James Cunningham

The Toronto Game Jam was held from May 4-6, and its purpose was to gather games creators together to make something in 48 hours. Every participant tries to have something complete at the end, starting from nothing. A little help was provided by floating helpers, but for the most part it was a game from scratch in a ridiculously short period of time.

XIQ is one of the successes, an abstract combination of Qix, shooters, and puzzle games. Move the cursor with the arrow keys, shoot out lines with W/A/S/D, and try to trap the invading triangles in a square of lines. The lines fade out after a few seconds, and the triangles are swarming the screen, so moving fast with a plan and strategy is the only way to survive. XIQ is a nifty little abstract bit of freeware fun, and even more amazing when the speed with which it was created is taken into account.

Check it out over here.