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[VALIS]

Plays pretty good, much like the DS games. Sound is terrible. God awful terrible. Also, presented in a vertical arcade aspect with no other display options. Based on the bit of time I've put into it I'd say 6/10.

Yeah, spot on. What is with the sound he makes when he jumps? It's like a metallic ping or squink or something, and thoroughly annoying. Otherwise it's an okay iteration of the modern Frogger games. If you liked any of them from the last 10 or so years, you'd probably like this one.

 

[McBradders]

:lol "You'll pay twenty when it should be ten..."

Oh dude, so perfect.

 

[Mr Jared]

Go Go Break Steady Gets Huge Website Update!

http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/06/go_go_break_steady_gets_huge_w.php

Definitely check it out, particularly the video. One of the best videos for an XBLA game I've seen.

Whoops, I missed this boat yesterday. Go Go Break Steady is one of the best games XBLA will see this year. It is made of win and awesome.

It's Bust a Move slapped together with Zuma and Pop'n Music style characters. You can't go wrong.

 

[bathala]

Vigilante 8 Arcade

Unlock old V8 vehicles (as in low poly) usable online
150MB
800pts (insta buy)
Online play
DLC: 320pts 3 vehicles 2 arena

 

[Len Dontree]

Vigilante 8 Arcade
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Unlock old V8 vehicles (as in low poly) usable online
150MB
800pts (insta buy)
Online play
DLC: 320pts 3 vehicles 2 arena

but WHEN?? And how many players online?

 

[bathala]

but WHEN?? And how many players online?

release is TBA and up to eight players

got it from IGN interview

 

[Len Dontree]

ah, thanks for the link

 

[Diablohead]

Vigilante 8 Arcade

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/880/880959/vigilante-8-arcade-20080611020312246_640w.jpg[IMG]
Unlock old V8 vehicles (as in low poly) usable online
150MB
800pts (insta buy)
Online play
DLC: 320pts 3 vehicles 2 arena[/QUOTE]
Sounds hot, and great price too!

 

[LakeEarth]

:lol "You'll pay twenty when it should be ten..."

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/31/7/93/s31793_pc_54.jpg

Such a good response.

 

[Steverulez]

Whoever the fuck decided those controls for vehicles in Commando 3 were good needs to be given a slap, a hard back-hand in the face and preferably beaten with a baseball bat.

 

[Da1nonly J]

Anyone playing multiplayer Roogoo? I can never find anyone for a game. If anyone wants to play send me a message.

GamerTag = da1nonly J

 

[Rlan]

The Maw announced for Xbox Live Arcade!

http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/06/the_maw_announced_for_xbox_liv.php

MADISON, IN – June 11, 2008 – Twisted Pixel Games, an independent studio focused on producing top flight original titles for digital distribution on consoles, announced today that their first original title, The Maw, is in development for Xbox LIVE® Arcade.

In this full featured 3D action adventure, players take control of Frank, a simple alien that must partner up with The Maw, a cute little blob with an insatiable hunger that makes him the most dangerous creature in the galaxy. Players will need to harness The Maw's unstoppable growth and the incredible powers he earns, in order to help Frank find his way home.

The Maw features a lengthy, full scope, single-player experience filled with hundreds of 3D character animations, intense cinemas, cutting edge graphics technology, a professionally composed soundtrack, and much more.

"We're really excited that The Maw will be our first original title – I think it's a great example of the types of character-driven, content-packed experiences we want to deliver," said the studio's CCO and Director Josh Bear. "Because it's such a focus for us, our characters exhibit more personality and humor than any of the other retail game I've worked on in the past."

 

[twinturbo2]

Vigilante 8 Arcade can't come quick enough. It'll help pass the time until everyone's favorite psychotic clown appears on the PS3, ice cream truck in tow.

