It brings to mind the height of the 1990s shareware and BBS era of PC gaming. This is similar to virtually all the other titles available through the Xbox Live Arcade, and I like this demo model very much. The free, downloadable demo of Marble Blast Ultra lets you play through a limited subset of the 60 levels available in the final game, as well as play in online matches (for seven minutes, at which point you will get disconnected and see a trial-mode reminder). I have no opinion on how Marble Blast compares directly to Marble Madness, (apples and oranges, a classic vs a cheap, new game) but I will say that this is easily the most fun marble game I\'ve played since Marble Madness.
Of course, Marble Blast Ultra uses polygons where Marble Madness used two dimensional sprites. Marble Blast Ultra also adds mandatory gem collection to the mix, which isn\'t always an \"improvement\". The goal here is essentially the same: control a rolling marble through an increasingly complex set of environments, avoiding a variety of environmental hazards and accomplishing some simple goals. Marble Blast, like several other games before it, will for most people bring to mind the seminal NES classic Marble Madness. (\"Microsoft Points\" seem to make exact conversions pretty useless since they\'re somewhat cheaper in bulk.) The only limitation to the package is somewhat limited multiplayer, which made me a little sad, but is not a serious deterrent to purchase at an approximate price of eight dollars and a newspaper. The recently released Marble Blast Ultra for the XBox 360 (available only through download) is equal parts Marble Madness and Super Monkey Ball, and the end result is as fun as it sounds.
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