Did you play Braid and have a great time but thought something was missing?  Was the missing element pie?  Well, you’re in luck, because The Odd Gentlemen’s new Xbox live arcade game, The Misadventure’s of P.B. Winterbottom, has just come out on Xbox live.

This is not a Braid clone in case you are worried about that.  P.B. is not the same time control game where time moves based on which way you’re going, and you do not have multiple time controlling powers.  Your main objective is to get the Chronoberry Pie.

The story is told in a rhyming fashion in text where the narrator seems to have a dislike for Winterbottom and you for aiding Winterbottom on his quest. All this is being told on a screen that is made to look like a silent film from the 1920s, because where else would you find a villain called Winterbottom with a huge pie craving?  The story itself will take you across five movies in which you relive some of Winterbottom’s thefts but fix the wrongdoings that you have done to the people of Bakersburg such as damaging a clock so that 7 p.m. will never come, making dessert and walking a dog through the park to relieve himself, but that never happens since the town seems to be on a strict time.

After a brief, yet highly amusing tutorial, you find yourself in the Theatre where the player is sent with Winterbottom back in time to fix a wrong that he has committed in his lust for pies and there are a lot of pies.  The controls are spot on for this type of game, but  there needs to be, especially when you’re walking a clone of Winterbottom through ovens, dodging mallets trying to  crush you, and attempting to cross sinking platforms.  Although the game is quickly finished, if you have played portal it leaves you with the same sense of satisfaction that portal has.  Using light, clones (both good and evil), and recordings of yourself will frustrate and entertain you at the same time.

All the visual aspects of this game are just great to look at and fits perfectly for the game. The dark 1920s cinematic design of the game is amazing in the 2-D platformer and keeps your interest throughout the game.

All in all, if you’re looking for a great platformer/puzzle-based game to keep you gaming until the next big title comes out or are just in love with 2-D games, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is worth checking out for 1200 Microsoft points.  For those of you who are looking at a number-based system in the reviews, this game gets a 5 out of 5 and this pie isn’t a lie.