Gizmondo: Games
Are any worth buying?
Trailblazer
A sparkly remake of the 8-bit ball jumping classic from Gremlin Graphics/Mr Chips, complete with super-fast gameplay, trippy Tron-style graphics and a brain-jangling techno soundtrack. We never thought we'd see this one revived.
To the uninitiated it looks rather like WipEout, except there are no other 'drivers' to compete against. Instead, it's just you and your 'ship' trying to avoid the gaps and path blockers and navigate your way across special tiles which can speed you up, slow you down, force you to jump or reverse the controls. Just like the original, in fact.
It's easy to pick-up but challenging to master, with a healthy just-one-more-go-factor. We also like the option to select any MP3s stored in your Gizmondo's root directory as the game soundtrack. Lots of fun, and a real surprise for retro fiends.