18 Xbox Live Arcade titles revealed [update 1]

by James Ransom-Wiley { May 9th 2006 at 9:00PM }

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]

Tags: Capcom, E32006, Konami, Midway, Street Fighter, StreetFighter

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

GOD @ May 9th 2006 9:06PM

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

ozymandias @ May 9th 2006 9:13PM

Contra
Oh yes. Good Times

Danno @ May 9th 2006 9:14PM

Uno + Street Fighter = CRAZY DELICIOUS!

Dan @ May 9th 2006 9:16PM

uno is up allready

TheCassidy @ May 9th 2006 9:28PM

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)

Serge @ May 9th 2006 9:32PM

UMK3...YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAY!

elle @ May 9th 2006 9:38PM

All I saw was:

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gameclu @ May 9th 2006 9:51PM

I'm more excited about some of these games than Halo 3. What can I say, I love the classics.

Imadogg99 @ May 9th 2006 9:56PM

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

Doc Occ @ May 9th 2006 9:59PM

I might go broke off Old Skool games.

Eric @ May 9th 2006 10:20PM

Just put up Street Fighter already!!!

wheelsee(wildeone81) @ May 9th 2006 10:23PM

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

-wC

ry @ May 9th 2006 10:51PM

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

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manabu nagaoka @ May 9th 2006 10:56PM

robert @ May 10th 2006 12:24AM

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

josh @ May 10th 2006 1:03AM

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.