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The Maw

Main Game
Platform Puzzle Strategy Adventure Indie Arcade Action Science fiction Comedy
68
User Score
16 ratings
78
Critic Score
4 reviews
Very Positive
325 reviews
January 21, 2009
Released 6367 days ago
1
Hype
PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox 360

About

In The Maw players control Frank, who in turn controls The Maw via an electrical leash that he uses keep him at his side. Gameplay involves guiding The Maw in specific directions to clear obstacles and complete levels. The Maw also has the ability to eat objects and creatures, taking on some of the properties of the thing it eats, such as breathing fire, flying, or simply growing in size. Players then use The Maw's increased abilities to navigate previously impossible sections of a level.

Storyline

The Maw is set in a futuristic universe. The game begins with Frank, a pacifist bipedal alien, and The Maw, a purple one-eyed creature with large teeth, both having been captured by the Galactic Bounty Hunters. For unknown reasons the ship on which they are being held crash lands on a strange planet, killing all the crew. Alone, they set out for a communications tower in the distance while on the run from additional Galactic Bounty Hunters who have come to recapture them.

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Videos

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Release Dates by Platform

Xbox 360 Worldwide
Jan 21, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Mar 9, 2009

DLC

Game Info

Developer
Twisted Pixel
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action Science fiction Comedy

Languages

Text / Subtitles
Spanish (Spain), Korean, French, Japanese, Italian, Chinese (Traditional), German, English

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