P.B. Winterbottom misadventures onto XBLA Feb. 17

The developer The Odd Gentleman gained attention at the 2008 Electronic Entertainment Expo, showing off its time-warping platformer The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom as part of that year's Indie Games Showcase. The game made enough of an impression to secure a finalist slot in GameSpot's Best Platformer and Game of the Show, despite being a downloadable title for Microsoft's Xbox Live platform.

Nearly two years on, and The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is nearly ready for prime time. 2K Play announced this week that the game will be available exclusively through Xbox Live on February 17 for MSP 800 ($10).

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a puzzling platformer with black-and-white silent-film sensibilities. As the scurrilous pie thief P.B. Winterbottom, players can "record" their actions in each level and then play them through again as the created clones run through their recorded steps. Players secure the delectable treats by interacting with the actions of their clones, helping them scamper to previously unreachable areas.

For more information, check out GameSpot's interview with The Odd Gentleman creative director and lead designer Matt Korba.