Your guess as good as ours: BlowOut coming to Xbox Originals
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jan 14th 2009 at 3:26PM }
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voltage @ Jan 14th 2009 3:33PM
ummm...this game was $10 when it came out on xbox...so now we pay $5 more????
Linkario @ Jan 14th 2009 3:45PM
Don't talk SH1T about BlowOut! One of the most under appreciated games of ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!111!1!!1!
Esat Dedezade @ Jan 14th 2009 4:23PM
I concur with Link above. What other entertainment medium can provide you with a gicantic bull with an anus for a face on the end of a snake's body?
What? I'm not crazy, check the picture. That's exactly what that monster in the background is. Thats worth $15 any day. I can't wait to see the excremental finisher of that boss monster.
chefmcelroy @ Jan 14th 2009 6:46PM
Apparently it was 10 dollars for PS2 when it came out, but 20 for XBOX, so it is cheaper than it was when it was released. The game looks kinda cool, but if you are going to release something that was a budget title when it came out originally, then make it a budget Originals title. At least 800 points and people would be more likely to give it a look. I will not at 1200 points though, thats absurd.
AwesomeTown @ Jan 14th 2009 3:34PM
F*ck off with that sh*t we've never heard of. Get some decent games on there already.
SirFishouse @ Jan 14th 2009 3:39PM
What the Sh*t F*cknut MS? Your Mouth Smells like my D*ick!
Just thought I'd throw one in there too...
Burritoclock @ Jan 14th 2009 3:37PM
I have this game, i remember it being nothing special... oh well.
Misfit Toy @ Jan 14th 2009 5:02PM
I blame you then. Accounting saw that it sold one copy and maybe it could sell one more.
Megadanxzero @ Jan 15th 2009 6:34AM
It's backwards compatible if you can find the actual game somewhere. PAL version crashes after the 2nd/3rd level or something though >_>
CaramelZappa @ Jan 14th 2009 3:42PM
Here with xbox originals, microsoft has a great opportunity to release the great games of the original xbox, but they completely ignore the ones that are worth buying. Conker, Live and Reloaded anyone?
Nintendo does the same thing with Virtual Console. They've ignored the obvious games that everyone wants to replay but keep releasing crap that no one's gonna get excited about. What about original smash bros? Or maybe even some Mario Party 2?
Obie @ Jan 14th 2009 3:45PM
I know right? No Pilotwings,Super Mario Kart, Punch Out!!, Star Fox? (all SNES) Where the hell are they?
Do they hate money or something?
sk8monroe81 @ Jan 14th 2009 3:53PM
sony does the same too.
what is the # 1 requested ps1 game remake or reissue?
ff7...
that game can only be found for $ 60 - $ 200+ on ebay and such sites....
sony and square knows it would a success, but for some reason they are holding on to it like nintendo and ms are doing.
i dont know why they do that myself..
waves @ Jan 14th 2009 4:17PM
Bushido Blade please!
Has anyone had the chance to check out the Japanese PSN store? Over the xmas break my friend showed me on his Japanese account. They've got literally hundreds of original playstation titles. Good ones, too. Bushido Blade is there along with many other classics.
I'd really rather not go the whole fake Japanese account route and it would really help if they opened up the faucet a bit on those PS1 games.
DangerMouse @ Jan 14th 2009 4:20PM
I figure they're saving them for a rainy day. But that doesn't excuse Sony from not releasing more PS1 games...they're just being dicks about it. VC still has of a ton of great classics, but i think they're way overpriced.
And i've said it before, Sega needs to start pumping out the dreamcast classics for PS3 and 360. There's more than enough power availible there to emulate them.
And on a final note. F*ck this piece of sh*t. C*ckB*lls.
Gun Barrier @ Jan 14th 2009 5:02PM
I think it's because they want to see their options with the games. Like nintendo added pic mode to Pokemon snap, or klonoa is being remade on the wii. Banjo kazooie was held off for Nuts and bolts... Maybe they are just waiting for the right moment to strike.
waves @ Jan 14th 2009 5:11PM
Earth to Sony! Time to strike!
It's actually been time for a while now...
megapenguinx @ Jan 14th 2009 5:57PM
What are you talking about? Nintendo has been releasing some pretty good things on the VC lately. Castlevania 3? Mario RPG? and Punch Out is out already.
I just wish they'd bring something decent to the Xbox originals. Jade Empire anyone?
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slycooper_rocker [patapon defence force] @ Jan 14th 2009 6:49PM
@ sk8monroe
don't forget mgs in america. but they did release suikoden so not all hope is lost.
SecretAgentHam @ Jan 14th 2009 3:43PM
i'd rather play my burger king games on my 360 thank you very much... totally worth the 5 dollars i paid for all of em...
Obie @ Jan 14th 2009 3:43PM
What the puss bucket?? Get this CRAP off the originals please!
