Ok, I will preface this by saying that Goes to 11 is my videogame review blog. The idea originated here, based on people getting upset of reviewer scores, particularly with Final Fantasy XIII. And Game Room has been a dumping ground of sorts for old arcade and home games. It has gotten some good stuff, like old classics like Asteroids and also Jackal (Sunset Riders is to be coming to). But also forgettable stuff. Well, this brings up Venetian Blinds. For some reason, things aligned right, and I have gotten a number of laughs from it. In short, it is a simulator of venetian blinds, done internally by Activision in response to a law suit by Atari, the Atari 2600 and now appears in Game Room. Does have a "could go viral vibe to it", which is an interest I have in it.
Anyhow, here you go, my review of Venetian Blinds (the complete review is here):
http://goes-to-11.blogspot.com/2010/12/review-venetian-blinds.html
Review: Venetian Blinds
Genre: Venetian blinds simulator
System: XBox 360 for Game Room (emulating Atari 2600 version)
Summary: Player controls the opening and closing of venetian blinds, revealing a sunset in a window or covering it up.
Pros:
* Pretty sunset background.
* Easy to grasp controls (push up or down).
* One of the better Game Room mascots (flying window).
* Create a room full of Venetian Blinds machines and it draws avatars into room.
* Wandering avatars LOVE Venetian Blinds.
* One of the more entertaining titles in Game Room to own.
* A chance to be part of another viral craze on the Internet.
* Relaxing gameplay.
Final Score:
10/10
