If you’re in the US, and a fan of quirky, unique games – try not to get too excited.
The Xbox Live Arcade bestselling game Braid is set to have a boxed PC release thanks to casual game publisher MumboJumbo, who currently cater to a wide number of retail outlets across the states.
Mark Cottam, CEO of MumboJumbo, was excited to include the popular time-bending game into their lineup:
“Braid is a really exceptional game that is highly polished and fits in well with our premium casual games lineup for 2010. We’re excited to bring Braid to the retail market, and we feel that MumboJumbo can really help round out the game’s reach.”
The game isn’t new to PC: It’s been available to purchase online for both Windows and Mac since April and May respectively, but this is the first time a boxed, fully packaged version of the game will grace store shelves in the US.
Braid is a 60 level game where you lead a character through a series of puzzles and challenges by literally warping time, whether to solve puzzles, simply backtrack, as well as undo events that led to your death! The game has a solid rap sheet already, garnering highly positive reviews – 90%+ from most major reviewers (and quite a few GameRanters are fans too). As a result, the title should fair well in the Casual PC Market.
However, there’s no word of any international boxed versions of the game. If the boxed US release fairs well, it can be expected that going international would be strongly considered.
What do you think of Braid? Will you pick it up for PC or do you already own it on an Xbox 360 or PS3?
Source: Casual Gaming
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reading this makes me want to play through this again
Wonderful game, though I'm not sure about taking the time and money to have a box release. Seems like the type of game that really lends itself well to downloadable distribution.
You're right and this is way too late in the game for those of us who've already played it to get it on the PC like this. Hopefully it finds a new audience and sells some good amount of units.