On Reflection

A game of mysterious split-personality; on the one hand, there’s the fact that it rocks, while on the other, it officially has the worst name of any game on XBLA. So there.

The Score

This special little number kind of hits you on two fronts. On the one hand, its origin as independently developed PC shareware makes this exactly the kind of ‘little guy with an idea’ success story Xbox Live Arcade was made for. On the other hand (and pretty unusually under these circumstances), the actual game’s entertaining, too.

Starting off with bonus Brownie points for its meaty 125-puzzle challenge, Klei Entertainment adds a frantic mini-game to the mix that, while more than a little poo, is more than enough to stave off feelings of rip-offery.

The main action mixes equal parts of Lemmings and ChuChu Rocket, as you lay objects in our titular glutton’s path in order to lead him to his destination: a puzzle piece. Although there’s an awkward ledge here and there, the prospect of the PC’s user-created levels switching formats floats our collective boat. Anyway, that’s enough waffle: bring on the score!

9 out of 10