Monday, April 11, 2011
By: Matthew Doucette
Download: Score Rush (Xbox LIVE; 80 MSP)
Download: Decimation X3 (Xbox LIVE; 80 MSP)
Download: Decimation X (Xbox LIVE; 80 MSP)
Xona Games is one of only three developers to produce more than three 4+ star rated XBLIG games. Amazingly out of 1,748 games there are only 51 with 4+ star ratings. That puts each one of these games in the top 97 percentile. Check it out:
Visit all 4+ star rated XBLIG games, using the XBLIG Pivot Database, click "Developer" to show all the 4+ star XBLIG developers and the amount of games they produced:
Below I've clicked "Xona Games" to show just our 4+ star games:
Here's the full list of all developers who have produced at least two 4+ star rated XBLIG games::
- 3 - Carlo Sunseri (Crosse Studios)
- 3 - Ska Studios
- 3 - Xona Games :)
- 2 - Arkedo XNA (Arkedo Studio)
- 2 - FlukeDude
- 2 - Maximinus
- 2 - Zeboyd Games
- ...and the rest produced one game each.
We are proud to be one of only three XBLIG developers to accomplish the feat of producing three or more 4+ star rated XBLIG games. To plug some of our friends in this list, here's some games they have made: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile (XBLA), The Impossible Game (XBLIG), and Cthulhu Saves the World (XBLIG).
*Please note the above stats are based on U.S. ratings as of April 11th, 2011. We have dominated Japanese ratings as well.
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.