The Indie games section of the Xbox LIVE service has gone through several iterations over the years to develop into the XNA powerhouse voting system that it is today. The unfortunate side effect of this community voting system is that anyone who has bought an XNA community membership can approve any game to get it onto the console. While the approach does serve to encourage creativity, in the same vein it has also brought a lot of crap to console.
Many people do not bother wading through the numerous releases on the XBLIG section of their console, simply because there are so many bad games. This is really one of the downfalls of the platform because a lot of great games go unnoticed, simply because they’re “shelved” with virtual shit. So allow me to be Virgil to your Dante, while I guide you through this hell that is the Xbox Indie Game section.
