Win a NinjaBee T-shirt!

Posted on Sat, Dec 20, 2008 in News

If you missed out on our last contest giveaway, hosted by the fine folks at NinjaBee, then you might want to get in on this one. Developer NinjaBee is once again giving us loot to donate to our loyal readership, and if you want to earn a T-shirt, keep on readin’.

In celebration of the recent WiiWare release of Boingz, as well as the gratis Xbox Live Arcade game Doritos Dash of Destruction, we’re giving away one large-sized black tee (as seen here) for one lucky NinjaBee lover. How do you win a developer-themed addition to your wardrobe?

Write a review of either Boingz or Dash of Destruction in the comments section below. We don’t need 4000-word epics, here, so let’s do our best to keep it around 100 words or so — and please do your best to ensure that those 100 words are moderately spell-checked. Once again, we’ll have to restrict this to the United States and Canada, so we apologize to all the Brits in advance. The shirt would normally cost a measly $15 on the official store, but if you want to hold off ’til after the holidays, stick with us.

So if you’ve got thoughts, leave them with us. If not, well, NinjaBee is a top-notch developer! What’s the hold up on playin’ them? The winner will be selected at random. You can’t deny the oozing awesome of the company’s logo, so you won’t even feel embarassed to where it. How novel!

Get to it, folks! We’re slapping a December 22nd deadline on this. If you want a great gift from NinjaBee and Nukoda, we’re looking for well-written, funny, and otherwise awesome reviews to read. We can’t wait to see what you can do.

Comment away!

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Mitchell Dyer is an Alberta, Canada-based Reviews and Previews Editor for Nukoda.com, as well as a freelance videogame word typer with Official Xbox Magazine and OXMOnline.com where he writes reviews, features and more nonsense.

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4 Comments For This Post

Bret Jennings Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

I assume I’m excluded from this contest? =)

Lloyd Hannesson Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

Nah you are fine man.. it’s not like you’ve written for the site before

Kevin Says:
December 19th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

Dash of Destruction may be free of charge, but don’t let that fool you. The Dorito-eating dino (with robotic enhancements) makes for a great character to stomp, romp and chomp as, particularly during multi player. One thing you’ll note above all else is the destructable environments that light up like the 4th of July when you smash and crash through it. It’s short, but it’s crazy and fun. 4/5

jedi_dad Says:
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:50 pm

You get what you pay for. My dad always said that to me. He also said something about too many cooks spoiling the soup. That’s what I think happened here. Too many marketing folks got into this game and derailed it. If you compare this to the other free XBLA game Yaris, Dash of Destruction would get a 9/10 to Yaris’ 2/10. The game is at least playable. I think I laughed once or twice at the comments designer Mike Borland’s avatar made during the load screens. My main issue is with the dino levels. The delivery truck levels are mildly enjoyable with decent controls, but the later half of the T-Rex levels are awful. After completion of each level, Mike tells you your T-Rex is getting an upgrade. You’ll physically see a difference on your dino, but only notice a small change in gameplay. On one level my tail was upgraded and I had to compete with a rival dino for points. My first thought was that I could use the tail to knock my opponent down for an advantage. Nope. Can’t do it. I thought the roar could be used defensively. Nope. can’t do that either. Even the small pool of water gives your T-Rex a fit. Wouldn’t a dino just jump over that tiny pool? In my world they would. Maybe the sky isn’t blue in Mike Borland’s world. How about the rival T-Rex that knows the exact spot the next truck is going to respawn at. Even my six your old son asked why we couldn’t knock him down with our tail. My guess would be that the designers opted to keep it violence free, but the T-Rex eats cars. People drive cars. T-Rex eats people in cars. Weird. I also think the camera needed an option to pan out a little bit. Again…it’s a free game. I get that. Thanks for the free 200 gamerscore. But I feel that they should have put their best foot forward here and made a game that would drive more interest in their next endeavor. I know what Doritos are. I now know who Mike Borland is. But I’m less than excited about NinjaBee. And that’s a missed opportunity.

Bret Jennings Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I assume I’m excluded from this contest? =)
Lloyd Hannesson Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Nah you are fine man.. it’s not like you’ve written for the site before
Kevin Says:
December 19th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Dash of Destruction may be free of charge, but don’t let that fool you. The Dorito-eating dino (with robotic enhancements) makes for a great character to stomp, romp and chomp as, particularly during multi player. One thing you’ll note above all else is the destructable environments that light up like the 4th of July when you smash and crash through it. It’s short, but it’s crazy and fun. 4/5
jedi_dad Says:
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:50 pm
You get what you pay for. My dad always said that to me. He also said something about too many cooks spoiling the soup. That’s what I think happened here. Too many marketing folks got into this game and derailed it. If you compare this to the other free XBLA game Yaris, Dash of Destruction would get a 9/10 to Yaris’ 2/10. The game is at least playable. I think I laughed once or twice at the comments designer Mike Borland’s avatar made during the load screens. My main issue is with the dino levels. The delivery truck levels are mildly enjoyable with decent controls, but the later half of the T-Rex levels are awful. After completion of each level, Mike tells you your T-Rex is getting an upgrade. You’ll physically see a difference on your dino, but only notice a small change in gameplay. On one level my tail was upgraded and I had to compete with a rival dino for points. My first thought was that I could use the tail to knock my opponent down for an advantage. Nope. Can’t do it. I thought the roar could be used defensively. Nope. can’t do that either. Even the small pool of water gives your T-Rex a fit. Wouldn’t a dino just jump over that tiny pool? In my world they would. Maybe the sky isn’t blue in Mike Borland’s world. How about the rival T-Rex that knows the exact spot the next truck is going to respawn at. Even my six your old son asked why we couldn’t knock him down with our tail. My guess would be that the designers opted to keep it violence free, but the T-Rex eats cars. People drive cars. T-Rex eats people in cars. Weird. I also think the camera needed an option to pan out a little bit. Again…it’s a free game. I get that. Thanks for the free 200 gamerscore. But I feel that they should have put their best foot forward here and made a game that would drive more interest in their next endeavor. I know what Doritos are. I now know who Mike Borland is. But I’m less than excited about NinjaBee. And that’s a missed opportunity.

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