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Streets of Rage 2 is out now.

Backbone Entertainment announces self-congratulations over bringing at least 20 games to the XBLA.

FOUNDATION 9 ENTERTAINMENT HITS XBOX LIVE(r) ARCADE MILESTONE WITH BOMBERMAN LIVE

Game Marks Company's 20th Release for the Platform

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - August 28, 2007 - Foundation 9 Entertainment, the largest independent developer in North America, announced today that it has now released an industry-leading 20 titles for Xbox LIVE(r) Arcade, more than any other developer. The company's 20th release was the recent critical success, Bomberman Live, which was developed by F9E's Backbone Vancouver studio, as the lead in conjunction with Hudson Soft, and published by Hudson Entertainment.

"Being chosen by Hudson to work on the first Bomberman game made entirely in North America has been a real treat and an honor for us," said Joe Bonar, studio head of Backbone Vancouver. "Partnering with them to come up with an up-to-date design and execution and then to enjoy such an overwhelmingly positive reaction has been a huge boost for our studio."

Featuring up to 4-person local and 8-person online multiplayer action, Bomberman Live was designed specifically for Xbox LIVE(r), while maintaining the classic hallmarks of the award-winning series, including hilarious characters and fun level designs, loads of exciting and entertaining power-ups and fast-paced action. Since launching on July 18, the game has been one of the best-performing Xbox LIVE(r) titles and has received a slew of critical praise. 1UP.com said the game was "the perfect Xbox LIVE title," while IGN stated, "The game is a ton of fun, very dynamic in terms of gameplay, and more than worth the asking price..." Overall, the game has earned an average review score of 85% according to metacritic.com.

"We're delighted with how well Bomberman Live is performing," said John Greiner, President and CEO of Hudson Entertainment. "We are very pleased with the hard work that Backbone Vancouver put into making this game a hit. Our partnership has been very rewarding and is definitely a win-win situation."

Bomberman Live is available for download on Xbox LIVE(r) Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points. F9E's other titles for the platform include a wide array of updated classic titles from Konami, SEGA(r) and Midway, with many more titles are currently in development.
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By the way, this mlestone is already outdated as Puzzle Fighter and Streets of Rage 2 were also doen by Backbone. (THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!)
 
ElFly said:
Hey, I hear Streets of Rage 2 is coming to XBLA.

Do we know when it will be released?

Is it only an emulated game ala Sonic, or does it have extra features?
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There's a whole discussion in the SOR2 thread. It has online co-op, which is somewhat of an extra feature.
 
Grifter said:
I held off on Bomberman in fear of online glitches, how'd that turn out?
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You're asking how the online play is? In my experience, pretty spotty. It's news to me if it's been cleaned up. Still, it's a fun multiplayer game.
 
SickBoy said:
You're asking how the online play is? In my experience, pretty spotty. It's news to me if it's been cleaned up. Still, it's a fun multiplayer game.
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Prolly worth it, but after Catan and Worms, I don't feel like dealing with random online glitches for a while.
 
Nobody has an extra Frogger code to trade? I got a Uno and a Robotron code for one of my Bankshot codes but i kinda wanna play Frogger.

Nobody wants Bankshot Billiards 2?
 
Grecco said:
Nobody has an extra Frogger code to trade? I got a Uno and a Robotron code for one of my Bankshot codes but i kinda wanna play Frogger.

Nobody wants Bankshot Billiards 2?
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I'd love Robotron, but I don't have anything to trade unfortunately.

Where do you get these codes from anyway?
 
Grecco said:
Nobody has an extra Frogger code to trade? I got a Uno and a Robotron code for one of my Bankshot codes but i kinda wanna play Frogger.

Nobody wants Bankshot Billiards 2?
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Hold on let me look for it in my inbox.

Edit: Crap I'm sorry I seemed to have given it away :(
 
PR:

Score a touchdown this week or compete in the match of the millennium – “Cyberball 2072” and “Fatal Fury Special” are coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade® for Xbox 360™! Both titles will be available for download on Wednesday 5th September, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. GMT. Additionally, four Xbox LIVE Arcade favourites will be available for half their regular price this weekend. See below for details.

Rediscover the arcade classic game “Cyberball 2072™” from Midway on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Take control of your robotic team, and call the plays to move your team downfield for a touchdown. But watch out, the ball gets hot if you don't keep moving! Keep your eye on the ball to make sure it doesn't go critical before you can score.

The third title in the “Fatal Fury” fighting game series from SNK Playmore makes its way onto Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday. Join Terry and Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi and 12 of the toughest titans in one of the biggest matches of the millennium. Set in Southtown, a fictitious American city, players must compete against the ruler of the underworld Wolfgang Krauzer. Who will win? You’ll have to play to find out.

Limited Time Xbox LIVE Arcade Price Drop

Celebrate this weekend by downloading four Arcade favourites for half the price! For the 48 hour period beginning at 12:00 a.m. GMT on Sunday 2nd September and continuing until 11: 59 p.m. GMT on Monday 3rd September the following Xbox LIVE Arcade games will be available for half their usual price:

“Small Arms” – 400 Microsoft Points (normally 800 Microsoft Points)
Easy to pick up but hard to put down, “Small Arms” is a frantic multiplayer action game with the feel of an arcade shooter.

“Zuma Deluxe”– 400 Microsoft Points (normally 800 Microsoft Points)
Explore more than 20 realms in Adventure mode and put your skills to the test in this fast-paced puzzle game.

“Gauntlet” – 200 Microsoft Points (normally 400 Microsoft Points)
The original dungeon crawler lets four adventurers explore and fight together as a warrior, valkyrie, wizard, and elf.