 

[Shard]

Speaking of Vigilante 8 Arcade:

Vigilante 8 Arcade: Developer Update Number 2

http://v8arcade.com/blog/dev-update-2

Dev Update #2
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Okay, back with another update…

So, it’s been a super hectic month here at the labs as we’re now in final stages of bug-fixing, readying a release candidate. We’ve hit some snags with multiplayer and getting language translations done, but we’ve been working through it and it’s down to just a dozen or so pesky problems.

This being our first online game, we have to admit that we’ve underestimated the amount of effort the online component would take in a game like V8. Between all the weapons, projectiles and collisions, there’s just a ton of data to keep track of. Coupled with all the various technical requirements, not a walk in the park to say the least. But, it’s nearly all there!

We’ve also been working on DLC, a video trailer, and various promotional banners. The trailer turned out really great and should be released soon. The scheduling of announcements and other PR materials is being be handled by our friends at Activision, but we will be updating the website as soon as any such info is published or release dates are confirmed.

Stay tuned!

 

[Shard]

IGN XBOX 360 Review: Frogger 2

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/881/881135p1.html

7.0 Presentation
The menus are run of the mill and faithful to the style of the game. Nothing spectacular.

6.0 Graphics
Cutesy design of everything from the characters to the obstacles and environments betrays the difficult gameplay. There could be some fancier effects to bring everything to life, though.

4.0 Sound
The hopping sounds get tired after a few jumps and the music is absolutely no help.

5.0 Gameplay
Overly frustrating and too dissimilar from the classic to be much fun. Multiplayer provides some enjoyment.

6.0 Lasting Appeal
A decent offering of levels that stay varied. Now if only they were any fun. Four-player multi is fun for a bit.

5.5
Mediocre OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

 

[Shard]

1up.com Preview: Golf: Tee it Up

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3168120&p=4

 

[Shard]

[PSN/XBLA] Load Inc attending Leipzig – you should care!

For the third and LAST time, Load Inc., the biggest of the small Paris based development studios is coming to see you in Leipzig for the GC, the leading European video game industry get together. Yep, you!
Load Inc. representatives (Tom & Denis) will be presenting their soon to come Xbox 360 Live Arcade and PSN game: “WCTYY” (acronym for “We Can’t Tell You Yet”).
Why should you care about downloadable console games? Read the news!
It’s hot, happening, easy, growing fast, hip, hard core and family oriented. You can buy awesome games from your couch!
It is the reconciliation of your wife / girlfriend / dog / mother in law with gaming!! Come with us and be rich and famous.
On top of things this great game (take our word for it) will also be featured on the Oh so sexy PS3 through PSN service.
Load Inc. would love to go there with you. Meet them for 20mn tops. See what they have to say and decide for yourself.
“We are looking for a strong and dedicated partnership. Xbox 360 Live Arcade and PSN need original ideas that make these superb systems shine. That’s exactly what we have in stock. (…) We know Microsoft & Sony enough not to aim at second best” says Thomas Leinekugel, VP Project Manager (he was sober), “look at what we’re doing with ToW today, we specialize in downloadable AAAs”.

 

[Shard]

New Achievement List Uncovered: Golf: Tee It Up!

http://www.succesfull.fr/index.php?option=com_succesfull&Itemid=5&JeuID=293&Lang=En

Caribbean Challenge Caribbean Challenge 10 G
Complete the Caribbean course under par.

Astuce:
Parkland Challenge Parkland Challenge 10 G
Complete the Parkland course under par.

Astuce:
Grab a Cup Grab a Cup 20 G
Win a game in cup mode.

Astuce:
Bag a Birdie Bag a Birdie 10 G
Hit a birdie (one below par) on any hole.

Astuce:
Eagle Eye Eagle Eye 20 G
Hit an eagle (two below par) on a par 4 or higher hole.

Astuce:
Chip In Chip In 10 G
Hit the ball in the hole from outside of the green with any other club than the putter.

Astuce:
Hole In One! Hole In One! 30 G
Hit the ball in the hole with one stroke.

