Official Xbox Live Arcade Thread

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LakeEarth said:
See I think Lumines Live could be worth the money, but I also don't want to encourage other companies charging 1200 points for games.
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Of the only review, it's got 85% on gamerankings. It'll be worth it for certain--but do you mind spending $25 to have it?
 
I'll have to try a demo because everything I've seen of the game looks pretty boring actually. Maybe it's just a game that you need to play for it to actually make sense.
 
Very little detail but it sure does give some details about which games to expect next.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/739/739883p1.html

n a marketing email today, the company unveiled at least six games that will definitely hit XBLA by early 2007. Those games are Lumines Live (which hits XBLA Wednesday morning at 1 am), Contra, Gyruss, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Mutant Storm Empire, Small Arms, and several others (that it didn't reveal).
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I really hope that Contra has native support for widescreen. I don't mind getting game in original format but it looks shit when I stretch it on my widescreen monitor with bigger resolution.

Widescreen might not be good for vertical scrolling game but Contral is side scrolling game so there shouldn't be any problem with that. Online co-op mode will be kick-ass in contra if it is not buggy like SFII.
 
MirageDwarf said:
I really hope that Contra has native support for widescreen. I don't mind getting game in original format but it looks shit when I stretch it on my widescreen monitor with bigger resolution.
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I played it at TGS. It doesn't.
 
Mutant Storm Empire wasn't at E3 so I'm interested in how it plays... hopefully it will have better achievements than the first one did. I guess there's not much you can do with a Robotron clone.
 
So I was playing Mutant Storm earlier and I was doing F'in phenomenal. I got like 5 belts, x9 multiplier and was far into the 80's without a single death. I was thinking: "Jesus, No one on the leaderboard will be touching this score for years."

I get to the last few rooms and after some intense shooting, my thumb slips and I accidently hit the X button. Suddenly all the enemies die, and the level instantly ends, transporting me to the next. Curiously I press the button again, and *woosh*off to the next room. Then comes another hee-larious revelation: I realize, that after 85 levels of seemingly mindsplitting, heart-attack-inducing madness, some kind of debug/Godmode has been activated and I can't be harmed whatsoever. :lol

Shame on me for thinking I was actually any good at that game. I only wish it would have registered all the achievements I 'unlocked'.
 
Mike G.E.D. said:
So I was playing Mutant Storm earlier and I was doing F'in phenomenal. I got like 5 belts, x9 multiplier and was far into the 80's without a single death. I was thinking: "Jesus, No one on the leaderboard will be touching this score for years."
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You wouldn't have owned anybody even if it wasn't set on god mode, since you were playing on the first belt (obviously, since you unlocked achievements). Come back when you've repeated the same feat on black belt from level 1. :D
 
MaestroRyan said:
Is there a list anywhere of all upcoming XBLA games?


XBLA is almost more appealing to me than regular games. I own 7, including TotemBall, and RoboBlitz, Alien Hominid, Space Giraffe, Castle Crashers all look pretty cool.
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All XBLA games


Xbox Live Arcade (all)

1) Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
2) Cloning Clyde
3) Marble Blast Ultra
4) Hexic HD
5) Lumines Live
6) Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
7) Texas Hold Em'
8) Small Arms
9) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
10) Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting
11) Doom
12) Sonic the Hedgehog
13) Contra
14) Heavy Weapon
15) Zuma
16) Bankshot Billiards 2
17) Crystal Quest
18) Wik and the Fable of Souls
19) Hardwood Backgammon
20) Hardwood Hearts
21) Hardwood Spades
22) Totemball
23) UNO
24) Dig Dug
25) Frogger
26) Galaga
27) Time Pilot
28) Gauntlet
29) Joust
30) Pac-Man
31) Robotron: 2084
32) Scramble
33) Mutant Storm Reloaded
34) Smash TV
35) Astropop
36) Bejeweled 2
37) Jewel Quest
38) Outpost Kaloki X
39) Roboblitz
40) Novadrome
41) Paperboy
42) Defender
43) Cyberball
44) Root Beer Tapper
45) Ms. Pac Man
46) New Rally-X
47) Track and Field
48) Mutant Storm Empire
49) Super Contra
50) Pinball
51) Darwinia
52) Alien Hominid
53) Bugs of War
54) 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
55) Diner Dash
56) Assault Heroes
57) Chess
58) Megaforce
59) Mad Tracks
60) Hoopworld
61) Castle Crashers
62) Butterfly Garden
63) Pinball Fantasies
64) Gyruss
65) The Incredible Machine
66) Sensible World of Soccer
67) Metal Slug
68) Fatal Fury Special
69) Jeff Minter's Space Giraffe
70) N+
71) ToW
72) Battlestar Galactica
73) Red Baron
74) Settlers of Catan
75) Carcassonne
76) Alhambra
77) Feeding Frenzy
78) Rush n' Attack
79) Street Trace NYC
80) Yie Ar Kung Fu
 
demi said:
Mutant Storm Empire wasn't at E3.
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Yes, it was. There were a bunch of machines set up with various indie games - Mutant Storm Empires, Small Arms, Roboblitz, Heavy Weapon, and I think one other.
 
