A 2-D role-playing game arrives for download from Xbox Live Arcade rich in platforming tradition, classic painted animation and hack-and-slash combat in Dust: An Elysian Tail (Microsoft Game Studios ...

Every so often, a game comes along that reminds me why I play games. They aren't always perfect, but they're memorable experiences and that's what really matters. Dust: An Elysian Tail is one of those ...

Yes, the titular character in Dust: An Elysian Trail is a blue fox that walks like a person and is accompanied by a smaller flying fox, but if you can’t get over that, you’d be denying yourself one of ...

For example, Dust’s double-jump appears to be viable because of a pair of ghostly wings which sprout from his back (or hips; it is not always consistent). (Interestingly, where other platforming games ...

Not too much exciting in this area. Take out the enemies and continue forward to trigger a cutscene. You'll fight your first group of flying monsters here. Make frequent use of your aerial Dust Storm ...

Dust: An Elysian Tail is from the future, only one that never happened. A future where 3D never kicked 2D gaming to the curb. A timeline where 2D side-scrollers never vanished from the charts. Playing ...

An indie auteur who's making waves is animator and self-taught programmer is Dean Dodrill, whose "Dust: An Elysian Tail" (Humble Hearts, for the Xbox 360, $15) is a loving tribute to some of Dodrill's ...

Dean Dodrill: father, animator and self-taught game designer. This is his four-year journey to create the game of his dreams.

With its gloriously pretty aesthetic, ferocious combat, bubbly anthropomorphic characters and dark --often grim-- narrative, Dust is a fascinating combination. While the painterly style and 2D ...