18 Xbox Live Arcade titles revealed [update 1]

Here's a quick n' dirty breakdown of the 18 Xbox Live Arcade games that were playable at Microsoft's after (media breifing) party:

Cloning Clyde - indie platformer
Contra - arcade port; Konami code works; diagonal shooting was spotty
Defender - arcade port
Frogger - arcade port
Galaga - arcade port
Heavy Weapon - indie side-scrolling tank shooter
Lumines Live - like PSP version, but with downloadable videos
Mutant Storm Empire - indie sequel with upgraded visuals; continuous levels; room-to-room (a la Smash TV)
Pac-Man - arcade port
RoboBlitz - indie title using Unreal Engine 3; build was ~~unplayable~~ unbearable
Scramble - arcade port
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting - arcade port; controls (on gamepad) were inconsistent
Small Arms - indie Smash Bros. ripoff
Texas Hold 'Em - poker (without real money)
Time Pilot - arcade port
Totemball - indie camera-controlled musical platform adventure
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - arcade port
Uno - card game

A Microsoft representative told us that these titles should be available by the holiday season, with some seeing summer/fall releases. Street Fighter, Texas Hold 'Em, and Uno will represent the next available batch of XBL Arcade games and should be released in the coming weeks.

Update: Uno is (available on) Live! [Thanks, Dan]

Reader Comments (24)

Is it bad I really want to play Uno? I love that game...

Contra
Oh yes. Good Times

Uno + Street Fighter = CRAZY DELICIOUS!

uno is up allready

Hee hee - Texas Hole 'Em.

Anyway, Frogger? That almost tops the Halo 3 news for me. 'Cause I'm Old School, yo. (That's the way the kids talk these days)

UMK3...YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAY!

All I saw was:

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ZOMG GALAGA FTW - ARCADE PORT YES YAY YAY
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I'm more excited about some of these games than Halo 3. What can I say, I love the classics.

Nice stuff. I'ma make sure to get a fighter or two (MK, SF) and maybe "Texas Hole 'Em"...

I might go broke off Old Skool games.

Just put up Street Fighter already!!!

yes Uno is up and god speed trying to DL it....

-wC

Oooo, pac man, hazaa. Wonder how long it took to get running on the hardware.

Just trying to "leak" an information:

NAMCO and Greeting Cats Music released Pac-Man's official 25th Anniversary song called Pac-Man Jam 25th Anniversary Limited Edition last year at E3. We are releasing two more songs inspired by Pac-Man game sounds this month.

Sneak preview at www.myspace.com/greetingcatsmusic and more at www.greetingcats.com/MUSIC

Time Pilot sounds familiar but I just can't place it - was that the holograph game?

microsoft must be making $$$$BANK$$$$ with XBLA. I've already bought 7 titles off it and I see another 5 on that list I HAVE to have. GG Microsoft.

Now hurry up and do a deal with SEGA already to get all the GENESIS stuff emulated and downloadable so I can give you more of my money.

Wasnt Street Fighter Supposed to be out in March or April? I want some freakin Street Fighter.

I'm not an expert by any means, but isn't it supposed to be "Texas HolD 'Em?" With a D?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Hold_%27Em

Wiki seems to think so too. I really hope the game isn't misspelling it intentionally.

Time Pilot

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10119

Hey anybody know what was wrong with the RoboBlitz setup at the party? Were they showing some special level or something? It looked awesome when I tried it on the floor today. It's cool we might actually get a nextgen title on arcade.

Need 1942 FTW

sonic the headgehog is also coming out(it said at e3)

I would love to see one of my old sega games on xbox arcade......vector man....that was a great game.and what if they made monopoly for the arcade

18 Xbox Live Arcade titles revealed [update 1]

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