Astuce:
Networking Networking 10 G
Complete one course in any mode online.

Astuce:
Online Challenge Online Challenge 30 G
Play online modes and beat a total of 10 other players.

Astuce:
Lawnmower Lawnmower 30 G
Swing 1000 times.

Astuce:
Secret Achievement Succès secret 10 G
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Astuce:
Secret Achievement Succès secret 10 G
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
Astuce:

 

[Shard]

IGN XBOX 360 Hands-On preview: Plunder

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/878/878633p1.html

 

[Shig]

Whoops, I missed this boat yesterday. Go Go Break Steady is one of the best games XBLA will see this year. It is made of win and awesome.

It's Bust a Move slapped together with Zuma and Pop'n Music style characters. You can't go wrong.

This is relevant to my interests.

 

[bryehn]

Go Go Break Steady looks really fun and The Maw looks really impressive, wonder if it's making use of the new cap.

 

[Shard]

New Xbox.com Splash Page: Elements of Desruction

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/e/eodxboxlivearcade/

Xbox.com Trailer

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/viewer.aspx?productId=2240&assetTypeId=2&shotId=0&alt=1

It is coming to pass.

 

[radjago]

I CAN HAZ BEN IRUN MAN?

After seeing the GGBS shots, I expected Gitaroo Man-like mechanics, which leaves me disappointed in my disillusionment.

 

[Shard]

ESRB Watch:

Castle Crashers The Behemoth Teen Blood and Gore,
Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor Xbox 360

Domino Master TikGames Everyone No Descriptors Xbox 360

Beat'n Groovy Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Everyone No Descriptors Xbox 360

 

[Shard]

http://www.xblarcade.com/node/1978

Things On Wheels Contest: Name These Cars!
Fri, 2008-06-13 08:56 — LunarDuality

CarSad Once in a while we here at XBLArcade get a chance to get freebies in the hands of our loyal readers. Sometimes it's a free game code, maybe a t-shirt, but nothing previous comes close to the pure genius that is this contest.

It's very simple. Things On Wheels (Load Inc.'s upcoming art deco RC racing game) has two unfortunate, neglected, and completely nameless cars in its roster. That kind of disrespectful treatment will not be allowed on our watch. Just look at this one -- it's crying, poor thing.

Therefore we task you, faithful reader, with giving us the best names you can muster. Let them be clever or shocking or silly or brilliant, just put them in the comments below and let us all bask in your brain's massive power.

Load will choose two winners by the end of next week and not only will the each winner's amazing car name be featured in Things On Wheels, but also his/her actual human name will appear (credits-style), launching each of them into XBLA history.

 

[Cromulent_Word]

ESRB Watch:

Castle Crashers The Behemoth Teen Blood and Gore,
Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor Xbox 360

cue people getting very very excited

edit: i love those car models. respect.

 

[Princess Skittles]

Castle Crashers is yes.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It's amazing how much original stuff is being announced for XBLA these days.

A service that was once plagued by continual emulated titles is finally starting to get in its stride.

Wonderful to see, and as a gamer, I can't wait for it!

 

[besiktas1]

?!

An Afrikan American woman with an afro and big pink lips called Co Co

 

[RadarScope1]

ESRB Watch:

Castle Crashers The Behemoth Teen Blood and Gore,
Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor Xbox 360

Drip.
Drip.
Drip.

Like water torture!

 

[Kafel]

CASTLE CRASHERS !

 

[besiktas1]

Holy shit?! A finding game!

I love me some finding games, Interpol you are mine

 

[Shard]

Bloody Amateurs.

Interpol Announced from Sierra Online and TikGames

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/16807/Sierra-Online-to-Announce-Interpol-for-Xbox-Live-Arcade/

TeamXbox.com has learned that Sierra Online plans to announce next Monday a new Xbox Live Arcade game titled Interpol. Developed by TikGames, this puzzle game places you in the role of an elite agent of the legendary international police organization who must track down an evil and destructive fugitive known as Dr. Chaos.

