Braid and no 1942 joint strike

(tags game, Xbox 360, platformer, shmup)

Two online mainstream reviewers gave the recent 1200 XBLP (over?) priced game Braid the "best game" hype, so I at least gave the trial demo a shot. I love the background graphics. The music is grand. The puzzles are intriguing to say the least (somewhat "blow your mind"). But I'll save this platformer for another day.

And while trawling the XBLA for something interesting, I discovered that the already released 1942: Joint Strike was not available in the Japan region. Oh bummer.