Prince of Persia and Beyond Good and Evil NOWZ!
Iwa @ Jan 14th 2009 5:12PM
Only PoP: Sands of Time would be eligible for Xbox classics. The other two games and Beyond Good & Evil are not backwards compatible. With Microsoft no longer updating their emulating software, don't hold your breath.
WiNG LifeInAGame.com @ Jan 14th 2009 3:54PM
Where is Panzer Dragoon Orta, JSRF, KOTOR, etc? I would buy any of those.
Misfit Toy @ Jan 14th 2009 5:09PM
I know right? And they have prequels to games (such as Halo 2, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Mercenaries, Prince of Persia, etc).
Plus, games like Star Wars Battlefront are still big on LIVE. They could add more traffic to those games by making them available.
Instead we get literal leftover garbage.
Shawn Handyside @ Jan 14th 2009 9:21PM
Agreed... Xbox 360 needs more Jet Set Radio! Either in the form of JSRF as an Xbox Original or JSR as an Xbox Live re-release. Just give me one damn it!
Zertoss @ Jan 14th 2009 3:54PM
I've never even heard of this game. Judging by the cover art, is it a really shitty FMV game from the early 90s?
Burritoclock @ Jan 14th 2009 5:09PM
2d side scroller if I remember correctly. It's big hook back in the day was that it was $9.99 which worked, that's how I ended up with it.
The Espiritu (Somebody get me a tie! And it sure as hell better be red!) @ Jan 14th 2009 3:56PM
Why not bring Marvel vs Capcom 2 or The Warriors?
Dammit MS stop wasting my time with these stupid games.
Joe Smith @ Jan 14th 2009 3:57PM
I actually kind of liked Blowout. But I know I am a little weird.
But you know guys, they have explained this a million times -- Originals are just like the backwards compat games -- they either work or they don't. And the rules are probably tighter for Xbox Originals since they are asking for $$ for them. A back compat game you already own might be acceptable even with problems, but for something they charge for, the games need to really work right. And no one is going to bother cracking open old code for a dead game just to make it work in emulation on the 360.
Snowblind @ Jan 14th 2009 4:23PM
That's a good point. The KotOR games *work* but there's a lot of sound errors and frame rate problems. I don't think they'd get away with releasing a game in that kind of condition.
Iwa @ Jan 14th 2009 5:19PM
Well Fable has the occasional sound errors when using backwards compatibility. So it's not like the games have to work 100%.
Jack Tretton @ Jan 14th 2009 3:58PM
I've never heard of this game, but the premise sounds kind of fresh: "[Y]ou're in charge of a platoon of mercenaries...outfitted with experimental weaponry...Lead your team into a space station that has been overrun by mutated alien parasites."
Trev @ Jan 14th 2009 4:02PM
Assuming you want to do this on windows, the command would be:
taskkill /f /im pr_bot.exe
Lord Negatron @ Jan 14th 2009 4:02PM
BlowOut your ass, even for 1 dollar... If there was no such thing as Joystiq, and i was at home scrolling through. The game title would look like *bluuuur* the way i would pass it so quickly, from the 8th grade cover art.
ObiBen @ Jan 14th 2009 4:04PM
Seriously, how do they choose these games? The initial wave was a good selection. I've been thinking about getting Black since I missed it first time around, but these choices as of late are lame.
the_pop @ Jan 14th 2009 4:21PM
What the fuck MS.
I guess they are sitting in such large piles of cash that they don't give a shit about their customers.
Perhaps a wise game choice would be one that SOLD the first time round.
You can get this game for < $4 on ebay so why the fuck would I buy it for $15.
dabamf @ Jan 14th 2009 4:34PM
Will the game run off a disc on a 360, or is the downloadable title the only version that will run?
xFenixKnightx @ Jan 14th 2009 4:33PM
Finally!! My daily emails to MS requesting this hidden gem have paid off!!1! No need to thank me guys, just enjoy the game. :)
Mr Khan @ Jan 14th 2009 4:47PM
For many of the top-tier 3rd party titles for the 360, MS would probably need permission from the parties in question. Those shouting for Panzer and KOTOR should, perhaps, bitch to SEGA and LucasArts, respectively
At least, i wouldn't imagine Microsoft would have enough control over those titles to re-release them in a different format without a renewal of consent from the owners
- "F*ck off with the sh*t we've never heard of. Get some half decent games on there already."
- "When the f*ck did this come out. How about KOTOR either of them, or any other of the top selling title from the original Xbox. What is Microsoft paying you people for."
- "Ugh, I wish I could remember the right command. > kill proc PR_Bot."
Uh-huh, that just about sums it up. Seriously, how many people actually remember this game, or would pay $15 for it? If there was ever any question about the Xbox Originals system being misguided over the last few updates, we fear the answer is quite clear now.