Decimation X3: 6th of Top 20 Best XBLIG Games of 2010

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
By: Matthew Doucette

Download: Decimation X3 (Xbox LIVE; 80 MSP)


XBLIGR picks Decimation X3 for its "Top 20 Best Xbox 360 Live Indie Games of 2010".

XBLIGR names Decimation X3 #6 of its "Top 20 Best Xbox 360 Live Indie Games of 2010":

How do you improve on perfection? Decimation X was arguably the most addictive and ideal multiplayer game released on the XBLIG platform in 2009. Now Xona Games has returned with the next iteration and it still slaughters everything around it. The levels are harder, the enemies look a little different, but the song remains the same. Perhaps graphically things look a little more LCD and little less OG Space Invaders, but whatever it is, its sexy. Well take it, for all its worth, and in this case that is a measly eighty pence. Do yourself a favor and jump in headfirst.

The song, actually, is a remake. If you play both games back to back you'll see this.

And I was oblivious to this but, Decimation X, the original game in the series, came in as #4 on XBLIGR's "Top 10 Xbox Live Indie Games of 2009" list:

Holy particle emitters Batman! If you like Space Invaders, and you like glow sticks and maybe water bottles and pacifiers and plush to backpacks, then you literally could not find a more perfect game to suit your cerebellum. Fast and furious shooting to a throbbing trance soundtrack and more flying sparks than your eyes can eat, Decimation X is a space shooter of the highest caliber, and a price that cant be beat by any Arcade game; at 80 MS points, its a complete steal.

 

More Decimation X and Decimation X3 Articles:

2022/Jan/17 4-Player Decimation X3 (Level 135)
2017/Oct/14 Xbox LIVE Indie Games Officially Shut Down
2017/Feb/14 Last Payment by XBLIG?
2015/Oct/19 Score Rush & Decimation X Series Picked as Best Beginner Shmups
2015/Aug/17 Support XBLIG Backwards Compatibility on Xbox One!
2014/Feb/17 Halifax Scramble Wrap Up
2014/Feb/14 Xona Games Shmup Tournament
2013/Jul/25 Indie Royale's Indie Gamer Chick Bundle
2013/Jun/06 Decimation X: Makes A Most Wanted List
2013/May/03 Death in Video Games
2013/May/02 Decimation X3: Japan's Pier 21 Arcade Honor
2013/May/02 Decimation X3 God Update!
2013/Apr/21 Decimation X3 Mention by Major Nelson!
2013/Apr/14 Decimation X3 & Score Rush Still Getting Some Love
2012/Jun/02 Decimation X Series: Video Tribute
2011/Jul/11 Decimation X3: 16 Best Xbox LIVE Indie Games by Official Xbox Magazine
2011/Jun/07 Decimation X2: Xbox LIVE Indie Game of the Week
2011/May/18 Decimaton X3: Featured in Official Xbox Magazine
2011/May/06 Decimation X2: $1,000 Highly Commended Winner in WP7COMP
2011/May/01 Matthew Doucette: Interviewed in Palutena's Army
2011/Apr/25 Decimation X: Top 10 Xbox LIVE Indie Games
2011/Mar/25 Xona Games is 4-Player Shmup King of XBLIG: Created 3 of Top 7
2011/Feb/16 Dzag: The Decimation X3 GOD!
2011/Feb/15 Decimation X3 & Score Rush: Top 25 Indie Games
2011/Feb/11 Decimation X3 - Reviews On The Run
2011/Feb/10 Decimation X Featured in Famitsu, Top Gaming Mag in Japan
2011/Jan/20 Decimation X3 Top Pick of Joystiq's 2010 Buyer's Guide
2011/Jan/11 Decimation X3: 6th of Top 20 Best XBLIG Games of 2010
2011/Jan/06 NeoGAF Awards: Xona Games Wins Both Gold & Bronze!
2011/Jan/02 Xona Games 2 of Top 3 Picks in #1 Japanese Gaming Magazine, Famitsu
2010/Dec/24 4 Player Decimation X3 Video
2010/Dec/17 Lords of Indie Bullet Hell
2010/Dec/17 Xona Games 10th & 11th Best Selling XBLIGs Worldwide
2010/Dec/12 Japan: 3 of Top 5 Rated + Top 2 Best Selling XBLIG Games
2010/Dec/12 Score Rush #1 and #2 Best Seller in 3 Countries
2010/Dec/10 Decimation X2: Featured in Windows Central
2010/Dec/10 Decimation X3 #1 Best Seller in 4 Countries
2010/Dec/09 Decimation X3 #1 in Japan!
2010/Dec/08 Decimation X3 #12 Top Rated XBLIG in U.S.!
2010/Dec/07 Decimation X3 Released!
2010/Nov/30 Indie Games Winter Uprise Trailer
2010/Nov/22 Decimation X3 Box Art
2010/Nov/18 Indie Games Winter Uprising
2010/Nov/01 Decimation X an IGN.com Top Pick
2010/Oct/28 Decimation X2 Released: Launches on Windows Phone 7 in 11 Days
2010/Oct/22 Decimation X Video Review: 5/5
2010/Oct/11 Decimation X2: Windows Phone 7 Launch Title
2010/Oct/05 A Few Favorable Decimation X Reviews: 9.5/10 AVG
2010/Aug/30 Xona Games Featured Over 200 Times!
2010/Aug/24 Decimation X Xbox LIVE Feedback (Explicit Content)!
2010/Jul/29 Game Rain #1 - Win 1 of 21 Xbox LIVE Indie Games
2010/Jul/19 New Xbox LIVE Indie Games Roundup Show
2010/Jun/23 Decimation X: IndieNerds Review
2010/Jun/07 3 Player Decimation X Video
2010/May/19 10,000,000 points in Decimation X
2010/Apr/30 Homebrew Heroes: Retro Gamer Feature
2010/Apr/26 Game Roast: Decimation X
2010/Apr/04 Decimation X Fan Love
2010/Mar/30 Decimation X: 7.3 Million Point Level 80 Run!
2010/Mar/22 Decimation X: "Best Value of any Indie Game I've Ever Played"
2010/Feb/04 United States' #16 Top Rated XBLIG: Decimation X
2010/Jan/28 Japan's #6 Top Rated Xbox 360 "Shooter": Decimation X
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2010/Jan/25 Canada's #3 Top Rated XBLIG: Decimation X
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2010/Jan/16 Decimation X now on Xbox LIVE!
2010/Jan/11 Decimation X Teaser Released
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About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.