I love city-building simulations, and was excited when Outpost Kaloki X was announced for XBLA. OKX appeared to have everything that makes a good sim in place, and they bolstered that fact, in my opinion, by putting git in space. Everyone knows that things are better in space.

Even with space our it’s side, a number of things can make a sim game suck. These barriers are usually due to poor controls or wonky cameras. Thankfully for XBLA players, NinjaBee shipped a product that doesn’t suck. The game controls are simple to pick up, and the camera and UI are equally balanced.

Outpost Kaloki X drops players into one of two story modes, with additional stories available for download. In both stories, players must build a successful space outpost why simultaneously trying to meet varying victory conditions. These conditions vary from scenario to scenario and we found the default difficulty level just right. The last two scenarios of each story were rough, causing me to jig a happy dance when the achievement finally unlocked.

If your a fan of city-building and simulation/strategy games, Outpost Kaloki X is just the quirky, alien filled title you’ve been waiting for.