Your mission is to eradicate Dr. Chaos' trail of corruption, a task that will take you to exotic locales around the world in the best "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" fashion. Players will have to use their skills to quickly uncover hundreds of mysterious hidden objects found in elaborate crime scenes.

The game will feature tons of puzzles, clever mini-games and a four-player cooperative mode where you can complete missions with other agents to quickly solve the puzzles.

 

[besiktas1]

Bloody Amateurs.

bububut I was excited, and look I found them all other than the chart

 

[SapientWolf]

*patiently waits for photoshops*

 

[A Human Becoming]

While I'm sure this has been brought up before, I noticed something today I thought would be worth pointing out.

About a year ago, Prince of Persia Classic came out on XBLA. I'd never played PoP before so I was really into it. Today, for no reason in particular, I decided to check where I was on the leaderboard. To my surprise, I was much higher then I remembered.

For the heck of it, I decided to see the top score. It is much higher then the rest.

I thought something seemed fishy, but I gave the person the benefit of the doubt; maybe they were just THAT good. There are people out there who OBSESS about getting the best time possible. Curious how much better they were then me, I compared our scores...

...only to find that in most of the levels, I performed much better. Even weirder, the person scored 0 points in a level and the majority of their points on just one level. I then checked the times.

Only to find the level he scored over 2 billion points in took him 4 seconds longer then me to beat! This is especially strange because the level mostly consists of two bosses.

While the ghost for the level he scored 0 points in was not available, the one he scored 2 billion+ was.

He started the level off pretty slow. Even after not playing for over a year, after a couple tries I flew right by him to the boss. After I beat the level and didn't notice the ghost doing anything odd, I tried it again; this time watching the ghost fight the bosses.

He didn't seem to perform particularly well against the first boss (Jafar); he must have been hit 3-4 times. For those who haven't played it, you can tell when the second boss starts since there is a cutscene in between, with the Prince standing still. I could be wrong about this, but it seemed to me that he killed the second boss with ONE hit. The rest of the run looked pretty normal, so that seems like the only explanation to me.

Is it fairly certain he glitched the game? Has anyone else come across odd leaderboard scores before?

 

[LakeEarth]

Decided to get Roogoo, which is a decent quick action game. Although it involves falling blocks, I wouldn't call it a puzzler. Just a challenge of your hand/eye coordination and quickness. I think it should be a 400 point game, but its still a fun game.

A warning to you anal people out there. This game has a 7 point and a 13 point achievement. The 7 point achievement involves killing a lot of the enemies (it doesn't exactly describe how you get it). How do you get the 13 point achievement to make sure your gamerscore won't forever end in a 2 or 7? Win a multiplayer match with only one shape to lose remaining... but the online, like almost all XBLA games, is deader then dead. Even if it weren't, the achievement would take dozens of matches before that would likely happen. So basically you're stuck with it. Not the end of the world, but an annoying, confusing and pointless decision by the developers that I can't see any real reason for doing, other than to... well annoy and confuse.

 

[Ash Sparrow]

I need double dragon 3 Nintendo version

 

[pizzapizza64]

Long post about Prince of Persia cheater

WTF?! This really ruins the experience for me, ya' know? Why bother when someone can just cheat their way to the top.

 

[LakeEarth]

WTF?! This really ruins the experience for me, ya' know? Why bother when someone can just cheat their way to the top.

It might be an honest to god accidental glitching. I can't remember which game it was, but about a year ago someone at another forum posted on how people kept asking him how he got some ridiculous score and he had no idea. It just magically happened.

 

[UltimaPooh]

CougarFalconThunderbird.

