 2- D platformer, or whateverthehellyouwanttocallthisgame. I gues… Read more

Because "Explosion Man" just sounds dumb.

A few levels into ‘Splosion Man you’ll find a rather large scientist with a particular fondness for doughnuts. Upon picking him up and using him as your own human shield, an original song about doughn… Read more

Part of a balanced breakfast

Splosion Man is the kind of character that needs to appear on a cereal box. The character of “Splosion Man” is a hyperactive, flamboyant acid-freak with no attention span or a long-term memory that ex… Read more

'Splosion Man will blow your mind (Get it! ;)

'Splosion Man is a platformer developed by Twisted Pixel about an experiment gone wrong that ended up with an exploding man. Let me state that the gameplay is addictive. You run and explode to jump, c… Read more

Feed the World...One Frustrating 'Splode at a time

'Splosion Man User Review XBLA - 800ms pts by ArmaziLLa Ok what is there to say about 'Splosion Man? Obviously, this game is an instant classic. It's fun, it's funny, it's quirky, and it's addictive -… Read more

The splode beneath your splosion...

There are a few things that make up a great platformer. Good humor, smart level design and a memorable lead character. Splosion-Man easily succeeds at all three, a shining example of the genre and tha… Read more

Frantic, fun, but frustrating.

There is so much I like about this game, but I hesitate to give it a 5 star rating. The atmosphere that twisted pixel puts into their games always puts a smile on my face. When you first load up the t… Read more

Splosion Man Video Review

Add two parts trial and error, two parts frustration and two parts fun and what you get is 'Splosion Man, a 3D side scrolling platforming game from Twisted Pixel. At the heart of this game is a true p… Read more

Another Winner from Twisted Pixel!

So downloaded Splosion Man from XBLA because i was interested in the basic design concept which is simply one button which makes you explode. That may sound boring at first but it's actually really fu… Read more

'Splode your way through an addictive and challenging ride

Alright then, picture this if you will. A science experiment gone horribly wrong, mixed with an over the top Warner Brothers cartoon, topped off with pounds and pounds of assorted meats. Got the image… Read more

One of the best XBLA titles to date.

Twisted Pixel made a name for itself when it released The Maw earlier this year. The Maw was a puzzle game more than anything else and at first glance 'Splosion Man looks like a completely mindless pl… Read more

So, 'Splosion Man...

We've seen successful throwbacks to the simplicity of 90's platform-based gaming before, though few have accomplished the same vibe as 'Splosion Man has. The game hinges on a simple mechanic, one butt… Read more

I Could 'Splode all Day

'Splosion Man is amazing. Twisted Pixel: The guys who brought you The Maw is back with more Humor then a toasted ham Sangwitch. Frist of the Presentation is amazing...Graphics across the board are gre… Read more

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