The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Xbox 360
  • Publisher: 2K Play
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2010
  • Also On: PC
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83 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 236 Ratings

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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Create your own paradox... for the love of pie. Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie in The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom. Record yourself and harness your time-bending abilities to cooperate, compete against, and disrupt your past, present, and future selves. Winterbottom's debut misadventures present a whimsical spin on the notions of time, space, and play. Join Winterbottom as he travels through over 75 "movie" levels, causing mischief and mayhem in pursuit of the mysterious and elusive Chronoberry Pie on his spectacular journey through space-time. [2K Play]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. 1UP
    100
    The carefully crafted setting, the intertwining of ingenious puzzles with a portly, gluttonous protagonist, makes this a terrific game that I wholeheartedly recommend you play immediately. [Grade = A+]
  2. Game Informer
    85
    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom impresses with its puzzle design, offbeat humor, and sheer style.
  3. TeamXbox
    85
    Smart games should be championed, not feared, and the mental challenges contained within this game are only more impressive once you solve them. Upon completing them, I felt as if I had truly conquered something. Of course, I also felt like I could really go for a nice piece of warm pie. Preferably a la mode.
  4. Strategy Informer
    73
    Whilst the Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom may not be everyone’s cup of tea it is a quirky and whimsical jaunt through the mind of a man addicted to pies and probably well worth a look for anyone wanting a change from the endless FPS cavalcade.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AuggieAnno
    9
    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is one of the most interesting arcade games I have ever played, it's score, storyline, grainy animation, and comical poetry make this game so satisfying. It is very artistic and enjoyable. This is one Platform Puzzle game you have to play. If the pies don't make you salivate the gameplay will everything about this game is original and fun. One of my favorite arcade games I have played, and I have played a lot. You will get so much more out of this game than the money you put into it.… Expand
  2. electriclight41
    9
    I love the aesthetic of this silent film-inspired game. Its mind-bending puzzles are even more innovative than Braid's and gradually increase in complexity until the end. Stealing pies has never been so much fun!… Expand
  3. SirNiXXon
    8
    An amazing little gem. Winterbottom is loaded with black'n'white-old-school-cinema humor. How often can you play a *good* game in black and white? The graphical style is really great (artsy stuff!) and soundtrack is really "old-school-movie evocative". Winterbottom consists various of short stages, each a puzzle of it's own. It's not a long game, but it's quite inexpensive, and it has good replay value. A great game for anyone who's into indie games, old movies or just wants a blast of "different" gameplay. It's also available for PC.… Expand
  4. TheJesus
    5
    In a world where Indie apparently is forgiven for everything and larger dev houses are punished for minor flaws, it's depressing to see this solid if slighly amateurish game getting such high praise from reviewers. Whimsy is not code for 'poorly drawn' and if this had been released by a major publisher, it's shameless theft of mechanics from better titles would be treated with scorn. It's cheap, it's 'Indie' and few will ever play it or remember it, but it's not that bad. It just doesn't have much of a reason to exist.… Expand

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