The Tempura of the Dead (240 MS Points, JPN 8bits Fanatics)
Making deep fried Japanese treats out of severed zombie heads that have been whittled down to small bits? Yuck. But sometimes saving the worlds means getting your hands dirty. Tempura packs cooking, zombie beheading, and silly 8-bit antics into a charming retro package that's among the best offerings you'll find on the XBLIG channel. It also just so happens to have one of the sweetest titles too.

Moon Cheese (80 MS Points, Whampashimash)
We can't help but wonder what Moon Cheese would taste like? It's probably best we don't find out. Instead, this funky diversion has us strapped to the back of a giant explosive rocket that bounces atop the heads of unruly goblin folks to gain boost power and score bonus points for launching into the stratosphere. This one has cool art, a bizarre premise, and delivers an oddly stomach grumble-inducing good time.

Urban Space Squirrels (80 MS Points, DTA Entertainment)
Stylish robo-squirrels that love to hurl bombs and leap through the air make this slick platformer an entertaining romp through sci-fi corridors full of traps and tricks. Making clever use of explosives to traverse the futuristic landscape will put your space-faring rodent skills and lightning-quick reflexes to the test. Thankfully there's more to it than hopping around and blowing yourself to bits.

Attack of the 50 FT Verbose Dinosaur (80 MS Points, AIMra)
Starring a chatty dino with a penchant for vocabulary destruction, Dinosaur may win the prize for zaniest name and weirdest game. Vomiting letters from your reptilian gullet makes them stick to buildings you want to destroy. Chaining letters together to form words then igniting them with a fireball sends the whole thing toppling in glorious ruins. So basically, it's Scrabble meets Rampage.

Cthulhu Saves The World (80 MS Points, Zeboyd Games)
Dark eldritch demon-gods and heroic efforts don't usually go hand-in-hand, but Cthulhu Saves The World's intensely goofy premise turns everything you know about the cosmic villain on its head. This charmingly retro RPG sports a ton of hilarious content to back up the promise of its cool name, enticing us to delve back into our love of 8-bit era nostalgia once again...only this time the adventure is far from predictable.

Eat My Shuriken and Die (80 MS Points, FlowersFX)
Could there be any other possible outcome from eating a shuriken other than a rather unpleasant demise? This straightforwardly-named multiplayer slaughterfest has opponents flinging the aforementioned shuriken and other bladed implements of insta-death around creative arenas to annihilate the opposition with extreme prejudice. Also, the Simpsons-esque art style of each combatant is top notch. Good times all around.

Urban Space Squirrels (80 MS Points, DTA Entertainment)
Stylish robo-squirrels that love to hurl bombs and leap through the air make this slick platformer an entertaining romp through sci-fi corridors full of traps and tricks. Making clever use of explosives to traverse the futuristic landscape will put your space-faring rodent skills and lightning-quick reflexes to the test. Thankfully there's more to it than hopping around and blowing yourself to bits.

Rocket Narwhal (80 MS Points, Operator)
Narwhals are the unicorns of the sea, which makes them inherently awesome. But strap on some rocket boosters, laser beams, and rail guns and that multiplies exponentially. Blasting away the crazy critters of the deep sea and beyond in Rocket Narwhal is, well, a blast, thanks to some killer hi-tech power-ups you can strap on your docile-but-deadly comrade. That's not even including the infinite nemesis-slaying fun of Unicorn Mode.