Nutjitsu

What is Nutjitsu? 


Nutjitsu is the second (i think) ID@Xbox release (and the first by developer Ninja Bee on the Xbox One).  If you have Windows 8, this is available from the Windows Store for Free (pay-to-play type game).  i didn't like how you had to "draw" on the screen to move in that version. 


In this game you play as a squirrel trying to save acorns from a pack of fox interlopers.  In some ways this plays a little like Pac-Man where you go through mazes collecting acorns and completing "missions" - like collect 15 acorns, etc.  Unlike traditional Pac-Man there are power ups(nothing as good as power pellets though, at least that i have access to) - like a freeze bomb (freezes the "ghosts" in their place for a few seconds), smoke bomb (you can evade enemies), speed boost, etc.  There isn't a coherent story here... you just take it level by level attempting missions (usually a single mission doesn't last that long).  There is also a Survival mode (which i haven't attempted yet).  


Unfortunately, like Pac-Man this game has control issues.  It is not always a smooth path around the mazes (especially with the thumbstick), i think the d-pad is a little better (it never got "stuck" on me).  The controls feel a little sluggish. 


If you want the full GamerScore, it is going to take a lot of grinding to get up to level 25 (relatively low XP rewards for completing missions).


This is the cheapest game currently available for the Xbox One ($6.49 US).  It doesn't have the Game DVR option.