Today is the day on where the Xboxlive Arcade strives in variety and excellence. I have downloaded Braid yesterday and Bionic Commando today. My impressions on these babies is nothing but excellence. Braid is an intelligent performer that's full of time controlling craziness that can fuck up the minds of normal people, like me.

Braid will make you think. If you thought Valve's Portal made your mind implode, prepare for your brain to destroy your whole entire state once you play Braid. The game keeps changing as you go from level to level, making repetition get pushed down a cliff and get fucking ripped in half by alligators within that pit. Also, Braid throws a grenade down that pit, making repition fucking die in the bowls of Hell. Once repition dies and he goes to Hell, Satan-...

...Okay, I am done with insulting Mr. Repetition. I'll continue with my impressions.

So yeah, Braid's awesome. Buy it. If you played the demo and you think the game is boring, don't let those feelings trick you. Buy it. I had the same reaction by Braid's trial and I regret it.

Now then, Bionic Commando: Re-Armed.

It-fucking-rocks.

The one thing that you may love once you play the game is defiantly the soundtrack. While it's a remix of the NES classic's soundtrack, it's just rad. I always bobbed my head to the techno when I went up platforms and killed off bad guys. Another positive feature is the humor. When you hack into enemy networks or get information from your HQ, the comedy comes into play. I cannot spoil anything, but you will laugh.
The only problem I really see with the game is it's tight learning curve on the control mechanics. You will bang your head on the controller for a while until you actually get the hang of it. Once you do, it's a blast.

Best ten dollars you can actually get rid of at this current month. Buy the game. It's radical.