The Maw Review

The Maw is the first game made by Twisted Pixel, and I just have to say well done Twisted Pixel, well done. The Maw had a lot of anticipation from gamers after being named the Audience Choice award winner at PAX '08, and in a sense it has lived up it all its expectations.

In The Maw, you play Frank, an alien captured by galactic bounty hunters along with other aliens and put into some high tech containers on the bounty hunters ship. One of the aliens on the ship is special because he becomes your friend, in a weird kind of way. This character is The Maw("The Maw" is his actual full name). After a crash landing, you and The Maw get together and go around eating various creatures across the planet.


Throughout the game you gain new powers by eating new creatures. Eating is basically all you do in this game. The levels are fun, but a bit repetitive just because of the fact that you just go and eat things the whole game. There are new creatures in each level so that keeps it different. The sound is invigorating and the graphics are great.The game is pretty short, I beat it in about 4 hours. It could be beat in 3.5 hours rushing and about 6 hours to go through everything.

Sound: 9
Invigorating

Graphics: 9
Great for an arcade game.

Presentation: 8
Everything is easy to navigate through and controls are basic.

Gameplay: 6
The levels get repetitive and are very short. After you beat this game once I doubt you will go back and play it again unless trying to get achievements.

Overall: 8


The game is only 800 microsoft points($10) so it worth the money.