Voodoo Vince

Voodoo Vince is a platforming game developed by Beep Industries and published by Microsoft.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It helped give the Xbox another 3D platformer, since exclusive platformers were somewhat uncommon for the system.
 * 2) The graphics look pretty nice.
 * 3) A unique concept of hurting yourself to hurt other enemies by triggering a special attack. Vince can also hurt himself in boss fights to hurt the boss.
 * 4) Many different Voodoo powers, which while they are pretty much the same, give new animations that are entertaining to watch.
 * 5) Vehicle sections are added into the game, and unlike some other platformers that have intrusive vehicle sections that are everywhere, this game has only a few of these, and they go by quickly.
 * 6) The game has no frustrating sections, unlike other platformers, yet it manages to be forgiving with enough challenge to prevent it from pandering to children.
 * 7) Funny one liners from Vince.
 * 8) Amazing jazz soundtrack.
 * 9) The remaster improves some visual problems with the original release.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Vince's one liners can be annoying.
 * 2) The Voodoo mechanic is under utilized and it's only used in bosses. As for the special attacks, the ones you obtain are pretty much the same with a new animation, so there's no point.
 * 3) The game can be way too dark at times to the point where you have to change the brightness settings on your TV to even see in some areas. Luckily, the remaster fixes this.
 * 4) It's a bit on the easy side, even though it provides a good enough challenge.