Hudson: Omega Five blasting Jan. 9 onto XBLA

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jan 3rd 2008 at 11:26AM }

Omega Five is back on the radar, receiving a Jan. 9 release date from Hudson Entertainment for Xbox Live Arcade. The game will cost 800 MS points ($10), but since this isn't the official Microsoft announcement, the date could still shift – we've already seen a major release change once before. The last time we heard anything about Omega Five, a quirky side-scrolling shmup, it was expected in November.

We have no idea what the game is like now, but we fiddled around with an early build last June. Although, not seeing an XBLA game for over six months is like not seeing a regular game for years.

[Via Press Release]

Gallery: Omega Five

Tags: hudson, omega-five, omegafive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

rom @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:31AM

Sweetness. I've been waiting ever since I saw the trailer.

xFenixKnightx @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:17PM

Looks damn sweet!
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27017.html

nxtiak @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:34AM

Sweet! This game looks mad awesome and hectic as hell!

Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:38AM

This game look awesome! Can't wait to play this.

Zootittles @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:50AM

Looks awesome. I can't wait for this one.

Gangsta Smurf @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:53AM

Looks like Aegis Wing... but with fun stapled on the back.

Fernando Rocker @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:02PM

Aegis Wings is nice... specially for a free game.

=)

xFenixKnightx @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:11PM

It is sweet for a free game.
Fernando should know he has all 200 achievement points on that, and that game is not so easy. Maybe if I play it on co-op with someone?

Shagittarius @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:12PM

Aegis wing was a waste of bandwidth. I understand releasing it for fun but it should have stayed buried with the shoot-em-up construction kit they built it with.

xFenixKnightx @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:56AM

Cant wait! I love these kind of shooters. Old school meets sweet graphics! Now wheres Ikaruga damnit!!!

Bloo @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:08PM

The press release specifically says LOCAL co-op. For me, no online co-op = no buy. I really want this game too.

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:26PM

Obvious oversight - hopefully it'll be patched.

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:52PM

Arcade needs more side-scrolling shooters. :p

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:26PM

Xbox.com forum is up:

http://forums.xbox.com/847/ShowForum.aspx

Jess Q. @ Jan 7th 2008 6:00PM

You guys should exercise more caution when it comes to your article titles, just for my sake. (Please?) My 10 year old nephew lives, eats and breathes games (which actually makes me like games *less* but that's beside the point), and after reading this article now he won't shut up about this new game called "Hudson: Omega Five." Argh.