I returned to the land of the 360 tonight to check up on some of the newer stuff, and first up were some trials of recent XBLA games.

Bliss Island looks way too cutesy, and is just a bunch of silly games that aren’t too interesting on their own, so I’ll pass on that one. Brain Challenge is kind of like Brain Age on the DS, but the difference is that I’m not going to fire up my 360 on a daily basis just to play this, so this one’s a pass too. And Rocketmen: Axis of Evil has an interesting style to it, but the basic game is just another twin-stick shooter, and with a really bad camera and awful hit detection. Yawn.

After that I downloaded the Still Alive track for Rock Band. Although a bit overreferenced on the forums nowadays, it’s a nifty song, but it doesn’t really fit in with the Rock Band vibe. Fortunately the lead guitar on it is still moderately interesting, though the bass is a bit of a bore. It’s interesting as a one-off at least, and hey, it was free.