Posted by Ross
Thu, 15th Sep 2011
It’s official: OMG-Z is the 4th best PSP game of all time according to Metacritic. We’ve known for a while that reviews for OMG-Z were great, but until we received our Metarating it was hard to judge exactly how good they were. Well now we know.
Check out this screenshot we took yesterday:
Since that was taken our heads have swollen to an enormous size and we are now struggling to leave the Laughing Jackal offices.
And just to show we haven’t been making it up :) take a little look at this link which as of 11:00am on Thursday the 15th of September shows OMG-Z in 4th spot of MetaCritic’s all time PSP chart.
Our zombies have chewed their way through games like Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker, Wipeout Pure and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions and are now shambling alongside God of War: Chains of Olympus, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable at the very top of the charts.
Everyone here at Laughing Jackal has been overwhelmed by the reaction to OMG-Z and its success and we’d like to thank everyone who has supported us. For a small team like ours to have one of our games named alongside the all-time greats is incredible and it feels great to know that so many of you are enjoying something we have worked on.
Thanks
Laughing Jackal
Posted by Daren
Thu, 8th Sep 2011
North American gamers who’ve been seething with jealousy over the European release of Cubixx HD need seethe no longer, as we can now reveal the North American PSN release date of Laughing Jackal’s first ever PS3 game, the stunning Cubixx HD.
Cubixx HD will be released in North America on the 20th September, priced at just $9.99 with a 30% discount to PlayStation Plus subscribers for the first week.
And just to whet your appetites a bit more, here’s what the critics have had to say about Cubixx HD so far:
“ ...an essential PSN purchase. - 9/10” The Koalition
“ One of the most gloriously addictive, knuckle-bitingly frustrating experiences you can have on PSN. - 8/10” Official PlayStation Magazine UK
“ ...murderously addictive - 8/10” Eurogamer
“ The simplest ideas are often the most fascinating. - 8/10 Kauftipp” PS3M Magazine
“ Hovers on the cusp of absolute, delightful joy. - 8/10” TheSixthAxis
“ Cubixx is the perfect downloadable title. - 4/5” digitallydownloaded.net
“ It's one of those PSN titles that I think everyone must try and you'll instantly love. - 8/10” Paranerds.com
“ Surprisingly addictive. - 79% Top Pick” GamesMaster Magazine
“ Quite the laugh-riot. - 76%” Play Magazine
Posted by Ross
Thu, 1st Sep 2011
Hi everyone.
After a massively busy last few weeks things have calmed down enough that I can now announce that following on from the success of Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death our next Fighting Fantasy conversion will be *fanfare* Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.
First published in 1982, Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was the first book in Ian Livingstone' and Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy series and introduced millions of readers to the world of Titan, which would be the setting for many of the Fighting Fantasy books.
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Due to the feedback we’ve been receiving from you guys, we have made several changes to the game since Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death including:
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The Log Book now remembers which book you were in (Character, Item or Page)
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The user can now return to the top of the page by pressing the up button when the first option is highlighted
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A ‘Good’ generic alignment portrait added to Character Bios
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A new mini game has been added to the end of the quest
But I can’t reveal any more on that for fear of spoilers.
What I can reveal are the winners of our amazing Fighting Fantasy Competition
The answer I was looking for was "To be struck by its (Minion of Death) claws is to feel the chill of death as it draws some of your life-force away." Although I would also accept a correct description of the game mechanic for this particular attack.
The star prize of the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death book which we used when creating the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death PlayStation Mini still containing the dev notes and which has been signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, and an exclusive set of three A4 Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death posters also signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone was won by Ian White.
Our 4 runners up, each of whom receive an exclusive set of three A4 Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death posters signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, were:
Eden
Rocky Clark
João Conceição
Peter Dorr
Congratulations to everyone who got the correct answer.