 

[besiktas1]

SeaLife Safari Review at TeamXbox = 8.1
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1521/SeaLife-Safari/p2/

Achievements

Guppy—Take a 3 Star photo of any creature in Coral Reef. (5 points)

Old Salt—Find and take a photo of Cap’n Lobster. (10 points)

Depth Explorer—Take a 3 Star photo of the Angler Fish. (10 points)

Living Dinosaur—Take a photo of the Coelacanth. (15 points)

Blast Off—Take a photo of the Rocket Squid in flight. (10 points)

By the Gods—Take a photo of Poseidon’s Trident. (10 points)

Alvin—Take a photo of the Aquabot Explorer. (10 points)

Nostradamus—Take a photo of the Mystical Moai Head. (10 points)

Shell Collector—Find all of the hidden Collectible Shells in the game. (30 points)

Crypto Zoologist—Find all of the Special Items in the game. (30 points)

Paparazzi—Fill your Favorites Photo Log with at least 50 photos. (30 points)

Underwater Adventurer—Unlock all levels. (30 points)

 

[CHR_AeON]

http://www.pegi.info

Seems as if the original "Guilty Gear" is coming to XBLA. This is NOT the recently released Xbox Originals title "Guilty Gear X2 # Reload", because the ratings are different.

 

[Aurora]

[snip]

That's messed up :\
Have you tried sending them a message about it?

 

[Shard]

Eurogamer Review: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=151072

7/10

 

[Sectus]

Is it fairly certain he glitched the game? Has anyone else come across odd leaderboard scores before?

I've seen similar scores ever since the game was released. I remember reading about it on a forum and someone contacted a player who had a high score and the player himself had no idea how he got it (or he was lying).

I'm guessing it's just a random glitch. Too bad it looks like it won't be fixed at all.

 

[Shard]

Control Forces of Nature in Elements of Destruction and Explore the Ocean with Sea Life Safari on Xbox LIVE Arcade This Wednesday!

Command the forces of nature in “Elements of Destruction™” and dive into a family-friendly underwater adventure with “Sea Life Safari,” both launching on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).

Assume the role of the master of disaster! Use tornadoes, lightning, earthquakes and many other forces of nature to do your bidding in “Elements of Destruction.” Fired from your job as a top research scientist, you have built a machine that allows you to control nature and exact revenge on the corporation that fired you. Your quest for revenge takes you to locations across the globe where you must use the forces of nature in challenging ways. Shake down buildings with earthquakes, suck-up and throw objects with tornadoes, and strike down aircraft with lightning to cause mayhem in cities and towns across the earth.

Developed by Frozen Codebase, “Elements of Destruction” will be available worldwide (with the exception of Japan) for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

Assume the role of an underwater photographer that is tasked with capturing the incredible beauty of wild sea creatures in “Sea Life Safari.” This family-friendly game features 60 animated marine life, five uniquely beautiful destinations and an easy-to-understand tutorial. Explore the tropical Coral Reef or swim towards the Ship Graveyard, capturing stunning pictures to fill up your personal scrapbooks. The underwater setting of “Sea Life Safari” also features secret routes, hidden items and special appearances by rare nighttime creatures to keep gamers coming back for more.

Developed by Sierra Online, “Sea Life Safari” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

For more details on “Elements of Destruction” and “Sea Life Safari” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/livearcadexbox360.

 

[mollipen]

Is it fairly certain he glitched the game? Has anyone else come across odd leaderboard scores before?

Highest ranked player in Pac-Man CE is a glitch. Had the score within days of the game's release, the player put in his profile that it absolutely was a glitch, and there's no possible way he could have the score he has in that mode.

Kind of ridiculous that Namco, still to this day, hasn't taken the score down.

 

[AstroLad]

Kind of ridiculous that Namco, still to this day, hasn't taken the score down.

I'll never understand that. Wouldn't it take some intern five minutes to fix? Seems like most companies just release something on XBLA and then just completely forget about its existence. Hope that changes in the future.

 

[Jonnyram]

Yeah, so much for "Championship Edition" when the high score is a glitch in the first week!