“Dig Dug” – 200 Microsoft Points (normally 400 Microsoft Points)
Experience the fast-paced action of this quarter-cruncher from 1982 as you take control of Dig Dug himself and vanquish Pookas and Fygars.
 
Price drops FTW. We should all show our support of lower digital distribution prices by taking advantage of the sale. If it goes well, I'm sure we'll see future sales of key titles.
 
For those who missed it, Eets: Chowdown got this DLC the other day.

Title: Eets: Chowdown

Content: Eets: Chowdown - Puzzle Pack 1
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone) MILD CARTOON VIOLENCE] Download this picture pack. Continue the journey with Eets in the Marshomines! This puzzle pack contains more explosive items and 20 new levels to explore. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
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http://www.xbox360achievements.org/achievements.php?gameID=379

Here are the Achievements for Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords




Renowned Hero
10
Defeat 5 opponents

Beast Tamer
10
Capture a Mount

Warlord
10
Win an Xbox LIVE match

Knowledgeable Hero
10
Research a Spell

Ogre Slayer
20
Defeat Dugog

Bull Slayer
20
Defeat Mechataur

God Raiser
20
Rebuild Sartek

Master Engineer
10
Complete your citadel

Inspiring Leader
15
Gain 5 companions

Master Craftsman
15
Forge a Godlike item

Legendary Hero
25
Reach Level 50

Master of Death
35
Defeat Lord Bane
 
So, I tried the shaving trick. My results weren't what I was expecting though. It was easier to perform some moves in street fighter, but Pac-Man is still impossible to play with it. It's anyone's guess where pac-man will move when you press a direction. "Down" magically turns into left or right or both real quick. By that time, you're fucked.

:(
 
LakeEarth said:
"More expensive than most downloadable arcade classics"

800 points is more expensive? Street Fighter II Turbo was 800 points and that was 5+ years older then this game.
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That review is pretty bad. Hey, look who it is.
 
Just got the Xbox Live September newsletter and Puzzle Quest was listed:
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So guess that's one of the September XBLA games. EDIT: oh yeah, Sonic 2 is listed in there as well. So thats two.
 
Awesome, can't wait for Puzzle Quest. Shame the achievements are basically beat the game and get 200 pts. Would've liked to see harder achievements, as the game has a ton of replay value.
 
Does anyone know if the Puzzle Quest coming to XBLA is the exact same game that was released on DS/PSP? Has it been changed or gimped at all?
 
But having Hexic 2, Puzzle Fighter and Puzzle Quest all at once? Not even forgetting Word Puzzle, Tetris Splash and Poker Smash expected within the year, they might want to spread them out a bit.

Since SEGA seems to want to go for a "2 games a month" on XBLA, should we expect Sonic 2 and Happy Tree Friends this month?
 
Well, playing around a bit with those newsletter links yielded the finding of a couple new Xbox.com splash pages.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/p/puzzlequestchallengexboxlivearcade/default.htm

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonic2xboxlivearcade/

Also, it is time once again for Major Nelson's top ten XBLA titles for the week.

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Streets of Rage 2
2 Puzzle Fighter HD
3 Bomberman LIVE
4 Track and Field
5 Sonic The Hedgehog
6 Space Giraffe
7 Hexic 2
8 TMNT 1989 Arcade
9 Spyglass Board Games
10 UNO

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (UU’s)
No XBLA titles this week.
 
I just got Gauntlet and its great, but WTF at the black mages, this game is fucking rediculous. I cant get passed level 11 with co-op on live...
 
AstroLad said:
That review is pretty bad. Hey, look who it is.
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:lol I didn't even notice.

The comment just confuses me. How many fully featured 400 point games are on XBLA right now? There isn't even a single puzzle game on XBLA that's 400 points, not counting card games and backgammon.
 
LakeEarth said:
:lol I didn't even notice.

The comment just confuses me. How many fully featured 400 point games are on XBLA right now? There isn't even a single puzzle game on XBLA that's 400 points, not counting card games and backgammon.
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I was just reading the review thinking "wtf is this crap?" He basically knocks the game down for having the old character sprites. Yes, the sprites suck but it's not like it's freaking Pocket Fighter, they're non-gameplay ffs and the rest of the product is great. So then of course I had to look and see who it was.

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Gerstmann!
 
From the other thread:

Wario64 said:
Reminder: Sale is now LIVE. Just downloaded Zuma for 400 points. I'm glad I held off on purchasing this
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Thought I would post it here too in case anyone missed it. Several games on XBLA (Small Arms, Zuma, Gauntlet, and Dig Dug) are half price for only 48 hours, if you want them buy it ASAP.
 
darkressurection said:
Is Dig Dug worth 200?
I only have 300 points :( 100 more and would have gotten Small Arms
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YES!

In my opinion, all the Namco classics are worth their original 400 point asking price. Very nice presentation, sort of a "difinitive version" of the games, if you will. And no Digital Eclipse bullshit.
 
AstroLad said:
I was just reading the review thinking "wtf is this crap?" He basically knocks the game down for having the old character sprites. Yes, the sprites suck but it's not like it's freaking Pocket Fighter, they're non-gameplay ffs and the rest of the product is great. So then of course I had to look and see who it was.

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Gerstmann!
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:lol
Is it me, or does Gerstmann live to piss people off?
SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
YES!

In my opinion, all the Namco classics are worth their original 400 point asking price. Very nice presentation, sort of a "difinitive version" of the games, if you will. And no Digital Eclipse bullshit.
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I can't quite comment on the Xevious achievements, but the achievements in the other Namco XBLA games are incredibly easy, so that's another plus. :D
 
Speaking of DigDug, any word on how to get the "Dig" achievement? I dug up every last bit of dirt that's possible to dig, but it didn't give me the achievement. Is there a trick to it?
 
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