This Wednesday: Missile Command defends XBLA

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jul 2nd 2007 at 4:45PM }

Prepare to defend the Earth (although it looks more like Arrakis) from those pesky aliens this 4th of July as Missile Command joins the graphically updated retro collection on Xbox Live Arcade. If you missed the '80s, the objective of Missile Command is to protect your cities from incoming bombardment. Missile Command is essentially a training program for what President Reagan's "Star Wars" program was supposed to be like.

Missile Command will come in two flavors: retro and evolved. The retro version will feature the blocky glory of the original while the evolved version will look like what you see above (check out both in our gallery). The sweetness is that the game will only be 400 MS points ($5). Updated graphics in a retro game at a retro price? That's something worth defending.

[Via Press Release]

Gallery: Missile Command (XBLA)

Tags: missile command, update, xbla, xbla wednesday, XblaWednesday, xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

hvnlysoldr @ Jul 2nd 2007 4:56PM

He also planned with satellites as well.

sheppy @ Jul 2nd 2007 5:02PM

Is it just me or does the updated look completely remove the graphical charm from the title?

ZenGaijin @ Jul 2nd 2007 5:03PM

Aww, no bomberman. Maybe next week.

JimeneX @ Jul 2nd 2007 5:06PM

I love Wikipedia...

Missile Command -> National Missile Defense -> Strategic Defense Initiative -> Spies Like Us -> Chevy Chase -> Three Amigos

jay @ Jul 2nd 2007 5:08PM

This was always a bad game, even back in the Spectrum days.

crazy puppet @ Jul 2nd 2007 5:10PM

wheres the love for bomberman live, that game was suppose to come out 2 weeks ago!

Jeff @ Jul 2nd 2007 5:10PM

Unfortunately, neither version can be played with a trackball. It ain't Missile Command without one.

And I agree, the graphics in the new version just suck the lifeforce out of the game. The cool thing about MC's original graphics were that they were something like those high-contrast DOD computers you'd see in movies like Wargames (and the modern-day versions are basically the same - the simplicity and high contrast graphics are intentional).

"This was always a bad game, even back in the Spectrum days."

As I said, trackball. Most of us Americans know this game from the arcades, where it played properly.