Jesiatha said:
Yes, it was. There were a bunch of machines set up with various indie games - Mutant Storm Empires, Small Arms, Roboblitz, Heavy Weapon, and I think one other.
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OH MAYBE IN THE SUPER SECLUDED SECRET INSIDER AREA

It certainly wasn't available to choose from at the Hollywood Social party, that's the only time I got hands-on with Arcade.
 
demi said:
OH MAYBE IN THE SUPER SECLUDED SECRET INSIDER AREA

It certainly wasn't available to choose from at the Hollywood Social party, that's the only time I got hands-on with Arcade.
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Ah, I wasn't at the SUPER SECLUDED SECRET INSIDER HOLLYWOOD SOCIAL PARTY, but it was on the show floor :)
 
any news with sonic comes out? I beat the crap out of the game on the genesis and curious about what achievements it has to offer and if any online content
 
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Yeah, Japan still doesn't have Texas Hold'Em or Totemball. The camera should be coming out here this week, though.
 
All XBLA games john tv owns or will be buying:

1) Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
4) Hexic HD
5) Lumines Live
9) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
11) Doom
12) Sonic the Hedgehog
13) Contra
24) Dig Dug
25) Frogger
26) Galaga
27) Time Pilot
28) Gauntlet
30) Pac-Man
31) Robotron: 2084
41) Paperboy
42) Defender
45) Ms. Pac Man
46) New Rally-X
47) Track and Field
49) Super Contra
50) Pinball
52) Alien Hominid
64) Gyruss
67) Metal Slug
78) Rush n' Attack
 
GhaleonEB said:
I remember seeing footage of Mutant Storm Empire from the show floor, that's what sold me on the game.
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I played it at the SUPER WHATEVER PARTY. You're right to be sold on it. Mutant Storm + Smash TV = lots of crazy fun. I remember stopping playing so I'd have time to play SF2, and wish I had stuck with MSE. :)
 
Martial Loh said:
hi guys n gals, im a xbox live newbie (just picked up a 360 premium today)

I was wondering (perhaps im being paranoid..) if my hard disk crashes/360 blows up...will the live arcade system be smart enough to let me download the same games again for free (like in Steam)?

cheers..
ML
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yes
 
Yes, but you can only play them when you are logged into XBL

btw, achievemnts for RoboBlitz have been posted, so it might be this week's
 
Martial Loh said:
hi guys n gals, im a xbox live newbie (just picked up a 360 premium today)

I was wondering (perhaps im being paranoid..) if my hard disk crashes/360 blows up...will the live arcade system be smart enough to let me download the same games again for free (like in Steam)?

cheers..
ML
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Yeah you're covered.
 
I can't believe it has taken them this long to make a chess game... Now it just needs to get here...
 
demi said:
Yes, but you can only play them when you are logged into XBL

btw, achievemnts for RoboBlitz have been posted, so it might be this week's
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Where would I find the achievements?

Found them

1. Technician Apprentice - Beat any level. ( 5 )
2. Power Blitz - Obtain any weapon upgrade. ( 5 )
3. Turbo Blitz - Obtain any movement upgrade. ( 5 )
4. Technician - Earn 100,000,000 points. ( 10 )
5. Beam Blitz - Earn the Point-to-point Beam upgrade. ( 10 )
6. Technician First Class - Earn 250,000,000 points. ( 15 )
7. Tractor Blitz - Earn the Tractor Beam upgrade. ( 15 )
8. Master Technician - Earn 500,000,000 points. ( 20 )
9. Victory Blitz - Fire the Space Cannon and kill the MegaNoed (Master Technician Difficulty). ( 25 )
10. Upgradium Blitz - Collect all the Upgradium. ( 30 )
11. Iron Blitz - Obtain both armor upgrades. ( 20 )
12. Spartan Blitz - Beat the game without any upgrades (Master Technician Difficulty). ( 40 )
 
demi said:
It certainly wasn't available to choose from at the Hollywood Social party, that's the only time I got hands-on with Arcade.
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Yesssssssssss

Playing horrible and glitchy E3 build of Splinter Cell was hysterical.
 
TekunoRobby said:
Yesssssssssss

Playing horrible and glitchy E3 build of Splinter Cell was hysterical.
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That was probably the retail game, since it is just as bad. What a horrible game.
 
It's Contra this week yes. I've played it a bit on partner.net and it's a 100% port of the arcade, no graphical update at all.
There are quite a bit of new XBLA title playable on partner.net, Small Arms looks like a lot of fun, Roboblitz I'm not too sure what to think, and Novadrome's current version is just bad.
Sorry I can't show the games without MS or the devs authorization.
 
Blimblim said:
It's Contra this week yes. I've played it a bit on partner.net and it's a 100% port of the arcade, no graphical update at all.
There are quite a bit of new XBLA title playable on partner.net, Small Arms looks like a lot of fun, Roboblitz I'm not too sure what to think, and Novadrome's current version is just bad.
Sorry I can't show the games without MS or the devs authorization.
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*sigh* Another game I'm just not interested in. I already have Contra on the NES. I want something new. Please say that it is only 400 points? After scoring 3 1600 point cards at half price, I might get it for a $2.50 investment anyway.
 
I'm pretty sure Contra is 400 points. There are some original games coming out, all due by end of year: Small Arms, Assault Heroes, and Heavy Weapon.

Oh, and the Contra coming out on Live is the arcade version, so it's not quite the same as the NES version.
 
duckroll said:
Actually Contra arcade is pretty different from the NES game. For starters, it's also much worse. :lol
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Yeah, I know...haha. That's an even bigger problem! It would be one thing if the arcade was a better version of Contra, but no, it isn't.

What time do these things hit anyway? 3am EST? 4? I can't remember.
 
Seth C said:
Yeah, I know...haha. That's an even bigger problem! It would be one thing if the arcade was a better version of Contra, but no, it isn't.

What time do these things hit anyway? 3am EST? 4? I can't remember.
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